Action for Blind People is a national charity that provides practical support to blind and partially sighted people through work, housing, leisure and support. Our vision is quite simple. We believe in a world where people who are blind or partially sighted are enabled to actively participate in society and have equal access to the choices and opportunities that so many take for granted. Action for Blind People is more than just a name - it's what we do.

Establish the Community Eye Clinic in Najaf, Iraq Fund sight-saving treatment for disadvataged women, children and the elderly Upgrade essential ophthalmic equipment for the community Provide training opportunities for local ophthalmic surgeons in modern surgical techniques Undertake and share vital research into ophthalmic health in Iraq Promote research into the prevention of blindness

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.

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.

Barnet Borough Talking Newspaper (BBTN) has for the past 30 years been sending free of charge a CD or cassette of local news to sight impaired people in Barnet. Nobody in BBTN is paid and we rely on the interest from our donations to pay our outgoings.

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.

"Sight loss is a frightening and traumatic experience that affects almost every aspect of a person's life!" What we do... Our aim is to help the 30,000 children and adults in Birmingham who have sight loss to achieve a better quality of life and live life to the full.

BBACT supports Blind and Partially Sighted people wishing to come off disability benefits and start their own business. It assists individuals by providing information and advice. Asistance is also available through its small grant scheme and through specialist training and access to its network of Blind and partially sighted business owners.

BCAB's vision is for all Blind and Partially sighted people to have the same access to Information Technology in their work, education and at home as fully sighted people, along with equal access to training, reference material and other tools which will give them the ability to use the technology.

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.

Bromsgrove Lions Club is a registered charity that provides community service and charitable support to its local area and helps to fund the worldwide humanitarian efforts of Lions Clubs International. Normally over 80% of our charitable spend is local.

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 7,000 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.

It offers practical and emotional support and advice for Visually Impaired People living in Cambridge and the rural areas of South and East Cambridgeshire. Services include a Resource Centre for specialist equipment, training in mobility and daily living skills, and a rural network of peer support groups.

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

CBM is an international charity that was founded in 1908 to provide treatment, support and rehabilitation to people living in poverty with blindness, deafness or a disability. We work in more than 100 countries, and with over 1,000 projects in collaboration with local partners, we are able to reach more than 18 million people each year.

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!

Cornwall Blind Association is a local independent charity providing services, support and advice to visually impaired people in Cornwall.

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.

DAB Sight Support exists to enhance the quality of life for visually impaired people by providing a range of supportive services throughout Derbyshire

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.

This charity pays for counselling for those losing their sight

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 national charity dedicated to funding research into the causes, diagnosis and prevention of blindness and the treatment of eye disease.

object is to relieve patients of the Bristol Eye Hospital who need asssistance and generally to support the charitable work of the hospital

We conduct Eye Camps to provide free eye care and surgery to the poor in Rajasthan/India. In 2006-7 the Tarabai Desai Eye Hospital carried out over 2000 eye operations through their Eye Camps. The Friends have achieved to fund the building of a new wing to the hospital in Jodhpur and we are now in great need to fit out the new wing with equipment.

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THE SICK IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT PARTICULARLY THE RELIEF OF THE SICK AND BLIND OF PAKISTAN THROUGH THE 14 FREE EYE HOSPITALS SITUATED IN ALL PROVINCES OF THE COUNTRY AND OWNED AND RUN BY OUR SISTER CHARITY, LRBT.

The Greater London Fund for the Blind, established in 1921, unifies the collection of funds for several blind welfare societies in Greater London, so they can focus on the prime task of improving the lives of the blind and visually impaired.

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association provides guide dogs and other mobility services to blind and partially sighted people. The charity also campaigns and educates people on caring for their eyes.

Established in 1837, Henshaws Society for Blind People is a major regional charity providing creative, challenging and progressive services across the north of England to people who are blind or visually impaired.

HERIB is a local charity that provides services and advice for people in the Hull and East Riding Area who have sight loss. It has a range of day centres throughout the Hull and East Riding area and also has a resource centre where people can come to find products that are vital in aiding them in every day life.

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.

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.

Isle of Wight Society for the Blind, established in 1895, is an independent local registered charity providing support and rehabilitation services to blind and partially sighted residents of all ages resident on the Isle of Wight enabling them to live as indepentently as possible.

Jewish Blind & Disabled is the only Jewish charity providing caring assisted living accommodation for people of all ages with vision impairment and physical disabilities. The charity transforms the lives of blind and disabled people and their families, enabling them to live independently with dignity and choice.

KAB aims to provide a quality service sensitive to the individual needs of those who are visually impaired, helping them to attain the highest level or independence. KAB offers training in Daily Living Skills, mobility and IT skills, and provides over 5000 people with local news every week via its Talking Newspaper service.

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.

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.

The Charity's focus over the last few years had been the development of a dedicated facility for the treatment, research and prevention of eye disease in children. Although this new centre began treating its first patients in early February 2007, funds are still being sought to fully equip it in line with the Hospital’s objective to be the premier children’s eye centre in the world.

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.

It acts as the newsagent for visually impaired people, providing accessible versions of many newspapers and magazines.

nab's aim is to identify and respond to the needs of visually impaired people in Northamptonshire. Its services include an activity centre, sheltered workshop, residential home for blind and deaf/blind people, talking newspaper and home visiting service. It also offers disability and access assessment and training and runs hospital Information desks.

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 rehabilitative activities. Your support will help Nottinghamshire’s blind and partially sighted people to realise their true potential.

The Nystagmus Network is a registered charity run by volunteers and one part-time employee. It relies on donations and members' subscriptions to enable us to provide support to people with the eye condition nystagmus and to promote research. It currently support several projects in the UK, covering ophthalmological research, genetics and possible drug therapies.

There are 28 million people needlessly blind worldwide – and yet their sight could easily be restored. With the support of volunteer doctors, partners in developing countries and its Flying Eye Hospital, ORBIS helps to provide eye care to those who are desperately in need no matter how poor they are.