{"id":869,"date":"2022-10-24T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T13:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/?page_id=869"},"modified":"2023-06-29T15:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:31:53","slug":"loss-of-vision-and-blindness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/illness-and-disability\/loss-of-vision-and-blindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Loss of Vision and Blindness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"869\" class=\"elementor elementor-869\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eae85e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eae85e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-625bae3\" data-id=\"625bae3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3105f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec3105f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c63f7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c63f7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56c9eaa\" data-id=\"56c9eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f03686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f03686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Loss of Vision and Blindness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-298ce05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"298ce05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fa88cb\" data-id=\"5fa88cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1483f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e1483f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4babae95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4babae95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c3c06c1\" data-id=\"5c3c06c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf138a0\" data-id=\"2cf138a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77dd0c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77dd0c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facts about Sight Loss<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d08b66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d08b66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Every 6 minutes someone is informed they\u2019re going blind<\/li><li>250 people in the UK start to lose their sight every day<\/li><li>There are 2 million people in the UK living with sight loss, set to rise to 4 million by 2040<\/li><li>28% adults don\u2019t have an eye test every 2 years<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6471badc\" data-id=\"6471badc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4808f2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4808f2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6d26f1\" data-id=\"a6d26f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96dea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e96dea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cc7fd4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cc7fd4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60277823\" data-id=\"60277823\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3566f402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3566f402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facts about Mental Health<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20615fc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20615fc5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d0a8f34\" data-id=\"3d0a8f34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5f7f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e5f7f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take it One Day at a Time<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f35e822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f35e822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Making a note of your daily mood, or several times a day, can help you track how you&#8217;re feeling. Taking notice in this way can help you spot the early warning signs, and may help you to find strategies for alleviating negative feelings or situations.<\/p><p>There are lots of apps online, as well as pretty and stylish paper mood diaries, or you can create your own or print a free template.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14b4fef1\" data-id=\"14b4fef1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7481627 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7481627\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take Time to Heal Emotionally<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7692d047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7692d047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After receiving a diagnosis and experiencing major vision loss, you can enter a grieving process. Give yourself the time and space to feel the denial, anger, sadness, bargaining and acceptance. See our page on wellbeing for tips, and practice mindfulness or meditation if you find that helpful to accept your emotions rather than trying to change or fix them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54f0326\" data-id=\"54f0326\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7b15c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f7b15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assemble Your A-Team<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d3977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80d3977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find the professionals that will support you on a regular basis. This could include your optometrist or ophthalmologist, counsellor, peer support group, emotional and practical support from friends and family, neighbours or charities. It could also include a faith group, or classes such as braille, orientation and mobility.<\/p><p>These people will become Team You. It is important to build a support network to help you navigate the transition and ensure you that you don&#8217;t have to go through blindness or sight loss alone.<\/p><p>Losing your vision can involve making a lot of changes to your life, which can be overwhelming and stressful. See our pages on Stress, Mental Health and Wellbeing for tips on how to relax, and strageties for improving your mental and emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da15ccd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da15ccd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b8392d3\" data-id=\"6b8392d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fef5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fef5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find Ways to Maintain Your Independence<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2956e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2956e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Make adjustments to your life and the way you do things to make it easier for you to do them independently. This may include:<\/p><p>Repairing trip hazards such as broken paths or loose carpets<br \/>Installing an entry phone system so you can find who out who is at the door before answering<br \/>Increasing the amount of light around front and backdoors, and inside the home<br \/>Changing the colour scheme in your home so you can tell the difference between rooms<br \/>Non-slip flooring in bathroom and kitchen<br \/>Making sure you have a continuous handrail on either side of the staircase to hold on to<br \/>You can contact your local council social services department and ask them to arrange for a social worker to assess your needs. You may qualify for a Disabled Facilities Grant to help you pay for any home adaptations.<\/p><p>There are also home improvement agencies which can help you decide what changes you may benefit from, help to arrange for money to pay for work and then organise the work. Your local council social services department should be able to let you know if there is a home improvement agency in your area.<\/p><p>Make the most of your leisure time by continuing with your hobbies and interests, or beginning new ones. There are often services or support to help you. RNIB has lots of information on the different sorts of leisure activities you can enjoy and how to get started.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9672d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9672d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a id=\"b1_3_h\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/information-everyday-living-home-and-leisure\/leisure-activities-and-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RNIB: Leisure Activities and Sports<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ed856c\" data-id=\"8ed856c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b04a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b04a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Appy<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d725eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d725eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are loads of apps on the market to support people who are blind or partially sighted. Ask your optometrist or peer support group if they can reccomend any. For starters:<\/p><ul><li>AccessNote (iOS and Android) \u2013 easy note taking aid that works in collaboration with VoiceOver\/Talkback<\/li><li>Dragon Dictation (iOS and Android) \u2013 dictate messages including text, email, copy-and-paste and social media<\/li><li>KNFB Reader (iOS) \u2013 text to speech reader, which can also read aloud hardcopy text such as menus and magazines<\/li><li>ViA (iOS) \u2013 app by the Braille Insitute identifying apps that are useful for people with sight loss<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8502a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8502a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06647bf\" data-id=\"06647bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4a8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc4a8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21db10ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21db10ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-552e5cb9\" data-id=\"552e5cb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2a28ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a2a28ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sight loss in the workplace<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33aa13c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33aa13c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-313ffe84\" data-id=\"313ffe84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd88997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fd88997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><p>If you are finding that sight loss is making your job difficult, you may find it helpful to receive some help or adjustments.<\/p><p>Make a note of all the tasks required in your job role and whether you are able to do them under current conditions, or if not whether you could with reasonable adjustments.<\/p><p>Discuss your situation with your employer, and ask for a workplace assessment from OH if you think it would be helpful for any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act. During the discussion you could cover:<\/p><ul><li>Aspects of your work you can do well and enjoy<\/li><li>Areas of your job role you find difficult and any ideas of how to make it easier<\/li><li>Any adjustments you\u2019d like to be considered<\/li><\/ul><p>Reasonable adjustments that your employer might make could include:<\/p><ul><li>Supplying specialist or modified equipment, including technology such as text to voice readers and headphones, large screen monitors or magnifying software<\/li><li>Adjustments to your workplace such as handrails or lighting<\/li><li>Providing training or retraining in your current role or another role<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f0e0e\" data-id=\"13f0e0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba2adb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ba2adb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to Know if your Colleague is Partially Sighted or Blind<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67934e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67934e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"mh_c_l\"><li>Learn about sight loss, so they don\u2019t have to spend extra energy educating you as well managing their condition<\/li><li>Ask your colleague what support they need to do their job, don\u2019t assume you know what they can and can\u2019t do<\/li><li>Ask your colleague how they prefer written documents, for example they may prefer emails or digital documents so they can access text readers, or they may prefer large print hard-copies. Make sure your colleague receives documents and paperwork ahead of meetings.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e7150bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e7150bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3722ef35\" data-id=\"3722ef35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29758df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29758df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Useful links<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69fa5a5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69fa5a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-603a43c9\" data-id=\"603a43c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afef86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afef86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/ake%20sure%20your%20colleague%20receives%20documents%20and%20paperwork%20ahead%20of%20meetings.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal National Institute of Blind People<\/a><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/our-services\/living-with-sight-loss-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RNIB: Sight Loss Courses<\/a><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/information-everyday-living-work-and-employment\/staying-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RNIB: Staying in Work<\/a><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totaljobs.com\/insidejob\/5-ways-you-can-support-a-colleague-who-is-blind-or-partially-sighted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RNIB: 5 Ways you can support a colleague who is blind or partially sighted<\/a><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scope.org.uk\/support\/families\/diagnosis\/visual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scope<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bdc6dc5\" data-id=\"5bdc6dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61424000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61424000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fightforsight.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fight for Sight &#8211; The Eye Research Charity<\/a><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abilitynet.org.uk\/news-blogs\/top-ten-apps-visually-impaired-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AbilityNet: Top Ten Apps for Visually Impaired Students<\/a><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guidedogs.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide Dogs &#8211; Mobility and freedom to blind and partially sighted people<\/a><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"row half-gap-bottom\"><a id=\"b_i_h9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.listening-books.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listening Books &#8211; Audiobooks for people who cannot read due to illness or impairment<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a8c1b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a8c1b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d05b348\" data-id=\"d05b348\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdfa5be elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-back-to-top\" data-id=\"cdfa5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-back-to-top.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-back-to-top-container ekit-btt icon_only\" data-settings=\"{&quot;offset_top&quot;:0,&quot;show_after&quot;:null,&quot;show_scroll&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;icon_only&quot;,&quot;foreground&quot;:null,&quot;background&quot;:null}\"> \n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ekit-btt__button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loss of Vision and Blindness Facts about Sight Loss Every 6 minutes someone is informed they\u2019re going blind 250 people in the UK start to lose their sight every day There are 2 million people in the UK living with sight loss, set to rise to 4 million by 2040 28% adults don\u2019t have an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":776,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"iawp_total_views":8,"footnotes":""},"folder":[19],"class_list":["post-869","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1795,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/869\/revisions\/1795"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwb.heales.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}