RASIT's Global Initiative
seeks to highlight the capabilities and experience of blind scientists and to recognise and support them as essential agents of change for the Sustainable Development Goals, who, through their experiences and insights, will have the vision to direct us to the
changes necessary for a more inclusive and sustainable world.
Our shared mission is to
inspire worldwide system change and to empower individuals by leveraging science for the blind and partially sighted. Our aim is to embody change in attitude and societal stigma associated with differently abled people. To do this, we must first send the unified
message that disabilities are not inabilities but rather barriers put up by society. This must be internalized by systems, as well as individually in order to change public perception. At the level of the UN, governments, mass media, social media, online, and
in-person this campaign advocates to increase inclusivity of blind and partially sighted individuals. Success is measured not by an individual's ability to see but rather by our society's vision for a more accessible future. Even if we achieve equality, the
work is not over. We must maintain inclusivity in classrooms and the workforce to ensure that future generations will not be left behind.