Established in 1956, the Hong Kong Society for the Blind, (hereafter called the Society), is a government subvented voluntary agency dedicated to the well-being of the visually impaired people in Hong Kong. In the past years, the Society has been providing comprehensive services for the blind and visually impaired population. The Society provides eye care and low vision services, rehabilitation and career training, education support, employment consultation, adaptive technology, ICT applications, rehabilitation for multi-disabled persons and residential care for the visually impaired elderly. The services of the Society are grouped under four Divisions, They are the Finance and Administration, Research and Development, Rehabilitation and Residential Services Divisions. The Finance and Administration Division is composed of the Accounts and Administration Departments, the Factory for the Blind and the Adaptive Equipment Service Unit. The Research and Development Division comprises the General Eye and Low Vision Centre, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Community Project Grant: Parents Resource Centre for Visually Impaired Children, the Barrier Free Access Technology Service Centre and the Low Vision Resource Centre. The Rehabilitation Division comprises the Rehabilitation Centre, the Centralized Braille Production Centre, the Information Accessibility Centre, the Career Support and Development Centre and the Health Massage and Treatment Centre. The Residential Services Division is composed of six Homes and Hostel viz. the Yuen Long Home for the Aged Blind, the Jockey Club Tuen Mun Home for the Aged Blind, the Kowloon Home for the Aged Blind, the Bradbury Care and Attention Home for the Aged Blind, the Morning Glory Day Activity Centre cum Hostel, the Bradbury Home, the Joyful Home and the Deaf blind Rehabilitation Programme.
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