Friends and Family
Friends and family - useful links
Summary: Useful links for friends and family of people with sight problems.
Parents
Parents' Place is for parents with blind or partially sighted children, or who have a sight problem themselves.
Links on this site
- About sight loss - changing the way we think about blindness
- Adapting to sight loss - information about coming to terms with a recent diagnosis
- Campaigns
- Daily life
- Learning - including RNIB schools and colleges
- Eye conditions
- Fundraising
- Talk and Support - telephone groups for people with sight loss
- Technology
- Volunteer for RNIB
- Welfare rights
- Wills and legacies
Message boards
Databases of external organisations
Other websites
- Contact a Family - national organisation that links up families with specialist support groups.
- Directgov – information for disabled people and carers
- Your family - NSPCC website for parents with young children full of real life stories.
Content author: webeditor@rnib.org.uk
Last updated: 20/11/2008 11:13
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Rachael Anne's story - Throughout her childhood, Rachael Anne moved house several times. It wasn't always easy to adjust to new schools and new places, but that didn't stop her developing talents in acting and music. She is now a trainee Family Services Officer at RNIB Birmingham. "Even when life is tough, anything is possible and you should never give up." Rachael Anne's full story
