Wales Council of the Blind

Telebefriending and telephone support services for people with sight loss

Author: Ros Levenson

Publisher: Thomas Pocklington Trust

Source: library

Description: This publication summarises the lessons learned from some services that offer telebefriending to people with sight loss; looks at the attitudes of service users, volunteers and staff towards telebefriending; describes the challenges and opportunities facing this kind of service; highlights issues relevant to commissioners and providers of services; suggests future research questions.

Date: 2011

Welsh: No

Type: Research paper