Sight disabilities
- Sight disability services
- Sight disability registration process
- Sight disability organisations
Action for blind people
A national charity which aims to enable blind and partially sighted people to enjoy equal opportunities in every aspect of their lives through work, leisure, housing and support (details below).
Age Concern
Concerned with the needs and aspirations of older people aged 55+. Age Concern Croydon has produced a very helpful online directory of services which you can find on their website (see associated link).
Calibre
An audio book library service which sends books through the post. They have over 7,000 titles available, including over 1,000 children's titles. This service is free of charge (details below).
Community alarm services
Croydon Careline is a community alarm service offering you help at the touch of button, including assistive technology such as telelcare (see associate link).
Croydon libraries
The libraries, including the mobile library, offer a range of talking books as well as books in large print and braille. There is also a free home library service (details below).
Croydon Voluntary Association for the Blind (CVAB)
The CVAB offers a wide variety of services each week including lunch clubs, art, pottery, yoga, keep fit, dancing and socials. Transport is provided for most activities (details below).
Counselling is also available to help people adjust to their sight loss. All members have the option to be contacted regularly by volunteers on their Telephone Care Line.
A local talking newspaper is produced each week and a monthly large print newsletter is also available.
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
The RNIB offers a wide range of services relating to visual impairment including equipment, medical help line, legal advice and benefits information (details below).
It also offers a talking book service for people who find that other audio library services do not meet their needs. The RNIB has a CD and tape library which plays specifically on their own machines. They have a wide range of titles available, and books are sent through the post.
Staying put
Staying put helps older, disabled or other vulnerable people who need advice and assistance on carrying out minor repairs or adaptations to their homes (see associated link).
The Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom
A wide range of newspapers and magazine publications on audio cassette and CD. Publications are sent through the post. There is a subscription charge for this service (details below).
Travel services
Travel services deal with applications and queries relating to taxicards, blue badges and the freedom pass (details below).
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Travel Services
- Telephone
- 020 8726 7100
- travel.service@croydon.gov.uk
- Address
- Travel Services Team
Integrated Service Centre
Taberner House, 5th floor, north east quadrant
Park Lane,
Croydon, CR9 3JS
- Contact name
- Calibre Cassette Library
- Telephone
- 01296 432 339
- Fax
- 01296 392 599
- enquiries -at- calibre.org.uk
- Address
- New Road
Weston Turville
Aylesbury
Bucks. HP22 5XQ - Website
- www.calibre.org.uk
- Contact name
- Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
- Telephone
- 020 7388 1266
- Fax
- 020 7388 2034
- Address
- RNIB Resource Centre,
105 Judd Street,
London WC1H 9NE - Website
- www.rnib.org.uk
- Contact name
- Croydon Voluntary Association for the Blind
- Telephone
- 020 8688 2486
- Address
- Bedford Hall
72-74 Wellesley Road
Croydon, CR0 2AR
- Contact name
- Reference and information services in Croydon Libraries
- Telephone
- 020 8760 5400
- libraries@croydon.gov.uk
- Contact name
- Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01435 866102
- Fax
- 01435 865422
- info@tnauk.org.uk
- Address
- National Recording Centre
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8DB - Website
- www.tnauk.org.uk
- Contact name
- Action for Blind People
- Telephone
- Freephone 0800 915 4666
- Fax
- 020 7635 4900
- info@actionforblindpeople.org.uk
- Address
- 14-16 Verney Road
London
SE16 3DZ - Website
- www.afbp.org
- Contact name
- Royal National Institute for the Blind Helpline
- Telephone
- 0845 766 9999
