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Whether you're looking for guidance for yourself, or want to know more about how to support someone with sight loss or blindness, we are here to help.

Find information here about sight loss, including advice to help with the different ways sight loss can impact on your life. You can search by topic, or if you need specific information that you can't find here, get in touch and we'll do our best to support you.

Information and Advice

How Royal Blind School pupils use BrailleNote devices for word processing and emails

How Royal Blind School pupils use BrailleNote devices for word processing and emails.

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How to create sensory story resources for pupils with visual impairment

Multi-sensory stories are a great way for people with multiple disabilities and visual impairment to learn and to interact with stories.

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How to create tactile graphics

This video shows how to create tactile graphics using a printer and a heat fusing machine. This video is for educators and Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired.

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How to iron safely

Clothing care is an important life skill that may be overlooked when people with visual impairment are growing up. In this video, a pupil with visual impairment demonstrates how to use an iron safely.

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How to make a cheese sandwich

In this video, we demonstrate how to teach a young person with visual impairment to make a toasted cheese sandwich safely.

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How to make velcro boards for braille learners

In this video, Science Teacher Anna Christal discusses how to use velcro boards to support children's learning.

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How to organise the kitchen to make cooking easier for people with visual impairment

This video demonstrates how to organise the kitchen area to enable a person with a visual impairment to easily locate items and cook a meal.

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How to sew on a button

In this video, we give advice on how a person with a visual impairment can sew a button on to a piece of cloth.

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How to use a Perkins Brailler

The Perkins brailler is an essential tool for blind and visually impaired children.

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How to use different song signifiers with the Canaan Barrie On Body sign system

This video shows how to use different song signifiers with the Canaan Barrie On Body sign system.

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How to use the JAWS Screen Reader to access Youtube

How to use the JAWS Screen Reader with Internet Explorer to access Youtube.

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How to use the JAWS Screen Reader to open a file

This video shows how to open a file using the JAWS Screen Reader.

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Customer Service Guide

There are simple ways to make a café or restaurant more enjoyable for a customer with visual impairment. Download our 'Giving Great Customer Service to Customers With Visual Impairment' guide now for some simple tips.

Download our 'Customer Service for Visual Impairment' guide