Today we went and conducted an interview with the Lincoln and Linsey Blind society. Before we arrived we didn’t know what to expect with ourselves thinking we were just interviewing one person. However, it ended up with us interviewing a group of therapists which was better than expected, while at first we were a bit flustered we did eventually get to the interview. In terms of the microphone, I decided to place the microphone in the middle of the table to pick up everyone who was in the room. Regarding asking questions me and Molly did this together so that there was less reliance on one person and it helped me to be more confident. Some of the questions that we intended to ask (below) we didn’t ask as we ‘ad-libbed’ to allow us to have a more flowing conversation. The one criticism of ourselves that I would have is that we didn’t show enough empathy and it became clear that they often didn’t work with young adults meaning certain answers couldn’t be used.
Research
The Lincoln and Linsey blind society is an organised charity that supports partially sighted and blind adults and children. They offer support to over 2300 members and as a result, have a wealth of knowledge about the effects of blindness.
Some of the services that they run are
“Our Children’s Services deliver a structured programme of activities. They are specifically designed and developed to ensure easy access and participation and to provide wide-ranging benefits for the visually impaired children and young people of our community. We organise archery, shooting, swimming, trampolining, sailing, ten pin bowling and fishing amongst other activities.”
However, the downside to the society is that they seem heavily focused on adults and not young adults and teens meaning that there may be limitations in there knowledge.
Questions that we asked
Can you briefly explain the Lincoln and Linsey Blind society and what you do
What does your children’s service entail i.e.e specific programmes
What kind of treatments do you provide for teenagers?/ are there specific treatments or do they do the same as children/aldust?
Do you find that many teenagers come forward or think its a bit ‘taboo’. ?
How many young adults do you support?
What kind of support is offered for young adults?
Do you think that there is enough support for young people in college/ sixth form/university?
What advice would you give to a young adult who has recently become impartially sighted/ blind?
Do you think that it is important for those with this disability to find support groups and others with the condition?
Whats the most common problem young people face being blind/impartially sighted?
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What is the most common disability that young people have, its it impartial sight, being blind etc.
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