
Norges Blindeforbund
Oslo, Norway
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Norges Blindeforbund is a non-profit association based in Oslo, Norway working on disability, health, employment & skills +1 more.
Norges Blindeforbund is a service and interest organisation for blind and partially sighted people in Norway. It provides rehabilitation and coping courses, peer communities, guide dog training, a phone-based technical help service and an eye health information line. It also runs advocacy work on disability rights, accessibility and welfare policy, and supports research on eye health and vision impairment. The head office is in Oslo, and county branches and local groups provide services across the country. The organisation also supports eye health and blindness projects abroad, including in Laos and Angola.
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Smarthjelp
Disability · Norway
Free telephone-based technical support for people with smart devices and computers.
Synstelefonen
Health · Norway
Telephone line where eye health professionals answer questions about vision and eye health.
Syn- og mestringssentrene
Disability · Norway
Vision and coping centres offering rehabilitation courses and peer contact for visually impaired people.
Førerhundskole
Disability · Norway
Guide dog training school providing guide dogs to people with vision impairments.
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NTNU samfunnsforskning, Specsavers, Skadefri, Stiftelsen Dam
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