Tell us what you want
In early 2011 Action for Blind People carried out a questionnaire survey of blind and partially sighted young people between the ages of 14 and 25. The aims of the survey were to find out what issues are important to the young people and what services and support they feel are needed or would like to receive.
Overview of findings
It is evident from the findings that the young people are interested in the same wide range of interests and activities as their fully sighted peers. Just like any other young person in this age group they want to have a network of friends and participate in a range of social activities.
However when asked for the three issues that affected them most as a young person with a visual impairment the top five indentified were:
- Difficulties they experienced in relation to independent travel and/or transport.
- Difficulties in meeting and socialising with other young people.
- Lack of awareness of visual impairment.
- Need to become more independent.
- Issues around employment.
The findings will be used by Action's regional transitions services to offer appropriate and meaningful help to blind and partially sighted young adults and to support funding bids to enable the delivery of projects that have been highlighted as important to the young people.
Full review
You can download the full review: Action Transition Report 2011.
Tell us what you want
We would like to know what you want so that we can offer you the service that you need. Please leave your comments.
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Comments
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Hi,
Hope all is going well.
I have just read your report 'Action transition report'
I have to admit that I was somewhat disappointed...why?
You have based the whole report and conclusion on just 53 responses.
In my last 11 years of working with children with visual impairments i have found that the needs and wants of a bind child whole is a braille / cane user to be very different from a child who have a mild VI with an acuity of 6/9 who can still read all the board work from the back of the class....
The report may no effort to differentiate children’s degree of visual impairment which in my opinion has a very marked influence on the support they need and hence what they feel are their own main requirements.
Sorry to be so negative. I would like to be positive and complementary about the report but I feel little attention should be paid to it as it is based on such a small sample without even that sample level of Vi being considered.
John MPosted by John Myerscough, 28 October 2011 (2 years ago)
