Swansea Council
Weblink: https://www.swansea.gov.uk
Category: Public Sector
Services Provided
Help to protect vulnerable
visually impaired people to live more successfully within their local communities by helping them find solutions to their problems.
A Vision
Rehabilitation Specialist (VRS) assists someone regain skills they may have lost through sight problems and helps them re-learn to do things they could previously do for themselves.
Swansea Social Services have a
Resource Centre of equipment for people with sensory loss, offering an opportunity to trial equipment for suitability before purchasing from providers.
Direct Payments enable people assessed as requiring
Social Care services to purchase their own care and support. Agency used: Compass Independent Living.
Council page on library services in Swansea.
The
Disabled Person with Companion
Travel Card enables you to travel on Wales'
bus services with a companion subject to meeting certain criteria. The concession is overseen by Transport for Wales but you must apply to your local authority in the first instance.
