In an era of increased corporate responsibility, more and more businesses are keen to see their workplaces reflect the diversity of their employee base. In the past, blind people were left out, but things are slowly changing.

"Employers are definitely becoming more interested in diversity and they are paying to come to our assessment days, because they want to see how they can adapt their (recruitment) tests," said Genevieve Herga of ‘Blind in Business’ (U.K.).

The charity's workshops show employers how to develop recruitment tests for blind or partially sighted graduates. It also aims to build their confidence.

At the workshop visually impaired Austin managed his first two rounds of the test drive circuit, relatively well. But on the third round, he crashed the pink Suzuki jeep into a wall. "That was fun," he said, as he emerged unscathed and smiling. "Can I have another go?"

‘Blind in Business’ says 90 percent of its candidates get work. One of the charity’s tasks is to make it easier for employers to hire blind people by adapting recruitment tests. "There are many ways to do this - by increasing font size or printing the tests in Braille, or having a person act as a reader and a scribe for the candidate," said Herga. Visually impaired Daniel Hartland, 21, tried for a job at one of Britain's biggest real estate firms. Though he didn't get the job, he strongly feels workshops such as these do offer some fresh hope.