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Who are we?

V.I. Scotland  is an national organisation of people who work together in the area of visual impairment. It is made up of Ophthalmologists, Community Pediatricians, Educationalists, Psychologists, Computer Experts, and Parent Representatives and Children.

What do we do?

The primary aim of V.I. Scotland  is to help visually impaired children and their parents.

We hope to provide up-to-date information about services available and specific information about each child’s visual condition.

By collecting together information about individual children we will be able to find out how many visually impaired children there are in Scotland, where they come from and what services they receive.

By knowing this we aim to match the needs and resources available for every parent and child.

Where are we?

V.I. Scotland  is based in Edinburgh at the Scottish Sensory Centre. It is a national organisation serving the whole of Scotland.

Why were we set up?

By developing a new notification system specifically for visually impaired children we hope to identify all children in Scotland and to empower the parents and so that they can meet their own needs and the needs of their children.

 We aim to;

1. Provide an information and contact service for visually impaired children and their parents.

2. Work towards ensuring that services provided are equivalent in all areas of Scotland.

3. Identify the causes of visual impairment in Scotland and therefore aid research into prevention.
 
 

V.I. Scotland is funded mainly by the Scottish Executive.