ABOUT

The Onwards Oyster is a service that connects a newly-blind person with both the support services available and the local community with the aim of giving them their independence back as quickly as possible. It enables the user to inform themselves and organise the support they need. This in itself empowers the person and may encourage him or her to believe it is possible to adjust to this new situation. Throughout the whole process the user is in control of which support he wishes to access and to whom he wants to listen. The Oyster is there when the newly blind wants to use it but does not pressure them into doing anything; it works at the user’s speed.