They are a recognition of best practice for considering the needs of people who are blind or have low vision.  In particular the nominee will have developed a practical solution for an everyday challenge, enabling better access and participation in local communities for people who are blind or have low vision, and were started in 2006.

BlindMind.net wishes to congratulate those who were nominated or won the awards, especially those who are not in the blind & low vision industry, for their contributions to the blindness community.