German Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired
The German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired ( DBSV ) is the self-help association for eye patients, blind and visually impaired people and blind and visually impaired people with other disabilities in Germany. The association sees its core tasks in advising these people and in representing their interests.
The association is based in Berlin . It was founded in 1912 under the name Reichsdeutscher Blindenverband . According to its own information, the association has more than 40,000 members. The DBSV is a member of the European Blind Union and the World Blind Union .
Since 2020, the DBSV, together with the North Rhine-Westphalia Film Foundation , has been awarding the renowned radio play prize for the war blind and has taken on the sponsorship of the Association of War Blind Germany .
Web links
- dbsv.org - Official website
- blickpunkt-auge.de - Advisory service "Blickpunkt Auge" from the German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mission statement - German Association for the Blind and Sehbehinderten eV In: German Association for the Blind and Sehbehinderten eV ( dbsv.org [accessed on August 24, 2018]).
- ^ The history of the DBSV at dbsv.org
- ↑ Radio play award of the war blind - DBSV assumes co-sponsorship - German Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired In: dbsv.org. June 23, 2020, accessed July 6, 2020 .