Navigating a home safely is essential for everyone, especially for those with sensory impairments.

Do you have adequate lighting in your home?

Ensure that you have the correct level of lighting in your home. If you need brighter lighting fluorescent bulbs are brighter and cost less to use

Are the lighting levels in your home consistent?

It is safest to have similar lighting in a room. Add lighting to dark areas and you can hang lightweight curtains or shades to reduce glare.

Is the path from your bed to the bathroom dark?

Put in a night light so that you can see where you are walking. Night lights are low energy lights which plug into a mains socket. A dusk to dawn light will switch on and off automatically

Do you have regular eye checks?

Have your eyes checked by an optician at least once a year and update your glasses. Opticians can visit you at home if you are unable to get out.

Assistive technology is available to aid those who cannot hear alarms and door bells etc.

 

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For further assessment if you are struggling due to a sight or hearing impairment:

Assistive technology- www.northamptonshire.gov.uk or on 0300 126 7000

RNIB Telephone: 0303 123 9999

Northamptonshire association for the blind - https://nab.org.uk/

Northamptonshire charity for the deaf - www.deafconnect.org.uk

Royal National Institute for Deaf People/ Action on hearing loss - https://rnid.org.uk/

 

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