Health Charities That specialise in Visual impairment

VICS is run by parents of registered blind/ vi children in Accrington, we provide a safe environment with the use of tactile/ sensory equipment all developed for children with a visual impairment.Our aim is to help develop the needs of each child to the best of the child's ability, with the use of tactile equipment, pc with magnification and speEch, workshops, crafts, sensory toys,trips out

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TALKING MAGAZINES FOR THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED. PURCHASE OF MOBILITY AIDS AND WHEELCHAIR HIRE

Current activities of the society.1. Maintaenance of the public play ground at Kaluwanchkudy Sri Lanka for the use of the children there.2. Maintenace of the huts in the school run by the members of Kaluwanchkudy Welfare Association Kaluwanchikudy branch Kaluwanchikudy Sri Lanka3. Recently we have started an eye care project based at Kauwanchkudy Base Hospital, Kauwanchikudy Sri Lanka.

Founded in 1880. In Behala, India it funds: an orphanage for 135+ boys between the ages of 4 & 15, educated & taught music; old peoples home; ENT/eye clinics.It funds in Bangladesh: Barisal - high & primary schools, boys & girls hostels, girls orphanage & a medical centre; Jobarpar - an indigenous sisterhood (CSS), oversees girls hostel & a play centre & helps in the diocesan primary school.

The guild meets monthly for social activity. We have a wide range of speakers, covering many topics i.e. a teacher who helped children to become independant, although they were blind, a very interesting talk on antiques. A different speaker comes along each month. We also have a lightcraft section, and visit places of interest, also visits to the theatre.

We provide dinghy sailing for people with every sort of disability including learning difficulties, MS, stroke, deafness, blindness. Our aim is to never turn anyone away.

To help blind and partially sighted people participate in the sport of bowls to enhance their standard of life

Social activities for over 55 years e.g. dancing, dominoes, whist, bridge, Luncheon Club, Snooker. Also facilities for other local groups e.g. Probus, Girl Guides, Scouts, Age Concern, Camcorder Club, Talking Newspaper et al

1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TO THOSE SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND RUNNING OF SCHOOLS .2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES. SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND RUNNING OF HOSPITALS.3.THE RELIEF OF THE SICK; CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR HANDICAPPED. 4.SPORTS OR GAMES WHICH PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY INVOLVING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL SKILL AMONG THOSE IN DEPRIVED AREAS OF THE WORLD.

Conduct eye camps in Asia, consult patients in remote area, distribute medicines, spectacles among patients. Organise symposium regarding preventable diseases. Carry out cataract and other operations free for blind and poor people.

We are a Consortium of 5 bowls clubs and play and use 2 greens in Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Kent. One of the clubs is for Visually Impaired bowlers. Another is a mixed bowling club where partners can participate and play together. We encourage new members to join us and can offer coaching and the loan of bowls etc. There are also a number of social activities that we arrange including holidays

To promote the relief, care and treatment of blind and partially sighted people who are treated by Kwale District Eye Centre, Kenya.

To advance the education of the public in the knowledge and appreciation of the arts and music and in particular but not exclusively the music of blind composers and blind pipe organists born in the UK through the provision of grants and in such a manner as the trustees shall in their absolute ciscretion determine.

We help visually impaired (VI) people experience the freedom and empowerment of watersports - especially coastal sailing. We bring together visually impaired sailors and would-be sailors with sighted volunteer skippers, crew and helpers. We organise sailing activities, and develop and support technology specifically designed for the visually impaired sailing community.

MSSC is a sports and social club for visually impaired people and sighted members. We run regular cycling, walking, bowls, darts, swimming, canoeing and social activities including quizzes, theatres, brewery tours and much more from our base in Colliers Wood, Merton. We try to partner with other organisations in Merton and beyond that support us through fundraising and shared activities.

The Thirtle Harvey Memorial Home holds investments and makes grants to other charities, in particular, Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind.

WATER ACTIVITIES

The Charity raises funds from subscriptions, an annual dinner and receives an annual grant from The Lord's Taverners in order to provide scholarships for promising cricketers in financial need, to support coaching programmes for young emerging players, and to support the development of blind cricket

Providing an open Forum for all people who have a disability ,sensory impairment or learning difficulty. Represent the views of these people on Statutory Authorities,Council, local Hospitals and NHS Croydon relative to ther services. Organise sub groups related to transport,sensory impairment,education,housing,direct payments,crime etc and identify key issues/concerns.

Meeting venue for over 60's, sunshine club for blind, indoor bowls, karate, line dancing.

Based in Ipswich, Suffolk Al-Tazid mainly works with the very poor and needy in Sylhet District of Bangladesh providing clean water, eye clinic, educational equipment, distribution of clothes and other basic necessities of life for the destitute. Members raise funds in the United Kingdom which enables this charity to help our beneficiaries improve their quality of life.

The support and assistance of poor persons who are aged, infirm, blind or ill.

Provide support and transport for outings to the coast or other places of interest to our members. We provide safe transport to enable our members to go out with friends to bingo halls, restaurants, theatre etc in the evening. Support and provide our members with transport for hospital and home visits.

Chatterbox, the Norwich Talking Newspaper provides weekly recordings of the Eastern Evening News. As well as the weekly news we provide relevant information and details of upcoming events plus a special Christmas edition and quarterly magazine recording. We also supply equipment to play the recordings on. This is all created by a dedicated team volunteers and has been in operation since 1979.

To relieve the blind, or partially blind, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability, which makes reading a strain, by the provision of digitally prepared memory sticks.