Speak Up Skills: Strategies for Independence, Advocacy, and Conversation for Blind and Low Vision Adults (online)
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Oct 21
When: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays (October-December) from 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
October 7 and 21, November 4 and 18, and December 2 and 16
RSVP: Speak Up RSVP Link or Email sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org
Speak Up Skills is a six-week, peer-led support group designed for people adjusting to vision loss. Are you struggling to adapt to changes in your vision? Do you feel alone in navigating daily life with impaired vision? This group offers a supportive space to share experiences, insights, and strategies for living independently with changing vision.
Following a cycle of topics from Hannah Fairbairn’s When You Can’t Believe Your Eyes: Vision Loss and Personal Recovery, we’ll practice communication skills such as self-advocacy, boundary setting, and speaking up in medical settings, social events, and at home. Sessions include discussion, peer sharing, and role-plays.
Reading the book is not required, but it is available on BARD (DBC11619) for those who want to explore more deeply. Space is limited; priority will be given to new participants, though returning students are always welcome.