Living Well with Sight Loss courses
RNIB’s free, informal, community-based courses provide information, advice, support and practical solutions for people adjusting to sight loss and those close to them.
Find a course that works for you and sign up
If you can’t find a course that works for you, or you’re not ready to connect with a group yet, we have created films to explain some of the key subjects explored in our sessions and outline emotional and practical support available for people with sight loss.
Our first four films explore certification and services, including ECLO services and Vision Rehabilitation, which can be essential at the start of a sight loss journey.
RNIB is here to help you find the right services you need and to help you while waiting for essential help like Vision Rehabilitation, a service local authorities and other charities across the UK provide.
Living Well with Sight Loss courses provide the opportunity to meet others, share experiences, increase independence, boost confidence and get practical advice, information and resources.
Living Well with Sight Loss courses are for adults of all ages, including the friends and family members of those experiencing sight loss. The courses can take place over the phone, on video call or face-to-face and they are free. We’re also working with other sight loss charities so we can deliver more courses.
Each course includes information and advice on a variety of topics, including:
- Registration of sight impairment and understanding benefits
- Staying independent
- Daily life skills and using technology
- Eye health and available eye care services
- Wellbeing
- Leisure and opportunities to connect with others
- Signposting to other national and local organisations.
We also offer “Focus on” courses which, as the name suggests, focus on a particular topic. These include:
- Confident living: independence and confidence indoors and outdoors
- Wellbeing: living well and feeling great
- Money matters: finance and shopping
- Family and friends: dedicated support for people who have loved ones with sight loss
- Technology: knowledge and confidence using technology in everyday life
- Cost of Living
- Focus on Employment.
