See Hear Strategy – lived experience consultation with ethnic minority people
Published on 1 March, 2026.
The See Hear Strategy is the Scottish Government and COSLA strategy which shows their commitment to supporting children and adults who have Deafness, Deafblindness and Visual Impairment to access the support and social care they need. The current strategy was published in 2014 as a long-term approach.1 Now after 10 years a new version is being written. Scottish Government advisors have agreed that the next See Hear Strategy will focus on "Living a Good Life with Sensory Loss Challenges". The ALLIANCE was asked by Scottish Government to support consultations to help inform the See Hear Strategy refresh. This included a national report and engagement with ethnic minority people with Deafness, Deafblindness or Visual Impairment. Based on the consultation findings, this report contains reflections and recommendations from the ALLIANCE for potential areas of action. These are also informed by our wider work in this area, for example research and lived experience engagement. Our reflections and recommendations are non-exhaustive but are indicative of further areas for consideration by Scottish Government in the co-design of Scotland’s next See Hear Strategy.