Sight Scotland
Sight Scotland is a Scottish Charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland founded in 1793. The charity provides care, education and employment for people of all ages who are blind or partially sighted.
Sight Scotland provides the following services: Royal Blind School, Forward Vision, Scottish Braille Press and Kidscene. Sight Scotland’s sister charity is Sight Scotland Veterans.
History
In 1793, Dr. David Johnston, Dr. Thomas Blacklock, and Mr. David Miller founded Sight Scotland. Both Blacklock and Miller were blind. The organisation was founded under the name Edinburgh Asylum for the Relief of the Indigent and Industrious Blind and later was known as Royal Blind.Organisation
Sight Scotland is a national charity providing services to people from across Scotland and the rest of the UK. The charity’s headquarters are in Edinburgh, Scotland. Current services are provided in and around Edinburgh and Paisley.Governance
Management of the charity is the responsibility of the Board of Directors, made up of representatives of public bodies and elected nominees.The Royal Blind School
The Royal Blind School is a specialist day and boarding school located in Edinburgh, Scotland. The school caters for pupils aged 3 to 19 who are blind or partially sighted. It has facilities for boys and girls of nursery, primary and secondary age. Students attending the school come primarily from Scotland, but also from other parts of the United Kingdom.Famous alumni from the school include Libby Clegg, London 2012 Paralympic silver medalist, who is a brand ambassador for Sight Scotland.
Forward Vision
Forward Vision is a service for young adults aged 18–25 with visual impairment and disability based in Morningside, Edinburgh.Care for older people
Braeside House is a purpose-built residential care home for older people who are registered blind or partially sighted. It was opened in 1999 and is located in Liberton, Edinburgh. It closed in 2021.The success of Braeside, led to Sight Scotland opening a second care home, Jenny's Well in Paisley. This home was opened in 2017 with the aim to provide the West of Scotland with a care home specifically catering for the visually impaired. It closed in 2021.