Resources

Below is a list of resources/ links to organisations that provide information/ support to people living with sight loss;  

Feach – https://feach.ie 

(organisation setup in Ireland to support families of children who have some or no vision.)  

NCBI – https://www.ncbi.ie/ 

(NCBI refers to the National Council for the Blind of Ireland providing a wide range of supports to people living with sight loss. Including education, employment, technology support)  

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind – https://www.guidedogs.ie/ 

(An Irish led organisation Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) is Ireland’s national charity dedicated to enabling people who are vision impaired and families of children with autism to achieve improved mobility and independence. 

Fighting Blindness – https://www.fightingblindness.ie/ 

(organisation setup with a vision to cure blindness and to support people living with sight lsos.)  

Vision Sports Ireland – https://visionsports.ie/ 

(Ireland’s national governing body promoting sport and leisure activities for people who have sight loss in Ireland.)  

Sight and Sound Technology – https://www.sightandsound.co.uk/irishhomepage/ 

(An organisation setup in the UK and Ireland supporting people who are blind or vision impaired that with assistive technology support.) 

Dublin Assist Travel Scheme – https://dublinbus.ie/Travel-Assistance-Scheme.html 

(The Dublin Bus travel assist scheme provide assistance to people living with a disability in using public transport on their own.) 

North Ireland/ UK 

Rnib – https://www.rnib.org.uk/ 

(UK & Northern Ireland organisation supporting people with sight loss)  

Look – https://www.look-uk.org/ 

(UK organisation supporting children & young people living with low vision.)