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'Living With Sight Loss' confidence building course
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB NI)
This is a free event
If you've been diagnosed with a condition affecting your sight, this six week course could provide the practical and emotional support you need to face the future with confidence.
As well as providing an opportunity for people with sight loss to meet and connect with each other, family and friends are also invited to attend and participate.
The course will run on Tuesdays over six weeks (Tuesday 25 September to Tuesday 30 October) and comprises of a combination of sessions about what help and support is available and how it can be accessed.
A range of different themes are covered including: mobility and daily living, emotional support and wellbeing, assistive technology, eye health, peer support and leisure time.
This course is being run through the cross-border 'Need to Talk' project in Crowne Plaze Hotel, Dundalk.
Tea/coffee/scones served on arrival, and soup and sandwich lunch provided.
Visit rnib.org.uk/needtotalk to find out more about other services available such as one to one counselling and our online confidence building course.
Sector:
- Advice services
- Carers
- Community development
- Disability
- Health and wellbeing
- Men
- Older people
- Women
- Young people
Date and Time
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Location
Crowne Plaze Hotel
Inner Relief Road
Dundalk
A91 EF88
Ireland
Contact Details
To register interest please contact Richard Craig (RNIB Confidence Building Coordinator)
This programme is being delivered through the ‘Need to Talk’ project, supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
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