BucksVision services are available to anyone living in the Bucks County Council and Milton Keynes areas and has a serious sight loss. This includes adults and children who are registered blind or partially sighted, and those who are not registered but have significantly impaired vision.

Rehabilitation Training

Our team of qualified and experienced Rehabilitation Officers give specialist advice and training in many areas to help visually impaired people maintain their independence. More information about BucksVision Rehabilitation Services.

Specialised Equipment

At our Aylesbury Resource Centre, we have a wide range of specialised equipment such as talking watches, clocks and kitchen equipment. We also have some of the latest computer software which magnify the image on the screen or produce audio output.

Talks & Training

We can provide talks and training sessions to all types of organisations.

Support for the Younger Visually Impaired (and their Parents)

To help with the extra stress visual impairment causes for children, younger people and their parents we have a Development Officer with specific responsibility, who runs trips and provides support.

Publications

We produce several publications that target visually impaired people such as the BucksVision Newsletter and the Insight Directory which gives answers to questions about sight loss and information on organisations at your service.

Information Bank

We can link you with many other agencies which provide helpful services for visually impaired people. For example Talking Newspapers, special schools and colleges and parent support groups. We have HSE Talking Leaflets, a Department of Health guide to receiving direct payments from your local council, basic information on eye conditions and links to other organisations' web pages online.

Campaign Issues

We support the latest and ongoing campaign issues such as Access To Taxis for Guide Dog Owners and Access to Information Campaigns.

Eye Clinics

At the busiest eye clinics in hospitals across Buckinghamshire, BucksVision volunteers are present to give advice and details on services available.

Social Activities

BucksVision has ten divisions which are run by volunteers. Each division runs its own social calendar. Some of the old favourites are craft classes and weekly or fortnightly social clubs. There are also five Bowls Clubs and a Walking Group. We also hold activities for our youngest members during school holidays.

Recording Services

Our volunteers will record internal and external information for our members on tape, cd and usb stick.

Visiting Volunteers

Our visiting volunteers visit our more isolated members often to help with specific tasks such as reading correspondance, or just to have a friendly chat.

Transport

Our volunteer drivers help blind and partially sighted people attend their local club or bring them to Information Days and other meetings at the main office in Aylesbury.