Vista, The Royal Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Society for the Blind

Vista, The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Society for the Blind is an independent charity that provides services for blind and partially sighted people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland of whom there are nearly 6000 recipients.

Today Vista is the largest provider of services in the East Midlands area for visually impaired people run as an independent charity Vista's Community Services are one of the largest and most successful in the country.

Vista has one simple aim which is to give visually impaired people the support they need to enjoy an independent life.

Services

Vista's services include:

Advice and Information services in Hospitals
Assessment and Rehabilitation services
Befriending scheme
Day care for Older people
Guide communicators for people with dual sensory loss
Low Vision Clinic
Aids to Daily Living
Personal Care Services
Services for children, young people and families
Social and activity groups
Talking newspapers
Transport and community access services
Visual Impairment awareness training
Volunteering opportunities

References

'Light amid the Shadows' by Derek Seaton. Published by Brookside Press Ltd ISBN 0-9524267-0-6 www.vistablind.org.uk

External links

Organisations for visually impaired people in the United Kingdom

Charities	Action for Blind People Blind in Business BlindArt Bradbury Fields British Blind Sport Cardiff Institute for the Blind Fight for Sight Galloway's Society for the Blind The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Henshaws Society for Blind People Kent Association for the Blind Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People Listening Books Nalsvi National Library for the Blind Royal London Society for the Blind RNIB Blind Veterans UK SeeAbility, The Royal School for the Blind Sightsavers SITE Vista Warwickshire Vision Support

Assistive technology	Dolphin Computer Access

Leisure	Traveleyes

Media	Insight Radio

Schools and colleges	Dorton House Exhall Grange School Jordanstown Schools Joseph Clarke School Linden Lodge School New College Worcester Queen Alexandra College RNIB College, Loughborough RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning Royal Blind School Royal National College for the Blind Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)

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