Our reports and strategies:
Minimum essential standard of living for single person with a vision impairment (MESL) report in partnership with The Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice.
NCBI MESL Executive Summary 2MB
The cost of Sight Loss Report
This report estimates the economic impact of vision impairment and blindness in the Republic of Ireland, including costs to the health care system.
Cost of Sight Loss Report (PDF)
Cost of Sight Loss Report (MS Word)
Out of Sight Access Survey
NCBI’s Out of Sight Survey looked at the access needs of people living with sight loss. The results will inform the development of NCBI’s advocacy and public policy campaigns for the coming years 2017-2020.
Framework to Adopt a Strategic Approach for Vision Health in Ireland 2012
Framework to Adopt a Strategic Approach for Vision Health in Ireland. Published in 2012 [Word, 51.1KB] / Framework to Adopt a Strategic Approach for Vision Health in Ireland. Published in 2012 [PDF, 685KB]
National Mobility Study 2012
National Mobility Study. Published 2012 [Word, 4.4 MB] / National Mobility Study. Published 2012 [PDF, 1.68MB]
NCBI archive project reports
NCBI’s Archive Project is an archive of material submitted by people who are blind or vision impaired, which aims to capture their perception of what life is like today in Ireland. The topics discussed include education, employment, leisure and parenting.