Landing a job can be difficult at the best of times, so spare a thought for the additional challenges which can arise for the thousands of people across Wales diagnosed with sight loss.
However, help is at hand as a leading sight loss charity, the Macular Society, hopes to raise awareness of these hurdles at an upcoming webinar in March.
The Society, which supports people living macular disease – the biggest cause of sight loss in Wales and the UK – will welcome guest speakers Tina Hewitt of JobSense Wales and blind archer Nick Thomas, development officer with North Wales Society for the Blind to the one-off event, which will look at the perceived and real barriers to employment for those with sight loss.
The pair will cover a number of topics on employment, including the difficulties which can come up during the job application or interview stage, disclosing your sight loss condition and the benefits of volunteering. The session will also discuss Access to Work, a Government scheme which can help you get or stay in work if you have a disability or physical or mental health condition.
The webinar, supported by National Lottery funding, will be co-hosted by Macular Society Regional Managers for Wales, Adele Francis and Marian Williams, and led by the Manager of the Macular Society’s Working Age and Young People’s service, Colin Daniels, who will give attendees the chance to have their biggest employment questions answered.
Colin said: “It generally takes someone with sight loss twice as long to find work. So, it is not only important to have the right skills to find a job, but it is also important to understand the barriers and how to overcome them.
“We hope this webinar will provide some useful information and help people overcome the many challenges they face when seeking employment.”
The webinar via Zoom will take place at 7pm on Tuesday 1 March, ahead of National Careers Week. Registration for the session is now open.
Register for the webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Is7hxrmfQZ–I4zv1_jGkw
The Macular Society thanks National Lottery players, who are helping to make an incredible difference to people’s lives.
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