Re-thinking rehabilitation

Guide Dogs has launched a vision to bring significant improvements in the support offered to people who lose their sight.

Working with the Rehabilitation Project Group (RPG), Guide Dogs has drawn upon months of extensive research and a nationwide consultation to produce the report - ?Independence and well-being in sight: Investing in the potential of blind and partially sighted adults in England?.

The report outlines how overcoming the psychological impact of sight loss and the associated social isolation are major factors in improving blind and partially sighted people?s self-confidence, independent functioning and quality of life.

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What are Rehabilitation Services?

Rehabilitation training is designed to introduce and maintain a level of independent functioning by enabling blind and partially-sighted people to develop the skills they need to meet their needs, abilities and aspirations.

Appropriately trained rehabilitation workers play a crucial role in enabling blind and partially-sighted people to deal safely and independently with all aspects of their daily lives – from carrying out routine tasks in the home such as cooking a meal for themselves or their family to making their way to the bus stop on their journey to work.  This may involve learning how to use special devices as well as developing coping strategies for those situations where no piece of equipment can make up for the loss of their sight.

 


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