Blind Veterans chosen as Awards charity

Blind Veterans UK has been selected as the chosen charity for the 2014 Optician Awards which is open for entries until January 17 2014.

Formerly St Dunstan’s, Blind Veterans UK is the national charity for blind ex-service men and women. It provides practical and emotional support to blind veterans and their families, regardless of when they served or how they lost their sight.

The organisation has centres in Brighton, Llandudno and Sheffield which conduct rehabilitation programmes, art and craft classes, sports and recreation, clubs and societies, information technology, care and welfare.

Among its work is the No One Alone campaign which aims to reach out to the 68,000 ex-service personnel who could benefit from the support of Blind Veterans UK but don’t realise they are eligible. It believes opticians are well placed to help spread the message to these people, so that Blind Veterans UK can make sure that there is No One Alone.