About us

Despite there being an estimated 12,000 visually impaired people living in Cornwall, Cornwall Blind Association is the only local charity which exists to improve the lives of visually impaired people across the county.

Our aim is to provide personal support to people who already have sight difficulties and campaign to help all of us understand how we can protect our sight throughout our lives. Importantly, Cornwall Blind Association provides the support that blind and visually impaired people need to live fulfilling and active lives.

The charity has been helping people with visual impairment living in Cornwall for over 150 years. We currently have around 3,000 clients who have already made use of our services. Clients have initial assessments of their vision, at our low vision clinics, and get information and advice about other services that can help them be independent including; equipment, technology and benefits advice.

The association can help with transport, offer support through befriending, advocacy, counselling and talking support through our telephone service. We also have links to 25 social and leisure clubs and organise holidays for adults and children.

In order that we can provide our services throughout the community we now have Sight Centres in Truro and Penzance alongside resource centres in Bude, Bodmin, Wadebridge, Launceston, Liskeard, Saltash and Penzance. We also have information desks at Redruth, St Austell and Treliske Hospitals.

We launched the For Sight Appeal in June 2009. The appeal will raise funds to ensure that we can continue to help many more people now and in the future and we very much hope that you will consider the Cornwall Blind Association as a worthy local cause to support. We invite Community Groups and individuals to hold an event to fundraise and support the charity. To find out more about our For Sight Appeal please click here.