Support to Visually Impaired People

Action for Blind People: www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk

Royal National Institute of the Blind: www.rnib.co.uk

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association: www.guidedogs.org.uk

InfoSound audio information for VIPs: www.infosound.org.uk

Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (A US site providing support): www.asb.org

Careers and Employment

Jobcentre Plus: www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Disabled Workers Co-operative jobs website: www.disabledworkers.org.uk/careers

IT

British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB): www.bcab.org.uk

Equal Access to Technology Training: www.eatt.org

AbilityNet: www.abilitynet.co.uk

Leisure and Entertainment

Independent travel for visually impaired and sighted travellers: www.traveleyes-international.com

Free Postal Library: www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/readingwriting/rnibnationallibrary/Pages/national_library_service.aspx

Audio described cinema shows: www.yourlocalcinema.com

The Cinema Exhibitors' Association Card: www.ceacard.co.uk

Radio 4 - In Touch - "News, views and information for people who are blind or partially-sighted": www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qxww

BlindArt - charity encouraging VI involvement in art: www.blindart.net

Other useful websites

Vision 2020 UK: www.vision2020uk.org.uk

HSE Talking Leaflets webpage: www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/tlindex.htm