Purpose of the group
The Cross-Party Group on Visual Impairment draws together the blind and partially sighted sector in Scotland to identify issues competent to the Scottish Parliament and seeks, in a reasonable fashion, to influence policy, legislation and decision makers to better reflect the needs of blind and partially sighted people.
Minutes
Annual Return/Report
Group Officers
Group Members
Non MSP Individuals
Sam Brown
Amanda Burt
Tracy Christie
Hilary Davies
Cindy Godfrey-McKay
Iain Mackinnon
Anne McLean
James Mowat
Rod Murchison
James O'Rourke
Margaret O'Rourke
Hussein Patwa
Mary Rasmussen
Susan Robinson
Terry Robinson
Ken Swa
Allen Thurston
Sandra Wilson
Organisations
RNIB Scotland - secretary and treasurer
Alcon
Allergan
Angus Council
Association of Scottish Talking Newspapers (ASTN)
Audio Description Association (Scotland)
British and Irish Orthoptic Society
CEC Libraries
Community The Trade Union
Dundee Blind and Partially Sighted Society
Eyecare Scotland
Fife Society for the Blind
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living Equality Academy
Guide Dogs
Haggeye
Insight Radio
Lead Scotland
Leonard Cheshire Disability
The Macular Society
National Federation of the Blind Scotland
National League of Blind and Disabled
North Ayrshire Council
North East Sensory Services
Novartis
Optelec
Optometry Scotland
Police Scotland
Royal Blind
Scottish Association for Visual Impairment Education (SAVIE)
Scottish Council on Visual Impairment
Scottish Government
Scottish Sensory Centre
Scottish Vision Strategy
Scottish Division of Education Psychologists (SDEP)
Sight Action
SITE
Social Work Scotland
VI Scotland
Visibility
Vision2020UK
VISION2020UK Counselling and Emotional Support Services
Group
VisionPK - Perth and Kinross Society For the Blind
Visualise