Herts Vision Loss provides a wide range of services and equipment to support individuals with vision loss, offering access to helpful resources, advice, and specialised equipment to improve daily living.
The Sight-Line is a help/advice line for blind and partially sighted people, their families and/or carers, as well as health and other professional staff. It can give information about equipment and Herts Vision Loss services as well as signpost callers to other sources of information and help. The Sight Line operates from 10am to 1pm Monday to Thursday and the number is 01707 324680.
We service Information Points including upkeep of information trolleys, through staff and volunteers, in eye clinics in the county (Lister, QE2, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford County and Watford). We also provide information to the Harlow, Barnet and Potters Bar (Moorfields satellite) hospitals. The purpose of the service is to assist patients in eye clinics with support and information and to help eye clinic staff with activities.
These are held at various locations once every month to give: Support services to people with low vision Equipment to assist with daily living Information on benefits and concessions Information on social and educational opportunities See the latest information on the Events page.
We runs a Resource Centre in Welwyn Garden City, where there is a selection of equipment and gadgets to help visually impaired people with their daily living needs. We are open Monday to Friday. We have a range of specialist equipment on show that you can try out. Our Vision Loss Advisors are on hand to support you. Why not stop by? Call in for some company or to attend one of our events. Please ring us to book your slot on 01707 324 680.
There are a number of exhibitions per annum at various locations and the times and locations are advertised as widely as possible. See the latest information on the Events page.