Vista is the local sight loss organisation for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Four years ago, we asked the people involved with Vista what kind of organisation they wanted Vista to be. This led to the Strategic Direction “Improving the lives of people with sight loss.”

The world has continued to change and so we’re asking again, what kind of organisation do you want Vista to be?

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1. What is your relationship with Vista?

Sector wide questions

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2. How do you feel the future is for people with sight loss?

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3. What do you think the future holds that will be positive for people with sight loss?

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4. What do you think the future holds that will make life more difficult for people with sight loss?

Service specific questions

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5. In the age of social media and online communities, what is the role for a local organisation?

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6. Should Vista continue to focus on sight loss, or should the charity also work with other groups of people?

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7. Should Vista offer services in other parts of the country?

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8. Should Vista remain a service providing charity, or is there benefit in campaigning?

Vista currently provides the following services:

Care homes for older people with sight loss
Care homes for people with learning disabilities and sight loss
Support for people who are deafblind
Rehabilitation services for adults
Befriending
Social groups
Talking newspapers
Low Vision Clinic
Eye Clinic Liaison Officers
Habilitation for children and young people with sight loss
Children’s activities and residential holidays
Children’s vision screening
Family support
Leicester Ageing Together
Providing aids to daily living (equipment)
Bursary scheme

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9. Are there any current services (listed above) that you think will be obsolete in the future?

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10. Are there any services that you thought would be provided, but are not provided?

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11. How prepared do you think Vista is for the upcoming five years?

Please tell us a little bit about you

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12. Do you have a sight loss?

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13. Gender:

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14. Age:

Thank you for your time in completing this survey, your feedback is valuable to us.

For more information, please call our Helpline on 0116 249 8839.

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