The Listening Ear

Our Listening Ear project supports blind and vision impaired people across Scotland through information, advice and wellbeing support. Although based in Glasgow, Visibility Scotland hosts a busy bi-monthly meeting in the United Reformed Church at 35 West Princes Street in Helensburgh on the second Wednesday of every second month. This friendly peer support group is very well attended and has occasional speakers from the Sensory Impairment team, Assistive technology experts, local carers organisations etc. This has the benefit of keeping the (mainly) elderly attendees up to date with solutions which help them thrive despite their visual disability. This wards against isolation and loneliness and allows people to exchange hints and tips in a warm, safe space over a cuppa. Visibility Scotland are experts in the field of improving the lives of people with sight loss since 1859. We have had a presence in Helensburgh for over 10 years. Both staff members who attend and facilitate the meetings have lived experience of sight loss themselves, providing empathy and insight into the concerns of this vulnerable community.

Who Benefits

Blind and vision impaired people in the Helensburgh area, mainly elderly, who attend the bi-monthly peer support group