Support groups for severely sight impaired or sight impaired people and support groups for specific conditions
Visual Impairment Breconshire
http://www.visualimpairment.breconshire.powys.org.uk/
Action for Blind People
UK charity which aims to enable
blind and partially sighted people to enjoy equal opportunities in every
aspect of their lives through work, leisure, housing and support.
http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk
AMD Alliance
Support for people with
age-related macular degeneration.
www.amdalliance.org
Association of Blind Piano Tuners
The Association of Blind Piano
Tuners exists to serve the professional and particular needs of its
members and other blind and partially sighted piano tuners throughout
the world.
www.uk-piano.org
British Blind Sport
British Blind Sport is a charity
which provides sporting opportunities for blind and partially sighted
people. Members take part in a variety of sports, and activities range
from amateur 'have a go' days to competing in international events.
www.britishblindsport.org.uk
British Computer Association of the Blind
The British Computer Association
of the Blind is an organisation of visually impaired people who use
information and communications technology.
www.bcab.org.uk
British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
The BRPS was founded in 1975 and
is a registered charity set up for the benefit of those with retinitis
pigmentosa (RP). It is a self help group which seeks to help its members
live with and overcome their visual problems and to bring relief by
stimulating research into the causes, and eventually the treatment, of
RP.
www.brps.org.uk
British Wireless for the Blind Fund
BWBF provides, on a permanent free
loan basis, radios, radio cassette recorders and CD radio cassette
recorders, to UK registered blind people, over the age of eight and who
are in need.
www.blind.org.uk
Cats Eyes
Support group for families
affected by childhood cataracts.
www.geocities.com/catseyeswebsite
CSR/CSC support group site
Web-based support group for people
with central serous retinopathy/chorioretinopathy.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/csreye/
Deafblind UK
Specialises in meeting the needs
and developing the potential of adults who are both deaf and blind. A
range of comprehensive services are available to deafblind members,
their support assistants and professionals in this field.
www.deafblind.org.uk
Diabetes UK
Provides support for people with
diabetes.
www.diabetes.org.uk
Dystonia Society
Charity providing information and
support for people with blepharospasm and facial dystonia.
www.dystonia.org.uk
Eye Cancer Network
The Eye Cancer Network is an
educational site dedicated to helping eye tumour patents find
information about their condition and treatment, and providing support
for patients and their families.
www.eyecancer.com
Eye UK
EyeUK is a resource of links to
and reviews of UK websites related to the eye, vision and ophthalmology.
www.eyeuk.com
Eyeless Trust UK
Charity helps children suffering
from anophthalmia, microphthalmia or coloboma.
www.eyeless.org.uk
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Providing guide dogs, mobility and
other rehabilitation services that meet the needs of blind and partially
sighted people.
www.gdba.org.uk
International Glaucoma Association
The IGA is a patient-based
organisation which works to prevent glaucoma blindness by providing
information, literature and advice.
www.iga.org.uk
The Keratoconus Group
Provides information and support
to people with keratoconus.
www.keratoconus-group.org.uk
The London Project To Cure
Blindness
A research programme which aims to prevent blindness, restore sight and
ultimately improve quality of life for age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) patients.
Macular Degeneration Network
Information site for patients who
suffer from macular degeneration and the health professionals who care
for them.
www.macular-degeneration.org
Macular Disease Society
UK charity dedicated to helping
people with macular degeneration.
www.maculardisease.org/
Micro and Anophthalmic Childrens Society
MACS is a volunteer parent support
group for families of children born with microphthalmia, anophthalmia
and coloboma.
www.macs.org.uk
National Blind Children's
Society
Charity supporting parents and children with a visual impairment all the
way from diagnosis to adulthood.
www.nbcs.org.uk
RobboBraile
A free service allowing people to convert documents automatically to and from Braille and synthetic speech, accessed by email.
http://www.robobraille.org/frontpage
Royal London Society for the Blind
Charity offering education,
training and employment services to people with a visual impairment.
www.rlsb.org.uk
Royal National College for the Blind
The UK's leading college of
further education and training for people (16+) who are blind or
partially sighted.
www.rncb.ac.uk
Royal National Institute for the Blind
The RNIB offers practical support
and advice to anyone with a sight problem.
www.rnib.org.uk
Sense
Sense is the national voluntary
organisation supporting and campaigning for people who are deafblind,
their families, their carers, and professionals who work with them.
www.sense.org.uk
Sort it!
A website for young people with
visual impairments (run by the RNIB).
www.sortit.org.uk
Talking Newspaper Association of the UK
Provides newspapers and magazines
in alternative formats to print for the visually impaired and disabled.
www.tnauk.org.uk
Thomas Pocklington Trust
Housing and support for people
with sight loss.
www.pocklington-trust.org.uk
Uveitis Information Group
Organisation devoted to providing
easily understood information and support for anyone affected by or
interested in uveitis.
www.uveitis.net
Christian Blind Mission
An organisation reaching out to 18
million people each year who face living in poverty with a disability.
www.cbmuk.org.uk