Coping with vision loss
Helpful organisations, resources and information and more
Every six minutes, someone in the UK learns that they will lose their sight. What happens next will differ for each individual and their families and friends.
One of the first questions that may come to mind is: 'How will I live my life?'
The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing the lives of blind and vision impaired people. Here are a few resources and organisations that can help you, or someone close to you, cope with vision loss.
Coping with vision loss
Discover how you could find support from organisations, many of which we have previously funded with a grant. If you have a project you think could support someone living with vision loss, you can Apply for Funding.
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Arts, Culture and Heritage
Sutton Vision
Sutton Vision's Community Links programme is all about bringing vision impaired locals together. Join group activities, go on outings to Brighton and Hampton Court or sign up to the befriending service.
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Domestic Violence and Abuse
CHADD, West Midlands
If you are based in the West Midlands, DVA refuges run by CHADD are fully accessible.
Contact someone from CHADD nowRefuge
Refuge
Refuge provides safe, temporary accommodation for women and children escaping domestic abuse. With our funding Refuge's accomodation-staff are trained in supporting women and children who are vision impaired.
Call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247 if you need support now.
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Employment and Training
Blind in Business
Blind in Business supports people from 18 onwards with training and job seeking.
Find out more about how Blind in Business can support you.
Deafblind UK
Get support with accessing work through a 12-week programme of activity building your confidence, preparing your CV, interview skills, assistive tech and whatever else you need to get back to work.
Middlesex Association for the Blind
Are you or someone you know looking to restart or kick start a career despite a visual impairment? This course, based at MAB's Head Office in Stanmore, and their centre in Ealing is designed to help you gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence you need to succeed in searching for a job and landing that interview.
Over six weeks, you’ll learn face to face from experienced trainers and industry experts in a supportive and accessible environment. You’ll cover topics such as job search strategies, CV writing, interview skills, assistive technology, and how to handle change and transition.
Find out more and when the next course begins
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Loneliness and Isolation
We funded a report on Loneliness and Isolation. Dubbed Outside, the report found that people who are blind and vision impaired are three times more likely to experience loneliness than the general population. We've awarded funding to projects across the UK tackling loneliness and isolation and we'll report back on these through our Impact Reports.
Beacon Centre and Wolves Foundation
Wolves Foundation and the Beacon Centre for the Blind have teamed up to combat loneliness and isolation among blind and vision impaired people in the West Midlands. Through an inclusive multi-sports programme at iconic city venues like the Molineux, you can engage with peers and build social connections.
Wolves Foundation staff are leading audio-based activity sessions, helping you stay active and connected with your community.
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Sport, physical Activity and Movement
Metro Sports and Social Club
Metro provides the opportunity for people who are blind or vision impaired, of all ages and abilities, to take part in many different sports and activities across Greater London and the surrounding areas.
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Support with specific conditions
MACS - Microphthalmia, Anophthalmia & Coloboma Support
This organisation supports people born without eyes or with underdeveloped eyes, and their families. MACS can support you with:
- Emotional support
- Local and national events
- Adventure trips
- Financial costs through their Helping Hands programme
- Family holidays
- Useful resources and information about prosthetic eyes
Usher Kids UK
This organisation supports young people and families affected by Usher Syndrome with information, connections and advocacy.
How we're working with Usher Kids UK
Cure Usher Syndrome with Steve White - Podcast episode
Nystagmus Network
Nystagmus Network provides support for people living with the incurable eye condition nystagmus and their families. It raises awareness of the condition through training and an annual Nystagmus Awareness Day and champions and funds research.
• Connecting people - Regular network events make it easier for people living with nystagmus to get together, learn about their condition and support each other.
• Empowering families - The charity helps parents and carers to access support for their children at school so that they thrive and reach their full potential.
• Finding solutions - The team brings patients, clinicians and researchers together to work towards a better understanding of the condition, which in turn helps improve quality of life for people with the condition.
www.nystagmusnetwork.org
info@nystagmusnet.org
01427 718093
Facebook: Nystagmus Network
X(Twitter): @NystagmusUK
Instagram: nystagmusnetwork
Linkedin: nystagmus-network
"Funding from Fight For Sight is a game changer. It means that we can be confident that our services are available to every family touched by Usher Syndrome."