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Sealladh

Visibility’s Sealladh project is for ex-service men and women who have acquired a brain injury, brain injury may have been caused by:

• Road traffic accident
• Fall
• Poisoning
• Viral infection
• Stroke
• Brain surgery
• Brain tumour

Research suggests there is a common link between sight loss and head injury.  Often people that have acquired a brain injury may not be aware that their sight could have been affected, or perhaps they are aware of the visual loss but require professional support to understand their visual changes. It is estimated that between 30% - 40 % of people who have acquired a brain injury will have an undiagnosed or diagnosed neurological sight difficulties. People who experience neurological sight difficulties often present with the following behaviours:

• inability to see one side of their surroundings
• bumping into objects or people on one side
• difficulty locating objects which seem obvious to others
ignoring food on one side of a plate or shaving only one side of the face
• seeing double or objects appearing to be hazy or blurred
• difficulty moving through crowded areas
• suffering from increased glare sensitivity or difficulty making out detail in dimly lit situations
• changes in reading ability
• getting lost in familiar environments
• difficulty in recognising objects or faces

Sealladh has been funded by the Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded and initially, and covers the West of Scotland. 

Sealladh uses pioneering Neuro Vision Technology developed in Australia to assess the person’s visual abilities using a non-invasive training package. Once Visibility has carried out an initial assessment, Visibility will work with the person to develop a training rehabilitation programme.  The programme will train the service user to use systematic static scanning techniques.  These techniques can be used in the home and can lead on to further development of communication skills, independent living skills as well as indoor and outdoor mobility.  The technique enables people to scan regularly to avoid daily collisions; it eliminates the dangers of crossing the road and unsystematic visual searching.

This innovative and creative service is a unique opportunity for ex- service people to access a service that will support them to achieve their desired level of independence.

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