BRECON and Radnorshire MP Chris Davies heard about the challenges facing children with sight loss at a special event in Parliament.
The MP visited an exhibition in the House of Commons, hosted by the charity Blind Children UK, which promoted the importance of training in mobility and independent living skills, known as habilitation, for children with sight loss.
Staff from the charity who work directly with children told MPs that early intervention was crucial in enabling young people with a vision impairment to fulfil their potential as adults. But the charity’s recent report, Time to Move, found that provision of training across English local authorities was patchy. In Wales, a similar study is near completion and the results will be published in May 2016.
Senior Campaigns Manager James White said: "Children with sight loss need to learn certain key skills as early as possible to help them get around, orientate themselves in the world and eventually live independently as adults. We were delighted to meet with Chris Davies and give him an opportunity to find out more and ask us questions on this important issue."