RNIB Taster session: Accessing eye care

RNIB's Health and Social Care Training team will deliver a taster session for our Visual Awareness and Learning Disability training. We will highlight top tips when supporting individuals with learning disabilities to access eye care. Links to useful resources will be shared. This session is suitable for any professionals who are supporting individuals with learning disabilities to access eye care.

Contact the team at HSCTrainingTeam@rnib.org.uk if you have any accessibility requirements.

If this date is not suitable or you would like to find out about other sessions we deliver, please visit this webpage for more information: RNIB Health and Social Care Skills training calendar.

About your trainer:

Linzi Sansum, UK Training and Development Officer

Linzi has worked with the RNIB Health and Social Care Training team since 2013 and develops and delivers training to health and social care professionals supporting adults with sight loss and complex needs, specifically sight loss and learning disability, dementia, stroke and autism.

Linzi works in partnership with many organisations to create bespoke training tailored to their staff needs and has also been involved in developing webinars, e-learning and podcasts.

Passionate about making a difference to the lives of people living with sight loss and complex needs, Linzi works alongside professionals to support and upskill their sight loss knowledge and is looking forward to meeting you at the training.

Qualifications:

BSc (Hons) Optometry – Glasgow Caledonian University

Diploma of Higher Education – Ophthalmic Dispensing (Distinction) – Glasgow Caledonian University.