Walthew House
Resource centre by appointment Monday - Friday, 10am - 2.30pm, please call 0161 480 2612 to book an appointment.
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Organisation details
Walthew House is a charity that supports people in Stockport who have sight loss or hearing loss or both.
Services:
- help desk open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, providing information and advice
- range of classes and activities including craft, chair based exercise and social groups, lunch club, steelband, handbells, computers
- braille tuition
- braille and audio transcription
- social groups for deaf people on Thursdays from 10am and Fridays from 7.30pm
- youth group (under 18s) Fridays 6.00pm - 7.30pm
- Stockport Talking Newspaper
- regular newsletter
- agent for the British Wireless for the Blind Fund
- computer training: volunteers do one-on-one training with Jaws and Supernova software for people in Stockport Borough (cost is £1.50 for each hourly session)
- resource centre
- emotional support and a professional counselling service is available to people with sight loss
Services offered:
- Volunteering
- Talking newspapers
- Assistive technology products
- Low vision aids
- Everyday products
- Computer products
- Art
- Music
- Clubs and classes
- Emotional support
- Community advice
- Learning braille
- Computer skills
- Assistive technology training
- Braille transcription
- Audio transcription
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