Richmond

Richmond Out Of Hours Emergency Number for Adult Social Care

Richmond Sensory Services

Council sensory impairment team providing support and advice for people with sight or hearing loss.

Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham TW1 3BZ

Richmond Accessible Transport

Blue Badge, Freedom Pass and Taxicard administration for Richmond residents.

Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham TW1 3BZ

Richmond and Kingston Accessible Transport (RAKAT)

Charity providing accessible minibus transport for voluntary and community groups serving older, frail and disabled residents of Richmond and Kingston.

Visually Impaired Society Of Richmond (VISOR)

Independent charity for blind and visually impaired people; drop-in centre at Sheen Lane on Wednesdays.

Sheen Lane Centre, 74 Sheen Lane, London SW14 8LP

Kingston Hospital Eye Clinic Liaison Officer

Hospital-based liaison officer offering emotional and practical support, certification advice and onward referrals to people newly diagnosed with sight loss at the Royal Eye Unit, which serves Richmond residents.

Royal Eye Unit, Kingston Hospital, Galsworthy Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7QB

Richmond Talking Newspaper Service

Free weekly audio newspaper on memory stick for blind, visually impaired and others who find handling print difficult.

Richmond Home Library Service

Free council service delivering books, large print, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs to housebound Richmond residents who cannot get to a branch library; volunteers visit every four to six weeks.

Library Headquarters, The Cottage, Little Green, Richmond TW9 1QH

Age UK Richmond upon Thames

Independent local charity supporting older residents of the borough with an advice helpline, benefits guidance, home services, and social and wellbeing centres in Twickenham, Whitton and Barnes.

The White House Community Centre, 45 The Avenue, Hampton TW12 3RN

Richmond Advice and Information on Disability (RAID)

Local disability charity offering advice and information on housing, health, benefits and debt.

Disability Action and Advice Centre, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington TW11 8HT

RUILS

Independent living charity running a try-before-you-buy scheme for assistive technology devices.

4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington TW11 8HT

Richmond Borough Mind

Leading local mental health charity providing information, advice, counselling, peer groups and crisis support to adults, young people and carers across Richmond upon Thames.

1st Floor Rear, UK House, 82 Heath Road, Twickenham TW1 4BW

Richmond Carers Centre

Local charity offering free and confidential information, advice, counselling, workshops and activities to unpaid adult and young carers living in or caring for someone in Richmond upon Thames.

Briar Road, off Twickenham Green, Twickenham TW2 6RB

Alzheimer's Society Richmond Dementia Support Service

Alzheimer's Society regional service offering one-to-one information, advice and signposting to people with dementia, their families and carers in the borough, by phone, in person or in writing.

Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston

Carers Trust network charity providing free respite breaks at home and in the community, plus a twice-monthly Caring Cafe in East Sheen for people living with dementia and their carers.

1 Beverley Court, 26 Elmtree Road, Teddington TW11 8ST

FiSH Neighbourhood Care

Volunteer-led neighbourhood care charity offering shopping, transport to appointments, befriending and practical support to older residents of Barnes, Mortlake and East Sheen.

Richmond CAB

Citizens Advice Bureau serving residents, workers and students in the borough of Richmond upon Thames.

94-102 High Street, Hampton Hill TW12 1NY

Educational Service for Sensory Impairment (ESSI)

Achieving for Children specialist teaching team supporting children and young people aged 0 to 25 with vision, hearing or multi-sensory impairment in Richmond and Kingston, working with families and schools.

The Moor Lane Centre, Moor Lane, Chessington KT9 2AA