RSBC Information
The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) want every blind and partially sighted child, young person and their family to have the skills and confidence to live life without limits.
They aim to help every child and young person to find and fulfil their own unique potential. They’re there for them from the point of diagnosis, helping to guide them and their family through their vision impairment journey.
They can provide a combination of support, learning, development and social opportunities to help build up resilience and skills so that visually impaired young people can navigate their future with confidence.
How the Albion Foundation and RSBC are making sporting opportunities more accessible to visually impaired children and young people:
RSBC, The Albion Foundation and other partners are working together to provide different sporting opportunities over the next 2 years to try and support visually impaired young people to find the benefits of being active and engaged in sports.
The Albion Foundation aim to deliver fun sports mornings to children within their school settings. Once this initial meet has taken place, all these children are then invited to attend further events taking place over the school holidays so they and their families can continue their sporting journeys in different environments.
Our Goals
We work together to create new opportunities to engage in sports that some children may not have heard about or tried before. The main aims are to encourage sports participation within school environments but then taking this away from school setup and providing opportunities to meet new people in new locations all through the power of sport.
Our Sessions
Our sessions are free and available to attend between Monday to Friday. If you are interested, parents and young people can contact Richard.Henderson@albionfoundation.co.uk for more information around what is to offer.
Benefits to the Child and Young Person
Sport provides physical exercise, enhancing cardiovascular health and coordination. It fosters teamwork and communication skills through constant verbal interaction. Additionally, visually impaired sport promotes social inclusion, empowerment, and awareness about the capabilities of visually impaired individuals.
