Blind or visually impaired people contacts :Cross Stitch – Directories

Below is a range of organisations that offer advice and information for blind or visually impaired people.

Action for Blind People provides practical employment development support for visually impaired people and their employers, and support for blind and partially sighted people wishing to move home.

British Blind Sport is a registered charity and the co-ordinating body of sport for blind and partially sighted people in the UK.

An organisation of visually impaired computer professionals and users, promoting the use of information communication technology by visually impaired people in education, employment and the home.

A charity that provides a range of support services to deafblind adults and their carers.

Enabling blind and partially sighted children to achieve educational and recreational goals by providing large print books, specialised computers, recreational opportunities and educational advice and guidance.

Provides national and local newspapers and magazines on audio tape, computer disk, email and CD-ROM for visually impaired and disabled people who find reading a strain.

Contact details for the RNIB National Library Service, which provides a wide range of library and information services for people with sight problems. Resources include talking books, Braille and giant print books, and online reference services. Formerly known as the National Library for the Blind (NLB).

An organisation that helps blind or partially sighted with cash grants to provide essential support for those on low incomes and by providing a range of holidays and leisure opportunities.

Provides support services for visually impaired people with additional disabilities.

Sense is the UK’s largest organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or have associated disabilities.

The Thomas Pocklington Trust, a registered charity and company, is a major provider of housing, care and support services for people with sight loss in the UK.