What does it do?offers support and advice to help our clients to gain, or rebuild, their confidence and maintain their independence as they adjust to living without sight. We offer mobility training, skills courses, demonstrations and advice on specialist equipment and information on access to services and social activities.
ESAB’s service starts with an initial home visit at which a client’s specific needs are assessed and a plan of action developed. The plan might include:
Mobility training to enable people to manage around their home and get out and about.
Demonstrations and advice on specialist equipment to assist with daily living tasks. ESAB has an Independent Living Centre fully equipped with both low and high tech equipment.
Training to use computers and specialist software which can greatly facilitate access to information, news, shopping and keeping in touch with family.
A four-day course on Strategies for Daily Living to impart basic skills and knowledge for managing with sight loss.
Training in cookery and kitchen skills to enable fresh food to be prepared and cooked safely.
Access to social groups and social activities
Access to audio equipment and audio-visual library to maintain access to news, books and films.
Providing appropriate information and referring to other agencies for additional support or services.
Access to counselling and / or peer support to promote well-being and confidence.
For clients in Brighton and Hove, ESAB has funding to provide a home visiting service.
ESAB can also provide Deaf-Blind Communicators for clients, for example to attend hospital appointments or important meetings. |
| About the service provider: | | Contact info: | East Sussex Association of Blind and Partially Sighted People: West End, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN27 4NH. (view on map) Telephone: 01323 832 252 http://www.eastsussexblind.org/ | | Parent organisation: | East Sussex Association of Blind and Partially Sighted People | | Who are they? | ESAB currently offers support and advice to 1,700 people who are blind or partially sighted and living in East Sussex. Our aim is to help our clients to gain, or rebuild, their confidence and maintain their independence as they adjust to living without si |
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