Sensory - Sight Loss Event

Description

Come and join us at Library@theLightbox on Thursday 3 October for the Sensory Sight Loss day including celebrating 200 years of Braille. We will have stalls from 10am to 1pm including: A NHS Eye Care Liaison Officer from Barnsley Hospital, their team provide emotional and practical support to people with a visual impairment, family, friends and professionals. There will be a Senior Rehabilitation Officer to talk to from the Sensory Impairment Service about adaptions in people's homes and Local Charities Focus4Vision and Barnsley blind and partially sighted association to talk to you about support and social activities. RNIB information will be available including Lego Braille to try and more games. Also we have a Sensory Story time at 11am for 0-5 year olds drop in session and a Sensory play at 1.30pm-2.30pm, which is bookable on Library Events page.