John Derby House
88 - 92 Talbot Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 0GS

Tel: 0161 872 1234
Fax: 0161 848 9889
Website: www.henshaws.org.uk

Description:
Advice and information on all aspects of visual impairment.

Activities:

• Children and family services.
• Community outreach services.
• IT training and support (Merseyside Resource Centre).
• Advice, information and support.
• Visual impairment and Environmental assessments awareness training.
• Supported Community Housing at Crown Green Road in Eccles, Salford.
• Independence and vocational training for young blind and disabled people at hsbp College in Harrogate, including students who are deaf-blind and those with multiple disabilities and learning difficulties.
• Residential Care for the elderly, some of whom are deaf-blind, at the Pendleton centre in Salford and Southport Centre.
• Subsidised holidays and mini-breaks by the sea at Belmont Hotel in Llandudno.
• Community Housing in Harrogate and Newcastle.
• Arts and Crafts Centre in Knaresborough providing training and employment opportunities for 50 visually impaired people working in craft workshops alongside professional artists.
• Training and Professional Development Centre at Harrogate - provide a range of programmes for professional training, development and education.
• Patient Support Service at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital.

updated 06/09/06

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