We provide a specialist rehabilitation and advice service for visually impaired people, for those with both a visual and hearing impairment and for people with a learning disability and sight loss.
Our service offers individual rehabilitation that aims to help you with:
- walking
- travelling independently
- cooking and other household tasks
- reading, writing and other ways of communicating.
We also run a communicator guide scheme to help people with visual and hearing impairment maintain their independence.
Advice and assistance is available for individuals with learning disabilities and their carers to help access eye tests and treatment.
We provide information and advice about where you can get help with finances, benefits, employment, training, specialist equipment, lighting and adaptations to your home.
We can also put you in touch with other services and organisations.
Who is eligible
Anyone with a significant sight loss in both eyes who is eligible for registration as blind or partially sighted. This does not include people whose sight difficulties are overcome when wearing spectacles or contact lenses.
How to access the service
Local people who are registered as blind or partially sighted are automatically referred to us.
You can contact our team directly by telephone or by post, email, or fax. A duty worker is available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings between 9am and 12 noon.
Accessibility
Information about this service is available in large print, braille and tape.
What happens next
If you are eligible for a service, you will be contacted by a staff member to arrange an appointment with you at home to assess your needs and discuss how we can help you.