Health Charities That specialise in Visual impairment

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, DUE TO THEIR DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND MEETINGS OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES WHICH ENCOURAGE THE BUILDING OF CONFIDENCE, SELF ESTEEM, NEW FRIENDSHIPS AND SUPPORT NETWORKS.

The advancement of the education of youngThe relief of persons who are blind or suffering from any opthalmic disease or disabilitySupport Research into the causes, treatment and prevention of such.Financial assistance for the relief of sickness of persons who are suffering from terminal illness.To promote, improve, develop and maintain the education and appreciation music.

Providing fortnightly local news and bi-monthly magazine recordings on USB sticks to blind and partially sighted listeners Sudbury and District and others with mobility issues;

We are a local charity for the Blind & Partially Sighted in the West Suffolk Council area. We provide weekly audio newsletters on digital memory stick, containing news extracted from local newspapers, and bi-monthly audio magazines containing interviews, short stories and articles of local interest.The service is free of charge to Listeners including the supply of digital players.

Local news read on to an audio cassette once a week for visually impaired people

Provides a weekly recorded synopsis of local news and items of general interest

Production of resources to aid the spiritual pastoral and social participation of Roman Catholics and others in the Christian life. Advice and counselling services also provided.

We provide a fortnightly memory stick to the blind & partially sighted people in Mid-Staffordshire. This is a totally free service. We also provide the equipment into which the memory sticks are inserted. The memory stick consists of news, magazine items & information useful to the visually impaired.

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF THE ELDERLY AND BLIND AND/OR DISABLED PERSONS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF MUSIC.

TO PROVIDE A SOCIAL CLUB FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS. MEETS EVERY FRIDAY.ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BAKING, FLOWER ARRANGING, GENTLE EXERCISE, SPECIAL INTEREST SPEAKERS, SOCIAL SERVICES INFORMATION GIVING AND VISITS TO PUBS AND GARDEN CENTRES.SPECIALIST TRANSPORT PROVIDED. THERE ARE COSTS FOR THIS SERVICE, E.G. SUBSCRIPTION, LUNCH, REFRESHMENTS AND TRANSPORT.

Record and Distribute weekly C.D.s of local News to about 40 blind or sight-impaired residents of the Borough of Newham.

production of cds and flash drives for blind and visually impaired people

To supply visually impaired people with a spoken copy of the local newspapers on memory sticks.

Giving of grants for the benefit of the blind and visually impaired in Radnorshire.

WTN provides listeners in Wellingborough, Rushden, Higham and surrounding villages with weekly local news and magazine on memory sticks. Qualification is inability to read ordinary news-type. Approx.120 Listeners. We also exchange magazine tapes with other TN's in our area (Npton-shire). We have recently changed from cassette tapes to memory sticks. Players are issued free of charge to members.

Provide recorded media to the blind and partially sighted- including local news.

Provides a weekly summary of items from the local weekly newspaper in a recorded digital format for the use of visually impaired listeners

Provides news paper recordings of local news for the visually impaired and blind people of the County

To provide weekly recordings of the local newspaper and other items of interest for access by blind and visually handicapped persons in the Great Yarmouth area.

W'EYES is a campaigning group for blind and visually impaired people of Walsall. At meetings we provide accessible information, education plus leisure and social activities for those visually impaired people who find it difficult to cope with their disability. We have an invited speaker at our monthly meetings and all who would like to come are welcome at our meetings.

To provide advice, support to deafblind individuals residing in Yorkshire. This includes children and adults and their families.The charity aims to promote awareness and learning in the area of deafblindness to those families living in Yorkshire.

To pay funds available to totally blind men and women in accordance with the terms of the Will

To support directly and raise funds for organisations located in South Devon and Torbay which provide services and support to people with sight loss.To support full and equal integration in society of blind and partially sighted people and to promote visual awareness in the community

Supply fortnightly recordings of local news and local features to the blind & partially sighted of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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