A look at how Blind Ambition celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week by empowering visually impaired and partially sighted people through community, leadership, and enterprise support.
In May 2013, I joined Peter White on BBC Radio 4’s In Touch to discuss a troubling statistic: just one in four blind people of working age in the UK were in work. That meant 75% were unemployed, the highest rate of any disability group. More than a decade later,
Across the UK, unemployment among blind and partially sighted people remains unacceptably high. The See My Skills report, produced by the Vision Foundation, highlights that just 1 in 4 blind or partially sighted people of working age are in employment. That means almost 75% are out of work—a gap that
In a bold announcement streamed live on YouTube, Elon Musk revealed that his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, is planning to carry out its first human implant of Blindsight — a device aimed at restoring vision in blind individuals — by the end of 2025. The news, delivered during a town
For most commuters, transport is just another daily routine. But for blind and partially sighted professionals, it can be the difference between independence and danger. Getting to work isn’t just about cost or convenience—it’s about safety, dignity, and reliability. And yet, the current system often fails to recognise this reality.
For most people, a laptop is a basic tool for modern life. But for many blind and partially sighted job seekers, owning one remains out of reach. Instead, they’re trying to apply for jobs, complete training, or learn new skills using only a smartphone—an exhausting and often impossible task. This
Searching for work can be overwhelming. But for blind and partially sighted people, it can also be incredibly isolating. You’re not only navigating job applications—you’re navigating inaccessible websites, patchy employer understanding, and outdated assumptions. That isolation can chip away at confidence. But when peer networks are in place—when support comes
By James Mavor, Blind Ambition Recruitment Community Champion, Transformative Coach and Talent Acquisition Leader. Last week, something truly special happened. I had the immense privilege of attending the Blind Ambition Community meetup in London – and for the first time in my life, I found myself in a room filled
Employment support for blind and partially sighted people is often talked about in terms of structured services—job centres, official coaching programmes, funded training. But what’s often missing from these conversations is something just as powerful, and often more effective: peer-led mentoring. In the Blind Ambition community, a quiet revolution is
