Eye care champions spread sight test message among people with learning disabilities

A new scheme has been created to provide thousands of people with learning disabilities with information and support to get their eyes tested and vision corrected.

Essilor’s social impact fund, Vision for Life, has funded SeeAbility’s Every Day in Focus programme to support seven eye care champions in London and the North West of England.

Champions such as Grace McGill, who has a learning disability and sight problem, will work to build confidence among local disability groups about what sight tests involve.

‘This is my first job and has filled me with confidence. I never dreamt that I would be standing up at conferences where I share my experiences of the reasonable adjustments that can be made in optical practices and eye clinics. I’m proud to be part of a programme which is transforming inclusion for people with learning disabilities in their communities,’ McGill said.