Seventy-five per cent of blind and partially sighted people of working age are not in employment. That figure is not explained by a shortage of capable candidates. It is explained, in large part, by the barriers that prevent them from getting — and staying — in work. Transport is one
Blind Ambition Recruitment is a UK-based platform — but the interest coming through its doors is not limited to the UK. Blind and partially sighted candidates from Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East are registering and exploring opportunities. International charities and employers are asking how to collaborate.
There’s a statistic in the disability employment space that rarely gets the reaction it deserves: approximately 75% of blind and partially sighted people of working age are not in employment. Not because they lack capability. Not because they lack qualifications. But because the systems, assumptions, and hiring practices of most
