Hampshire Association For The Care Of The Blind

Objectives and Activities OpenSight (Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind) is a small, independent charity that makes a difference to the lives of hundreds of people with vision impairments in Hampshire every year. Our Mission is to provide a lifetime of support to people with vision impairments of all ages. Our vision is to provide a comprehensive and accessible range of practical and emotional support across the county that meets our service users’ individual needs and wishes. During the 2024/2025 financial year, OpenSight continued to deliver a wide range of interventions to those we support. Our staff and volunteers supported service users in a variety of ways, including: Independent living advice. An equipment service. Information hubs. Information days. Social clubs and activities. Benefit support. Child, young people, and family service. Active age groups and activities. Educational talks and interactive sessions. Bus travel awareness training. Education and employment mentoring. Access to our services is open to everyone through self-referral or via referrals from sensory services, adult social care, local Eye Clinic Liaison Officers (ECLOs), and other local sight loss charities. We work closely together to ensure the referral process is straightforward, supportive, and centred on each person’s individual needs, choices, and circumstances.