Thinking Useful Links/Organisations:

Fostering Dog for the Disabled:

Dogs for Disabled Ireland are on the hunt for people to care for puppies for the next 12 months. The dog charity, which trains assistance dogs, has put out a post on their social media looking for people to look after some of their pups for a year. Dogs for

Fostering Autism Assistance Dogs:

Volunteer puppy fosterers, boarders and our breeding dog holders play a very important role in helping us achieve our mission. Puppies and dogs thrive in a home enviroment so we do not have or use kennel facilities. This also means we can keep our overheads as low as possible allowing

Deaf Village Ireland:

Deaf Village Ireland is an inclusive state of the art social, administration, religious, community, sports, heritage and educational complex providing a range of facilities for both Deaf and hearing people. Deaf Village Ireland is a project which was set up by the Deaf Community in Ireland working alongside the Catholic

Deaf Sports Ireland:

Deaf Sports Ireland, known as Irish Deaf Sports Association until 2012, was set up in 1968 and is one of the longest running organisations in the Irish Deaf Community still in existence today. Today, DSI is the national governing body in Ireland and is affiliated to International Committee of Sports

Vision Sports Ireland Useful Links:

Useful Links: ChildVision Gracepark Road Drumcondra Dublin 9 Tel: 01 837 3635 Fax: 01 837 3884 Email: info@childvision.ie www.childvision.ie Fighting Blindness 7 Ely Place, Floor 3 Dublin 2 Telephone: +353 1 6789 004 Email: info@fightingblindness.ie www.fightingblindness.ie National League of the Blind of Ireland 21 Hill St Dublin 1 Telephone (01)8742792 https://nlbit.wordpress.com/hone

Vision Impaired Football FAI:

The FAI FFA programme and Vision Sports Ireland work in conjunction to promote and develop football opportunities for people with vision impairments. There are opportunities for both partially sighted players (B2/3) and fully blind (B1) players. The B2/3 footballers play indoors and there are minimal differences in the rules from

NIVIB (Northern Ireland Visually Impaired Bowls):

Group who play indoor bowls weekly from approx 1 October until 31 March and also play many friendly matches with sighted people. There are currently only 2 active clubs in the Association. Stadium bowls is also available during the winter months but booking for a rink is normally required. Outdoor

Blind Sports Network NI:

The Blind Sports Network NI was established in 2012 and includes key representatives from sports clubs and organisations for people with sight loss from across Northern Ireland. The aim of the group is to: a) Research: To undertake research into the levels of physical activity of people with sight loss and

NCBI Types of Assistive Technology:

If you have little or no vision, you may find it difficult or impossible to do things that so many people now take for granted. These include using the internet, booking flights, reading printed items such as books, magazines, newspapers or even mail that comes through the door. Technology can

Fighting Blindness Technology Exchange Club:

The Exchange Club is an informal gathering of people living with varying degrees of sight loss who wish to improve their daily lives through assistive technology. Members share their experience of how they found solutions to problems accessing technology, and ask for support with any technological difficulties that may arise.