Visual impairment service
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Individual rehabilitation programmes
Rehabilitation programmes can enable people with a visual impairment to regain confidence and develop independence
The team can teach you new techniques to live your best life with a visual impairment.
These include areas such as daily living activities, communication, technology and orientation and mobility (inside and out in the community).
Benefits of programmes
You can access training for areas such as:
- kitchen skills to adapt your technique and use current or new appliances
- teaching you to read and produce braille
- sessions to orientate you to your property or a new unfamiliar environment
- mobility training to access the community independently
- sighted guide or sensory awareness sessions with family, friends or anyone within your network
- how to use your smart phone or devices with accessibility features or apps
Last updated 20 March 2025