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The National Council for the Blind of Ireland

Whitworth Road

Drumcondra

Dublin 9

Ireland

Telephone: +353 1 830 7033

E-mail:info@ncbi.ie

Web:www.ncbi.ie

The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) is a voluntary, not for profit organisation. It is the primary service provider to the vision impaired population of over 6,500 in the Republic of Ireland.

NCBI's mission statement is:

'To optimise the intellectual, social and economic independence of vision impaired persons and to minimise the handicapping effects of visual impairment'.

Services delivered by NCBI on both a centre based and domiciliary level include :

• Information and support from a nationwide network of over 40 community resource workers working in 9 regional teams of staff
• Braille & tape libraries
• Low vision clinic
• Computer and adaptive technology training
• Computer and adaptive equipment, sales, support and maintenance
• Provision of low tech aids and appliances
• Information resource centre
• Counselling
• Family therapy
• Employment support service
• Job seeking skills programme
• Teaching aids
• Training programmes
• Rehabilitation training
• Daily living skills
• Mobility training
• Foundation course in work skills
• Bi-monthly magazine

NCBI has vast experience working on various EU funded projects, including ESF main claim, EU fund for Peace and Reconciliation in Ireland, Helios I and II, ExLib, Employment Initiative -Horizon, Leonardo. Telematics for Libraries, TEMPUS, TIDE, IST and Socrates.

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