Cardiff Institute for the Blind was founded in April 1865 by Frances Batty Shand,[2] the daughter of a Jamaican plantation owner.
After moving to Cardiff, Shand set up a small workshop employing five blind men to make baskets for coal ships.
A plot of land situated on Newport Road was donated to the charity in 1949 - and made way for Shand House completed and opened in 1953.
[1] CIB offers support and services for visually impaired people in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Working alongside RNIB, CIB is campaigning to gain equality for the visually impaired in receiving Disability Allowance.