Sometimes it can be difficult to determine what is best for your child and where to go for advice and support.
Habilitation VI UK is primarily a professional body with a responsibility to provide continuing professional development and support for Hab Specialists. However, here you will find several pages of information and links to help you support your child with a vision impairment in achieving their potential in mobility and independence skills. These are not prioritised in any way, so scroll through and keep checking back as new items and features will be added regularly.
Find your local sight loss service here – Welcome to Visionary
or here RNIB Sightline Directory – services and organisations
if you click on Search you can add additional filters.
Could you create a picture book for a child who cannot see pictures? Enjoying books is, for most young children, an essential part of childhood. Tactile image books like those in ClearVision’s collection are the solution for blind or partially sighted children. Click on the link below for more information on the Typhlo and Tactus...
These links will take you to external sites and external booklets and information. Habilitation VI UK takes no responsibility for content and does not necessarily endorse the views presented on these sites. However they offer you a guide as to some of the services available. Please ensure you contact your local services for information on...
Watch this BBC video to see how to vote when severely Visually Impaired. How to Vote Video
BBC Ouch programmes page. The magic button on pelican crossings http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-22706881
LOOK-UK supports young people and families living with a vision impairment Are you a young person up to the age of 29 and have a vision impairment, or are you a parent of a vision impaired child? Then we want to hear from you.
www.WonderBaby.org is dedicated to providing information and support to parents of visually impaired & disabled children. In addition to the website, find wonderbaby on facebook and twitter. Loads of brilliant articles.
Check out two useful ways of using a liquid level indicator! liquid level indicators
click for braille resources find an online course here or a more accessible version for those with vision impairment here
By VI Talk VI Talk also has a webpage, Facebook and a twitter presence. Here you will find information and chat for and by people with visual impairments. It offers support to parents and or to young people and is a great place to keep up with new developments.