Sight loss course set to Zoom into Louth homes

SIGHT loss charity Fighting Blindness is adapting their popular face to face confidence building course for visually impaired people living in Louth.

To meet Covid-19 social distancing guidelines, the five week course, Living with Sight Loss, will be delivered online through Zoom this June.

The free course will begin on Tuesday, June 16 and run every Tuesday and Thursday from 2pm to 3.30pm. The course will finish Tuesday, July 16.

According to the most recent statistics, there are over 1,632 people in Louth who are living with vision impairment or blindness.

Living with Sight Loss is designed to increase the confidence and independence of people who are living with any form of sight loss. The informal course will provide information and practical advice on a range of essential everyday topics such as getting out and about, information about welfare rights, and how technology can make life that bit easier.

Eric Beggs, attendee at a previous Living with Sight Loss course in Dundalk said: ‘It was a brilliant course and I really did learn a lot. It was practical and useful. I would 110% recommend this to other people living with sight loss and their families.’

Places are limited and must be booked in advance by contacting Fighting Blindness on 01 674 6496 or needtotalk@ fightingblindness.ie.