General Links and Contacts
Below is a list of web sites that cover more general information concerning visual impairment:
Albinism
Fellowship
Provides advice and support for people with an interest in albinism
and a range of appropriate information services.
Bath
and Wansdyke Society For the Blind and Partially Sighted
Local society for blind and partially sighted people of Bath and North
East Somerset. The Society sends regular newsletters in large print,
on tape and in Braille and provides various services the visually impaired.
Blindcare
An equal partnership of nine different UK based charities raising funds
through payroll giving.
Brighton
Society for the Blind
Provides a programme of welfare, education, training, recreation, counselling
and care services of such high quality as to encourage blind and visually
impaired people to develop their potential to a standard which will
fulfil their aspirations and improve their quality of life.
Cardiff
Institute for the Blind
Helping the visually impaired (meaning blind or partially sighted) community
in the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding area.
College
of Optometrists
The professional, scientific and examining body for Optometry in the
UK, that works exclusively for the public benefit.
Cornwall
Blind Association
helping visually impaired people in Cornwall.
County
Durham Society for the Blind and Partially Sighted
Offers services to visually impaired people with the aim of improving
the quality of life of this sector of the community and reducing the
sense of isolation experienced by many visually impaired people.
Derbyshire
Look Group
Aims to give help, support and advice to parents of visually impaired
children in the Derbyshire area. In addition to fortnightly meetings,
family social evenings and day trips are regularly held as well as informative
talks about sight related topics.
E-access
Bulletin
A free, independent monthly email newsletter on information technology
issues for people with visual impairment and blindness.
European
Association for the Study of Diabetic Eye Complications (EASDEC)
Group of health professionals caring for patients with diabetic eye
disease. The main purpose of the group is to organise a yearly meeting
to disseminate the results of the latest research and best medical care
of diabetic eye disease.
Eye
Cancer Network
Educational Website about the diagnosis and treatment of ocular tumors,
eye cancer and orbital diseases for patients, their families and the
health professionals who care for them.
Fight
for Sight
Raises funds for research into the prevention, treatment and cure of
eye disease and blindness at the Institute of Ophthalmology, research
arm of Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Guide
Dogs for the Blind Association
Breeding and training guide dogs, training visually impaired people
to use guide dogs, and providing other services and facilities for the
visually impaired.
Grampian
Society for the Blind
Providing services to over 2,000 severely visually impaired people in
the North East of Scotland.
Hampshire
Association for the Care of the Blind
Over 75 years service to the visually impaired people of Hampshire
Henshaws
Society for Blind People
A leading edge charity providing care and support for people of all
ages who are blind and partially sighted across northern England and
North Wales.
Joint
Committee on Mobility of Blind and Partially Sighted People (JCMBPS)
Considers how best to improve the built environment to enable visually
impaired and deafblind people to move around independently, safely and
without restriction as pedestrians outdoors and as users of public buildings,
and all modes of transport.
Keighley
and District Association for the Blind
Working on behalf of visually impaired people in Keighley, Bingley,
Skipton, Cross Hills, Silsden, Barnoldswick and the surrounding areas
for over 90 years.
Macs
(Micro & Anophthalmic Childrens Society)
We believe that we offer the most comprehensive professional support
service in the world for families with children born with one or more
of the microphthalmia range of eye anomalies.
Marfan
Association UK
Information and support about Marfan syndrome.
National
Centre for Tactile Diagrams, University of Hertfordshire
Provides tactile materials for students in further and higher eduation
and other visually impaired people for study, work or leisure purposes
.
National
Library for the Blind
Free library service for visually impaired readers who want books in
accessible formats.
Nystagmus
Network
Self help group for all those affected by the eye condition nystagmus.
Optometry
Today
Professional optometry journal, read by optometrists and dispensing
opticians.
Oxfordshire
Association for the Blind
Aims to support and enhance the lives of Oxfordshire residents who are
coping with sight loss.
Ricability
An independent research organisation that provides information for people
with disabilities and older people.
Royal
College of Ophthalmologists, London
Responsible for promoting education and training, and for setting the
standards for professional practice.
Royal
London Society for the Blind
Provides a wide range of education, training and employment for visually
impaired people of all ages.
Royal
National College for the Blind
College for people who are blind or partially sighted, based on a large
residential campus where students prepare for a wide range of nationally
recognised academic and vocational qualifications.
Royal
National Institute for the Blind
RNIB is one of the UK's biggest and most diverse charities. It provides
over 60 different services for over 2 million people with serious sight
problems throughout the country.
St
Vincent's School for Blind and Partially Sighted Children
Located in West Derby, Liverpool.
Scottish
Sensory Centre
Promotes and supports new developments and effective practices in the
education of children and young people with sensory impairments.
Sense
The national deafblind and rubella association.
Self
Direction
Part of a research project looking into the accessible provision of
Disability Awareness Training online being undertaken by the Self Direction
Community Project, a registered charity based in Cornwall.
Sensory
Disabilities Research Unit, University of Hertfordshire
Conducts research on the design and evaluation of new technologies and
technical aids for disabled and elderly people.
Sight
and Sound Technology
Supplier of technologically advanced equipment for blind and partially
sighted people.
South
Devon VIP Association
For visually impaired people living in and around Devon.
Specs
A not-for-profit organisation which provides support to a wide range
of organisations dedicated to helping people with eye conditions.
Techno-Vision
Systems Ltd
Specialists in the supply of equipment and systems for visually impaired
people, both in Britain and abroad.
UK
Audio Network
A website designed around streamed audio, offering links to other audio
content freely available on the web.
Vision
Support
The leading charity in Cheshire and North Wales providing a wide range
of services for visually impaired people.
VIsound
National registered charity which provides public service information
in audio to anyone who requests it.
Wales
Council for the Blind
The umbrella organisation for visual impairment in Wales.
Wiltshire
Blind Association
Offers practical help, support and advice to people with sight problems
living or working in Wiltshire and Swindon.
The
York Blind and Partially Sighted Society
This website is designed to assist blind and visually impaired people
living in or visiting the city of York.