Useful Links

Our free Talking Newspaper service helps people with sight loss or reading difficulties stay connected with local news. Covering Bishop’s Stortford and nearby areas, it’s available on USB, online, or via connected devices for easy access.

Provides free accessible audio devices and apps to people living with sight loss across the UK, helping them stay informed, entertained and connected.

Provides support, information and guide dogs for people with severe visual impairment, helping to improve independence, mobility and confidence in everyday life.

Offers free iPads or iPhones to visually impaired children aged 3 – 18. Devices include built-in accessibility features to support learning, communication and independence.

An on-demand bus service in Hertfordshire offering affordable travel for residents in North and East areas, helping improve access to local services and connections.

Offers advice, information and support for people affected by macular disease, helping them understand their condition and access the help they need.

Provides reliable NHS information on blindness and vision loss, including causes, treatments, and guidance on living with sight impairment.

Provides weekly audio recordings of local news and information for people who are blind, visually impaired or isolated in the surrounding Hertsmere areas.

The UK’s leading sight loss charity, offering practical and emotional support, raising awareness, and campaigning to create a more accessible and inclusive society.

St Albans Talking News provides local news on a memory stick, delivered free each Saturday for people with sight impairment, helping them stay informed and connected.

Stevenage and North Herts Talking News provides a free weekly audio news service for people with sight loss or reading difficulties. Run by volunteers, it delivers local news in an easy-to-listen format, helping listeners stay informed, connected and less isolated.

Dacorum Talking Newspaper is a registered charity providing a free weekly audio news service for visually impaired people in West Hertfordshire. Delivered on memory sticks, it helps listeners stay informed and connected with local news.

A membership organisation for local sight loss charities, working to ensure people with sight loss can access the services they need locally, when and where they need them.

Delivers local news in audio format for people who are blind or visually impaired, helping them stay informed, independent and connected to their community.

WHATnews! Welwyn Hatfield Talking Newspaper delivers local news to blind and partially sighted listeners through a free, easy-to-use audio service. Produced by volunteers, each edition is available on CD or online to help you stay informed and connec