Vision aids, equipment and resources

There is a large amount of equipment that can be useful for people with sight loss. We can assess your equipment needs, provide equipment for people in need of our resources, or help you to find the right supplier.

We can also give advice and information about using low vision aids effectively. For more information, contact the sensory enablement service.

Royal Greenwich library services

Royal Borough of Greenwich libraries have a selection of books on cassette and CD, as well as large print books. Our home library service is able to deliver books to people who cannot travel to their nearest library without assistance.

Greenwich Talking Newspaper

The Greenwich Talking newspaper, part of the Talking Newspaper Federation, is a digest of news reports and letters taken from local newspapers in Royal Greenwich. It is free of charge and comes once a week as a 90-minute cassette tape.

RNIB big print and Talking Books

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) offers a wide range of reading and books services. It also has Talking Books, a library of professionally recorded audio books that can be delivered to your door.

We can pay the subscription for people who are on our register of blind and partially sighted people.

Training and study

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) offers adult learning resources to help you with training and study.