Visual Impairment

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

• Minutes of Meeting 13 December 2012 (101KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 6 March 2013 (102KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 12 September 2013 (100KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 12 March 2014 (105KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 May 2014 (149KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 8 October 2014 (102KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 4 December 2014 (150KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 11 March 2015 (101KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 27 May 2015 (100KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 7 October 2015 (100KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 3 December 2015 (106KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 9 March 2016 (24KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration Form (132KB pdf)
• Annual Return 4 April 2013 (91KB pdf)
• Annual Return 16 April 2014 (166KB pdf)
• Annual Return 31 March 2015 (166KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Convener: Stuart McMillan
• Deputy Convener: Dennis Robertson
• Deputy Convener: Neil Bibby

Group Members

• James Kelly
• Nanette Milne
• Richard Simpson

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