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Wales Council of the Blind is the umbrella agency representing vision impairment within Wales. We work to campaign, lobby and support the improvement of services for people with sight loss. [Read more...]
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Local Action Group for Hywel Dda seeks more members
The Local Action Group for the Hywel Dda Region is looking for more members.
Are you or someone you know visually impaired? Do you want a social opportunity to meet likeminded people? Would you like to share your lived experience to help shape local services? Please join us for a cuppa and a natter! Sight Loss Council Cymru needs you. Meetings are held from 11 am to 1 pm on the 4th Thursday of the month: 24th September, 22nd October & 26th November at The V C Gallery, Britannia Road, Pembroke Dock SA72 6PD.
For more information, please contact Sight Loss Council Cymru (SLCC) Hywel Dda rep Maddy Roberts via email: madeline@wcb-ccd.org.uk. Alternatively contact SLCC Engagement Manager Anita Davies via email: anita@wcb-ccd.org.uk.
Sight Loss Council - Local Action Group for Betsi Cadwaladr Area
The next meeting of the Local Action Group for the Betsi Cadwaladr Area will be held on Friday 11th September.
If you are vision impaired and live in the Betsi Cadwaladr area we want to hear from you. A Local Action Group meets on a quarterly basis. It is a space for people with lived experience to share views and help to shape local services. No experience is required just a passion to make positive change. There is no obligation to attend every meeting. Each session focuses on a different theme, with a guest speaker joining us to share their knowledge.
The theme of the next meeting will be public transport with a focus on your local bus service. Speakers TBC. Meeting details are:
- When: Friday 11th September
- Time: Registration from 10:30am
- Finish: 3pm approx
- Location: Conwy Business Centre, Junction Way, Llandudno Junction. LL31 9XX
- Lunch: A buffet lunch is provided. Please indicate when booking if you have a dietary requirement.
To book: Follow the Eventbrite link here or email Vision Support information@visionsupport.org.uk with your booking request. Registration is essential and spaces are limited! Booking will close on Monday 7th September.
Sight Loss Councils Conference 2026 - Small Changes, Big Impact
Members of the newly launched Wales Sight Loss Council were delighted to join the Sight Loss Councils Conference for the first time to celebrate achievement, share ideas and explore how lived experience continues to influence services, challenge perceptions and improve accessibility.
You can find out more about the conference here. If you want to be involved and or want a chat about Sight Loss Council Cymru, please contact Anita Davies, WCB's Sight Loss Council Engagement Manager on either anita@wcb-ccd.org.uk or ring her on 02920 473954.
Glaucoma UK's Patient Voices Survey is now open
Glaucoma UK has launched a National Glaucoma Patient Voices Survey, and wants to get as many Welsh voices included as possible.
Glaucoma care in the UK is evolving fast, with new plans to reduce backlogs, expand community-based care, and integrate new technologies. Those plans are quite different across the four nations, resulting in a ‘postcode lottery’ for people living with glaucoma. Glaucoma UK is concerned that there is a risk that patient views and fears may go unheard in the noise of the system.
The survey will be open from 6th July to 6th September 2026. and this is the only opportunity to gather the volume of responses needed to influence upcoming policy and planning discussions. It's the largest ever national survey of people affected by glaucoma, aiming to hear from around 10,000 patients and people under regular monitoring. The plan is to capture lived experience at scale and turn it into evidence that can inform national policy, service design and research priorities. It's not a review or scoring of individual services. Instead, it focuses on the realities of living with glaucoma — including communication, information, anxiety about sight loss, daily impact, and issues such as driving and independence — and will be used to work constructively with national decision makers. Completing the survey is one of the most powerful actions you can take to shape the future of your own glaucoma care.
During July and August, a representative of Glaucoma UK is offering to visit vi clubs or groups in Wales who would like to find out more about the survey, and provide support in completing it if necessary. If your group would like to take up this offer, please send an email to Becky Burn, Glaucoma UK's Training & Engagement Officer at r.burn@glaucoma.uk.
You can find out more about the Patient Voices Survey, complete the survey, request assistance or order a paper copy here.
Local Action Group for Powys
The Powys local action group will be meeting on 5th August, 10am - 2.30pm at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells.
This is an opportunity to have your voice heard around health and the experiences you have good or bad in accessing various aspects of health services. It is also an opportunity to find out what else is developing in the Powys area and give your view on what services you think would benefit the area. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. To find out more and to register your attendance, contact Anita on 029 20 473954 email anita@wcb-ccd.org.uk