Independent Living Services
Vision Australia provides training and advice that helps make light work of everyday tasks.
Vision Australia assists people who are blind or have low vision to find practical solutions to enable individuals to live independently in their home, workplace or community setting.
Specialist staff advise people how to make the most of their remaining vision as well as other senses like touch, hearing and smell.
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Strategies for managing everyday tasks
Vision Australia provides strategies to manage a range of everyday tasks such as cooking, housework, personal care, accessing information, handling money and recreation activities.
We also offer training in braille - a tactile form of reading and writing.
Access advice
Our staff provide advice on how to make a home, school or work environment more 'user-friendly' and manageable for someone who is blind or vision impaired.
Orientation and mobility training
Training is offered to help clients move safely around their environment and build confidence in crossing roads, using public transport and negotiating steps and gutters.
Assistance in managing the emotional impact of vision loss
Vision Australia provides counselling for clients and their families to help them to explore their emotional responses to vision impairment and learn possible coping strategies.
Peer support activities
Peer support activities are available to encourage social contact and networking with other people who are blind or vision impaired.
Quality Living Groups
Quality Living Group programs enable clients to break the isolation and confidence barriers of vision loss.
Library information
An extensive range of accessible books, magazines and videos is available through our national library service.
Equipment advice
We provide advice on a wide range of practical equipment designed to assist people with daily living activities, education, mobility and recreation. This includes products like talking clocks and watches as well as needle threaders and medication dispensers.
Assistance with accessing benefits and other services
We can advise on the benefits and entitlements available to people who are blind or vision impaired and their carers, such as taxi subsidies and disabled parking.
Our staff can also refer clients to other areas within our organisation to assist with accessing technology, employment or community services.
Our wide range of services is provided through regional and metropolitan locations in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria, mostly free-of-charge.
Community Aged Care Packages
Vision Australia provides Community Aged Care Packages (CACPs) in Southern Metropolitan Region and the Loddon Mallee Region of Victoria.
CACPs are individually planned and coordinated packages of care tailored to help older Australians remain living independently in their own homes. They are funded by the Australian Government to provide some of the more complex care needs of older people.
The types of services that may be provided as part of the package include:
- Personal care
- Social support
- Transport to appointments
- Home help
- Meal preparation
- Gardening
To receive a CACPs package people need to be assessed as eligible by an Aged Care Assessment Team.
Contact:
Southern Metro
Kooyong CACPS
Phone: 03 8770 6899
Email: kooyongCAPS@visionaustralia.org
Loddon Mallee
Anne King
Phone: 03 5445 5700
Email: anne.king@visionaustralia.org