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About us

Blind in Business was founded 17 years ago by three blind graduates. After graduating from university with good degrees they initially found it difficult to gain work due to misconceptions about their visual impairments. Through persistence, two became partners in leading law firms. The third went on to do a Master of Business Administration at Cranfield and became a successful businessman - he was the first blind person to gain this qualification.

They launched Blind in Business to help other partially sighted and blind graduates to compete equally with sighted candidates for good jobs. All three are Trustees on our Board and have a close interest in our charitable activities.

Our Record

  • Over 596 people helped into work
  • Over 300 training courses and workshops delivered since 2000
  • 281 partially sighted and blind school children helped through our mentoring scheme since 2003
  • Over 5000 school children given specialist careers and technology training since 2001

Alumni

Blind in Business are supported in their work by our alumni – blind people we have previously helped into work. They attend our training courses and employment and talk to employers and the young blind people with whom we work about their experiences. They offer advice about specialist technology, employment and social activities.

Hetal came to Blind in Business in 2007 having graduated from Westminster University with a degree is journalism. We helped her into a work experience placement at Sightsavers International before helping into a fulltime position at Transport For London. She has worked with us to develop our Dress for Success event – ten blind female under-graduates are given free makeup and styling advice supplemented with presentation skills advice and Mentoring.

Ray Chan has been working with Blind in Business for over a decade. He was one the first blind graduates we helped into work. He is currently a Training Manager at the Victoria & Albert Museum. He comes to schools, universities and VI Services across the United Kingdom to talk to young blind people about how they can get a job and talk to their parents about how they can support their children in their career ambitions.