Fun Facts About NCBI

• NCBI celebrates its 80th birthday this year

• The organisation was founded by Alice Armitage in 1931

Who we help

• NCBI helps over 16,000 people who are blind or visually impaired all over Ireland

• Only 5% of service users are blind, 95% have varying degrees of sight loss

• NCBI also helps organisations to make their facilities user friendly and accessible

How we help

• NCBI has offices in every county in the country

• Services offered around the country include:
  • Pracitcal and emotional support
  • Low vision service
  • Guidance on choosing aids and appliances
  • Mobility training
  • Daily living skills
  • Peer counselling and professional counselling
  • Employment advice
  • National Braille, large print and audio library
  • Assistive technology advice

To enable people who are blind and vision impaired to overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society.

To find out more visit www.ncbi.ie