To create a climate of opportunity for all blind people in society. To facilitate self-help projects whereby blind people come to play a meaningful and valuable role in their communities once again. Whilst acknowledging that as people with disabilities each person's disability will shape their lives we are committed to them as people first and people with disabilities second. We maintain an asset NOT a disability or impairment focus. Rehabilitation A rehabilitation program is provided to assist visually impaired and blind people at the society and in the community.
Social workers help members and their families learn to live with loss of sight.
They also advise on other issues related to implications of blindness. Orientation and mobility instructors teach independent travel skills and the use of canes sunglasses, electronic sensory aids. They also teach the safest methods of crossing streets and travel to familiar places.