{"id":20748,"date":"2023-06-12T14:39:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings-new\/send\/areas-of-need\/sensory-and-or-physical\/visual-impairment\/useful-links\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:14:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:14:26","slug":"useful-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/send\/areas-of-need\/sensory-and-or-physical\/visual-impairment\/useful-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful links"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/guide\/rovic-service-supporting-children-visual-sensory-impairment\/contact-us\/\">ROVIC Service<\/a> This service is part of Devon County Council\u2019s Children\u2019s Services. They are a county-wide team supporting children and young people from birth to 18 years who have; vision, dual sensory (vision and hearing impairment) and deafblind impairment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD)<\/a>: Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) provides integrated care and treatment across physical and mental health for children, young people and their families in Devon.https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nystagmusnetwork.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nystagmus Network<\/a> &#8211; a UK-based charity that supports people with nystagmus and leads to research into the condition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albinism.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Albinism Fellowship<\/a> &#8211; a voluntary self-help, sociable and positive organisation that aims to provide information and support for people with an interest in the condition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RNIB<\/a> &#8211; Royal National Institute of Blind People is a charity that supports people with sight loss in the UK. It offers support, advice, and services for their communities, such as ticket offices, education, work, and financial help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocklington-trust.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Pocklington Trust<\/a> is a national charity which supports blind and partially sighted people with a focus on Education,\u00a0Employment\u00a0and\u00a0Engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidedogs.org.uk\/getting-support\/help-for-children-and-families\/living-independently\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidedogs<\/a> provide information and advice for those living with sight loss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsbc.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Royal Society for Blind Children<\/a> offers a range of services including emotional support and practical advice for families and children and young people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/positiveeye.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Positive Eye<\/a> offers a range of services with a unique and practical approach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victa.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VICTA<\/a> &#8211; a UK based Charity that helps to empower blind children and young people. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victaparents.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VICTA Parents<\/a> page has lots of useful information help navigate life as parents of children who have a vision impairment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usherkidsuk.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Usher Kids UK<\/a> exists to empower children and young people (aged 0-25yrs) and their families living with Usher syndrome. We provide information, support and opportunities to connect, giving every child and family the tools they need to thrive. https:\/\/www.usherkidsuk.org\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SENSE<\/a>: SENSE\u00a0helps thousands of people who are deafblind or who have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfil their potential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newlifecharity.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Newlife the charity for disabled children<\/a> Newlife was founded 30 years ago to ensure that disabled and terminally ill children get the best possible start in life and have the opportunity to fulfil theory potential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moorvision.org\/welcome\" rel=\"noopener\">MoorVision<\/a>: MoorVision is a local charity that provides support, activities and shared experiences for families of children and young people (aged 0-29) with vision impairment, including those with additional needs, across Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devonias.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">DIAS (Devon Information, Advice and Support)<\/a>: DIAS support children and young people with SEND, and their parents and carers. Their service is impartial and confidential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.look-uk.org\/about-look\/\" rel=\"noopener\">LOOK charity<\/a>: LOOK supports visually impaired young people to thrive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For support connected to specific eye conditions, please see our common eye conditions page by using the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/send\/areas-of-need\/sensory-and-or-physical\/visual-impairment\/eye-conditions\/\">Common eye conditions &#8211; Support for schools and settings (devon.gov.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":0,"parent":8149,"menu_order":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-20748","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 21:37:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2616"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20748"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29744,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20748\/revisions\/29744"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}