Members

Albania

Albanian Blind Association (External link)

Rruga Nikolla Lena, Nr. 62, Tirana
Tel: +355 4 2 271727
General Contact: Ardjan Hysa
E-mail: av.arjan@gmail.com
President: Mr. Ardjan Hysa
Mobile: +355686159702
Website: www.shvsh.org.al/

 Armenia

Armenian Association of the Blind

President: Abel HAKOBYAN
18 Isahakyan Street
375025 Erevan
Tel: +374 10 56 0521 or 56 1973 
Fax: +374 10 58 2266
E-mail: armblind2000@yahoo.com

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Austria

Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (BSVÖ) (External link)

President: Dr. Markus WOLF
Hietzinger Kai 85/DG
A-1130 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 9827 584 201
Fax: +43 1 9827 584 209
E-mail: international@blindenverband.at, praesident@blindenverband.at, office@blindenverband.at
Website: www.blindenverband.at

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 Belarus

Belarussian Association of the Visually Handicapped (External link)

Chairman: Oleg CHEPEL
7 Amuratorskaya Street
220004 Minsk
Tel: +375 17 203 25 06 
Fax: +375 17 226 6440
E-mail: typhlo-bel@mail.ru
cp@beltiz.by
Website: www.beltiz.by/

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 Belgium

Ligue Braille / Brailleliga (External link)

Department Director: Ronald Vrydag
Executive assistant: Annick Van den Heuvel
Rue d'Angleterre 57
1060 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 533 32 11
Fax: +32 2 537 64 26
Email: info@braille.be
Website: www.braille.be/

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 Bosnia Herzegovina

Blind Persons Association for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Secretary General: Risto NISIC
Lukavicka cesta 2, 71000 Sarajevo 
Tel/Fax: +387 51 324 820 
E-mail: nisic.risto@bih.net.ba

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Bulgaria

Union of the Blind in Bulgaria / Sayuz na slepite v Balgaria

President: Vasil DOLAPCHIEV
Sofia – 1309, 172 “Naicho Tsanov” str.
Tel: +359 2 812 7050
E-mail: ssb.sofia@abv.bg
International Department: Mr. Kevork Kabzamalyan kkevo@mail.bg,
+359 2 812 7030
Skype: Kevork Kabzamalyan - UBB
Web Site: www.ssb-bg.net/

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 Croatia

Croatian Blind Union(External link)

President: Vojin PERIC
Draskoviceva 80/IV, P.O.B. 736
10000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 1 4812 501
Fax: +385 1 4812 507
E-mail: hrvatski@savez-slijepih.hr - ana@savez-slijepih.hr
Website: www.savez-slijepih.hr/

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Cyprus

Pancyprian Organization of the Blind

President: Christakis NICOLAIDES
P.O. Box 23511
1684 Nicosia 
Tel: +357 22 813 383
E-mail: pot@logos.cy.net
Website: pot.org.cy

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Czech Republic

SONS, Czech Blind United (External link)

President: Václav Polášek M.A.
Krakovska 21, 110 00 Praha 1
Tel: +420 221 462 462
Cellphone: +420 603 545 378, +420 777 722 780
Fax: +420 221 462 461
E-mail: polasek@sons.cz
Vice-President: Dr. Rudolf Volejník
Tel: +420 221 462 469
Fax: +420 221 462 461
Cellphone: +420 777 722 793
E-mail: volejnik@sons.cz
Website: www.sons.cz/

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 Denmark

Dansk Blindesamfund (External link)

President : Thorkild OLESEN
Blekinge Boulevard 2
DK-2630 Taastrup
Tel: +45 38 14 88 44 
Fax: +45 38 14 88 00
E-mail: info@blind.dk
Website: www.blind.dk

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Estonia

Estonian Blind Union

Raua tn. 1, EE-10124 Tallinn

Chairman: Mr. Ago Kivilo
Tel: +372 6411972
Tel: +372 6444603  - Assistant manager
Tel: +372 6411831  - Project manager: Mari Sepp
E-mail: epl@pimedateliit.ee
Website: www.pimedateliit.ee/

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Finland

Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (External link)

Coordinator of International Affairs - Sonja Ronkainen
P.O. Box 61
FI-00030 Iiris
+358 9 3960 4632
+358 50 378 9336
E-mail: sonja.ronkainen@nkl.fi
Website: www.nkl.fi/

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France

Confédération Française pour la Promotion Sociale des Aveugles et Amblyopes (External link)

President: Edouard FERRERO
6 rue Gager-Gabillot, 75015 Paris
Tel: +33 1 45 30 96 12
E-mail: contact@cfpsaa.fr  presidence@cfpsaa.fr
Website: www.cfpsaa.fr/

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 Germany

German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (External link)

Rungestr. 19, 10 179 Berlin
Tel: 0049 30 28 53 87 - 120
E-mails: International Department: Benedikt van den Boom b.vandenboom@dbsv.org
General contact: Andreas Bethke info@dbsv.org
Website: www.dbsv.org

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 Greece

Panhellenic Association of the Blind (External link)

President: Ilias MARGIOLAS
31 Veranzerou Street, 104 32 Athens
Tel: +30 210 5228 333, 5245 001, 5245 555
then dial 119 (Social Department) or 138 (International Department)
Fax: +30 210 5222 112
E-mail: pab@otenet.gr

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 Hungary

Hungarian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (External link)

President: Dr. Sándor Nagy
Hermina ut 47
H-1146 Budapest
Tel: +36 1 384 8440
Fax: +36 1 384 5028
E-mail: international@mvgyosz.hu
Website: www.mvgyosz.hu

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 Iceland

Blindrafelagid, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired (BIAVI)

Chairman: Mr. Sigþór U. Hallfreðsson
Hamrahlid 17, IS-105 Reykjavik
Tel: +354 525 0000
Fax: +354 525 0001
E-mail: suh@blind.is
Central e-mail: blind@blind.is
Website: www.blind.is

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 Ireland

National Council for the Blind of Ireland (External link)

Chief Executive Officer: Chris White
Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Tel: +353 1830 7033
Fax: +353 1830 7787
E-mail: chris.white@ncbi.ie - info@ncbi.ie
Website: www.ncbi.ie

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 Italy

Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e degli Ipovedenti(External link)

President: Mario Barbuto
Via Borgognona 38, I-00187 Roma
Tel: +39 06 699 88388, +39 06 699 88375, +39 06 699 88385
Fax: +39 06 699 88328
E-mail: inter@uiciechi.it
Website: www.uiciechi.it
Skype: uic.international1
Skype: uic.international2

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Kazakhstan

Kazakh Society of the Blind

Chairman: Nauryzbayev Almat Sabitzhanovich
Microdistrict Chubary 3, House 20
010000 Astana
Tel: +7 7172 44-96-19, +7 7172 44-96-17
E-mail: prezidiumcpookos@mail.ru

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 Lithuania

Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Handicapped (External link)

President: Sigitas ARMONAS
Labdariu Street 7/11
Vilnius 01120
Tel: +370 852 624 866
Fax: +370 527 843 87
E-mail: audra@lass.lt
Website: www.lass.lt

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Luxembourg

Fondation Letzebuerger Blannevereenegung (External link)

President: Paul ENSCH
47 rue de Luxembourg, L-7540 Berschbach/Mersch
Tel: +352 32 9031 300
Fax: +352 32 9181
E-mail: info@flb.lu
Website: www.blannevereenegung.lu

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 Macedonia

National Union of the Blind of the Republic of Macedonia (External link)

President: Zarko SELKOVSKI
11 Oktomvri 42 A, 1000 Skopje
Tel: +389 23 246 537
Fax: +389 23 246 536
E-mail: mknssrm@gmail.com
Website: www.nssrm.org.mk

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 Moldova

Moldova Association of the Blind (External link)

President: Dumitru SCLIFOS
101 Columna Street, MD-2012, Chisinau
Tel: +373 22 222789, +373 22 225191, Fax: +373 22 224116
E-mail: dcsom@mtc.md

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  Montenegro

Union of the Blind of Montenegro

PODGORICA, Njegoseva 6
Tel: +382 20  665 407
Fax: +382 20 665 377
e-mail: ss-cg@t-com.me
Executive Director: Goran Macanovic
e-mail: gmacanovic@gmail.com
Copy to Katarina Bigovic savezslijepihcg@gmail.com
Tel: +382 20 665 368
Fax: +382 20 665 377
President: Zana Djacic
e-mail: zanadjpv@t-com.me
Tel: +382 67 301 902

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 The Netherlands

Oogvereniging Nederland (External link)

Eye Association Netherlands
PO box 2344, 3500 GH  Utrecht,
Tel: +31 30299 2878
e-mail: info@oogvereniging.nl
Website: www.oogvereniging.nl
Director: mr. Joep Aarts; joep.aarts@oogvereniging.nl
President: Mr. Jan Vreeburg

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 Norway

Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted (Norges Blindeforbund) (External link)

President: Unn LJONER HAGEN ulh@blindeforbundet.no
Executive Director: Arnt HOLTE arnt.holte@blindeforbundet.no
Sporveisgata 10, Pb. 5900 Majorstuen
N-0308 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 21 5000
International Dept.: Terje Iversen Terje.Iversen@blindeforbundet.no
General contact: Communication department info@blindeforbundet.no
Website: www.blindeforbundet.no

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 Poland

Polish Association of the Blind (External link)

President: Mrs Anna WOZNIAK-SZYMANSKA
Ul. Konwiktorska 9, 00-216 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 831 3383 (secretariat); +48 22 831 2271 (switchboard)
Fax: +48 22 635 7652
E-mail: pzn@pzn.org.pl
Website: www.pzn.org.pl

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Portugal

ACAPO - (External link) Associação dos Cegos e Amblíopes de Portugal (External link)

President of ACAPO National Board: Mr. José´Augusto Tomé Coelho
Av. D. Carlos I, 126, 9º
1200-651 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 324 45 00
Fax: +351 21 324 45 01
E-mail: relacoesinternacionais@acapo.pt ; dn@acapo.pt
Website: www.acapo.pt
Skype: acapo.relacoes.internacionais

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 Romania

Romanian Association of the Blind

President, Mr. Tudorel Tupilusi
Str. Vatra Luminoasa nr. 108 bis
021919 Bucharest
Tel/Fax: +40 31 410 06 45
E-mails: romanianblind@gmail.com

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 Russia

All Russia Association of the Blind, VOS (External link)

President: Alexander NEUMYVAKIN
Novaya Ploshad 14, 109012 Moscow
Tel: +7 495 623 6160
Fax: +7 495 623 7600
E-mail: oms6236160@yandex.ru
Website: www.vos.org.ru/eng

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Serbia

Union of the Blind of Serbia

President: Milan STOSIC
Knez Mihajlova 42, 11000 Beograd
Tel: +381 11 3286 550 or 3286 706
Fax: +381 11 3286 722
E-mail: savezslepihsrbije@bvcom.net
Skype: gopubs

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 Slovakia

Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union (External link)

President: Branislav MAMOJKA
Sekulska 1, 84250 Bratislava
Tel: +421 2 6920 3420, 6920 3432
Fax: +421 2 6920 3447
E-mails: branislav.mamojka@unss.sk; unss@unss.sk
Website: www.unss.sk

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 Slovenia

Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted of Slovenia (External link)

President: Matej ŽNUDERL
Groharjeva 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 4700 211
Fax: +386 1 4700 220
E-mail: info@zveza-slepih.si
Website: www.zveza-slepih.si

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 Spain

Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Españoles

President: Miguel CARBALLEDA PINEIRO
C/ La Coruña 18, 28020 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 436 5300
Fax: +34 91 436 5353
E-mails: RRII@once.es, bmmu@once.es
Website: www.once.es

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Sweden

Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (External link) / Synskadades Riksforbund (SRF)

President: Håkan THOMSSON
Sandsborgsvagen 52
S-122 88 Enskede
Tel: +46 706390068
Fax: +46 8 39 9322
E-mail: Per Wictorsson per.wictorsson@srf.nu
Cecilia Ekstrand cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu
Website: www.srf.nu

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Switzerland

Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired / Swiss Union of the Blind (External link)

Presidents: Remo KUONEN / Oswald BACHMANN
Könizstrasse 23, Postfach
CH-3001 Berne
Tel: +41 31 390 8800
Fax: +41 31 390 8850
E-mail: marja.kaempfer@sbv-fsa.ch
Website: www.sbv-fsa.ch / www.blind.ch

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 Turkey

Federation of the Blind of Turkey

President: Suha Sağlam
GMK Bulvarı 32/6, Ankara
Tel: +90 312 231 8243
Mobil telephone: +90 542 414 1716
Mobil telephone (Office) +90 549 389 7969
Fax number: +90 312 231 8246
E-mail: bilgi@korlerfederasyonu.org.tr

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 Ukraine

The Ukrainian Association of the Blind

President: Vladyslav BILCHYCH
3, Pecherskyі uzviz, 01601 Kyiv
Tel-1: +380442341127
Tel-2: +380674454015
E-mail: irinautos@ukr.net

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United Kingdom

Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) (External link)

105 Judd Street
London WC1H 9NE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7391 2009
email: Chair – Eleanor Southwood
Website: www.rnib.org.uk

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