Sight Support Derbyshire

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Email Enquiries@sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk
Website http://sightsupportderbyshire.org.uk/
Telephone 01332 292262
Address
2a Wentworth House
Vernon Gate
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1UR
Purpose

Sight Support Derbyshire is here to help from the moment you’re diagnosed with an eye condition leading to sight loss.
We offer advice and reassurance, and help with the practical things in life like coping at home or getting around. You can get out and about with our social activities. And if you have a child aged 8 or over with a visual impairment, we have youth groups and school holiday fun.
Services

We provide services, support, advice and information to adults and children across Derbyshire who are blind or partially sighted.
What they do
  • Disability support/access
Who they work with
  • People with visual impairments
Geographical area coverage Derby City, Derbyshire
Space for Hire No
Opening Times Our main office in Derby is open Monday to Thursday, from 8.30am until 4.30pm The date/times for our services and events vary
Eligibility Criteria For our Low Vision Service To be eligible for this service, you must have a GP who is registered in Derbyshire, be over 18 years of age, and have some residual vision. This means, for example, being able to see your fingers wiggling at arm’s length. Low vision services for children and young people are provided through the hospital. For our Befriending service the criteria is: -Live in Derby or Derbyshire -Are aged 50 or over -Live alone -Have a sight impairment which impacts on your daily life -Are feeling lonely or isolated -Have little or no social interaction -Have little or no family or carer support -Spend much of your time alone For our Children and Young People services you need to be aged between the ages of 8-18 and have a visual impairment For our Living Well Service the criteria is: -have a visual impairment -are living with additional long term health conditions -live alone or spend large parts of the day alone -have little family/carer support nearby
Is a registered charity? Yes
Charity Number 1080986
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