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Opsis

c/o Queen Alexandra College
49 Court Oak Road
Harborne
Birmingham
B17 9TG

Tel: 0121 428 5037
Fax: 0121 428 5048
Web: www.opsis.org.uk
Best time to telephone: normal office hours

Opsis (National Association for the Education, Training and Support of Blind and Partially Sighted People) is a group of seven independent charities who work together to enhance the lives of visually impaired people. Contact Opsis for further information or details of the seven partners. Opsis' aims are as follows.

  • To exert influence on policymakers by using the added leverage arising from jointly pursued collective policies.
  • To raise standards and improve the quality of services through closer working links with partners.
  • To enable partners to counter effectively adverse market trends by sharing information, analysing contributory factors and developing joint strategies.

Opsis' activities include the following.

  • Developing standards for housing services.
  • Improving support for visually impaired people seeking work.
  • Contribution to the Government's initiative on literacy.
  • Consultation with Government on educational issues.
  • Training staff who work with visually impaired children and young adults.
  • Provides information for the visually impaired, their carers and professionals via their website.
Checked: 1 May 2007








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PS - Health and Poverty

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See also MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East for details and links to campaigns against poverty.

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