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Cerebral visual impairment may mean your child finds it difficult to process visual information. It may also be part of a condition which affects your child’s physical development, such as cerebral palsy, or part of a condition affecting their understanding or health.

There are things you can do to help make your home safer.

You should be able to borrow large print, braille and talking books for free from your library.

Most toddlers learn through sight, so your vision impaired toddler may have less information available to them to learn. But there are many things you can do to help them learn using all their senses to teach them about the world around them.

Your blind or partially sighted child may find it harder to see what’s going on around them. This may mean they are less motivated to communicate, so it may take your toddler a bit longer to learn to talk.

You may have concerns about health and safety when employing someone who’s disabled. You must not allow this to discriminate against a disabled employee. You may need to review your risk assessment to make sure it covers any risks. The Access to Work scheme can help you work out what changes you need to make.

The Access to Work scheme provides grants to cover the costs of specialist equipment, adaptations or support workers to help employees carry out their work, they also can support with getting to and from work.

It’s important to make sure you get all the financial help you may be entitled to. If your claim is successful, your money can be paid directly into your bank account and it will be backdated to the date of your initial application. Depending on your condition and circumstances you could be entitled to these […]

Your baby will enjoy most toys which you have or can buy at the local toy shop without you needing to buy toys specific for visually impaired children as many toys can also be adapted for your baby’s visual needs. Here are some suggestions for your baby regardless if they have any additional needs to […]