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• Catalyst Annual Achievement Awards 2010 Outstanding Achievement Award..
• Wish Tokens Wish Tokens Campaign 2010..
• George Glass Celebrates his 80th Birthday George 80th..
• SociaLites outing to Windermere 2011 Windermere 2011..
• Newsletters Stockton Blind People’s Voice is a well known local charity that ..
• Local Charity Name Change Stockton Blind People’s Voice is a well known local charity that ..
• Blindvoice Pub Quiz On 31st March 2010 BlindVoice UK held a pub quiz as a combined so..
• SociaLites visit Silksworth BlindVoice UK’s social group visited Sunderland’s ski centre on W..
• Quadventure A group of 12 Socialites visited Quad Venture in North Yorkshire ..

Projects

Blindvoice runs a number of projects, if you would like more information then Contact Us

Accessible Information

Information needs to be accessible to everyone. People learn and understand in various ways and information should be available in a variety of different formats.

Some 2 million people in the UK have sight impairments and cannot read standard print. The majority have some sight and use it in everyday life. However most blind and partially sighted people face a number of barriers to information.

Businesses and organisations are legally required to make reasonable adjustment to provide accessible information and services. This is following the implementation of DDA’s new “Code of Practice” on Rights of Access: Goods, Facilities and Services.

Independent access to information means that people with sight loss can make informed decisions and gain valuable privacy.

We aim to achieve equality for blind people and strongly believe that blind and partially sighted people should be able to receive information in a form they find accessible. This could be Braille, large print or audio.

BlindVoice UK can also provide information on overcoming the barriers that blind and visually impaired people face especially in public buildings and when accessing public services.

Our committee is made up of blind and visually impaired people who are experts in their field, including an Adult Education blind tutor who teaches Braille to sighted people. A Braille user panel monitors the layout and quality of the Braille produced by our transcription service and all information is treated in strictest confidence.

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