Tameside Sight

Tameside Sight offers a range of services for people with sight loss and their families and carers in the Tameside area.

Services include:
- Information
- Guiding to medical appointments
- Advocacy
- Befriending
- Home visits to newly referred
- Support to purchase the right assistive technology for an individual
- Basic support to use assistive technology
- Form filling support and letter reading
- Odd jobs (e.g., changing batteries and light bulbs, updating clock times, flat-pack furniture)
- Social clubs and specialist groups (Walking Group)
- Referrals to other agencies (Libraries, Talking News)
- Regular magazine
- Talks to community groups, businesses and service providers
- Awareness training courses

Services offered:

• Benefits advice
• Equality advice
• Volunteering
• Business advice
• Clubs and classes
• Social functions
• Trips and outings
• Home visiting
• Community advice
• Befriending
• Computer skills
• Assistive technology training