London Borough of Croydon

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Sight disabilities

Our Specialist Rehabilitation Workers provide a community-based service to Croydon residents. Our aim is to enable people to regain skills lost due to visual impairment.

Services

We offer advice and information regarding visual loss and the registration process, including:

  • specialised skills training
  • comprehensive specialist assessment
  • specialist equipment to maximise skills
  • environmental audits
  • Advice and referrals to other organisations/agencies, including obtaining literature on tape
  • Deafblind Service, for deafblind adults

A weekly advice session is offered to anyone who requires help or information relating to visual impairment. These sessions are held every Thursday between 9.30am and 12.30pm. Contact us through Social Services for Adults.

Eligibility and referral

We work with people who have been medically assessed as having a significant and permanent sight loss and are experiencing functional difficulties due to this.

You can be referred in three ways:

  • through your local hospital eye unit
  • through your local optician
  • By contacting the Social Services for Adults referral team who will take your information and pass it on to us

We will carry out an assessment of your needs and work with you to decide the best way of meeting the needs we have identified.

We try to make sure that people are protected and supported, as well as being helped to live independently in the community. This includes support for those caring for others.

Further relevant services provided by us

Staying Put helps older, disabled or other vulnerable people who need advice and assistance on carrying out minor repairs or adaptations to their homes.

Travel Services deal with applications and queries relating to: Taxicards, Blue Badges and the Freedom Pass.

Contact Details

Contact name
Croydon Staying Put
Telephone
020 8760 5505
Fax
020 8760 5580
Email
hsg-stayingput@croydon.gov.uk
Address
Housing Department
Croydon Council
13th Floor, North Side
Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon
CR9 1DH
Contact name
Social Services Complaints Manager
Telephone
020 8760 5685
Email
contact.thecouncil@croydon.gov.uk
Address
Strategy and Performance
11th Floor Taberner House
Park Lane
Croydon CR9 2BA
Contact name
Welfare Benefits Hotline
Telephone
Freephone 0800 731 5920
Contact name
Travel Services
Telephone
020 8726 7100
Email
travel.service@croydon.gov.uk
Address
Travel Services Team
Integrated Service Centre
Taberner House,
Park Lane,
Croydon, CR9 3JS
Contact name
Age Concern Croydon
Telephone
020 8680 5450
Fax
020 8288 9229
Email
acc@ageconcerncroydon.org.uk
Address
158-162 London Road
Croydon CR0 2TD
Website
www.ageconcerncroydon.org.uk
Contact name
Citizens Advice Bureau: Thornton Heath
Telephone
020 8684 2236
Fax
020 8683 5204
Address
Strand House
Zion Road
Thornton Heath
CR7 8RG
Website
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Contact name
Citizens Advice Bureau: Addington
Telephone
01689 846890
Fax
01689 845105
Minicom
01689 846927
Address
1a Overbury Crescent
New Addington
CROYDON
Surrey CR0 0LR
Website
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Contact name
Mayday Eye Unit
Telephone
020 8401 3128 or 4321
Contact name
Emergency Duty Social Worker
Telephone
020 8726 6500

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