Blind or Partially Sighted (Sight Impaired or Severely Sight Impaired) Registration
In Scotland, the Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) certifies someone as ‘sight impaired’ or ‘severely sight impaired’. Being registered means that you will be added to your local authority’s register of sight impaired or severely sight impaired people.
Registering as sight impaired or severely sight impaired gives you access to certain benefits and concessions such as tax allowances and the National (Scotland) Concessionary Travel for Blind Persons card (National Entitlement Card).
It can also help with quicker access to some benefits and services.
Once registered, you should receive a needs and social care assessment from your local authority social work adult services to determine suitable support that can be provided to help you maintain your independence.
Registration is entirely voluntary – it’s completely up to you whether or not you would like to take this step. The sight impaired and severely sight impaired registers are confidential.