Sight Loss and Deaf Awareness Training
Visualise provides sight loss and deaf awareness training, plus disability awareness eLearning, for employers, eyecare and healthcare teams, schools, colleges and universities. Courses are available as eLearning or as face-to-face visual impairment awareness training at a venue of your choice.
Each eLearning course takes about an hour and gives a certificate of completion that you can use as evidence of CPD. Our eLearning courses can also be supplied together as a bundle, as SCORM files for your organisation’s Learning Management System (LMS). Contact us for a quotation.
This course gives you the knowledge and skills to support people living with sight loss and low vision. It takes about an hour. £30 per learner. SCORM and bulk licensing are quoted at the time of enquiry.
Our in-house Visual Impairment Training can be tailored to your organisation’s needs and delivered at a venue of your choice. Interactive sessions give staff a hands-on approach, using simulation exercises to build understanding. £895 for a half-day session for up to 20 people.
Our online Disability Awareness Training course gives you and your staff the understanding and confidence to work well with disabled colleagues and clients. It takes about an hour. £30 per learner. SCORM and bulk licensing are quoted at the time of enquiry.
Created by award-winning deaf writer and blogger Philip Hilton, our Deaf and Hearing Loss Awareness eLearning course covers the communication needs and challenges of people who are deaf or have hearing loss. This entertaining and informative course is designed for whole staff teams and includes British Sign Language (BSL). It takes about an hour. £30 per learner. SCORM and bulk licensing are quoted at the time of enquiry.
The Sight Loss Champion eLearning course is designed for eyecare and healthcare staff, both clinical and non-clinical, who work with patients living with sight loss. It gives you the skills and knowledge to support patients through their sight loss journey. It takes about an hour. £30 per learner.
Who Is Sight Loss and Deaf Awareness Training For?
Sight loss and deaf awareness training is for anyone whose work brings them into contact with people, whether colleagues, customers, patients, passengers, tenants or guests. We have trained customer service teams, train and bus staff, hotel and hospitality workers, care home staff, housing association teams, receptionists, retail staff, teachers and lecturers, NHS and eyecare teams, line managers, HR and equality leads, and whole organisations from the front desk to the boardroom.
You do not need any prior knowledge. The courses assume nothing and build confidence step by step, so that the next time someone discloses sight loss or hearing loss, or walks in with a guide dog or a hearing aid, your staff know what to do and what to say.
Face to Face or eLearning: Which Suits Your Team?
Choose eLearning when you want every member of staff to complete the same course at their own pace, with a certificate at the end. Each course takes about an hour, costs £30 per learner, and can be supplied as a SCORM file for your own learning management system, on its own or as a bundle with our other courses.
Choose face-to-face training when you want a trainer with lived experience in the room, hands-on simulation exercises and time for your team’s own questions. A half-day session for up to 20 people costs £895, delivered at a venue of your choice anywhere in the UK.
Many organisations use both: eLearning for everyone, and a face-to-face session for the managers and front-line staff who deal with the public every day. If you are not sure which fits, tell us about your team and we will recommend the right mix.
Why Choose Visualise for Sight Loss and Deaf Awareness Training?
- Trainers with lived experience: Our courses are led by professionals, many of whom have lived experience of the disabilities they teach about, offering first-hand knowledge and practical insights.
- Practical content: Courses cover topics such as communication, guiding, appropriate language, the Equality Act 2010 and reasonable adjustments.
- Learner feedback: You can read what learners have said about each course on its course page.
If an employee needs practical support at work, Visualise also carries out visual impairment workplace assessments and hearing loss workplace assessments. You can also find guides, useful links and free tools in our sight loss and hearing loss resources.
For questions about training, email info@visualisetrainingandconsultancy.co.uk or call 07472 305 268.
Last reviewed November 2026