Services and activities across Birmingham
We have pulled together a list of organisations delivering services and activities for sport, employment and social activities across Birmingham, as well as the contact information for the Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO).
- The Retinal Support Group is held at the John Lewis Community Hub.
Email: clair.pudaruth@retinauk.org.uk Mobile: 07841 481 423 - Employment services are delivered by Sense at Touchbase Pears, 750 Bristol Rd, Birmingham, B29 6NA.
Email: Zoe.Bates@sense.org.uk - Focus Birmingham delivers social and sports activities for blind and partially sighted people
Email: info@focusbirmingham.org.uk Phone: 0121 478 5222 - ECLO, Russell Stephenson, works at Birmingham Midland Eye Centre
Email: russ.stephenson@rnib.org.uk Phone: 0121 507 6737
For more support across Birmingham and the West Midlands you can contact the following agencies:
- Beacon Phone: 01902 880111
- Blind Veterans Phone: 07393 019866
- British Blind Sport Phone: 01926 424247
- Coventry Resource Centre for the Blind Phone: 0247 671 7522
- Guide Dogs Phone: 0345 143 0194
- Macular Society Phone: 0300 30 30 111
- New Outlook Phone: 0121 602 6511
- Rehabilitation Team Birmingham Phone: 0121 675 6979
- RNIB Helpline Phone: 0303 123 9999
- Sandwell Visually Impaired Phone: 0121 525 4810
- Walsall General Phone: 01922 627 683
- Warwickshire Vision Support Phone: 01926 411331
Email: enquiries@warwickshire.vision
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