It is just one of the many services that Birmingham Focus on Blindness provides to enable people to live a full life. The network comprises of a coordinator and a team of trained volunteers, many of whom are blind or have a sight disability. Callers can request information about the other services that Birmingham Focus on Blindness provide, in either Braille, large print or audio cassette. The network also offers advice and personal contact via the telephone.
Callers can also request to be included on a data-base.
This gives them the opportunity to take part in telephone conferences, a service which will allow small groups of people with similar interests to talk together on the telephone from the comfort of their own home. This leads to people meeting over the telephone on a regular basis. If a regular member of a group fails to join the conference, enquiries are made to ensure that all is well.