Wales Council of the Blind

Cardiff Council

Weblink: https://www.cardiff.gov.uk

Category: Public Sector


Services Provided

Cardiff Specialist Social Worker (VI)

Help to protect vulnerable visually impaired people to live more successfully within their local communities by helping them find solutions to their problems.

Cardiff Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (VRS)

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.

Cardiff Direct Payments

Direct Payments enable people assessed as requiring Social Care services to purchase their own care and support. Cardiff use Dewis CIL for their agency support for Direct Payments recipients.

Cardiff County Library Services

Council page on library services in Cardiff County.

Disabled Person with Companion Travel Card - Cardiff

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.