Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Sensory Impairment Services

Description

Specialist social care to people with sight loss in the Barnsley area, providing information and help on a number of areas including:

Training to help you get around independently, safely and confidently in your own home or outdoors. Communication skills, including using magnifiers, hearing speech on the telephone, Braille, minicoms or type talk services.
Access to specialist equipment that may help you with daily tasks, for example, hearing the doorbell or preparing meals and drinks safely.
Independent living skills to help you learn new skills or adapting old ones to carry out a full range of daily living tasks.

Services offered:

• Local authority social care
• Rehabilitation
• Community advice
• Everyday living skills
• Mobility training
• Learning braille
• Learning Moon