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Useful websites for vision impairments
The following websites contain a range of resources and information for the visually impaired:
- Amber Trust - provides musical opportunities for blind and partially sighted children, and children with more complex needs, via its Music Awards and Music Services
- Calibre Audio Library - offers a free postal library service of unabridged books on memory sticks, MP3s and CDs for anyone with sight problems or physical disabilities which prevent them from reading print
- ClearVision - is a postal lending library of children’s book designed to be shared by visually impaired and sighted children and adults
- Guide Dogs for the Blind Association - is the official website for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, with specific support for children and families. They also provide a 'CustomEyes Book Service' producing custom-made large print books in font sizes and formats to suit the individual's eye condition
- Living Paintings - is a free library of tactile books with audio description, bringing the visual world to life for blind and partially sighted people. They make special tactile versions of pictures that come to life when fingers feel them. Audio descriptions tell the pictures’ stories while directing the fingertips across the tactile image, describing what is being touched, felt and ‘seen’. Tactile story books for children also include clear braille sheets between each page of text so they can read the story's text themselves
- Look UK - offers structured peer support for young people and their parents/carer, through their mentoring project, support groups and events programme
- MySight York - is an independent local charity working to help people with sight problems be independent
- RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) - is theUK's leading blind charity offering information, support and advice to those with sight loss
- RNIB Library - offers over 60,000 titles in audio, Braille, giant print, music formats available entirely for free
- The Royal Society for Blind Children - provides support to children and families living with vision impairment. The provide a range of online activities and support, including their Families First Scheme
- Scottish Sensory Centre - has useful information on a wide range of topics such as information on various eye conditions (along with implications and useful tips), low vision aids, equipment, braille
- VICTA - provides support to parents and carers and children and young people with vision impairment up to the age of 29 years old. They have a range of services, activities and grants available.
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