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Royal Blind
PO Box 500
Gillespie Crescent
Edinburgh
EH10 4HZ
Tel: 0131 229 1456
Fax: 0131 229 4060
Web: www.royalblind.org
Best time to telephone: 9.00am - 4.30pm, Monday - Friday
Royal Blind provides two major services.
The Royal Blind School provides high standards of education and care in a safe and enriching environment for children and young people who are visually impaired. They also have a specialised campus for those who have multiple disabilities. Located in Edinburgh, they welcome day and residential pupils from the whole of the UK and beyond. Parents of children who are visually impaired or who have multiple disabilities including a visual impairment, are invited to read their website, and contact the school for a prospectus and to arrange a visit.
Royal Blind School
Craigmillar Park
Edinburgh
EH16 5NA
Tel: 0131 667 1100
Fax: 0131 662 9700
Braeside House is a nursing home for older people in Scotland that cares specifically for those with a visual impairment.
Braeside House
81 Liberton Brae
Edinburgh
EH16 6LE
Tel: 0131 270 3020
Fax: 0131 270 3021
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