Visual Impairment Awareness Training

This Visual Impairment Awareness training is designed to give learners an insight into the barriers that visually impaired individuals may face and to gain a better understanding of how attendees can help to remove these barriers. This course will give staff the confidence and skills to better assist and support those living with sight loss.

Why Visual Impairment Awareness Training Matters

As people age, visual function often declines: reduced clarity, poorer contrast sensitivity, narrowed visual fields, or trouble with depth perception. In the UK, almost 80% of those affected by sight loss are aged 65 or older. Between 1.6 and 2.2 million people in this age group live with some degree of visual impairment.

This matters because vision impairment is a major risk factor for falls and injuries. Older adults with reduced vision are roughly twice as likely to fall compared to those with good vision.

Course content

• Eye conditions and their effects
• The emotional impact of sight loss
• How to assist and guide a visually impaired or blind person
• Effective communication and appropriate language
• Reasonable adjustments
• Accessible buildings and environments
• The importance of eye health
• Simulation Specs exercise
• Sighted guiding

There is a fun practical element to the course where attendees will go through scenarios and exercises using a range of visual impairment glasses.

Visual Impairment Awareness Training Assessment and Certification
Assessment will be by continuous assessment by the trainer – there is no ‘test’ paper.

A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course.

People who booked this course also booked:

• Falls Prevention Training

Both courses are half day course and if booked in the same day, we can offer a reduced rate.