North East Sensory Services - Moray

Previously Known As: Grampian Society for the Blind - Moray Sensory Ser

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Record Number: 1482

Address:
Elizabeth House
10 Victoria Crescent
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1RQ

Phone: 0845 2712345

Mobile (texts only): 07968 013951

For emergency help contact the Moray Council out of hours Social Work team:
Phone: 08457 565656

Email: moray@nesensoryservices.org Website: http://www.nesensoryservices.org

Services

North East Sensory Services (NESS) offers a social work and rehabilitation service to people with a serious sight / hearing loss and the Deaf community in Moray. The service is based in Elgin but fieldworkers cover the whole area.

Grampian Society for the Blind was founded in 1879 and is run by a voluntary board which includes service users. In late 2010 GSB adopted the operational name of North East Sensory Services. NESS offices are situated in Aberdeen and Elgin although the majority of the work is carried out in peoples’ own homes.

NESS has a wide range of informative leaflets available and assistance is given with claiming all relevant benefits. Several clubs and groups run throughout the area, including self help and special groups as well as social gatherings.

NESS provides specialist services for visually and hearing impaired people in Moray, offering advice and on-going support in all aspects of coping with any degree of sight loss. Special assistance can be provided in mobility, communication, daily living and low vision aids as well as more general welfare services. Services include:

Social work and rehabilitation services, mostly at home but some centre based (under contract to the local authority)
Mobility - adults and children
Social activities, including Groups and Clubs which meet throughout the area
Information
Resource centre in the Elgin office with aids and adaptations
Postal library of talking books
Facility for specialist computers/CCTVs

Within Moray, a Talking Newspaper service, Tape Lending Library and Fast Reader Service are available through the Moray District Talking Newspaper Association.
Contact: Ian McConnachie, Tel: 01343 549306

There is a Morning Call service available in Moray. Contact: Allen Michaels, Inverness, Tel: 01463 790410, Reference: Vol / Good Morning Call.

More Information

Area Covered: Moray

Opening Hours:

Mon-Fri: 10.00am-4.00pm

Cost of Service:

Free of charge

Referral: Members of the public can make contact direct or be referred through the eye clinics and audiology clinics

Scottish Charity No.: SC009537

Contacts & Addresses

Additional Addresses:

North East Sensory Services
21 John Street
Aberdeen
AB25 1BT
Phone: 0845 2712345
Mobile (texts only): 07593 102004
Minicom: 0207 490 8913 - option 09
Email: info@grampianblind.org