Sight loss service to visit

A PIONEERING mobile service packed with all the latest aids, equipment and specialist advice for blind people is coming to Oldham.

Oldham Physical and Sensory Disability Team has invited the Sight Loss Information Service, run by national charity Action for Blind People, to visit the borough next week.

Staffed by a friendly and knowledgeable team, the mobile carries the latest technology and gadgets to improve daily life — from vibrating bank note detectors to talking microwaves and tin lids — and offers impartial, practical advice and support.

Rob Harris, from Action for Blind People’s Sight Loss Information Service, said” “Everybody is welcome to come along to visit us on the mobile. Whether you are visually impaired or know somebody who may be having problems with their sight, please pay us a visit and pick up information or ask us questions.

“Visitors can try out a wide range of daily living aids or the latest computer and magnification technology.”

The mobile will be in Albion Street tomorrow and at Royton Shopping Precinct on Thursday, both days between 10am and 4pm.