{"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":"2025-06-11T10:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:56:27","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>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><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><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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidedogs.org.uk\/\" 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><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><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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/\" 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><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><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><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>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><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<p><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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