ADULTS ADJUSTING TO VISION LOSS DUE TO SUCH COMMON CONDITIONS AS GLAUCOMA, MACULAR DEGENERATION AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (AS WELL AS A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER EYE CONDITIONS) TURN TO HADLEY FOR BOTH PRACTICAL HELP AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. OUR PRACTICAL HELP COMES IN THE FORM OF SHORT TUTORIALS THAT ADDRESS THE MOST COMMON ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING THAT BECOME MORE DIFFICULT WITH DIMINISHED VISION. FROM POURING COFFEE TO USING A SMART PHONE TO READ THE MAIL, HADLEY TIPS AND TRICKS CAN BE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED AND BUILD CONFIDENCE. THESE 500+ WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE ON HADLEYHELPS.ORG AS WELL AS IN LARGE PRINT AND AUDIO FORMATS SENT TO MEMBERS' HOMES. OUR SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ADDRESSES THE STARK REALITY THAT VISION LOSS OFTEN BRINGS WITH IT INCREASED LEVELS OF ISOLATION, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. OUR SUPPORT STAFF CONNECT WITH HADLEY MEMBERS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, UNDERSTANDING WHAT COULD MOST HELP THEM COPE. THROUGH OUR PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM AND VISUAL SUPPORT GROUPS, WE CONNECT MEMBERS TO EACH OTHER AND TO HADLEY'S EXPERT HELP AS THEY LEARN TO ADAPT TO LIFE WITH THE DISABILITY OF DIMINISHED SIGHT.
