Sight Impairment: National Blind Childrens Society
The National Blind Children's Society aims to improve the quality of life for visually impaired children and young adults, throughout the UK, by promoting independence and encouraging self-confidence. Help is also offered to families, carers and professional support workers.
[http://www.nbcs.org.uk/]
Sight Impairment: Royal National Institute for the Blind
The virtual home of the RNIB provides information about the organisation, news relating to visual impairment, factsheets of the various eye conditions, advice for living with site loss, features and guidance on how to make information can be made available to people with serious sight problems.
[http://www.rnib.org.uk/]
Sight Impairment: Sort It!
Run by the Royal National Institute for the Blind, this is a great resource aimed at partially sited youngsters. As well as providing information about schoolwork and where to buy braille books, it also promises to voice young peoples’ concerns about their treatment in the local and national community.
[http://www.sortit.org.uk/]
Sight Impairment: Sense
Sense is the "UK's leading organisation working with people who have sight and hearing difficulties". The organisation is dedicated to helping people of all ages, from all backgrounds and with a range of sensory impairments and other disabilities.
[http://www.sense.org.uk/]
Sight Impairment: Organisations of the Blind
An extensive list of resources which relate to all aspects of visual impairment from organisations to. In addition to UK links there are sections for Australia, New Zealand, America and Canada.
[http://www.quantech.com.au/]
Sight Impairment: Scottish Sensory Centre
This site is designed for anyone who is involved in the education of deaf and visually impaired children and young people; the young people themselves and their families. It contains news and resources along with documents online.
[http://www.ssc.mhie.ac.uk/]
Sight Impairment: British Computer Association of the Blind
BCAB is an organisation of visually impaired people who use Information and Communications Technology. Among other things it is actively involved in enabling visually impaired people to access and use Information and Communications Technology, organises specialised training, acts as a self help group, serving as a network for information sharing and support, provides a focus for the use of ICT by blind and partially sighted computer user and produces publications in a range of mediums.
[http://www.bcab.org.uk/]
Sight Impairment: National Centre for Tactile Diagrams
Based at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, providing tactile diagrams maps and pictures, with supporting materials, for blind and visually impaired people for education, work and leisure.
[http://www.nctd.org.uk/]
Sight Impairment: Royal London Society for the Blind
'Is committed to empowering people with a visual impairment to lead independent lives through the provision of high quality education, training and employment services.'
[http://www.rlsb.org.uk/]
Sight Impairment: Radios 4 The Blind
The radio offers a constant and vital link to the outside world. It offers news and debate, sport, drama and music. In fact, it offers a whole new life.
[http://www.blind.org.uk/]
