Key Facts and Figures

  • 75% of visually impaired people do not work
  • 9 out of 10 employers consider it 'difficult or impossible' to employ a visually impaired person
  • 115,000 visually impaired people live in London and the South East
  • 67% of visually impaired people have another permanent illness or disability
  • 60% of visually impaired people do not leave home alone
  • 50% of visually impaired people live below the poverty line

(Statistics provided by the RNIB)

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