Norges Blindeforbund

Norges Blindeforbund

Oslo, Norway

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Profile last updated: March 14, 2026

About

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.

Location

Oslo, Norway

Organisation type

Association

VAT number

NO 971 038 179 MVA

Focus areas

blindpartially sightedeye healthvision impairmentrehabilitationadvocacyguide dogsaccessibility

Languages

NOEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

DisabilityHealthEmployment & SkillsScience & Research

Works for

People with disabilitiesFamiliesChildrenYouthCarers

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

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.

Countries of operation

NorwayLaosAngola

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsLegaciesMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMembershipLegacy givingShopFundraise

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

EBUWBUFFO

Partnerships

NTNU samfunnsforskning, Specsavers, Skadefri, Stiftelsen Dam

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