Vision Rehabilitation Team

We support visually impaired veterans to maintain or regain their independence by:

• Supporting with everyday living tasks
• Specialist rehabilitation assessment
• Providing training in equipment and assistive technology
• Supplying equipment to support everyday living and more complex requirements

We work in partnership with veterans to achieve their personal goals to ensure they are living well. Whether that’s being able to stay connected with friends and family, planning and preparing a meal for themselves or enjoying an old hobby again, we are here to help.

Our Vision Rehabilitation Specialists provide expert assessments and training to ensure our veterans maintain or regain their independence and safety in everyday life. This includes:

• Low Vision Assessments, provision and training in magnification equipment including electronic magnifiers and text to speech equipment and training
• Mobility and Orientation, including sighted guide training, cane training, route planning
• Independent Living Skills to ensure veterans can carry out daily living tasks safely and independently
• Various Visual Impairment training opportunities internally and externally

Our Rehabilitation Team offer various awareness training opportunities including sighted guide and visual impairment awareness. We offer training online through Teams on subjects such as various eye conditions, and venue accessibility for visually impaired people. We attend various organised events and can offer talks to organisations on various subject in relation to sight loss.

How do I access this?

• Alliance Member referral
• Self referral
• GP referral
• Other

Family, friend, carer referral Health and Social Care Referral

Get in touch using the website referral form: https://sightscotland.org.uk/veterans/refer-to-us

Or by calling our information line: 0800 035 640

Venue / Location

Our rehabilitation team are home based and cover the whole of Scotland

When is this service available?

Our freephone information line (0800 035 6409) is open for calls from 10am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and 10am to 3pm Friday

Who is eligible for this service?

Veterans must have a visual impairment and have served in the armed forces. We can support family and carers with information and advice.