Shire View Centre offers information and advice and  

• helps people to maintain skills and develop new ones
• promote awareness of the needs of blind and partially sighted people
• provide opportunities for support and companionship
• being accessible for blind and partially sighted people
• promote social and leisure activities

For more information please contact: Shire View, 72 Headingley Lane, Leeds LS6 2DJ
Tel: 214 4544 Fax: 214 4543

This information is also available in other formats including: large print, braille, tape and computer disk.

There are many facilities here, including:

• a display of aids to daily living
• a Braille library
• craft rooms
• a training kitchen
• assistance with low vision aids eg magnifiers
• a reading service
• an information room
• a computer room
• a café

There’s also a crèche available:

Who can come?
The centre is open to anyone in the Leeds area who wants to know about the services provided.

There are other agencies at the centre including:

• The guide dogs for the blind association
• Leeds talking newspaper
• Leeds City Council’s Braille and large print unit
• Association of blind Asians
• North regional association for the blind
• Royal mational institute for the blind

At the centre you can:

• learn to develop communication skills and use new technology
• get information about local and national groups
• develop leisure and social pursuits - choose from a range of activities
• join support groups and meet other people
• get support with advocacy, welfare or housing problems

The centre is a joint project run by Leeds City Council's Social Services Department and the guide dogs for the blind association.