FINALIST 2026
This short film raises awareness of how people with a learning disability can get support with eye care.
People with learning disabilities are ten times more likely to have a sight problem than the general population. Called 'Ten times more likely' the film is by SeeAbility, a charity that acts to remove barriers to eye care for people with learning disabilities. It delivers key messages on eye care including from actor, author, TV presenter and CBeebies star George Webster, SeeAbility’s eye care champions, who use their lived experience to improve eye care, and people benefiting from the charity’s eye care and vision support, including children from The Village School in London.
Along with eye care and vision professionals, the stars of the film take people with learning disabilities on the journey of going for a sight test, getting glasses, and being supported to live independently with sight loss.
Eye tests are important health checks to have every year, and it is important to know you don’t need to be able to speak or read to have an eye test. But sight problems in people with learning disabilities can get overlooked and, if left untreated, some of these problems can lead to avoidable sight loss. The World Health Organisation recognises the important contribution of vision to the UN's sustainable development goals, and is aiming to address the world's biggest cause of avoidable sight loss - not having the glasses you need. The end of the film links to SeeAbility's resources, which can be downloaded freely wherever you live.
We hope you enjoy the film!
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss. Through our support, people live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible, whether that's forming more friendships and relationships, enjoying new experiences and opportunities or finding employment.
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