focal point uk ltd
Visual Impairment training, Low Vision services and Vision Rehab training,
consultancy, support Services and specialist equipment – over 25 years of
experience working with people who have sight loss!! How to use this website For
easier accessibility you can change the font size and choose the colour of text
and backgrounds by using the buttons on the top banner of this site. Just click
on the button of your preferred choice. Welcome to Focal Point UK if you are
vision impaired and need a support service, or run a service for vision impaired
people, we may be able to help!! Vision Impairment / Low Vision Training,
Consultancy and Support Services About Focal Point UK Focal Point UK is a
private sector company / agency providing high quality vision rehabilitation and
low vision support and services to people with sight loss and professionals from
all sectors at all levels, who work in the field of vision impairment throughout
the UK and abroad. Focal Point UK employ qualified vision impairment
professionals (Rehabilitation Workers/Officers – Visual Impairment) with many
years of experience, they are fully insured and have enhanced level DBS
clearance. Focal Point UK was formed in October 2005, is a registered limited
company. Focal Point UK provides service contracts, consultancy days and
training courses: Specialist vision rehabilitation assessments – full assessment
identifying needs and goals Locum/spot contracts providing Vision Rehab
Officers/Workers to service providers eg. Social Services Functional low vision
assessments – specialist low vision assessments, recommending low vision
aids/magnifiers Low Vision Therapy Training programmes – how to use low vision
aids/magnifiers Orientation & mobility assessments & training – including use of
mobility aids, and navigation and travel strategies Independent Living Skills
(ILS) training programmes – activities of daily living activities/tasks
Assessments & training in all aspects of communication – including use of IT /
AT equipment Assessments & training in high tech low vision devices such as
electronic video magnifies Supporting vision impaired students – undertaking
full rehab, functional low vision and mobility assessments for education
departments, further and higher education establishments (as part of the
Disability Students Allowance), and provision of training programmes to meet
individual needs. Supporting Vision Impaired people in work – employment work
place assessments and training, provision of specialist equipment. Supplying
assessments and training on behalf of the Access to Work scheme Lighting
assessments – specialist ‘vision related’ lighting needs in the home/work place
Vision awareness training packages – for all organisations, staff and
professionals Training for professionals – a wide range of sight loss related
training courses are available to meet all professional needs (see our training
brochure for further details) Consultancy – service planning, delivery and
evaluation of services, advice and support on rehab and low vision equipment
Legal case work and ‘expert witness’ reports, and legal rehab therapy
interventions Rehabilitation services contracts – locum provision to social
services on long term or spot contract Professional Support Services –
professional mentoring and supervision of rehab workers/Officers for vision
impaired people, support staff, and other professionals in any sector Provide a
wide range of magnifiers and optical and non-optical low vision aids Provision
of a wide range of specialist high-tech equipment for vision impaired people
Access consultancy and audits – provision of audits, advice and information on
design of plans and adaptations for indoor and outdoor environments. Could be
new build, or adaptations ie. under disabled facilities grant work. Focal Point
UK staff are motivated and qualified professionals who fully understand the
needs of people who are blind & partially sighted, and professionals in the
field, Focal Point UK main aim is to improve the quality and standard of
services available to d people with a visual impairment throughout the UK. At
Focal Point UK we work with all sectors – Social Care, Education (schools,
further and higher education), Employment, Voluntary, Employment, legal and
private sector organisations – working on any project or service associated with
visual impairment and with any professionals or staff, at any level. For further
information and details about all of our services, use the main menu on the top
left of this home page to navigate to the relevant page.
