Canterbury

About the Canterbury Sight Centre

The East Kent Sight Centre at Canterbury is a large accessible building recently refurbished to a high standard that has been adapted for the needs of visually and physically disabled people. It includes a well-equipped training kitchen, a well stocked and up to date Resource Centre, an I.T. Training Suite, two lounges-cum-meeting rooms, an L.V.A. room as well as the administration offices.

What takes place at the Canterbury Sight Centre

Regular rehabilitation courses (see Centre Programme below); weekly appointments with a Hospital Optician; regular I.T. training classes; awareness training and much more . . .A Guide-Communicator for people who are deafblind is a person trained to provide guiding and communication support. For example, a Guide-communicator will enable you to continue to do the following and many other tasks for yourself:

Go to the GP/hospital/dentist
Go out safely to access essential services
Food shopping and other shopping (eg clothes)
Communicate in groups and one-to-one
Support using environmental aids
Make telephone calls
Payment of bills Read and write/type correspondence
Check labels on medication
Checking food in storage for hygiene
News and information update
Take exercise and leisure pursuits

How to find us

By Bus
The Stage Coach BUS NO.22 Can be caught at the Canterbury Bus Station and stops in London Road, close to our premises.

By Car
Take the coastbound M2 to where it ends; take the Canterbury turn-off and join the A2, continuing into Canterbury until the first roundabout and turn left into London Road. We are on the corner of Temple Road. Limited parking is available on site but there is free street parking up to four hours.

By Train
We are a ten-minute walk from Canterbury West Station. Ring for directions.
The location of our offices can be seen on the Multimap of KAB in Canterbury.

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