Last night at the iconic Hilton Park Lane, Blind Ambition’s Managing Director Seema Flower was honoured with an Unsung Hero Award at the Heroes Awards 2025, recognising her impactful work in improving accessibility across the street works industry. These awards celebrate individuals who go above and beyond—those who save lives,
We’re excited to share that Blind Ambition will be exhibiting at Sight Village London tomorrow — Tuesday 18 November 2025 — and we’d love for you to join us at this brilliant event for blind and partially sighted people. This year, Sight Village London takes place at a brand-new venue,
Building inclusion, opportunity, and community for visually impaired and partially sighted professionals. Happy Global Entrepreneurship Week! Global Entrepreneurship Week (17–23 November 2025) celebrates innovators and changemakers who use enterprise to make the world a better place. At Blind Ambition, this celebration is close to our heart — not just because
Blind and partially sighted people are seeing the world anew thanks to a revolutionary electronic eye implant that is helping patients read, recognise faces and even enjoy books again. Developed by California biotech company Science Corporation and trialled at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, this breakthrough technology marks what experts
On Monday 13 May 2025, Seema Flower had the great privilege of attending the launch of the Disability Trading Framework at the House of Lords, an event that felt both symbolic and transformative. With legislators, business leaders, and changemakers gathered, the moment affirmed a hopeful direction for disabled entrepreneurs across
Back in May 2013, I was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s In Touch by Peter White, alongside Dr Fred Reid and Ellie Southwood, to discuss a stark reality: only one in four blind people of working age in the UK had a job. That meant 75% were unemployed — the
At Blind Ambition, we are proud that our founder, Seema Flower, is frequently invited to share her expertise and lived experience on disability, inclusion, and accessibility. Her voice is trusted by national media outlets, and she is often quoted in stories that shine a light on the challenges faced by
Josh Wintersgill is an award-winning entrepreneur. For six years, he has successfully run a business designing and selling products that make travel easier for wheelchair users. His company has won national recognition, and his innovations have changed lives for disabled people. But now, despite all of his success, Josh’s business
When Haseeb Jabbar was told at school that computer science would be “too hard” for him because he was blind, many might have expected him to lower his ambitions. Instead, Haseeb proved the doubters wrong. This summer, he proudly graduated from De Montfort University with a degree apprenticeship in digital
