Cumbria Sight Loss Charities: 2024 Partner Organisations Survey

About this survey...

The five Cumbrian charities for people with visual impairment are working together to increase support to people experiencing or at risk of crisis.

This could be when someone is first diagnosed, or when they are experiencing a major change, such as the loss of a partner or care giver. These times can be very frightening, as people worry about how they will maintain their independence and quality of life. How well people adapt to such situations can impact their health and happiness for the rest of their life.

Our project will provide early support to help people manage the period of change, including:

1. Emotional support to help people come to terms with their new situation.
2. Practical help and advice on lighting, magnifiers, and other aids/technology.
3. Help to claim benefits/other entitlements, including signposting to other services where available.
4. Help to stay active and connected to the community, e.g., by attending social groups, activities and/or support groups, including affordable transport.
5. Volunteering and other opportunities that use people’s skills and build their sense of purpose.

We want to work with partner organisations, including the NHS, local authorities, and community groups to identify and support visually impaired people going through periods of change.

Please help us by completing this short survey to let us know if you think our project is needed – it will only take a couple of minutes and will help us enormously with our project planning and fundraising.

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* 1. Do you think there is a need for a project like this in Cumbria?

Yes

Please tell us why you answered this way:

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* 2. Thinking about the work your organisation does, do you think our project complements or overlaps the work you do?

Complements

Overlaps

Please tell us why you answered this way:

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* 3. Do you think there are ways your organisation could help make this project a success, for example by referring people with visual impairments to the project or accepting referrals of people needing additional support?

Yes

If yes, how do you think we could work together?

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* 4. Finally, we would be grateful for a brief statement of support that we can use in our funding applications:

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* 5. Please provide your name, job title, organisation and email address:

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Organisation

Job Title

Email Address