If you or someone you care for is visually impaired, there are local services and support available to help you live independently and confidently.
Support may include:
- Mobility: Helping people get around safely and learn regular routes.
- Communication: Developing skills to record and read information.
- Daily Living Skills: Practising everyday tasks like making a drink or snack.
We provide a specialist service for people of all ages who are visually impaired and have been assessed as eligible for support.
Further information is available on the Hartlepool Now website.
Hartlepool Blind Welfare Association
The Hartlepool Blind Welfare Association is a local charity supporting visually impaired people of all ages. They offer:
- Information and advice on living with visual impairment
- Aids and equipment to try, with some available for home loan
- Support from their centre in Avenue Road (opposite the police station), open Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm