Visually Impaired Rehabilitation Services

The Hong Kong Society of the Blind (HKSB) has been providing comprehensive educational, rehabilitation, vocational training, medical and residential services to visually impaired clients in Hong Kong. Caring Companies were invited to join this Community Visit in Sham Shui Po, headquarter of the Society.

The Chief Executive of the Society, Ms Maureen Tam received all participants and briefed them the various services their Society provides. Participants were escorted to visit some of the integrated rehabilitative programmes, such as orientation and mobility skills, communication skills, home management skills etc. These training could help to develop and to enhance the independent living skills of visually impaired people, thus helping them to regain self-confidence and to develop individual potential for reintegrating into the community.

The Centralised Braille Production Centre is appointed by HK Government as the operating agency to produce all types of braille reading materials for the visually impaired in Hong Kong. After years of development since first established in 1986, the Centre is applying the latest computer technology to enhance the efficiency and quality of braille production. Participants were briefed the basic principle of braille reading by a visually impaired tutor of the centre.

Participants were arranged to visit the Health Massage and Treatment Centre operated by the Society. This Centre provides job training, placement and employment opportunities for visually impaired. Through this Centre, HKSB could promote the potential and ability of visually impaired people to the public.

Besides serving the visually impaired, the Society also provides comprehensive ophthalmological and optometrical services to the general public, through early detection and treatment of eye diseases to conduct public education. Optometrists introduced the facilities and functions of u0022Vision Screening Busu0022 to further illustrate HKSB’s mission in preventing blindness. Through visiting the General Eye and Low Vision Centre and the Vision Screening Bus, participants learnt more about the medical facilities of the Society. Business partnership opportunities were discussed during the visitation.

During the visitation, participants showed interest in the services, and they raised questions actively. Participants from Caring Companies took the chance to explore collaboration among business and social service sector. This could definitely help the visually impaired to develop their potential as well as to make contribution to the community.

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The Chief Executive of the Society, Ms Maureen Tam, received all participants and briefed them the various services provided by the Society.

Participants were briefed the basic principle of braille reading by a visually impaired tutor of the Centralised Braille Production Centre.

Mr Joseph Cho, Director (Research u0026amp; Development), introduced the Vision Screening Bus to the participants.