County Durham Society For The Blind And Partially Sighted Registered Charity Number : 700249  Established in 1987

Links

Durham County Council - web page regarding Visual impairment - support for people with sight loss http://www.durham.gov.uk/Pages/Service.aspx?Serviceid=6210

National Talking Newspaper and Magazine Service, National Recording Centre, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 8AS. Telephone 01435 866102
email: info@tnauk.org.uk
website: www.tnauk.org.uk

The Royal National Institute for the blind, 105 Judd Street, London. WC1H 9NE. Telephone 0845 766 9999
website: www.rnib.org.uk

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, Middlesbrough Guide Dogs Teesside, Co. Durham & North Yorkshire Team , Resolution House, 18 Ellerbeck Court, Stokesley Business Park, Stokesley Middlesbrough, TS9 5PT . tel: 01642 717670
email: nyorks@guidedogs.org.uk
website: www.guidedogs.org.uk

The Macular Disease Society, Darwin House, 13a Bridge Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1BE. Telephone 0845 241 2041
website: www.maculardisease.org

Action for Blind People, 14 – 16 Verney Road, London SE16 3DZ, telephone 020 7635 4800
website: www.afbp.org

The National Library for the Blind, Far Cromwell Road, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 2SG Telephone 0161 3552000
website: www.nlbuk.org

Calibre Cassette Library for the Blind, New Road, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, HP22 5XQ. Telephone 01296 432339
website: www.calibre.org.uk

VINE - Visual Impairment North East, a society supporting the North East and Cumbria regions.
Website: www.vine-simspecs.org.uk/index.htm

The Stockton Blind Peoples Voice is a regional society offering a wide variety of services to the visually impaired.
Website: www.blindvoice.co.uk

Tom Lorimer's website, Whitestick offers a wealth of information and other links.
Website: www.whitestick.co.uk

The Accessible Friends Network is website offering a variety of services to the visually impaired.
Website: www.tafn.org.uk

The Audio Network provides audio information on a range of topics.
Website: http://pressakey.net/menu.php?ID=1

Soundaround is an audio website.
Website: www.soundaround.org

Talking Computers is audio site.
Website: http://tc.pressakey.net/index.php

ITCH (Information Technology Can Help) is an I T help organisation offering free assistance to disabled people.
Website: www.itcanhelp.org.uk

BlindLife in Durham - pro active group of blind and partially sighted people meet locally on a regular basis.
Website: www.blindlifeindurham.org.uk

British Telecom free helpline number is 195. Visually impaired people need to dial 195 to register for this service.

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