Blind Citizens Australia (BCA)

Service Description

Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is the national representative organisation of people who are blind or vision impaired. BCA is governed and managed by people who are blind or vision impaired, with at least 75% of employees and 100% of the board with lived experience. As the only disability led organisation within Australia that represents the blind and vision impaired community, BCA knows first-hand the impact and phases of a person’s disability journey and how to present this information in an accessible, real time, tailored and positive manner in order to remove barriers for people who are blind or vision impaired to access mainstream services. For over 40 years BCA has provided information, peer support, individual and systemic advocacy and public policy initiatives to its members and the wider community. The organisation also has a proud record in leading single and cross disability research and policy related projects in areas such as telecommunications, Disability Standards and International Capacity Building. To learn more about our history follow this link. Our mission is to inform, connect, and empower Australians who are blind or vision impaired and the broader community.

Alternate Names: BCA