Common Sense

Websites

Books, audio books and Libraries.

Books to buy with blind characters in them. blindchildrensfund
Postal and Internet audio book borrowing library. Listening Books.
American site - reasonably priced Braille books, can enter to win some free also. Seedlings
Customeyes (large print) books. customeyes
Articles, advice and books. afb
Great books. American Printing House for the Blind.
Audio books to borrow.  Calibre Audio Library
Braille, Giant Print and audio books. rnib
Includes a borrowing library. Scottish Sensory Centre
Site selling Braille flash cards and books for children and adults. National Braille Press.
Talking newspaper. Audio youth newspaper including articles from NME, Kerrang and more. Bankie Talk

Braille

Braille Bug website for kids!

Education.

Independent Panel for Special Education Advice. IPSEA
For Young people with little or no sight. The West of England School
Hadley School for the Blind.
Perkins School for the Blind. Home of the Perkins brailler.
Parents Active for Vision Education.
Grants, advocacy, equipment, National Blind Childrens Society
Development Journal for Babies and Children with a V I. (UCL institute of child health)
Nice page on the statementing process. look

Support and advice.

Products (including great childrens long canes), articles, info. National Federation of the Blind.
Articles, advice and books. American Foundation of the blind.
Online shop, advice and info, also parents place forum, toy reviews and more. RNIB.
For families with disabled children. Contact a Family.
Web forum. Parents of Visually Impaired Children
Includes info on Actionnaires sports group. Action for Blind People.
(NAPVI). American. National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
A site for parents and families of babies, infants, toddlers, and children that wear or need glasses. Learn from other parents experiences and share your own. Build awareness of the importance of children’s eyesight. Babies with Glasses
Site for children with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia/Septo Optic Dysplasia. Focus Families
For children with brain injuries and young people. Cerebra
Support and info about Nystagmus. Nystagmus.co.uk
Specific conditions links page. NAPVI
Alstrom support. Alstrom
A support group in Devon for VI children. Moorvision

Products.

Products, jewellery, resources, articles. Blind Childrens Fund.
Products (including great childrens long canes), articles, info. National Federation of the Blind.
American. Books, toys and gadgets for teaching Braille. Braille Bookstore
Suppliers of talking watches, cd cases, dictaphones etc. Cobolt.

Grants.

A Full list of organiastions who give funding to children with different disabilities. Livingmadeeasy.org

Visually Impaired Children Taking Action). Grants and more. victa
Grants for music lessons and equipment for V I children. The AMBER music Trust.
For children and young people with brain injuries. Grants etc. Cerebra

Mobility and Independence.

Advanced Echo Location. World Access for the Blind.
Products (including great childrens long canes) National Federation of the Blind.

Technology

Info and online games for blind children. cbeebies
Advice for the visually impaired computer user. White stick.
Home of the amazing Mountbatten Brailler, Jot a Dot, and more. Quantum Technology.
Free enlarging download for the Internet. One Format.
Software for the visually impaired. Bavisoft.
Free screen reader. Thunder.
Online resource for reading - large print interactive screens. (No Braille). Starfall.

Benefits.

Advice on benefits. disabilityalliance

Hospitals and Health.

Developmental vision clinic. Part of Great Ormond Street. The Wolfson Centre.
Moorfields eye hospital Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Department of Ophthalmology at Great Ormand Street Hospital gosh

Local organisations (Dorset and Hampshire.

Bournemouth venture supporting visually impaired bsvi
Based in Poole, Dorset. They have a show room with gadgets etc Dorset Blind Association..
Hampshire society for the Blind. Open Sight.
Eye Unit. Bournemouth Hospital
Child Health Department. Poole Hospital
Running workshops and exhibitions for V I people. ChristchurchArts
Contacts register, including us! Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Services.

 

 

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