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About WCB.
Wales Council of the Blind is the umbrella agency representing vision impairment within Wales. We work to campaign, lobby and support the improvement of services for people with sight loss. [Read more...]
Latest news.
Seasonal support for people with sight and hearing loss from Deafblind UK
Deafblind UK's Winter Wellness programme returns this winter, offering extra support to keep people healthy and connected through the winter. The service is available to anyone affected by sight and hearing loss, and their families and carers and will be available until February 28th 2026.
Services include extended helpline hours, extra holiday support, telephone and video groups, Christmas Day and Boxing Day calls, and winter befrienders. You can find out more about the service and how to apply on the Deafblind UK website.
Ask your MS to support changes to the Bus Services (Wales) Bill
Only 1 in 10 blind and partially sighted people in Wales can make all the bus journeys they need. Now, RNIB Cymru is calling for stronger legal duties in the Bus Services (Wales) Bill to make public transport truly accessible.
It only takes 2 minutes to act – send a pre-written email to your Member of the Senedd (MS) using an easy online tool in English or Cymraeg.
Revolutionary new PRIMA implant restores some vision to patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
A group of blind patients can now read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye. The microchips were inserted in five patients at Moorfields Eye Hospital as part of a clinical trial.
You can find out more about this development, which offers hope to people with an advanced form of dry AMD, on the Macular Society website. The story has also been featured in a report by BBC News.
Following the announcement and the publicity surrounding it, the The Macular Society has also produced a Q&A list to give an explanation of how the PRIMA system works and what could happen next.