The Association's main activities in the early days were teaching blind people to read and to learn practical trades.

Opportunities and attitudes towards blind and partially sighted people have changed over the years, along with the nature and the scale of the Association's work.

This enabled both organisations to provide a unique combination of complementary strengths and expertise to help an ever-increasing number of people with sight loss.

Action for Blind People operates a Mobile Sight Loss Information service that travels around the UK.

Action local teams are based in Birmingham, Bristol, Carlisle, Exeter, Leeds, Liverpool, Loughborough, Manchester, Middlesbrough, North London, Norwich, Preston, Salisbury, South London, Stafford, Stoke and Wallsend.