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Suppliers of Low Vision Aids

VIP Diaries is happy to recommend the products of the following low vision aids suppliers:

Colbolt

Cobolt is a UK based company specialising in the design, manufacture and supply of innovative aids for blind and partially sighted people. Cobolt also develops a number of products in house.

For more information, please contact 01493 700172 or visit the website   www.cobolt.co.uk

Edward Marcus

Edward Marcus Ltd is a specialist distributor of Magnifiers and Low Vision Aids.  Based in Wombwell, Yorkshire they supply Hospitals, Low Vision Schemes (including Low Vision Wales), Optometrists, Opticians, the RNIB, Associations, Schools, Colleges and Industry with the best selection of Magnifiers and Low Vision Aids from the world's leading manufacturers.

For more information please contact 01226 764082 or visit the website   www.edwardmarcus.co.uk

Optelec

Optelec provide a wide range of award-winning and innovative solutions for visually impaired people. 

Imagine being able to listen to your printed newspapers and magazines as they are read aloud using Optelec ClearReader⁺, an audio text-reading machine.

Alternatively, read more easily using a simple and powerful video magnifier.  Simply place your reading materials beneath a built-in camera and read at a more comfortable size using the Optelec ClearView⁺.

To request further information, call Freephone 080 8090 8090 or visit the website – www.optelec.co.uk

Sight and Sound Technology

Sight and Sound Technology provides the highest quality and most innovative products to help make mainstream technology accessible to people who are blind or partially sighted and for those with learning and reading difficulties.

For more information please contact 0845 634 7979 or visit the website   www.sightandsound.co.uk

Talking Watches

Talking Watches provides a wide range of talking watches which combine style and ease of use for visually impaired people.  Talking Watches is committed to providing their customers with total satisfaction.

For more information please contact 01253 318 480 or visit the website     www.talkingwatches.co.uk

Vision Aid Technologies

Vision Aid Technologies was set up in 1996, and as a small family business it deals exclusively with the needs of visually impaired people.  Being independent, Vision Aid Technologies can offer unprejudiced advice, assisting the choice of the most suitable low vision aid for the individual.

For more information, please contact 01775 711 977 or visit the website   www.visionaid.co.uk