London Visual Impairment Forum
The LVIF was founded in 2008 to bring together organisations working with, and on behalf of, blind and partially sighted people throughout London.
It includes:
- small local organisations working within the boundaries of a single London borough
- medium sized organisations working across several London boroughs
- large national organisations that provide services in a number of London boroughs, as well as other parts of the UK.
The LVIF exists to promote:
- Better services for visually impaired people across London
- The involvement of blind and partially sighted people in service development
- Collaboration between agencies that provide services
- The sharing of information and ideas
- Communication and co-ordination between statutory, voluntary, independent and private sector agencies
Members of the Forum meet quarterly in central London.
A Steering Group, made up of around 10 representatives, meets monthly to plan, implement and review an annual programme of work.
Membership of the Steering Group is elected annually and open to representatives of any member organisation.