Logo of Blind Support Association –BSA— showing a person with a white cane, Braille dots, and a guiding hand, with the motto “A society where blindness is no barrier to dignity, opportunity, or joy.”

Aims and Objectives

Aims and Objectives

The Blind Support Association (BSA) is committed to creating an inclusive, accessible, and empowering environment for blind and visually impaired persons. This page outlines the guiding aims and objectives of the Association, reflecting both its vision and its practical commitments.

 

Aims

The Blind Support Association (BSA) is established with the following overarching aims:

  1. To empower blind and visually impaired persons to live with dignity, independence, and full participation in society.
  2. To promote equal opportunities in education, employment, recreation, and community life for persons with disabilities generally and the persons with blindness and visual impairments particularly.
  3. To foster a culture of accessibility, empathy, and innovation across all sectors of society.
  4. To strengthen solidarity and shared purpose among persons with disabilities and the wider community.
  5. To advance inclusive development by ensuring that accessibility and equity remain central to social progress.

 

Objectives

The objects for which the Blind Support Association (BSA) is established are, including but not limited to, the following:

  1. To promote and secure the empowerment of blind and visually impaired persons through inclusive education, vocational skill development, and technological accessibility, with due regard to dignity, replicability, and innovation.
  2. To advance accessible governance and community representation by advocating for civil rights, gender equality, and social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
  3. To prepare, publish, and disseminate culturally relevant resources, including Braille materials and accessible media, for the promotion of literacy and education.
  4. To support and strengthen both formal and informal learning environments by designing inclusive curricula, training modules, and outreach tools tailored to the needs of visually impaired and blind learners.
  5. To organize and conduct awareness campaigns, training workshops, and collaborative initiatives for fostering solidarity, interconnectivity, and shared purpose within the persons with disability in general and blind and visually impaired communities particularly.
  6. To facilitate the provision of assistive devices, accessible infrastructure, and equitable health services for visually impaired and blind persons, ensuring sustainability and local empowerment.
  7. To undertake, encourage, and publish research on disability inclusion and accessibility, thereby promoting evidence based practices and policy innovation.
  8. To render consultancy services to institutions, organizations, and government bodies in matters relating to inclusive design, accessibility standards, and disability rights.
  9. To build and strengthen leadership capacity among blind and visually impaired persons through mentorship, training programs, and inclusive career development initiatives.
  10. To cooperate and collaborate with governmental and non governmental organizations for the formulation and implementation of policies benefiting persons with disabilities, particularly in the fields of education, employment, and public services.

 

Provided always that the Blind Support Association (BSA) shall not undertake any activity inconsistent with its not-for-profit character, nor engage in any trade or business for profit, and all income, funds, and property of the Blind Support Association (BSA) shall be applied solely towards the promotion of its objectives as set forth herein.

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