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A young man wearing a school blazer holds a white Amazon Echo Show device up to his ear.

We keep people connected

Our free audio devices unlock a world of audio content for people living with sight loss.

Get a free device

Our free audio devices unlock a world of audio content for people living with sight loss.

Get a free device

The difference we make

4,237

The number of audio devices we gave out last year

65%

The increase in the number of people we supported from 2023 to 2024

30000+

The total number of people who've accessed our devices and apps

Become a Trustee

We've been supporting people with sight loss for nearly 100 years. Now we're transforming our services and brand - and we're looking for exceptional trustees to help shape this evolution.

This is your opportunity to join at a pivotal moment. You won't be inheriting a finished strategy - you'll be helping to implement and refine it.

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BWBF team members sit together in an office space discussing ideas at a team meeting
BWBF service user Dyfrig sits in a chair in a room with bookshelves. His Concerto 3 radio from BWBF is on a table next to him

What we do

We provide accessible audio devices and apps for free to people living with sight loss in the UK.

We are a small charity with big ambitions. By working together with our supporters, partners and people living with sight loss, we are determined to do more to unlock a world of audio content for blind and partially sighted people across the UK.

About us
Laura and baby Daphne in their kitchen. Daphne is in a high chair and Laura is smiling as she feeds her baby. On the table is the Alexa Echo Show device BWBF gave them.

Meet Laura & Daphne

Laura and her one-year-old daughter Daphne share the same inherited sight loss condition. Thanks to devices like her free Alexa Echo Show device from BWBF, Laura’s daughter won’t face some of the challenges that Laura did when she was growing up.

Read Laura & Daphne's story

Meet more of the people we support

Doreen, who got a free Echo Dot from BWBF at the age of 95, smiles as she sits in an armchair with her device next to her

Doreen's story

At 95 years old, Doreen embraces the Echo Dot speaker we gave her and marvels at the practical help and entertainment it has unlocked.

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Annabel sits on her sofa reading her Voxblock audio book player. She wears glasses and has a bow in her hair.

Annabel's story

Like many kids her age, Annabel loves reading. But, due to her sight loss, reading traditional books quickly became tiring. That all changed when BWBF introduced her to the Voxblock audio book player.

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BWBF service user Krisha sits on a sofa. His hand is resting on his Concerto 3 radio from BWBF, which is on the table in front of him.

Krishna's story

Krishna started to lose his vision more than 20 years ago due to a degenerative eye condition. For Krishna, BWBF is about so more than a radio, it’s about companionship and ‘living on’ with sight loss.

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Doreen, who got a free Echo Dot from BWBF at the age of 95, smiles as she gestures to the device on her shelf.

Read our latest news and blogs

A BWBF service user holds a phone with BWBF's Speech Talking Newspaper app open on screen. A series of publications are listed in a yellow and black high-contrast design.

TNF to adopt Speech Talking Newspaper service

24 June 2025

BWBF and TNF have reached an agreement to continue the Speech Talking Newspaper Alexa Skill and upload service under TNF's care.

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Mike Brace, Chair of Trustees for British Wireless for the Blind Fund, with one arm around his guide dog, pictured in the offices of BWBF.

Breaking barriers: a conversation with Mike Brace

11 April 2025

We sat down with our chair Mike Brace CBE DL to ask him his life journey, passions, and the role of technology in his life.

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A picture of the home page of BWBF's website, with accessibility controls, site menu and a picture of a young man holding an Alexa Echo Show device

Launching a new website for our community

2 April 2025

Welcome to our new website. We hope that you feel welcome and included here.

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BWBF service user Annabel with her Voxblock audio book reader. Her hands are resting on the table and inside the slot in the reader is a copy of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

Our impact

Last year the number of people we supported shot up by 65 per cent. That’s hundreds more people who’ve turned to us for free and new ways to access entertainment, news, and practical daily help.

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