Visiting
We have trained visitors who can call upon members to give special assistance when required, and who can help with benefit forms, aids and resources. Help is always available to make sure that your living environment is safe and well equipped.
Information is available at 3, Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards on Sea. Tel: 433762/436359.
Working in partnership with the Eye Department at the Conquest Hospital and the Low Vision Clinic gives us a wider understanding of your eye problem and a better knowledge of equipment available to assist you.
Volunteers are recruited and trained and specialist help is available where needed.
User Groups
Users Group meetings are held regularly to discuss issues affecting blind and partially sighted people. Problems are aired and members are supported through the exchange of experiences, shared ideas and knowledge.
Library
A wide selection of taped literature is available and can be borrowed from
3 Upper Maze Hill
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN38 OLQ
British Wireless for the Blind
British Wireless for the Blind (Registered Charity)
Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind are local agents for this charity which enables those who are registered blind to receive, if necessary, a free radio or cassette player for their own individual use.
Hastings/Bexhill Talking Newspapers
Hastings/Bexhill Talking Newspapers (Registered Charity)
are available to all who are blind or partially sighted and active participation in events is encouraged.
RNIB Talking Book Service
RNIB Talking Book Service - (Registered Charity)
Forms for this service are available from 3 Upper Maze HIll and help with the filling in of this form is available.
Hastings Visually Handicapped Bowlers
Affiliated Club - Hastings Visually Handicapped Bowlers.
New members are welcomed and trained and meet throughout the year. It has inter-club tournaments all over the South-East, an internal club competition and has players who compete at National level.
Resource Centre
The organisation has a Resource Centre, where members can see and try the many aids and equipment available to help visually impaired people. These include talking clocks and watches, adapted games such as dominoes, scrabble, monopoly and playing cards, kitchen equipment, daily living aids, large button telephones and brailling equipment. Also available is a 20/20 Low Vision Reading System (CCTV) which enlarges the written word making any document easier to read. There is a wide range of information in large print and tape form and a selection of story tapes and large print books, which can be lent out.
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