Provision of Habilitation, Orientation, Mobility and Life Skills Services to Visually Impaired Children and Young People by Leicestershire County Council

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Leicestershire County Council awarded a contract to Vista for the provision of habilitation, orientation, mobility and life skills services to visually impaired children and young people up to and including 25 years of age for whom the Council has an education responsibility and who live in the county of Leicestershire.

The contract, valued at £75,000, required a quality service to enable visually impaired children and young people to acquire a range of skills appropriate to their needs, aspirations and age, maximising their opportunity to achieve outcomes including independent travel and mobility, independent living skills, social inclusion, increased emotional health, well-being and life chances, safety, competence in the use of habilitation tools for mobility and independent travel, and the ability to assess risks and anticipate difficulties in mobility and independent living.