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Wales Council of the Blind service directory - Perspectif - Social welfare advice and information

Last updated: 08/10/2025
Social welfare advice and information
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What we do

Wales Council of the Blind's service directory, Perspectif, is an aid to social prescription services. It provides details of services and support for blind and partially-sighted people specifically and disabled people more generally. It also has an events calendar and a glossary of terms.

Who do we support

Visually impaired people within Wales and professionals who work with them.

This service is for people of all ages.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

We provide information to individuals and professionals on the subject of sight loss and refer people to appropriate support. Anyone can access this service.

Details for this social welfare advice and information service:

Welfare benefits: Information
Employment: Information
Housing: Information
Immigration: None
Discrimination: Information
Money: Information
Debt: Information
  • Does this service offer fully independent advice? Yes
  • Can this service offer Debt Relief Orders (DROs) through qualified intermediaries? No
  • Does this service hold a recognised quality mark? No
  • Is this service registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)? No  
  • Is this service registered with Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)? No

 Address

 You can send post here:

Wales Council of the Blind
Room 2.2, Hastings House,
Fitzalan Place,
Cardiff
CF24 0BL

Contact methods

Social media

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 Opening times

Weekdays, 9am - 5pm

 Accessibility

Where do we provide our service?

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.