Services for People with Learning Disabilities

Vision Screening

To identify eye conditions and/or the need for spectacle wear by:

• Functional Assessment of Vision
• Preparation for Clinical Assessment
• Referrals to Appropriate Clinicians
• Explanation of Eye Condition and the Effects
• Registration

Individual Support and Advice

Help in all aspects of independent living such as:

• Cooking and other Daily Living Skills
• Equipment and Adaptations
• Benefits and Concessions
• Play and Leisure
• Orientation and Mobility
• Communication
• Sensory Stimulation

Awareness Sessions

To demonstrate the needs of people with a visual impairment to:

• Professionals
• Volunteers
• Carers
• Peers

Our five Specialist Workers provide a County-wide service dedicated to the needs of adults and children with special needs and visual impairment.

Holidays

Going on holiday alone can be a problem if your sight is poor. Ask the Holiday Care Service for advice. Telephone 01293 774535. Or contact the KAB for information about the wide range of recommended holidays and places to stay both here and abroad.

If you enjoy an active holiday there is plenty of choice. You could join a group, holiday abroad, or choose one of the adventure holidays run by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Adventure Group, telephone 01539 735080.

Alternatively, you could try hill climbing or canoeing with the Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind, telephone 01703 641244 or Sail with Sailability, telephone 01703 627400.

For a less energetic holiday consider staying at one of the hotels run by charities for the blind. There are hotels at Blackpool, Bognor Regis, Clacton-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Fleetwood, Llandudno, Scarborough, South Devon, Strathyre, Sussex, Weston-Super-Mare and London.

RNIB residential homes welcome guests who need additional care and attention because of their age or disabilities such as hearing loss. Visit Harrogate, Hove, Westgate-on-Sea or Weston-Super-Mare. Self contained accommodation is available too.

Contact us for details about other holiday ideas, including hotels in Kent that have been vetted by the KAB.