Action for Blind People Vacation Schemes

Please note our Vacation Schemes are fully booked for 2010. This page is for information only

Our Vacation Schemes provide a week long residential holiday for children and young people with sight problems. The main aim of the schemes is to provide a fun and exciting week for children and to help them develop.

Spanish Exchange participants, some wearing Action tshirts, some wearing RNIB tshirts

Who can go on a vacation scheme holiday

Children and young people who are:

8-17 years old
have a sight problem
go to mainstream school or college
a UK resident
reasonably independent in self-care and mobility skills
keen to try new activities, make new friends and have lots of fun!

Previous experience of any of the activities is not important; participants should just be prepared to have a go!

Booking a place

Please note our Vacation Schemes are fully booked for 2010. This page is for information only

Costs

The fee for each UK scheme is £320 (not including travel to and from the venue.)
The cost includes:

accommodation and all meals
trained staff support
transport during the week
all activities, entrance fees and essential equipment.

Care and welfare

It is our policy to safeguard the welfare of all children on Action for Blind People organised events. We appreciate the concerns of parents when their children are away from home and we take the responsibility of being 'in loco parentis' ('in the place of a parent') very seriously indeed.

The safety and enjoyment of each individual on our schemes is our prime concern. All the venues used during the Vacation Scheme have been carefully selected by a member of Action staff and checked for suitability and safety.

Wherever possible, we reflect ethnicity in our staff recruitment, and ensure our workers understand and take into account cultural, ethnic and religious diversity.

We will, wherever possible, support individual requirements that can be encompassed within the schemes without disadvantaging others.

Frequently asked questions about Vacation Schemes