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OTHER HELPFUL SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS NATIONAL AND LOCAL

Support Groups for specific eye conditions:

Diabetes UK   www.diabetes.org.uk

0845 120 2960

British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society  www.brps.org.uk

0845 1232354

International Glaucoma Association www.iga.org.uk

01233 648170 

Keratoconus Self Help and Support Association www.keratoconus-group.org.uk  

02089 934759

Macular Society  www.maculardisease.org  

0845 241 2041

M S Society  www.mssociety.org.uk

020 8438 0700

Nystagmus Network www.nystagmusnet.org

0845 634 2630

Sense UK – The National Deafblind and Rubella Association www.sense.org.uk

0845 127 0060

Sense East Anglia Branch  www.sense.org.uk 

01473 622443 

The Albino Fellowship www.albinism.org.uk

01282 771900

The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust www.chect.org.uk

020 7377 5578

The Dystonia Society www.dystonia.org.uk

0845 458 6322

 

Suppliers of Equipment

RNIB – Customer Services www.rnib.org.uk 

0303 123 9999

IC –Vision Ltd – www.icswretail.co.uk  

01226 762513

Cobolt Systems www.cobolt.co.uk

01493 700172

  

Other useful Organisations

Action for Blind People, East Anglia www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk

01603 455767 

Age (UK) - Ipswich

01473 257039

Age (UK) – Bury St Edmunds

01284 757750

Age (UK) – Lowestoft

01502 586308

Blind in Business  - www.blindinbusiness.org.uk

020 7588 1885

British Computer Association of the Blind  www.bcab.org.uk

0845 430 8627

Cruse Bereavement Care  

0844 477 9400

Deafblind UK  www.deafblind.org.uk                  

0800 132 320 

Disability Living Foundation  www.dif.org.uk

0845 130 9177

East Suffolk Mind  

01473 652847

Guide Dogs for the Blind www.guidedogs.org.uk

                                                           East Anglia

0118 983 5555

0845 372 7425

Age (UK) www.ageuk.org.uk 

0800 169 6565

Independent Living – www.independentliving.co.uk

 

Ipswich Hospital www.ipswichhospital.nhs.uk

01473 712233

James Paget Hospital  

01493 452452

Jobseeker Direct  www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

0845 6060234

National Blind Children’s Society  www.nbcs.org.uk

01278 764764 

NHS Direct www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

0845 4647

Royal National Institute for the Blind www.rnib.org.uk 

0303 123 9999

St Dunstan's www.st-dunstans.org.uk 

020 7723 5021

Suffolk Carers www.suffolk-carers,co.uk

01473 835400

Suffolk Fire Service 

01473 260588

Suffolk Doctors on call

www.suffolk-doctors-on-call.co.uk

 

East of England Next Steps (careers advice)

0800 100 900

Suffolk Police – Advice on security or bogus callers

0845 3454345

The National Federation of the Blind  

01924 291313

The Pensions Advisory Service www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk

0845 6012923

The Samaritans

08457 909090



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