Eye Health & VI APPG

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Eye Health & VI APPG

Eye Health & VI APPG

@EyeHealthVIAPPG

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Eye Health and Visual Impairment. Retweets are not endorsements.

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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
The APPG has now been formally established in the new Parliament. With new Parliamentarians and expertise in the area, we look forward to starting our work. Thanks to our Officers @MarshadeCordova (Chair), Lord Blunkett, Mims Davies MP & Shokat Adam MP
Marsha de Cordova@MarshadeCordova

Delighted to be re-elected as Chair of the @EyeHealthVIAPPG for another term 👁️ It’s great to have new MPs & Peers join the group & we had an important discussion on the work plan over the coming session - about the eye care support pathway, addressing the challenges in SEND and ensuring accessible transport & an inclusive built environment.

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18 months on from Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives, the APPG will be taking forward discussions from today’s reception into an updated one-page summary of progress so far — and the further actions needed to improve employment outcomes for blind and partially sighted people.
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
Really valuable insights today from employers including Monique Hayles (John Lewis Partnership) and Jamie Ward (Channel 4), highlighting practical steps businesses can take to improve accessibility, recruitment and workplace support.
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Minister Johnson joined today’s APPG event to underline the importance of inclusive workplaces and ensuring blind and partially sighted people are supported not only into work, but to thrive and progress in their careers.
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Great to welcome parliamentarians, employers and sector leaders to yesterday's APPG for Eye Health and Visual Impairment reception marking 18 months since Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives report was published. #EyeHealth #DisabilityInclusion
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@ShockatAdam Finally, we heard from our APPG Chair @MarshadeCordova who spoke about the importance of working together to support blind and partially sighted children, and thanked everyone who made the support pathway possible
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Our APPG officer @ShockatAdam spoke about his experience as at optometrist, and his experiences seeing the challenges families of young people with visual impairments, describing the pathway ‘essential support’.
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As @MarshadeCordova, Chair of the Eye Health & Visual Impairment APPG stressed, the Mayfield review is about more than quick fixes. It is committed to long-term workplace retention, systemic change, reliable data to shape outcomes, and embedding lived experience at every stage.
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
📢 Today the Eye Health & Visual Impairment APPG joined with the Disability APPG to hear from Sir Charlie Mayfield on the Keep Britain Working Review. Building on our report launched last year, we’re pushing for stronger action on recruitment for people with sight loss.
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
The review is examining how employers and Government can tackle economic inactivity caused by ill-health & disability, including barriers faced by people with sight loss. Sir Charlie is gathering evidence now, with final recommendations due in autumn 2025.
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Thank you to all those who attended the APPG for Eye Health and Visual Impairment’s panel event on the 10 Year Health Plan Event yesterday, and a big thanks to our panel who spoke our their experiences in the sector, and the future of eye health #APPGEHVI
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RNIB Campaigns@RNIB_campaigns·
@EyeHealthVIAPPG Sam became blind 11 years ago and is sharing her experience. She speaks powerfully about the barriers she’s faced, and urges the full implementation of the Accessible Information Standard (AIS). “I want my info, my way."
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
Finally, @ShockatAdam speaks about his experience as an optometrist, he speaks about the importance of prevention in the sector, raising awareness for the difficulties facing blind and partially sighed people and the need for the Government to take action on this.
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
Dilani Siriwardena from @RCOphth talks about the importance of moving forwards prevention, integration and the need for more training of opportunities for people in the sector.
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
Next, we hear from Sam Fox, a patient with lived experience who tells a moving story, she talks about the need to tackle the barriers facing blind people in their day to day life and the need for an accessible information standard.
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
Firstly, we hear from Mike Wordingham from @RNIB who is speaking about a recent public consultation into the 10 Year Plan. Mike speaks about the need for improved connectivity, improved advise and guidance and the need to streamline referrals. #APPGEHVI
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Eye Health & VI APPG@EyeHealthVIAPPG·
👁️ Join us in Parliament on 28 April at 3 - 5pm for a crucial panel event on #EyeHealth and #SightLoss, hosted by Marsha De Cordova MP & the APPG on Eye Health & Visual Impairment. 📩 If you are interested in attending, please RSVP: APPGEHVI@healthcommsconsulting.co.uk
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