For those encountering barriers to entry in the labour market, the solution is often to consider starting their own business or becoming self-employed. Action for Blind People (Action), in partnership with Business Link for London, has developed tailored business support services for this group with funding from the London Development Agency (LDA).
The aim of the Vision in Enterprise project is to take the innovatory programme of support services developed in the LDA funded Enterprise in Sight (EIS) project and build on the innovation achieved. Read more
EBU is continuing in 2010 the implementation of its 2008-2010 work programme: "Partnership for the social inclusion of people with a visual impairment". The work focusses on five key areas: the UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities, Employment, Diversity, Working with the European Institutions, and Communication.
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