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Blind Veterans UK

At Blind Veterans UK, we provide veterans with rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support... We’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose. Together we can help rebuild lives after sight loss.

About Blind Veterans UK


Tags: Disability support Sensory impairments (deaf/blind support) Armed forces & veterans Health & Medical Neurodiversity Armed Forces & Emergency Services

We are here to support anyone who has served in the Armed Forces, or who has done National Service, and who is now living with significant sight loss.

We help blind ex-Service men and women lead independent and fulfilling lives by supporting them with our in-depth expertise, experience and full range of services.

We give veterans much-needed support to adjust to sight loss, overcome the challenges of blindness and enjoy daily life. Our charity has been offering physical and emotional support to vision-impaired veterans since 1915.

When Blind Veterans UK was founded In 1915, our mission was to help soldiers blinded during the First World War.

Today we offer lifelong support to Armed Forces and National Service veterans - no matter what the cause of their sight loss, and regardless of how long they served.

We help blind and vision impaired ex-Service personnel regain their independence and discover life after sight loss. Our ultimate goal is to achieve victory over blindness.

We continue to help blind veterans during COVID-19.

Over 90% of the blind veterans we support are over 70 and most at risk during this unprecedented time. Our immediate priorities have changed to ensure that the most vulnerable veterans we support have everything they need. Discover how our service has changed and what we are doing now.

All blind veterans should have access to the finest quality of services to help them discover life beyond sight loss.

It’s a sad fact that many of the blind veterans we support suffer from social isolation.

It happens as we get older and our families leave us, and partners pass away. For people with sight loss, that isolation is all the more painful to bear.

It’s not just about losing other people though, it’s also about being isolated inside yourself when you are unable to carry out tasks such as going to the shops or even pick up a phone to speak to a friendly voice. For those who can’t see, it often leads to losing your self-belief, and – even worse – your sense of belonging.

That’s why we need your support now.

Your Impact

There are 50,000 blind veterans across the UK that still need us. Together we can help rebuild blind veterans’ lives after sight loss. Away from isolation. Towards a life of fulfilment.

£40

Could buy a talking watch which allows a blind veteran to keep track of time and take a step towards independent living.

£60

Could buy a one cup hot water dispenser, helping our blind veterans who find it difficult to lift and pour a kettle.

£100

Could buy an app which converts printed text to speech or Braille, enabling Blind Veterans to read while out and about.