Shared Vision is a 4-week peer support progamme delivered face to face, that can help you to come to terms with sight loss. By focusing on the practical and emotional effects, Shared Vision gives you the opportunity to express how you feel, share your experiences and ideas with others and learn from each other.

The sessions cover topics such as:

• Understanding your eye condition
• Certification and Registration
• Making the best use of your sight
• Managing at home and activities of daily living
• Getting out and about in your community
• Health and wellbeing
• Managing finances, benefits and concessions
• Employment, volunteering and knowing your rights
• Having someone to talk to

Shared Vision can help you to adjust to living with sight loss. Within a group setting you’ll have the opportunity to learn practical and alternative ways of doing everyday tasks, gain knowledge about tools, services and resources that support your independence, and understand how assistive technology can help you by learning about equipment, aids and the latest technologies.

As well as the practical support on offer, the group can offer emotional support, giving you the opportunity to meet and connect to others who are in a similar situation, explore common feelings associated with sight loss and learn coping strategies.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in Shared Vision or would like to find out more, please contact our Shared Vision Coordinator, Kate Buchanan, on 0115 970 6806.

Sight Loss Awareness for Family, Friends and Carers

We also offer a sight loss awareness session to support family, friends and carers to develop a better understanding of what life may be like for those living with sight loss. For more information, please click here.