Dumfries & Galloway Association For The Blind

Our Services

Membership:
Free Membership for anyone with a visual impairment living within Dumfries and Galloway region.  As a member you can help influence activities and campaign for improved services both at a local and national level.

Free Newsletter:
All members receive our  newsletter each March, July and November and is available in large print, audio cassette, CD-Rom or email formats. It is also available on this website.

Free Talking Book Library:
We provide a free talking book library service.  Members donating unwanted talking books have made this possible and there are now over 800 titles to choose from.

Audio-description Video Library:
Our Home Video Library Service enables blind and partially sighted people to fully enjoy popular films in the comfort of their own homes.  Audio-description explains what is happening when characters are not speaking.

Help and Advice:
We can help you by giving advice on Aids and Equipment and most issues concerning visual impairment, and on other services available.

Volunteer Home Visiting Service:
This is available for people who are experiencing social isolation due to their visual impairment.  A volunteer visits for 2 hours each week, usually for a good chat and a cuppa.  Activities undertaken together are manifold and varied but can include going for a short outing together, pottering about in the garden or help with correspondence.

Social Clubs:
There are two afternoon clubs that bring visually impaired people together for socialising, sharing and a bit of fun. These clubs are in Dumfries and Newton-Stewart.  If that sounds interesting why not ask for details.

Evening Social Club:
There is also a club in Dumfries for people with a visual impairment held in the evening on the last Friday of the month. 

Peer Support:
Enables people to talk to other people with a visual impairment about their feelings when they are first diagnosed, or to talk about living with a visual impairment.