becoming a blind guardian- support groups?

storeyshll

Hello, I am a blind grandparent whom is just about to become a guardian for my 8 month old grandchild, I was hoping someone will know of any support forums, groups that I could join
thank you in advance.

steve51

Hi @storeyshll

Welcome to our online community.

We have got some info on here that may be off help???

Here’s the link below:

https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Ffamilies%2Fdiagnosis%2Fvisual&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Ffamilies%2Fdiagnosis%2Fvisual&auth=tHCnwJdnILtr5xutG6STtA&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Blind

Please please let me know if I can help you further????

debbiedo49

Welcome 

storeyshll

Thank you so much and I am looking forward to sharing my experiences with you in the future

charlene

A warm welcome from me.

Sam_Alumni

Hi @storeyshll
There are some resources and information for blind or partially sighted parents and carers on the RNIB website that might help?

And you can download their Parenting with a visual impairment factsheet (Word 274 KB)

storeyshll

Thank you that's great