Useful Links

Organisations for Sight Impaired People

RNIB
(http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/InternetHome.hcsp)

Royal National Institute for Blind People

Action for Blind People
(http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/)

A national charity that supports thousands of blind and partially sighted people across the UK

Guide Dogs
(http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/)

Provide guide dogs to blind and partially sighted people to allow them enjoy the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as everyone else.

Help for Sight Impaired Young People

Look-UK
(http://www.look-uk.org/)

National Federation of Families with Visually Impaired Children

RLSB
(http://www.rlsb.org.uk)

The Royal London Society for the Blind

Sort-it
(http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/code/public_rnib002038.hcsp)

A website for 11-16 year olds with a sight problem

ClearVision
(http://www.clearvisionproject.org/)

UK postal lending library of children's books with added Braille

Talking Newspaper links

Talking News Federation
(http://www.tnf.org.uk/)

Information and lists of all the Talking Newspapers and Magazines in the UK

Talking Newspaper Association
(http://www.tnauk.org.uk/)

The Talking Newspaper Association UK is the leading provider of national newspapers and magazines in alternative formats for the blind and the print disabled. Through its National Talking Newspapers and Magazines service the Association provides a varied selection of over 230 titles on audio CD or tape, and approximately 80 in PC compatible digital format

Local Newspapers

The Basildon Recorder
(http://www.basildonrecorder.co.uk)

The Echo
(http://www.echo-news.co.uk)

The Yellow Advertiser
(http://www.icessex.co.uk/tn/index.cfm)

Billericay and Wickford Gazette
(http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk)

Billericay Weekly News
(http://www.billericayweeklynews.co.uk/)