Information and Support publications

Getting On: A quick reference guide to services for people with a visual impairment
This booklet explains how to get help and advice about your eyes; what to do if your sight problem cannot be corrected; help with mobility, employment and training, special equipment, money, housing and leisure; and what to do if your child has an eye problem.
Getting On 2009 - colour version (460 KB)
Getting On 2009 - black and white version (532 KB)
Getting On 2009 - Word version (116 KB)
Getting On 2009 - audio downloads

Mobile Sight Loss Information Leaflet
Our mobile Sight Loss Information vehicles are packed with the latest aids and equipment, and work in partnership with local organisations to provide free, impartial information to communities around the UK.
Mobile Sight Loss Information Pack colour version (276 KB)
Mobile Sight Loss Information Pack black and white version (484 KB)
Mobile Sight Loss Information Pack Word version (32 KB)

Registration as blind or partially sighted
Fact sheet outlining the system for getting help from social services.
Registration As Blind Or Partially Sighted colour version (45 KB)
Registration As Blind Or Partially Sighted People black and white version (44 KB)
Registration As Blind Or Partially Sighted Word version (30 KB)

Grants Service
Since our grants service only offers assistance for holiday breaks and assistive technology our Grant Tool Kit offers a guide to maximise the funding opportunities available to you, minimising the potential for rejection. The guide is available as a Word document and will soon be available as three audio downloads with a text transcript.

Grant Tool Kit (55 KB)

We also have a Community Care Factsheet for approaching the government's Social Fund for a grant.

Community Care Grant Factsheet - PDF (72 KB)
Community Care Grant Factsheet - Word version (45 KB)