PEOPLE with sight and hearing loss are being asked to help shape new support services.

The new Ayrshire and Arran Sensory Locality Plan aims to streamline services to meet a huge projected increase in the number of people living with a sensory impairment over the next two decades.

While sight or hearing loss can be present from birth, for most people it occurs later in life, and can range from a relatively low-level disability to total blindness or deafness.

Three consultation meetings will be held next month to discuss how the new services can best meet needs.

For more details, call Caitlin Howie on 0131 652 3140 or e-mail rnib scotland@rnib.org.uk