Health Charities That specialise in Visual impairment

VISUALLY IMPAIRED BOWLING CLUB

To relieve the blind or the partially sighted, or those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity or disability which makes reading a strain, by the provision of recorded tapes or other appropriate amenities. Recording on cassette tapes a selection of news items from the local newspapers each week. Distribute copies of recording to members of the blind and partially sighted community.

The Provision of local news in audible form for the use of those who find reading difficult due to eyesight problems.

Provides small grants for visually impaired people, who are residents of South Tyneside, to contribute to or pay for specialist goods or services which will improve the quality of their lives.

Raise funds in the UK to support poor individuals and projects primarily in INDIA.To provide grants and support to alleviate hunger, poverty, hardship and preventive blindness.To raise awareness of the plight of the poor and homeless in India.

Walton Blind Society arranges social meetings, and outings for registered blind or partially sighted people of all ages living in Walton-On-Thames or Hersham. These promote the social wellbeing and inclusion of vulnerable people and help support carers by allowing them personal time.

Provides local news and topics via memory sticks to blind and partially sighted within whole St Albans district.

Sporting, Recreational & Social Activities for the Blind & Visually Impaired.

Provision of weekly audio memory sticks containing readings from local newspapers which are mailed to severely sight impaired and sight impaired listeners (members). In addition, DTN organises PC training for its members - to help the blind and visually impaired benefit from the technology.

Fully inclusive disability athletics club. Clubmark registered & affiliated to the UKA, the club offers training twice a week in Ipswich for track, field & wheelchair athletes who compete at county, regional & national level. Many athletes are part of the Special Olympics program. For 8 yrs & up .Includes young people & adults with learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities.

Sussex Coast Talking News (SCTN) provides blind and visually impaired listeners resident along the West Sussex coast with free fortnightly local news and a magazine recorded and dispatched on CD or USB sticks. We are run entirely by volunteers and operate from a studio in Rustington, West Sussex.

Provides talking newspapers to the blind and visually impared

We record, onto CDs or memory sticks, audio versions of our local newspaper The Gazette and other local interest recordings and distribute them in the surrounding district to blind or partially sighted listeners and those whose incapacity makes reading a strain. We also produce quarterly magazine recordings and are starting to produce local audio history recordings too. Run by volunteers

Based in Tamworth, Staffs, Tamworth Talking Newspaper records local news in audio form and distributes copies free of charge to people with visual impairment. It also subscribes to and distributes audio versions of a range of weekly and monthly magazines, again free of charge.

Payment of grants to beneficiaries with visual impairment, and identified as in need.

.The Walthamstow Social Centre For the Blind will hold meetings fortnightly to provide enterainment, advice and a social enviroment at a named venue. Transport will be provided where necessary to ensure inclusion of all visually impaired members within Waltham Forest. In addition the trustees will arrange outings to restaurants, theatres and other areas of interest.

Swimming, other sports & social events

Bringing local news and activities to blind and partially sighted people

Social and entertainment events for visually impaired people living in South Nottinghamshire.The group meets on the last Thursday of each month except August and December

The provision of a weekly newstape for the blind & partially sighted of the Borough

The 2000 Club provides opportunities for people with physical, learning & sensory disability, aged 18 years & upwards. The club participates in Leisure / Games & Social Activities. We meet once a month, 2nd Sundays. Indoor Bowls Session was discontinued Winter 2019/20 period. Social Day Trips are also organised throughout the year. The club are working in partnership with other organisations.

Provision of social and recreational opportunities for adults with a wide range of physical and/or sensory disabilities

The activities of the MHMT are:-(1) fund-raising to build capacity in the Miriam Hyman Children's Eye Care Centre in Bhubaneswar, India(2) to disseminate an Education Resource..

To buy items for the visually impaired within 20 miles radius of Kington

The object of the charity is to provide a weekly 90 minute memory stick (USB) of local news, information, literature, both fiction and non fiction for the blind, visually impaired and those labouring under some temporary or permanent incapacity which makes reading a strain.