Our impact in one minute - 2025-26
of people we support said we were good at supporting them to be more independent
of professionals surveyed said our support is good or very good
people were reached through our Easy Read Resources
people with learning disabilities are now able to access Easy Eye Care pathways
Ambitious, inclusive and specialist support
Our support is all about combining our specialist expertise with the passion and ambitions of the people we're supporting.
Our Great Expectations Framework, now in its third year, focuses our attention on what people most want from their own lives. It’s all about asking the questions people have never been asked before. Our Active Support approach embeds this at a daily level, involving people in every aspect of their lives.
More people getting the eye care they need
800,000 people with learning disabilities are living with a sight problem in the UK.
Our Special Schools Eye Care Service continues to take on this huge issue. It is expanding at a rapid rate, with the number of school sites we’re reaching in London almost doubling in the year.
Our Eye Care Champions have worked to establish Easy Eye Care pathways around the UK, with 200,000 people with learning disabilities now able to access local eye care through the pathways.
More people participating in and changing society
Our Listen Up! team of people with lived experience of disability drive our policy work and campaign for change at both local and national levels. Many of them met with their local MPs, and they have been working on national issues such as pavement parking and the Casey Commission.
Ready, Willing and Able, our supported employment programme, recently celebrated its first full year in London, where it has already put down deep roots. The team supported seventeen people to secure paid employment across both its London and Bristol areas, a significant increase on the previous year.
Stories from 2025-26
Andrew’s story - A shared love of football and friendship
Adam’s story - Saving sight through vision rehabilitation
Tom’s story - Living the American dream
Jeremy’s story - A life saving coffee trip
Candace’s story - Finding her voice again
