Information about the importance of eye care and description of some common eye conditions affecting older people. Compiled from information provided by Optomise Eyecare...
A brief guide about how blind and partially sighted people can benefit from Attendance Allowance...
Factsheet containing facts about visual impairment...
Information about the services for sight impaired people, and how to access them. Includes needs assessment, money, housing, consumer services, transport, leisure etc...
Practical information and tips about guiding someone who is blind or partially sighted...
Findings of a project, commissioned by Thomas Pocklington Trust, that aimed to determine the needs of visually impaired people. This comprised surveys of user needs and existing assistive technology, ...
Factsheet 26 is for readers who are involved with general needs and supported housing, including extra care housing: commissioners, providers, managers of housing with care and/or support....
Guidelines on producing printed materials that are accessible to people who are blind or partially sighted...
Explains what is important for claiming Pension Credit. Useful for people who are blind or partially sighted, and those that work with them....
Explanation of the system for registration and getting help from social services, for people who are blind or partially sighted...
Information about sight loss & the eye, design, housing, employment, leisure, managing daily life, rights of people with sight loss, products, rehabilitation...
Findings of research commissioned by Thomas Pocklington Trust, who engaged researchers from University College London and Bristol University to examine the housing and support needs of 400 people aged...