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By Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind
We have identified the need to provide a training kitchen specifically designed for people who are visually impaired.
We wish to provide a specially designed training kitchen suitable for people who are visually impaired. This will include adjustable height work tops for wheel chair users and those who cannot stand for long periods, an oven at eye level, a separate hob, a sink with mixer taps to avoid scolding, a talking microwave and strategically placed lighting. Bumpons will be fitted to the electrical equipment enabling those with sight loss to locate the controls safely. Work tops and units will be colour coordinated to enable those who are visually impaired to find their way around more easily. The Society’s Rehabilitation Workers will utilise the facilities in order to teach daily living skills to people who are visually impaired, improve confidence and lead to the regaining of independence in their own home.
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Why it's a great idea:
The ability to demonstrate safe working within a kitchen environment for those with a vision impairment will increase confidence and enable then to continue to live an independent safe life in their own home. The kitchen will provide opportunities for people who are visually impaired to discover adaptions that can be made in their own homes. The kitchen will provide opportunities to demonstrate healthy cooking whilst working with a low budget due to the cost of living crisis. The society will launch an appeal for “Handy Hints” in order to publish a booklet which will help other visually impaired people.
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How will the money be spent?Total £14,938
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VolunteerThe charity was originally founded in 1877. The charitable aims of the Society are to promote the welfare of the blind and visually impaired This is achieved by providing a wide range of services including rehabilitation and sensory assessments, advice on benefits, employment and advocacy services, emotional and psychological wellbeing, computer and IT mentoring, befriending, social activities and support groups. Advice, information and other forms of support are also readily available. Services are available to visually impaired children, young people and adults and their families. For many years the society has worked closely with the City of Sunderland . It provides the rehabilitation and sensory assessment on behalf of Sunderland City Council and is ideally placed to ensure that the Visually Impaired people are offered the support they need in their daily lives. The society is the only organisation providing this range of specialist service for Visually Impaired people throughout Sunderland. The Society holds regular "living with sight loss" courses for the newly diagnosed and offers visual awareness training to employees of local businesses and companies. We aim to work with people to enable them to regain confidence in order to return back into the community. The society offers training and support in computer and accessible IT facilities. It can lead to employment which not only provides an income but also increases confidence and self-respect and it contributes greatly to a feeling of wellbeing. Visually impaired people just want to be treated the same as everyone else with the same opportunities and chances in life. However, given the support and necessary resources we know we can help build their confidence and resilience. Over 80% of our Trustees are visually impaired, one full-time member of staff and several leading volunteers are visually impaired. Our professional counselling service is delivered by a fully qualified counsellor who is visually impaired herself. This is a specialist service supporting those either newly diagnosed or living with a long-term condition. Many conditions are degenerative and require ongoing or long-term support. The Society currently enjoys a membership of over 3,000 visually impaired people. A quarterly newsletter is distributed to every member in a range of formats such as braille, large print, audio and e-mail etc.
Project Owner: Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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