Health Charities That specialise in Visual impairment

The Society offers a Social Centre, Home Visiting Scheme, Shopping Escort Service, Luncheon Club, Telephone Befriending Service, Equipment and Information Home Visiting Service, and Outings.

Wakefield and District Society for Deaf People specialises in providing community support, engagement and equipment for service users who are deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing. We also provide other services such as sign language training and deaf awareness.

The charity promotes the welfare and health support of visually impaired people, deaf blind, people with hearing loss, mental health, dementia and general disabilities, and their carers

We provide help to blind and partially sighted people in East Sussex

Provides a range of services, support and social activities for visually impaired people living throughout Huntingdonshire including information and advice, assistance with completing benefits applications and an equipment centre.

The objectives of the Foundation are to attract donations with which to pay out grants for the relief of people who are blind or visually impaired, the relief of their families and carers, the advancement of education of them, the advancement of scientific knowledge of the causes and treatment of blindness. The Charity has yet to attract substantial funding to enable it to realise its objectives.

Activities/Services we provide-Advocacy support-Advice and information on benefits and welfare rights-Training -Assist with hospital appointments-Signposting-Form filling-Trips and outings-Health and wellbeing sessions-Reading groups -Luncheon club-Outreach work/Awareness raising -Accessible Information provision-My Guide

A Day Centre & attendant services for the elderly of St Neots & District under Cambridgeshire Social Services; a Luncheon Club for retired persons falling outside Social Services parameters; Studio facilities for the local Talking Newspaper For the Blind; premises for low cost rent to other charities & non-profitmaking organisations; welfare relief for those who cannot obtain help elsewhere.

Metro provides people with a vision impairment in the Greater London area with a range of sporting and social activities and opportunities, giving them the means to mix with sighted people with a view to improving understanding of the needs of people with sight, and to provide, where possible, some form of financial assistance to its members to enable them to participate fully in sporting events.

Wellbeing and emotional support, independent living aids and magnification equipment, grants, information advice and guidance, activities and services to sight impaired people in Hampshire.

Sight Support Ryedale is a charity based in Malton. We aim to support and positively affect the lives of visually impaired adults, over the age of 25 , in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire. We do this by providing specially-tailored activities and support to reduce social isolation, to ensure members feel included in their community and to offer opportunities for friendship and peer support.

The provision of sporting and recreational facilities for the blind and partially-sighted

The aims of the Guild are to meet the spiritual, physical and sensory needs of people who are blind, deaf/blind or visually impaired and physically disabled people by focussing on the following areas: supporting the Guild Branches, promoting retreats, pilgrimages and holidays of varied interests and developing services where appropriate.

We provide support to people living with sight loss across the Wakefield District. We do this through a variety of practical and wider wellbeing services, including home visits, Demonstration and Advice events, and a programme of community outreach designed to bring people together for friendship and support. We work closely with colleagues at Wakefield Council and a variety of other partners.

Advancing the education and life opportunities of young people with profound, severe and complex needs and additional difficulties arising from physical disabilities, sensory impairments or Autistic Spectrum Disorder by assisting in the provision of activities, equipment and facilities within the area of Thanet, Kent.

Early help-long term support for blind and partially sighted community of Herefordshire that can help the public living with sight loss.We offer a home visiting service where a volunteer offers simple practical help to a visually impaired person.A hospital information service at Hereford Eye Unit (County Hospital)Rehab and Mobility Service contract with Herefordshire Council.

The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust uses funds raised to give grants to support disabled tennis. Individuals, groups, special schools, disability programmes and tennis clubs may apply for financial help for specialist equipment such as tennis wheelchairs, special sound balls for visually impaired tennis, general tennis equipment, court hire and coaching fees and tennis coaching qualifications.

COMPASS BRAILLE TRANSCRIBE/PRODUCE BRAILLE BIBLES/BOOKS IN MANY LANGUAGES FOR USE IN 120+ DESTINATIONS WORLDWIDE AT A COMPUTERISED BRAILLE PRODUCTION UNIT. OVERSEAS PARTNER GROUPS DISTRIBUTE THE BRAILLE TO OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR COUNTRY/COMMUNITIES. THE BRAILLE IS USED IN CHURCH SITUATIONS, EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES, ETC.

The purpose of the CIO is to relieve persons who are handicapped, aged, blind and otherwise disabled or disadvantaged in North Devon by providing transport such persons to and from such destinations as they require.

Working to increase awareness and raise funds for research into a cure for Usher syndrome, the leading cause of genetically inherited combined hearing and sight loss.

GRANT MAKING - to poor and orphan school children of Pakistan, Commonwealth and Developing Countries- Disability appliances for people with physical disabilities - Grants for purchase of medicines- Food packets for widows or financially disadvantaged families- Fresh meals for homeless and vulnerable in Swansea- Training courses for visually impaired -

Bournemouth Blind Society operates a Sight & Hearing Resource Centre; Community Support; Befriending Service; Emotional Support; Sight Awareness Training and provides activities for blind and partially sighted people from its centre in Moordown, Bournemouth. The Society also actively works with the hard of hearing. It promotes independent living and encourages members to remain in their own homes.

Deaflink NE works to improve access to education, health, employment, leisure, equipment and social opportunities for deaf, deafblind, deafened and hard of hearing people who live and work in the North East, through *awareness training *providing information to the community *Providing support and network through our groups

Provision of outreach, support and social services to blind and visually impaired people within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Grants awarded to visually impaired people residing in United Kingdom. All applicants must be registered blind or partially sighted. Grants do not include loans - usually remitted for tuition/course fees, computer equipment & household items.