Community Groups
Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind - CHB
| The Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind is the primary service provider for blind, deafblind and vision impaired people. |
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Suburb | Central Hawke's Bay |
| City/Town | Waipukurau |
| District Health Board Area | Hawke's Bay |
| Phone | 06 858 9317 |
| Manager | Clarice Anderson (Phone: 06 8589317) |
| Website | http://www.rnzfb.org.nz/ |
| Updated: 1 Jun 2010 | |
| Community Group Types | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Health and Disability Support Groups and Contacts | Yes | Providing reference materials and support for independent living. Primary service provider for blind, deafblind and vision- impaired people. |
| Updated: 1 Jun 2010 | ||
| New members need to meet the criteria which is visual acuity not exceeding 6/24 in the better eye with corrective lenses or have serious limitations in your field of vision, not greater than 20 degrees in the widest diameter. Once a member, support is provided for independent living, safety, access to reference materials, instructions of new techniques to continue daily tasks and also to provide adaptive technology advice. |
| Updated: 1 Jun 2010 |