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Maureen’s story: How RNIB helped her stay independent after sight loss
Maureen lost her sight very suddenly. “It was a huge shock,” she says. “It was almost overnight that I went from being a sighted person, to a blind person”.
Feeling overwhelmed, Maureen contacted the RNIB Helpline. She was put in touch with RNIB’s digital skills team, who helped her learn how technology could support her day-to-day life.
“Before I phoned the RNIB Helpline, I was completely lost,” Maureen explains. “I had no idea what I would be able to do or how to achieve that”.
With support, Maureen learned how to use technology to manage everyday tasks, such as identifying items at home or reading letters that arrived through the post. One of the biggest revelations came when she learned how to use a smart speaker to access RNIB Talking Books. “Books have always been very important to me,” she says. “Using a smart speaker to open Talking Books for me was a great step forward to being able to read again.”
Maureen adds: “The RNIB Helpline made a huge difference to me. I don’t know what I expected, but what I got, was life changing.”
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