{"id":68739,"date":"2025-06-10T14:51:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=68739"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:11:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:11:15","slug":"charities-offering-visual-impairment-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/types-of-send\/sensory-and-or-physical-needs\/charities-offering-visual-impairment-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Charities offering visual impairment support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several local and national charities and organisations able to support children and young people with sensory impairments. <br><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cerebra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cerebra.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Cerebra<\/a> supports children with brain conditions, who may also experience sensory difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Devon InSight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoninsight.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon in Sight<\/a> offers a range of holistic services for anyone affected by sight loss across Devon. They provide support to people who are blind or partially sighted, their families, friends and carers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guide Dogs for the Blind<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidedogs.org.uk\/getting-support\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDBA)<\/a> can help you, a member of your family, or your child, find ways to live actively, independently and well with sight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LOOK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.look-uk.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">LOOK<\/a>  supports visually impaired young people to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moorvision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moorvision.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Moorvision<\/a> provides information, advice, support and activities for families of children and young people with vision impairments in Devon and Cornwall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RNIB<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/living-with-sight-loss\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RNIB<\/a> (Royal National Institute for the Blind) provide practical and emotional advice and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Royal Society for Blind Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsbc.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RSBC (Royal Society for Blind Children)<\/a> supports blind and partially sighted children, young people and their families to live a life without limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SENSE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SENSE<\/a> provides personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life, no matter how complex someone\u2019s disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SeeAbility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeability.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SeeAbility<\/a> can help people with learning disabilities find an optometrist, as well as get free information about looking after their eyes, having an eye test and about different eye conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thomas Pocklington Trust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocklington.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Pocklington Trust<\/a> aims to improve the life chances of blind and partially sighted people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VICTA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.victa.org.uk\/about-victa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">VICTA<\/a> is a national charity that provides support to children and young adults from 0 to 29 who are blind or partially sighted and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visably <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visably.org.uk\/get-support\/children-families\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Visably<\/a> is a charity supporting children living with sight loss, they believe children should have same opportunities to learn, play and connect as any other child. They give free technology to children and young people and work with families, schools and specialist charities to make sure support reaches the children who need it the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> this is a suggestive list. Other charities, groups and networks, particularly ones that support specific or rare conditions can be found through searching online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several local and national charities and organisations able to support children and young people with sensory impairments. 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