KAB's Rehab services

"I could have gone inwards; instead I came out ..."

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Providing people with support tailored to their needs is at the heart of KAB's work: no two people's needs are the same, so each person's Rehab requirements are going to be different too.

There are over 12,000 people registered as sight impaired or severely sight impaired in KAB's area.

We have six teams based in Kent, Bromley and Medway. Their support includes:

• Assessment of individual needs   

  Anyone who feels they need extra support or services is entitled to have an assessment of their social care needs.  Whoever you are and whatever your financial situation, it's your right to have your needs assessed. 

  In Kent, Medway and Bromley, KAB carries out these statutory assessments for people with sight loss, and we receive funding from local authorities to do this.  If you need help, please contact your local team. You can also assess your own support needs online to find out what help you are entitled to receive via your Local Authority website:                                           

  Kent County Council 

  Medway Council       

  London Borough of Bromley 

• Advice and information on eye conditions and living with sight loss

• Training in all aspects of daily living and communication

• Mobility training - in schools, in the workplace, and at home

• Low vision assessment

• Equipment provision, demonstration and advice. Some of the latest technology is available to try out at our three Sight Centres in Maidstone, Bromley and Canterbury

• Welfare rights and benefits advice

• Services for people who are deafblind: we have around 30 Guide Communicators who act as facilitators for people with dual sensory loss, making it possible for them to communicate and interact with their local environment

• Training in access technology and the use of speech and magnification software packages

• Registration as sight impaired or severely sight impaired

• Specialist services for people with a learning disability

• Support, advice and information for parents, carers and professionals

• Environmental assessments and advice on making spaces and buildings more accessible

• Activities and events for children and young people during school holidays, and play groups for sight impaired toddlers

  Contact your local KAB Rehab team

Braille changes ahead...

You may have heard in the news recently that the United Kingdom Association for Accessible Formats has agreed to adopt Unified English Braille (UEB) as an official Braille code in the UK. If you would like to know more about the proposed changes please visit our News page for more information.