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Action for Blind People is dedicated to ensuring blind and partially sighted people receive practical help and support in all aspects of their lives. We always place individuals' needs at the heart of everything we do, helping people to live independent lives.
Age UK West Sussex (new name for Age Concern West Sussex) is an independent charity working to promote the wellbeing of all older people in West Sussex, to make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience....
Al Hasan Foundation: providing sight-saving treatment to disadvantaged women, children and the elderly in southern Iraq, as well as training for local surgeons, opthalmic health research and the establishment of a community eye clinic in Najaf.
Its mission is to provide advice and information about albinism. Raise positive awareness of the condition. Improve self esteem. It provides local events and support through contact people. Encourages the sharing of experiences. Conferences every two years. Twice yearly magazine.
Alstrom Syndrome causes childhood blindness, hearing loss, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes type two, obesity and many related health problems. Alstrom Syndrome UK (ASUK) is a small family run charity providing support and advice to families living with Alstrom Syndrome. We provide newsletters an annual family conference and quarterly clinic support.
The AMBER Trust helps blind or partially sighted children who have a talent for music. AMBER knows that music is not only a source of great pleasure to these children, it also encourages learning and boosts their confidence. For them, music is not just a pastime – it’s a lifeline.
Supports the parents of visually impaired and blind children
Asian Foundation for Help was established in 1983 to work as a link between those who can help and those who need help in Asia and the Third World countries, such as Blind, needy and disabled people.
Asian People's Disability Alliance's provides services to disabled people, their families and their carers, based on their specific personal, cultural and community needs. It works in the UK and Internationally. Set up in 1988, it is led and managed by Asian people with disabilities.
BDWSA teaches people with all typess of disability to water ski.
The aim is to enhance and enrich the daily lives of blind and partially sighted people living in Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Staffordshire by providing residential, day care and community services.
Beit Halochem UK raise funds to support the rehabilitation of over 51,000 disabled soldiers and victims of terror in Israel from the day they are wounded, for the rest of their lives. In conjunction, BFIWD fundraise for veterans visits to the UK.
The BCBS supports over 2,000 visually impaired people in Berkshire by providing information, advice and practical assistance. It's services include home visits, newsletters in braille, large print and audio and regional social clubs. It demonstrates equipment for everyday activities, runs 4 hospital information desks and a children's club.
Bletchingley Skills Centre offers a varied programme of educational courses for physically impaired adults of all ages. Courses include Computer Skills at all levels, Special courses for the visually impaired. Numeracy & Literacy, cookery and arts and crafts including card making for fundraising.
Blind in Business helps young partially sighted and blind people into work through comprehensive Training and Employment Services. Both are free. Blind in Business works with young people all over the UK, helping them to raise their confidence and compete equally for jobs with sighted candidates.
Registered charity which provides sailing opportunities to Blind and Visually Impaired people with a view to developing sailing and racing skills either just for fun or to take part in National and International Competitions.
BSVI provides advice, guidance and support to blind and partially sighted people living in Bournemouth and the surrounding area. Its aim is to enable visually impaired people to live full and active lives within the local community.
The British Council for the Prevention of Blindness prevents blindness worldwide by funding research into the causes of blindness and more effective treatments. The charity also specialises in training for medical professionals from developing countries who learn how to set up programmes which save the sight of many thousands of people.
SERVICES TO BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE
Calibre Audio Library brings the pleasure of reading to people who have sight problems or physical disabilities through a free, nationwide postal service of recorded books. We offer a choice of over 8,000 titles, fiction and non-fiction, recorded unabridged by professional actors and broadcasters. The Calibre website, www.calibre.org.uk, provides details of all our services including on-line access to our complete catalogue of audio books, and how you can help.
Cam Sight offers practical and emotional support and advice for blind and partailly sighted people living in Cambridgeshire. Services include a Resource Centre for specialist equipment, training in mobility and daily living skills, and a rural network of peer support groups.
Operates riding for the disabled and for people with special needs at College of West Anglia Milton Cambridge
Camread's volunteers provide a personal reading service to blind and partially-sighted people in the Cambridge area. We produce Cam-mag, an audio magazine for visually-impaired people. We record books of local interest for the 'Postal Tape' service.
The Cardiff Institute for the Blind provides direct services and aid to visually impaired people throughout the Counties of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. It also supports individuals throughout South Wales through contact at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Caxton is a youth group membership disabled young people. Named in the top 5% ofstead in Westminster. The Caxton provides social, informal educational opportunities at Midge Island, Surrey, a facility available for the exclusive use of members + Narrow Boat project.
CBM is an international Christian disability and development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities and at risk of disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. In 2009, we reached out to more than 23.7 million people in developing countries.
It helps children with disabilities experience therapy, achievement and enjoyment through horseriding.
For any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service. Supporting a range of health related activities benefiting patients, staff and giving public benefit. Related research. Challenging stigma in respect of mental health.
ClearVision children's braille library lends books by post to hundreds of young visually-impaired children in the UK. These books - from Thomas the Tank Engine to Jacqueline Wilson - have the text in print and braille so that everyone can share them. £15 pays for a new book for the ClearVision library!
We have over 140 years of experience promoting independence, choice and empowerment to service users. This enables Deaf, Blind, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing and Visually Impaired people to achieve a higher quality of life most people take for granted.
For parents and carers of visually impaired children. We offer long canes to blind children in the UK as well as local support and events in Dorset and Hants. We look to promote children's independence and support the "No Limits" approach to mobility and work with www.WorldAccessForTheBlind.org
Disabled riders from local organisations in the Deal and Dover area take part in activities including riding in paddocks and schooling areas, stable management and games. All admin and support help is done by volunteers. Quote from volunteer: “Their [the riders’] joy made even the horses smile!”
Founded in 1856, Cornwall Blind Association is a local charity which offers emotional and practical help to support people visually impaired people. We enable "VIPS" the opportunity to live lives that others take for granted. Life does not stop because of sight loss, it does change dramatically!
Corpal supports those affected by Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum which means that the major pathway across the two hempisheres of the brain is damaged or missing. Corpal is a Not for Profit group and is run by parents, and carers of children and Adults with ACC or Aicardi Syndrome.
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The Trust raises funds for disabled people who play tennis - wheelchair, deaf, learning disabilities and the visually impaired.
Deafblindness is one of the most challenging disabilities that a person can endure, and has been described as ‘the loneliest condition in the world’ Established in 1928, Deafblind UK is a national charity offering people across the UK living with Deafblindness, or a combined sight and hearing loss, practical daily-living support and access to vital information. Each deafblind person is unique, and sometimes has complicated needs; often their deafblindness is combined with other disabilities, so a care programme can be very complex. By providing human support in the form of help at home, communication and mobility support, counselling, together with specially adaptive equipment, we help deafblind people achieve their full potential, whatever that may be.
deafPLUS is a charity dedicated to enabling deaf and visually impaired people to get the most out of life. We believe passionately that whatever our ability to hear or see we all have the same desire to communicate, share and be happy.
DIAL provides a free, confidential information and advice service on all issues affecting disabled people’s everyday lives, to enable and empower individuals to improve their quality of life.
DPOANI provides membership based services to police officers who have been physically or psychologically injured whilst on duty.
The Dorset Blind Association is a local charity providing services, support and advice to visually impaired people throughout Dorset. Our aim is simple - to ensure that everything we do is geared towards helping to make life better for visually impaired people in Dorset.
EYE FOR INDIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF OPTOMETRY AT CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON; THE SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS ROTARY CLUB. THEIR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EYE CARE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN INDIA. THEY AIM TO RESTORE SIGHT BY REFRACTIVE CORRECTION; OFFER EDUCATION ON COMMON OCULAR AILMENTS.
The Eyeless Trust helps children born with anophthalmia (absence of eye/s), microphthalmia (small eye/s), or coloboma (part structure missing), and has 17 social workers who give counselling, support and advice. Grants may be given to assist with cost of hospital attendance, respite care, development of potential (i.e. piano, riding, swimming lessons, computers.)
Fight for Sight is the leading UK charity dedicated to funding research to prevent sight loss and treat eye disease.
Supporting people with visual impairments and other disabilities, together with their carers, to live fulfilling and independent lives by providing services that reflect their wants and needs.
Forth Valley Sensory Centre is a nationally recognised centre of excellence for people with a sensory impairment. It is the first purpose built centre of its kind in the United Kingdom, providing a single location where people with a sensory impairment can access facilities and information.
object is to relieve patients of the Bristol Eye Hospital who need asssistance and generally to support the charitable work of the hospital
The Tarabai Desai Eye Hospital provides free eye surgery to the poor in Rajasthan/India. The hospital organises Eye Camps throughout the State, when thousands of people come for examinations. Of these some 2000 poor patients, who could not afford to pay for an operation, are operated on every year for the removal of cataracts and so save them from permanent blindness. The Friends have achieved to fund the building of a substantial extension to the hospital in Jodhpur but apart from needing funds to keep the Eye Camps going in their humanitarian work, we are now also in great need to replace old unserviceable medical equipment. We do depend on your help. Please make a donation for this worthwhile cause to give back the sight to someone who is at a serious stage to become permanently blind without having an operation.
The charity provides riding facilities and instruction for people with a wide range of physical and mental disabilities. Some come from local schools for children with special needs, others from specialist residential care homes, whilst many come as individuals.
Glencraft is an Aberdeen charity established to provide secure employment and training for blind, partially sighted and disabled people from the local area. We have a proud history and are looking to raise £500,000 to relocate our factory and provide a secure future for the organisation.
IT PROMOTES AND FACILITATES THE PLAYING OF GOALBALL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AS AN AMATEUR SPORT IN ALL PARTS OF THE UK FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECREATION, PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND COMPETITION
We aim to eliminate curable blindness by supporting our sister charity LRBT (Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust) in Pakistan. LRBT provides eye treatments completely FREE OF CHARGE at its network of hospitals and clinics throughout the four provinces of Pakistan.
The GLFB raises money to help blind & visually impaired people in Greater London. We give grants to our nine member organisations and also fund special projects. These special projects are often innovative, reach isolated and disadvantaged groups and would otherwise struggle for funding.
The ability to get around is vital in order to live a full life yet thousands of blind and partially sighted people never leave home alone. Guide Dogs empowers visually impaired people to do that and relies totally on the support of the public to fund the guide dog service. We breed and train guide dogs which provide life changing mobility and there are currently 4,500 working guide dog partnerships in the UK. The full lifetime cost of a guide dog from birth to retirement is £48,500. We will not rest until blind and partially sighted people can enjoy the same freedom of movement as everyone else. To contact us: Phone: 0845 600 6787 Email: info@guidedogs.org.uk Website: www.guidedogs.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/guidedogsuk Twitter: @GuideDogs
THE CHARITY RAISES FUNDS TO PROVIDE POWERED WHEELCHAIRS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
We enable people living with sight loss and other disabilities to build the skills and independence they need, to get the future they want. We support their family, friends and colleagues too. See things our way - www.henshaws.org.uk.
HSB focuses on helping visually impaired people retain their independence and reduce their social isolation through services in client’s homes, at hospital eye clinics and local equipment and information points, supported by dedicated volunteers. The majority of its clients are over 70
Holidays with Help provides respite care breaks for people with disabilities and their carers who would not be able to take a break without support. The charity receives no grants, is self-funded and the trustees and helpers including the medical team, are all volunteers.
Established in May 2007 Hope 4 Kidz gives children a sense of hope and support, the wellbeing of youngsters who require various degrees of extra care, whether they are suffering from a physical or mental disability, living with a serious/prolonged illness, or need respite from poverty/abuse.
An independent charity founded in 1927 which supports over 500 visually impaired members living in the old county of Huntingdonshire. It funds two outreach workers who visit members in their homes as well as organising outings.
icandance - ballet for special people icandance is a London based charity that caters for people with social, emotional, physical and cognitive disability and mixes ballet and free movement to encourage creativity, social interaction and confidence in each dancer.
IIH UK is dedicated to providing sources of information and support to those with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, and all who support them. We promote awareness,campaign for funding to facilitate research, and advocate the Charity's public, social and support activities. Charity no 1143522
Integrating Children is a registered charity in Durham providing support to children with disabilities to access activities of their choice in the local community. It ensures children with disabilities have equal opportunities whilst ensuring they are safe and have enjoyable experiences.
Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness in the UK - it affects 1 in 50 people over 40. We need your help to continue fighting this insidious condition. We reassure and advise tens of thousands of worried and frightened people free of charge every year, as well as funding vital research.
Jewish Blind & Disabled is the only Jewish charity providing mobility apartments with 24/7 on site support for people aged 18 upwards who have physical disabilities or impaired vision. The life of each tenant is transformed by this opportunity to live independently with the dignity of choice.
It raises hope by raising money to help the blind & partially sighted children of the Joseph Clarke Special School in Highams Park London E4 9PP.
We are a local mental health charity
KAB supports sight impaired people to live independent lives. We provide help and support to over 15,000 blind and partially-sighted people throughout Kent, Medway and Bromley. We work with children and adults, people with learning and physical disabilities, and people who are deafblind, and we also support families, friends and employers. <p> It can take time to adjust to sight loss. Our staff help people find ways to overcome the difficulties and encourage people to live life to the full, whatever their interests. <p> If you were to lose your sight, KAB would be there for you. We'd offer emotional support, explain your eye condition and its effects, assess your particular individual needs, give advice on benefits and concessions and help you to get them, and we'd help you to access the specialist equipment and aids that could make your life that much easier. We'd be there to help with mobility and getting about safely, help you to return to the workplace safely, or take up new pastimes or hobbies and meet other people. We also produce a gree regional news service, Kent Talking News, whish is distributed to 2,000 households in our area. <p> In the meantime, we rely on you; your support for our work makes a huge difference. Thank you.
LCFC has been at the forefront of the local and wider reaching community in raising over £850,000 for charitable causes thanks to the hard work of the Club's staff and loyal fans over the years. You can now do your bit as part of the LCFC Foxes Foundation One In A Million campaign!
By providing pictures that can be “felt”, with audio commentary, Living Paintings enables people who cannot see to enjoy a wide range of visual treats: popular children’s books, science, history, well known art, nature, city tours, gardens, or architecture. And every item in this charity’s library is distributed for free.
It supports LMBBS sufferers and their families, through our helpline and information leaflets about the syndrome. It has a twice yearly newsletter, plus an Annual family conference which allows sufferers, families and professionals to learn more about LMBBS. This is then followed up with a Conference report, which is sent to all its members.
LOOK offers support, information and advice to the families of visually impaired children and links parents to share experiences. The Youth Project helps to promote independence amongst young people. Donations assist LOOK in the work we undertake and we are very grateful for your support.
The Macular Disease society builds confidence and independence for people with central vision impairment, helping them improve their quality of life. It provides a helpline and counselling service and a wide range of publications. It sponsors research into cures and treatments, raises awareness and lobbies for better low vision services.
Helping to make a difference to people in the community who are visually impaired, physically disabled, elderly, lonely or frail.
Manchester menap the learning disability charity is not funded by National Mencap. We provide advocacy, and physical activities for people to socialise - keeping it local ! Please back us
It is the charitable wing of McCabe Pilgrimages, functions independently with its own board of Directors and is a registered charity. The principal work of the Trust is to help those in need we encounter on our travels
MEAK provide medical and educational supplies to Kenya as well as carrying out open heart surgery in Nairobi on sick children using a team of medics recruited from Guys and St Thomas' Hospital, who all provide their services free of charge. It also runs eye camps in remote areas of Kenya
The Middlesex Association for the Blind aims to support people who are blind, partially sighted and deaf/ blind, to lead independent lives. The Association achieves this through the local provision and delivery of a range of high quality services, advice, information and training to people across nine London Boroughs.
We raise funds to enable Moorfields Eye Hospital to continue to provide the highest quality care for our patients and their families and to help ensure it remains a world-class centre of excellence for research and education. With your help we can deliver the best eye care and shape its future.
Working with partners locally, the charity is committed to significantly reducing avoidable blindness across West Africa, by developing a unique and sustainable eye centre which is dedicated to the provision of surgical skills training, continuing medical education and treatment of all eye disease.
Is a Liverpool grown charity dedicated to promoting social inclusion. It helps people with a learning disability to make choices and move on with their lives. It seeks to create opportunities for disabled people to have their voices heard and opinions recognised through a person centred approach.
The Mungo Foundation have 30 years experience of providing quality person-centred services to individuals of all ages with wide ranging and complex support needs. The Foundation aims to make a difference to people lives by providing support to help them realise their life choices.
The National Blind Children's Society - enabling blind and partially sighted children and young people to achieve their educational and recreational goals, adequately supported with resources of information provided in a suitable format for their needs.
also known as Yorkshire Eye Research, is a Branch of the National Eye Research Centre, which raises money to spend on eye research in Yorkshire. This research is not funded by the NHS. Please be generous.
The Friends of the Baby Unit was established 35 years ago to raise money for equipment for use in the intensive care of preterm and sick newborn babies being cared for on the Neonatal unit at The Royal Derby Hospital. The money raised over that time is now one million pounds.
New College Worcester is a non-maintained residential college for blind and partially sighted children and young people aged 11-19 years. Offering a full range of GCSE and Alevel subjects, Braille, Independent Living Skills, Mobility and a variety of outdoor and leisure activities.
NSBP provides free, enabling, services supporting 1,300 clients living in this city. This includes - Outreach, Information, Rehabilitation, Volunteer visiting, RingAround contact, Resource Centre and up-to-date equipment display. Also IT training for blind people, social groups and activities. NSBP has secured funding for a Safeguarding Adults Officer.
North East Sensory Services: an Aberdeen based charity providing emotional and practical support to any one effected by a Sight or Hearing loss in the Northeast. NESS provide a wide range of services to improve the life’s of Blind & Deaf people. NESS welcome your support to help them acheve this!
Northamptonshire Association for the Blind is an independent charity working exclusively in Northamptonshire, helping and supporting hundreds of people encountering sight loss and their families every year. Supporting us will ensure our vital services continue to make a difference to so many lives.
Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind (NRSB) is a local charity, which aims to promote greater independence for blind and partially sighted children and adults throughout Nottinghamshire by providing support, advice, information and adapted leisure activities. Your support will help Nottinghamshire’s blind and partially sighted people to realise their true potential.
Nystagmus is a serious, incurable eye condition. Few people with nystagmus can drive and most have difficulties in everyday life, work and education. You can be born with nystagmus or develop it in adulthood. NN provides information, support and advice as well as funding and encouraging research.
OneSight is dedicated to improve vision for the hundreds of million adults and children in need who can not afford basic eye care. Volunteers travel to developing countries around the world to hand-deliver free eye care and recycled eyewear through organized optical clinics. Since 1988, OneSight has provided free vision care and eyewear to more than 6 million people around the world.
Optometry Giving Sight aims to eliminate avoidable blindness amongst the 670 million people worldwide who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses. You can help fund sustainable projects which give sight and hope to those in need.
There are 45 million blind people in the world. 80% of these cases are avoidable and 90% live in developing countries. A cure is often simple and inexpensive, but in the world’s poorest countries even basic medical help is frequently out of reach. ORBIS is a global charity, dedicated to preserving and restoring the sight of the poorest people in the poorest communities across the world. Through innovative programmes and partnerships, ORBIS creates long-term, lasting solutions to prevent and cure blindness worldwide. We provide the tools, training and technology for local doctors and health care professionals to develop solutions to tackle avoidable blindness in their own countries. By building long-term capabilities in eye care institutions, ORBIS supports its partners in providing quality eye care services that are affordable, accessible and ultimately sustainable
The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals (ORH) Charitable Funds is the umbrella charity for over 700 funds supporting projects across the ORH NHS Trust that enhance services and facilities for patients and staff. These range from support for particular wards, at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals, to larger fundraising campaigns to support major developments such as the new Oxford Cancer Centre, the Oxford Children's Hospital, the Geratology Appeal and the Oxford Heart Centre expansion. As one of the foremost teaching trusts in the UK, the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals enjoy a national and international reputation in fields such as cancer and cranio-facial surgery. Please give generously - your support enables us to provide the best possible healthcare in the best possible setting, to a standard far higher than the NHS alone would be able to afford. Please note: If you wish to donate to a specific area within ORH Charitable Funds you will be able to specify this at the end of the donation process. Thank you.
Providing day outings and holidays on waterways for people of all ages with any kind of disability or serious illness
Primrose House believes that even the most disabled person can with the right care live in the real world. It provides quality 24hr support for people with profound physical & learning disabilities & is committed to ensuring that residents lead a full,active life in a safe,loving environment
The relief and cure of defects and diseases affecting the eyes and vision of people in India and Bangladesh
We provide care, education and employment to blind and disabled people and run four distinct services: The Royal Blind School, Braeside House, Scottish Braille Press and Forward Vision. We are proud of the services we deliver but can only continue to do this with help. Together we light up lives.
The Royal Blind Society is a small national charity, which provides: Financial support, to provide grants to blind and partially sighted people of all ages, to relieve poverty and need, and/or to help beneficiaries find enjoyment in leisure pursuits; and Leisure services, to provide quality holiday breaks at our own hotels and holidays elsewhere, if appropriate
Vista is an independent charity, established in 1858, that provides responsive local services for visually impaired people. There are nearly 6000 registered blind and partially sighted people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, many of whom receive help and support from Vista. Donations are vital if we are to continue the many unparalleled services that we provide.
RLSB exists to help blind and partially sighted young people live life without limits. And with a history spanning more than 170 years, the RLSB has become an expert in helping blind people achieve their goals in life. We’ve helped thousands of people over our history.
The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) is open to people aged 16 and over who are blind or partially sighted. RNC offers a unique individualised programme that prepares students for the next stage in life, be it university, employment or self-employment - but most importantly independence.
RNIB - helping blind and partially sighted people. Every day another 100 people will start to lose their sight. RNIB is the leading UK charity offering practical support & information to anyone with a sight problem. We campaign to eliminate avoidable sight loss and support research into eye health.
RPFB was set up to support those with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition that leads to loss of sight and often blindness.The charity provides services to help live with sight loss and supports funding research into potential treatments. RP affects people of both sexes, all ages and all races.
The objectives of the charity are: To advance the education of the public by the provision of funds and facilities calculated to achieve subject objectives at Saint Benedict Catholic School in Derby and other school and educational establishments and otherwise as the company thinks fit and to enable it to do so.
SAMS is the Staffordshire branch of MSRC. We are based on Whitebridge Lane, Stone and we offer support to anyone affected by MS. Some of our services include physiotherapy, t’ai chi classes, MS nurse clinics and provides an ideal opportunity to meet other people and get support and information.
Sankara Eye Foundation Europe (SEFE) is a UK registered charity (reg no 1109767) that was formed in 2004 to raise funds to support eye care activities in developing countries and to support the free opthalmic activities of Sankara Eye Care Institutions (SECI), India in particular. From a humble beginning in 1977 to being a national role model for community eye care, Sankara Eye Care Institutions, today stand for - super-speciality eye care that reaches remote regions of India and other neighbouring countries.Blessed by the devine grace of the Sankaracharyas of Kanchi and with the sustained involvement of various voluntary bodies and philanthropists around the world, like Vision for the Future Trust, SEF-USA, Mission for Vision Trust and Sight Savers UK, SECI has now brought light into the lives of innumerable people.The aim of SECI is to achieve 20/20 perfect vision by the year 2020 by establishing similar institutions in other under served areas of India.Further details on all the intitutions can be found at - www.sankaraeye.com
Sense is the UK's largest organisation offering support to deafblind people and their families. Established in 1955 as a parent's support group, Sense now offers a range of services - including, advice, housing, education and practical help to children and adults who are both deaf and blind.
Sense International's mission is to ensure that deafblind people throughout the world receive the education and services they need to develop their talents and play a valued role in society.
Sense Scotland works with children and adults with complex support needs because of deafblindness or sensory impairment, learning disability or physical disability, supporting them to improve communication skills, self-esteem and lead fulfilling lives.
Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB) provides opportunity, support, friendship and services to blind and partially sighted people of all ages in Sheffield, helping them to achieve whatever they wish to do and whatever they aspire to be.
Sight Support Derbyshire is a charity that is dedicated to improving the lives of people with sight loss throughout Derbyshire.
Sightsavers works with partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people in the developing world. Sightsavers provides specialist treatment and eye care and supports blind people by providing education, counseling and training.
SNAP, provides a safe play facility for children who have special needs & their families. Snap provides indoor and out door specialised equipment and a multi-sensory room. SNAP is reliant on self funding as it has no statutory income whatsoever.
Since 1915, St Dunstan's has brought hope and inspiration to generations of ex-Service men and women who have served their country and become blind. St Dunstan's training, care and continued support has helped thousands of visually impaired people to lead fulfilling lives.
ST VINCENT's is a unique school supporting children who are blind and visually impaired: http://www.stvin.com/ CHRISTOPHER GRANGE: The Visual Rehabilitation Centres offers support for people who are visually impaired. The Care Centre provides residential care: http://www.christophergrange.co.uk/
Stickler Syndrome Support Group aims to raise awareness of Stickler syndrome amongst the medical profession; promote the value of early diagnosis for adults and children with the condition to help preserve vision, particularly the prevention of blindness in children and adults.
The Trust provides opportunities that enable and encourage young people from a variety of social environments and physical abilities to gain access to and participate in cricket. The emphasis is to improve the physical, mental, educational and social needs of such young people.
The Sussex MS Treatment centre is run on a self-help basis for people with MS and other neurological disorders, by people with MS, their families and carers. Our members can take advantage of the range of therapies available at the centre, or they can just come in for a chat and light refreshments.
It loans sensory toys and equipment to children in NE England with complex special needs.
Talking Tandems is a charity setup to help blind and partially sighted people get out cycling. We do this by providing tandem bikes, accessories and volunteer front riders to our members. We aim to help improve health and fitness and promote integration into mainstream society.
We pay part BT line rental on fixed line phones to clients who are registered-blind, live alone and cannot meet the charges themselves. In future we wish to be able to offer mobiles phones to new potential clients.
Thomas Pocklington Trust is the leading provider of housing, care and support services for people with sight loss in the UK. Each year Pocklington also commits around £700,000 to fund social and public health research and development projects.
UCanDoIT is a charity providing computer training to blind, deaf and disabled people. Given the benefits that computer technology provides to a person's independence and quality of life UCanDoIT believes that any disabled person, who needs a computer and/or the training to use it, should get it.
Working globally to promote the mental, physical, sexual and emotional health of Pakistani men and women, to promote equal opportunities. To advance the education of Pakistani women.
At Useful Vision our aim is to help vision impaired children and their families in the north east get the most out of life. We do this by organising imaginative family events and skills workshops; whilst also offering family and information support. www.usefulvision.org.uk
Established in 2003, Vale Judo has 200+ members and recently won British Judo's "Club of the Year" award, It hopes to move to a larger permanent dojo and gain a Gold Club Mark award in 2011. The club helps members to train, compete and gain technical officials awards. http://www.valejudo.org.uk
Our Vauxhall Community Centre has been at the heart of child care provision since 1985 providing a lifeline for over 100 vulnerable families who desperately need our support to continue working or studying. Help us to maintain these services, Vauxhall Community Centre cannot exist without your help!
Vision Aid Overseas works for a world in which everyone has access to eye care and glasses. We provide services in developing countries that helps to send children to school and provides people with the means to support their families. Our work transforms lives through the power of good vision.
Vision Charity - raising funds to help blind, visually impaired and dyslexic children to achieve their full potential and expand their horizons.
Vision for a Nation is an innovative programme to provide universal access to eyeglasses, starting in Rwanda. Our plan is to screen the sight of the entire population of Rwanda aged 8 years and above, an estimated 7.5 million people, and provide eyeglasses to all who need them.
Vision Support is the leading provider of local services to people of all ages living with a vision impairment in Cheshire and North Wales. Our mission is to promote the continuing independence of individuals living with sight loss and to raise awareness of their needs throughout our local communities.
It assists multi-disabled visually impaired adults to fulfil their maximum physical, intellectual, emotional and social potential with the provision of community based residential services with full time 24 hour support, together with a range of specialised day care support services, tailored to suit the needs of each client.
The West of England School and College is a registered charity that is the leading regional centre for the education and care of blind and visually impaired children and young people, many of whom also have a range of additional disabilities. This includes young people from 5 – 22 years old with cerebral palsy, hearing impairments, autistic spectrum disorders and physical disabilities. Each student who attends the West of England School and College is referred by his or her Local Authority or the Learning and Skills Council. A fee is paid by the authority to cover teaching, care and health requirements. However the fees paid are insufficient to cover the full cost of the student’s requirements as well as some of our more innovative teaching and learning. Parts of the service we offer do not receive any funding at all. Your generous support helps us to provide the best education and care for our visually impaired and blind students. Thank you.
It provides twenty four hour a day care and support for adults with visual and other disabilities living in community based houses. Its rehabilitation service enables and encourages blind and partially sighted people to achieve maximum independence through training.
Today, 100 people will begin to lose their sight. The Wiltshire Blind Association is the only charity dedicated to the blind and partially sighted living in Swindon and Wiltshire. We aim to ensure the well being of members and welcome the new. Services include support, advice, essential equipment, Home Visitor's service, 2 resource centres, holidays and so much more
We aim to promote self help and independence
Young and Free is a “buddying” and befriending service to help young adult members with physical disabilities and/or sensory impairment to socialise with non-disabled volunteers of a similar age. It covers Bristol and the surrounding area.
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