Support and resources
This information is from the Southend-on-Sea Vision Impairment Team.
Organisations providing support and information
- VICTA
- Look Essex
- The Amber Trust
- Sense
- RNIB
- Blind In Business
- Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC)
- Wipe Away Those Tears
- Southend In Sight
Libraries for tactile books:
Libraries for large print books:
Useful resources
ClearVision booklets for sighted adults supporting children who are learning braille:
- Crack the Code
- A Braille Reader in the Family
Both booklets are on the ClearVision website.
RNIB `Best of Both` guides for practitioners.
RNIB also have 2 useful guides for education settings. They are available free of charge to members through RNIB Bookshare.
Contact the Vision Impairment team if you would like a copy: vias@southend.gov.uk