Registered Charity
About us
Who we are
Bournemouth Blind Society offers Support Services and Social Groups both at its centre in Moordown and out in the community to enable blind and partially sighted people to lead active and independent lives.
Our Sight and Hearing Resource Centre, based in Moordown, is open to anyone for demonstrations of equipment designed to help those with either sight or hearing loss.
The Society is proud of its new Assistive Technology Suite, where users can learn to operate computers, tablets or mobile phones through one to one tuition.
Founded in 1911, Bournemouth Blind Society is the oldest established independent charity in Bournemouth. Formerly known as both Bournemouth Blind Aid Society and BSVI (Bournemouth Society for the Visually Impaired), the charity was formed following the launch of a nationwide campaign by the National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) to raise funds.
Our culture and values
Our Vision is that all people living in the BCP area having a sight and/or hearing loss receive the support they need.
Our Mission is to empower sight and/or hearing impaired people; promote their well-being; raise public awareness of sight and hearing loss.
Equality, diversity and inclusion policy
Equality and diversity is at the heart of everything Bournemouth Blind Society’s does.
Bournemouth Blind Society recognises that discrimination and victimisation is unacceptable and that it is in the interests of the Society and its staff to utilise the skills of the total workforce.
The stated aim of the Charity is to ensure that no employee or job applicant receives less favourable facilities or treatment (either directly or indirectly) in recruitment or employment on grounds of age, disability, gender/gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/ maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation (the protected characteristics).
The aim of the Society is that our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and each employee feels respected and able to give of their best.
We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination or victimisation. To that end the purpose of this policy is to provide equality and fairness for all in our employment.
