Training
- Visual Impairment Awareness Training
- Awareness raising talks to groups
- Peer Support Training
- Eccentric Reading
Visibility offers a range of visual impairment awareness training to different organisations and individuals. We can adapt or design the training to meet your needs.
Visual Impairment Awareness Training
Many organisations are aware that they need to make their services accessible for all members of the public. With the advent of the Disability Discrimination Act, there is now a legal requirement to do so. Our visual impairment awareness course covers the wide range of eye conditions and what impact these have on individuals. We also look at issues around accessibility and good practice. The training is very interactive and we often use glasses which have been specially designed to simulate some common eye conditions to get people thinking about some of the issues.
Our training is flexible and can be developed to meet the requirements of each organisation or group.
For further information please phone 0141 332 4632 or email Training.
Training sessions are held regularly at Visibility’s offices but if demand is high it is possible to slot in an extra session. Maximum group size is 12 and cost is £55 per person including lunch.
2010 Dates include:
- Thursday 22 April 2010
- Thursday 20 May 2010
- Wednesday 30 June 2010
The programme includes:
- Myths and realities of visual impairment.
- Visual Impairment and Common Eye Conditions
- Practical Exercises with Simulation Spectacles
Lunch
- Visual Impairment in relation to the work environment
- Adapting the environment
- Accessibility
- Effective Communication
- Sighted guiding of a blind person
Awareness raising talks to groups
Many community groups enjoy our presentation on visual impairment issues. During these informal, informative talks, we cover some of the more common eye conditions, how this impacts on people and what support and aids and equipment are available to support them. We will also tell people something of the work Visibility does and a bit of its hundred year history. There is always time for a question and answer session and we bring along a range of the aids and equipment that are available to people.
For more information, please phone 0141 332 4632 or email Training.
Peer Support Training
People tell us that when they get together they learn a lot from the experiences of others. Visibility will be holding days where people can come along and learn from each other as well as pass on their knowledge of living with sight loss and services. This is a new area for Visibility however the topics covered will be influenced by the participants. Some examples could be health and beauty, transport and services in your area. For more information on times and venues of the groups, please contact 0141 572 0746 or info@visibility.org.uk.
Eccentric Reading
Visibility has developed a two-day training programme for people interested in providing this training for other people. The course covers:
- Training in eccentric reading technique
- Training materials and techniques
- Practical exercises
- Hearing from those who have completed the course
- Evaluating success
- Supporting participants
The course is run at Visibility's offices in Queens Crescent, however arrangements can be made for alternative accommodation if there is a sufficient number of participants. For further information or to discuss the situation further, please contact us on 0141 572 0745 or email David Logan.
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