Description: Vision Support is a well-respected North-East Wales charity. They provide person-centred services which meet the needs of adults and children with vision impairment across Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy.
Weblink: http://www.visionsupport.org.uk
Tel: 01244 381515
Email: information@visionsupport.org.uk
Category: Third/voluntary Sector
Services Provided
Let's Talk - (Vision Support)Service
Service users receive a regular (usually weekly) telephone call from a Vision Support 'Let's Talk' volunteer. As well as putting them in contact with any other Vision Support services that they may enquire about, they have a general chat.
Vision Support's qualified
rehabilitation officers focus on maintaining independence and promoting equality for anyone living with sight loss. They also have a team of Rehabilitation Assistants who demonstrate specialist equipment and support
service users in their own homes.
The fully trained staff and volunteers at Vision Support's Halton
Resource Centre demonstrate and sell specialist equipment to help with
daily living. The Resource Centre has a range of information on Vision Support's services and other relevant services available locally and nationally.
Vision Support have two Mobile Information Units that visit local communities making it easier for those unable to get to a
resource centre to access information, services and equipment. Monthly schedules for the two units are published on the website.
The
resource centre on Prestatyn High Street is situated close to the
bus station and the Library and has ample car parking nearby. The trained staff and volunteers at the centre are happy to demonstrate the wide range of specialist equipment available from items such as talking clocks and watches at less than £20.00 to the more expensive electronic magnifiers. They can also advise you on the services available, both locally and nationally, for people living with the effects of sight loss.
Meets first Thursday of every month at the The Grand Hotel, Happy Valley Road, Llandudno from 11am to 1pm.
This
club meets on the last Monday of each month between 11-12.30 at Rhyl Library.
Walking
club that meets on the second Wednesday in the warmer months at Morfa Hall, Rhyl.
This
club meets on the first Wednesday of the month between 10am and 12 noon at Nant Hall Church, Prestatyn.
This
club meets on the third Wednesday every month between 2-4pm at Llys Jasmine, Mold.
Meets on the first Thursday of each month between 11am and 1.00 pm at Vision Support, Room 33, AVOW, 21 Egerton Street, Wrexham.
Meets on the first Saturday of the month at 1.00pm - 4.00pm. The group has, for example, been snow tubing at Llandudno Ski Slope and Snow Board Centre, organised a successful Band Night at the Centenary
Club in Wrexham and taken part in Personal Development Workshops. In partnership with UCAN Productions, members of the group are also having Ukulele lessons.
The county steering group where people with a
vision impairment can meet to exchange ideas and views about any issue. The group is supported by Vision Support and meets at the Library, Prestatyn on the second Monday every other month between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.
Vision Support's
VI Voices groups meet in Llandudno, Prestatyn and Wrexham and invite speakers from various organisations to discuss a range of issues from 'A' Boards and street furniture to accessibility in health services. Get involved and make a difference. For further information, please contact Vision Support.
The county steering group where people with a
vision impairment can meet to exchange ideas and views about any issue. The group is supported by Vision Support and meets at AVOW, Egerton Street, Wrexham on the third Monday every other month between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.
Learn computer skills. Contact the IT trainer directly. Vision Support, Room 33, AVOW, 22 Egerton Street, Wrexham.
VI Awareness
Training covering North-East Wales delivered by the regional society for blind people for the area.
