Contacts for blind or partially sighted people
- Action for Blind People North London
- BlindAid
- Camden Integrated Community Equipment Service (Camden Council)
- Clarity - Employment for Blind People
- Jewish Blind and Disabled
- Jewish Care
- Low Vision Centre
- Metropolitan Sports and Social Club for the Visually Impaired
- Ricability
- Royal National Institute of Blind People
- Royal National Institute of Blind People Talking Book Service
- Sense Information and Advice Service
- Sensory Needs Service (Camden Council)
- Visually Impaired in Camden
Action for Blind People North London
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Helpline: Mon - Fri 8.45am - 5.30pm.
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London Resource Centre demonstrates and sells equipment. Also provides information about other services available to blind and partially sighted people, their friends and families. RNIB/Action Helpline offers an immediate, expert and confidential service. Many Helpline staff have sight problems themselves and are trained to listen and to give reassurance and advice. The Action for Blind People Camden and Islington Low Vision Centre is also based in Judd Street. Provides a specialist rehabilitation service for people who have been diagnosed as having low vision, enabling people to get the help they need by looking at their everyday needs and difficulties. This service is available to people who have been referred to us by Camden or Islington.
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14/07/2011
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BlindAid
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For blind and partially sighted people resident within the twelve inner London boroughs. Provide advice and information, small grants (up to £250) and aids to daily living. Loans audio equipment to registered blind and partially sighted people. Provides a welfare rights advice service. Visiting and befriending service. Volunteers needed.
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20/01/2012
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Camden Integrated Community Equipment Service (Camden Council)
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Bidborough House
38-50 Bidborough Street
London
WC1H 9DB
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Provides equipment to sensory impaired and disabled adults and children to enable them to maintain their independence in the community.
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28/10/2011
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Clarity - Employment for Blind People
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Supported factory which provides employment and training for people with visual or other disabilities. Primary business is the manufacture of toiletries and cleaning products.
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28/09/2009
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Jewish Blind and Disabled
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London-wide sheltered housing charity. Based in Mill Hill.
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24/03/2011
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Jewish Care
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Jewish Care runs more than 70 centres and specialist services throughout London and the South-East. Based in Barnet. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).
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12/07/2011
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Low Vision Centre
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Offers advice to any resident of Camden and Islington who has a residual sight problem after correction with standard glasses or contact lenses. You can contact the centre for advice on accessing services that can help.
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01/04/2011
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Metropolitan Sports and Social Club for the Visually Impaired
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Aims to offer sporting and leisure activities for people of all ages and ability with a vision impairment. Club activities include athletics, cricket, ten pin bowling, indoor and outdoor bowls, ski-ing, dancing (Salsa, rock n roll), soundball tennis, football and others. Uses venues in Greater London.
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18/02/2012
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Ricability
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Independent research charity providing unbiased consumer information for disabled and older people. Offers free reports including those on: driving for disabled people, car adaptations, central heating controls, community alarms, digital TV, telephones and phone services. Information is also available in braille, large print, audio CD/tape and online at the websites listed above. Digital tv website includes product tests of indoor aerials, set-top boxes, digital tv and recorders. This can be helpful to people in London where digital switchover is taking place in Apr 2012.
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24/10/2011
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Royal National Institute of Blind People
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Helpline Mon-Wed 8.45am-6pm , Thu 2.30pm 4.30pm, Fri 9am-5pm.
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Helpline provides information, support, and advice for anyone with sight problems, including information on benefit rights, education, employment, leisure, and holidays. Also provides services for local societies; health, social and environmental services; reference library; advice on wills and legacies; enquiries on multiple disabilities, physiotherapy support.
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16/06/2011
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Royal National Institute of Blind People Talking Book Service
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Postal library service offering a wide range of professionally recorded books on easy-to-use playback equipment for people with sight problems. Yearly full subscription fee of £82 (from April 2011). Many local authorities and societies for people with visual disabilities pay the fee on behalf of members. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).
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04/10/2011
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Sense Information and Advice Service
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National charity supporting and campaigning for deafblind children and adults. Advice and information as well as specialist services for deafblind people, their families, carers and professionals working with them.
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19/01/2012
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Sensory Needs Service (Camden Council)
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Provides assessments and services helping people to live as independently. Offers advice and training, provision and installation of special equipment, adaptations to the home and rehabilitation training. Do not provide hearing aids; if you need hearing aids please contact your GP who will refer you to hospital hearing aid services.
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10/05/2012
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Visually Impaired in Camden
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A voluntary organisation of visually impaired people living and/or working in Camden. Produce a monthly newsletter in large print or on audio cassette for all members. Hold a monthly members meeting at the Swiss Cottage Community Centre on the third Tuesday. Regular outings and other activities. Education, information and campaigning work.
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A voluntary organisation of visually impaired people living and/or working in Camden.
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15/11/2011
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Contact Camden 020 7974 4444