The links below are for your information, if you have any queries about the sites please contact the Insight Team who will be happy to advise/assist.
Action For Blind People – a charity that deals with housing, holidays, employment and other services for blind and visually impaired individuals
www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk
Audio Book Choice – ABC is a company specialising in audio books, CDs and other gadgets
www.audiobookchoice.com
British Red Cross - can provide transport to appointments plus an escort, also therapeutic care massages, loan of some equipment such as wheelchairs
www.redcross.org.uk
British Wireless for the Blind Fund aim to supply radios/audio sets to people registered blind or partially sighted if required.
www.blind.org.uk
Calibre Audio Library –an organisation providing thousands of books in alternative formats such as cassette and CD
www.calibre.org.uk
Cobolt Systems – a company that sells useful products at affordable prices!
www.cobolt.co.uk
Computer Room Services – a company selling mobile phones and TALKS software, and a variety of accessible games
www.comproom.co.uk
Dolphin Computer Access – a company that sells the Hal and Supernova screen reader, together with other products
www.yourdolphin.com
Fife Direct – this is the main website for everything Fife, including council services, leisure activities and useful information
www.fifedirect.org.uk
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FSB Enterprises - this is a subsidiary company of Fife Society for the Blind that deals with transcription into alternate formats, training, and an online shop with high tech products and everyday products for sensory impaired people.
www.fsbinsight.co.uk/new/about_fsb_enterprises.php
Force Ten Company – a company that deals with a whole range of products for people with disabilities
www.forcetenco.co.uk
Guide Dogs for the Blind – an organisation concerned with the welfare of guide dogs and their owners
www.gdba.org.uk
Hagger Electronics – a company that sells tape-recorders, telephones and other useful access technology
www.hagger.co.uk
Humanware – a company selling Braille note-takers, GPS systems, digital DAISY players, and magnification products
www.humanware.com
In Touch – this weekly BBC Radio Four programme is dedicated to all aspects of visual impairment
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/intouch
Insight Radio – the first European online radio station dedicated to visual impairment
www.viponair.com/
Living Paintings Trust - allows visually impaired people to enjoy art through touch and sound, by listening to cassettes and touching a raised representation of art.
www.livingpaintings.org
Playback Magazine – a monthly cassette publication produced in Glasgow for visually impaired people
www.play-back.com
Portset Internet Services – a company that specialises in accessible TV equipment, talking typewriter, reading machine, and computer tutorials
www.portset.co.uk
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Revealweb – this is a brilliant website to search for any book materials in alternative formats
www.revealweb.org.uk
RNIB – the Royal National Institute of the Blind main website
www.rnib.org.uk
RNIB National Library Service – this joint venture between RNIB and NLB links all Braille, talking books and other reading materials in alternative formats
www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_libinfoser.hcsp
RNIB Online Shop – a direct link to the RNIB’s online shop
http://onlineshop.rnib.org.uk/shoptab.asp
RNIB Talking Book Catalogue – access RNIB’s range of talking books here
http://info.rnib.org.uk/tbookcat/pages/search.asp
Sight & Sound Technology – a company that sells the JAWS screen reader, Braille note-taker, K1000 scanning software, and other assistive technology products
www.sightandsound.co.uk
Soundings – an organisation that provides a monthly audio magazine packed with useful information and product demonstrations with visually impaired people in mind
www.soundings.org/index.html
TNAUK – Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom is a charity providing a huge range of newspapers, magazines and other publications in alternative formats by subscription
www.tnauk.org.uk
TV Guide/newspaper - Big Print is the only British weekly newspaper with a tv guide published in bold and big print text. For a free sample, email
bigprint@rnib.org.uk
Vis-Ability DK – a company that sells good quality speech and Braille products
www.vis-ability.co.uk
Walking on Wheels Trust - this trust was set up by Eva McCracken to fund the printing and publishing of her book, Walking on Wheels. The first book of its kind, Walking on Wheels is a guide for wheelchair and electric scooter users who wish to access and enjoy the Scottish countryside.
www.walkingonwheels.org/
White Stick – this website, produced by Tom Lorimer, is a very useful portal for blind and visually impaired individuals
www.whitestick.co.uk
Women's Royal Voluntary Service - can provide transport, support, help with gardening, shopping, collect prescriptions, deliver books depending on volunteer availability.
www.wrvs.org.uk
Yellow Pages Online – this is an excellent resource for locating business addresses and telephone numbers in the UK
www.yell.com
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