Lead Researchers/Organisation:BFW Halle, Germany, Dr Ulf Glaeser; Other partners: RNCB, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, UIC,Ascoli Piceno, Italy, RNC, Hereford, UK, NCBI Dublin, Ireland, (Dr B Gallagher Project Leader Ireland), Keskuspuiston ammattiopisto Helsinki, Finland. Summary:This project has been developed to support people with vision impairment enhance their social and professional image to meet the needs of a modern employment market. It will achieve this by researching the current situation of this target group. As a result of the research the project partners will develop strategies to strengthen the self-determination and communicative competencies of participants. The project seeks to empower people with vision impairment to express themselves confidently in social and professional environments. More information:www.xpressvision.eu