Creating Opportunities. Removing Barriers.
Our work focuses on addressing the practical barriers persons with visual impairment face in accessing their rights, education, technology, skills and economic opportunities.
Rights, Policy & Advocacy
Making Inclusion Part of Policy and Practice
TLB works to ensure the rights and priorities of persons with visual impairment are represented in policies, public services and national conversations.
Our advocacy brings the experiences of persons with visual impairment directly into engagement with government institutions, decision-makers and communities.
Key Areas of Work
Policy Engagement
Engaging government institutions and decision-makers on policies and practices affecting persons with visual impairment.
Rights Awareness
Helping members and communities better understand disability rights and available protections.
Public Awareness
Using campaigns, media and public engagement to challenge misconceptions and increase understanding of visual impairment.
Accessibility Advocacy
Promoting accessible public services, information, environments and digital platforms.
Education & Accessible Learning
Expanding Access to Learning
TLB works to reduce barriers that prevent learners with visual impairment from accessing and benefiting fully from education.
A key part of this work is increasing access to learning materials in formats that persons with visual impairment can independently use.
Key Areas of Work
Accessible Learning Materials
Supporting greater availability of educational content in Braille, audio and other accessible formats.
Braille Literacy
Promoting the continued use and development of Braille as an important tool for literacy and education.
Digital Learning Resources
Developing access to digital repositories containing Braille and audio educational materials.
Inclusive Education Advocacy
Working towards learning environments that respond effectively to the needs of students with visual impairment.
Assistive Technology & Digital Inclusion
Using Technology to Strengthen Independence
As education, employment and essential services increasingly move online, access to technology has become essential.
TLB works to help persons with visual impairment gain the technology, knowledge and confidence needed to participate in the digital world.
Key Areas of Work
Assistive Technology Access
Improving awareness of and access to technologies designed for persons with visual impairment.
Technology Demonstration & Lending
Developing branch-based points where members can experience, learn about and access assistive technologies.
Digital Skills Training
Building practical skills for using smartphones, computers, screen readers and other digital tools.
Digital Accessibility
Promoting websites, digital services and information that can be effectively used with assistive technologies.
Vocational Skills & Economic Empowerment
Creating Pathways to Self-Reliance
Skills are most valuable when they lead to real opportunities.
TLB supports persons with visual impairment in developing practical, vocational and entrepreneurial skills that can contribute to employment, business development and greater financial independence.
Key Areas of Work
Vocational Training
Supporting access to practical skills relevant to employment and income generation.
Entrepreneurship Development
Helping members strengthen the knowledge and capabilities needed to establish and manage income-generating activities.
Digital Skills for Work
Building technology skills that can open access to modern employment and business opportunities.
Financial Literacy
Strengthening knowledge around financial management, saving and responsible use of financial services.
Employment Opportunities
Engaging stakeholders to expand pathways into employment for persons with visual impairment.
Awareness & Community Outreach
Taking the Conversation Beyond TLB
Changing policies alone is not enough. Attitudes, understanding and community participation also matter.
TLB conducts awareness and outreach activities that bring disability inclusion closer to communities and create opportunities for persons with visual impairment to be seen, heard and represented.
Activities include public awareness campaigns, community outreach, media engagement and national observances such as White Cane Day and Braille and Digital Empowerment Day.
