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.
Share the experiences of young vi bloggers or vloggers online Young people with visual impairments have so much to teach and share with us, encourage children and young people to become involved with others with visual impairments and profit from their experiences. Try this brilliant blog post as an introduction.
Looking for practical help with home or garden projects to improve your child’s independence and well being ? WellChild Helping Hands is a home improvement programme which, with volunteers from local companies, transforms gardens and bedrooms for children and young people with exceptional health needs across the UK
Henshaws offer information on potential sources of Grants and Awards, click here
Developing independent living skills and mobility for preschoolers RNIB learning through play in the early years may 2014 Habilitation Services – a guide for parents Parents tell the RNIB that one of the most difficult parts of finding out that their child has a vision impairment (VI) is knowing how to talk about it with...