Royal National Institute for the
Blind (RNIB)
Resource Summary Page
Resource: Royal
National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Associated Organization:
Country of Origin: UK
Address: RNIB Customer Services
PO Box 173
City: Peterborough PE2 6WS
State or Province:
ZIP or Postal Code:
Tel. 0845-766 99 99 (UK Helpline callers only)
Tel. 020-7388 1266 (switchboard/overseas callers)
Interpreters available
Textphone users call via Typetalk 0800-51 51 52
Fax: 020-7388 2034
Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk).
Site Summary: " Sight loss is one of the
commonest causes of disability in the UK. Almost a million people are
blind or partially sighted - one in sixty of the population. And among
people over 75 years old as many as one in six are blind or partially
sighted."
"One organisation - RNIB - helps all blind and partially sighted
people in the UK."
"RNIB's task is to challenge blindness. We challenge the
disabling effects of sight loss by providing information and practical
services to help people get on with their own lives. We challenge all
who put barriers in the path of blind and partially sighted people. And
we challenge the underlying causes of blindness by working towards its
prevention, cure or alleviation. " - Quoted from the Web Site
Disability Association(s):
Blindness, Vision Impairments
Internet Location: http://www.rnib.org.uk/
Internet Resource Type: Web Site,
Resource Type: Informational
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