Adults

Medway Council's Community Services Directorate, working closely in co-ordination with The Kent Association for the Blind, can provide the following services for adults:

Support for appropriate eye care

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

• vision screening,
• functional assessment of vision,
• preparation for clinical assessment,
• referrals to ophthalmic services,
• advocacy for appropriate treatment,
• registration as blind or partially-sighted.

Help in all aspects of independent living such as:

• cooking and other daily living skills,
• equipment and adaptations,
• benefits and concessions,
• leisure and hobbies,
• orientation and mobility,
• communication,
• sensory stimulation,
• lighting and contrast,
• low vision aids,
• tape services.

Training sessions

To demonstrate the needs of people who are blind or who have a visual impairment to:

• professionals in other services,
• carers and families,
• volunteers,
• peers.

Individual support and advice

• listening, advice and support,
• explanation of eye conditions and the effects,
• registration as blind or partially-sighted,
• home assessments,
• referrals to appropriate clinicians and agencies.

For more information visit the website for the Kent Association for the Blind (www.kab.org.uk).

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