The enforced change that comes with a vision or hearing loss diagnosis can be emotionally challenging and even completely overwhelming. We help to provide emotional and social support to those with visual impairment through our Blindsided NZ low vision program.

This includes discussing the challenges you face so that we can come up with a plan together for how you will handle things such as employment, family life, and your home life in the future. If you are finding it difficult to move forward or picture what the future will look like, we can help you to plan for the unexpected so you feel confident and in control of your life.

As part of our low vision services, we can identify which of your needs are currently not being met and provide referrals to the appropriate organisations.  This may include referrals to other low vision services as well as mental health services or support to access skills and accessibility training.