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Vista, previously known as The Royal Leicestershire, Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind, is an English independent charity. It provides services for blind and partially sighted people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. After many years of operations, [1] it took its current name in 2002. [2]
The Royal London Society for Blind People (RLSB) was a UK charity that existed for 175 years to help blind and partially sighted young people in London and the South East through a blend of sports, education, and creative and developmental services.
RNIB was first established on 16 October 1868 as the British and Foreign Society for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind. [7] [8] The first meeting, which was held at 33 Cambridge Square, Hyde Park, London, involved founder Thomas Rhodes Armitage (a physician who was partially sighted) and Daniel Conolly, W W Fenn [a] and Dr James Gale [b] (all three of whom were blind). [8]
Blind Veterans UK, formerly St Dunstan's, is a large British charity, providing free support and services to vision-impaired ex-servicemen and women and National Service personnel. Blind Veterans UK is a registered charity in England [ 1 ] and Scotland [ 2 ] and operates throughout the United Kingdom.
In 1992/1993, The Society became a founder member of Opsis, the National Association for the Education, Training and Support of Blind and Partially Sighted People. The work of the charity 'Eyeline' was continued in the form of a family and Patient Support Service – a precursor to later Children and Family Services.
British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) is a British charity and a private company limited by guarantee.Founded by Sir Ernest Beachcroft Beckwith Towse in 1928, the organisation provides adapted radios and audio players on free loan to registered blind and partially sighted UK residents over the age of eight, where hardship circumstances can be demonstrated by receipt of a means-tested benefit.
NALSVI was established in 1991 and through its various members is able to reach over 350,000 blind and partially sighted people. [2] NALSVI is administered by an Executive Committee drawn up of elected representatives from individual visual impairment charities across 12 regions of the UK. A Conference is held at Chester College each July ...
Bradbury Fields is a charity based in Liverpool, UK, which works with blind and partially sighted people. [4] It has been described by the BBC as "Liverpool's main charity for the blind" [5] and is part of the 800 Group, a consortium of Merseyside health and care charities. [6]