Action for Blind People provides practical employment development support for visually impaired people and their employers, and support for blind and partially sighted people wishing to move home.

British Blind Sport is a registered charity and the co-ordinating body of sport for the blind and partially sighted in the UK.

British Blind Sport

A self-help group of visually impaired computer professionals and users, founded in 1969, concerned with the use of Information Technology by the blind in education.

Helping to prevent blindness and restore sight in the UK and the developing world.

Established in 1929 to initially help ease the loneliness and isolation experienced by blind people.

They provide a range of support services to deafblind adults and their carers.

GDBA provides guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and partially sighted people.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA)

A typical sentence of description might be: EQUIP -

NHS directory website

An NHS website which signposts members of the public to useful health and social care websites that have been quality-checked and has a directory of over 4200 support groups and services both national and local to the West Midlands and checked regularly.

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Solely committed to preventing unnecessary loss of sight through the condition, which is one of the most common eye disorders amongst older people but can affect any age group.

Enabling blind and partially sighted children to achieve educational and recreational goals by providing large print books, specialised computers, recreational opportunities and educational advice and guidance.

National Blind Children's Society
 

An organisation of people who are blind or partially sighted that campaign for better service provision and an enhanced quality of life for all blind and partially sighted people.

The National Federation of the Blind
 

Providing a wide range of library and information services for visually impaired people including a number of cutting edge technology projects as well as traditional activities.

National Library for the Blind

The National Association for the Education, Training and Support of Blind and Partially Sighted People which is working to enhance the opportunities for people who are visually impaired.

Opsis

Provide support and advice on special aids and training to allow those with major sight loss to make some use of their sight to help them.

A national, and international, provider of education, training and employment opportunities for people who are visually impaired.

An educational facility dedicated to exploring every avenue to improve the lives of people who are blind or partially sighted.

Sense offers a wide rang of support and services across the UK to help sensory impaired people

Provides national and local newspapers and magazines on audio tape, computer disk, e-mail and CD-ROM for visually impaired and disabled people who find reading a strain.

Talking Newspaper Association of the UK (TNAUK)

Provides full telephone installation costs and a large proportion of the line rental charge for people who are registered blind who live alone or cannot meet these costs.

Telephones for the Blind Fund