Members

EBU NATIONAL MEMBERS

A map of continental Europe displaying EBU member countries.

Albania

Albanian Blind Association

Rruga Nikolla Lena, Nr. 62, Tirana
Tel: +355 4 2 271727
General Contact: Gjergj Smakaj
E-mail:shvsh@shvsh.org.al
Mobile/Whatsapp: +355 697329029
President: Av.Ardjan Hysa
Mobile: +355 686159702 / Whatsapp: +355 684075838
E-mail: av.arjan@gmail.com
Website: www.shvsh.org.al/

Armenia

Armenian Association of the Blind

President: Rafik KHACHATRYAN
18 Isahakyan Street
375025 Erevan
Tel: +374 10 56 0521 or 56 1973
E-mail: armblind2000@yahoo.com

Austria

Austrian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (BSVÖ)

President: Dr. Markus WOLF
Hietzinger Kai 85/DG
A-1130 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 9827 584 201
Fax: +43 1 9827 584 209
E-mail: international@blindenverband.at, praesident@blindenverband.at, office@blindenverband.at
Website: www.blindenverband.at

Belarus

Belarussian Association of the Visually Handicapped

Chairman: Oleg CHEPEL
7 Amuratorskaya Street
220004 Minsk
Tel: +375 17 203 25 06
Fax: +375 17 226 6440
E-mail: typhlo-bel@mail.ru
cp@beltiz.by
Website: www.beltiz.by/

Belgium

Ligue Braille / Brailleliga

EBU correspondant: Bart Verdickt
Executive assistant: Annick Van den Heuvel
Rue d'Angleterre 57
1060 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 533 32 11
Fax: +32 2 537 64 26
Email: info@braille.be
Website: www.braille.be/

Bosnia Herzegovina

Union of the Blind in Bosnia and Herzegovina

President of the Assembly: Branko Suzić
Chairman of the Board: Zdravko Cigić
Ramiza Salčina 2, 71000 Sarajevo
Tel: +387 51 324 820
Fax: +387 51 324 821
Cellphone: +387 65 531 192
E-mail: savezsubih@gmail.com, savez.slijepih.hb@tel.net.ba, ssrs@blic.net

Bulgaria

Union of the Blind in Bulgaria / Sayuz na slepite v Balgaria

President: Vasil DOLAPCHIEV
Sofia – 1309, 172 “Naicho Tsanov” str.
Tel: +359 2 812 7050
E-mail: ssb.sofia@abv.bg
International Department: Mr. Kevork Kabzamalyan kkevo@mail.bg,
+359 2 812 7030
Skype: Kevork Kabzamalyan - UBB
Web Site: www.ssb-bg.net/

Croatia

Croatian Blind Union

President: Vojin PERIC
Draskoviceva 80/IV, P.O.B. 472
10000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 1 4812 501
E-mail: hrvatski@savez-slijepih.hr ines.hlevnjak@savez-slijepih.hr
Website: www.savez-slijepih.hr/

Cyprus

Pancyprian Organization of the Blind

President: Christakis NICOLAIDES
P.O. Box 23511
1684 Nicosia
Tel: +357 22 813 383
E-mail: pot@logos.cy.net
Website: pot.org.cy

Czech Republic

SONS, Czech Blind United

Krakovska 21, 110 00 Praha 1
International department:
E-mail: internationaldep@sons.cz
President: Luboš Zajíc
E-mail: zajic@sons.cz
Cellphone: +420 775 438 187
Vice-President: Jan Snyrych
E-mail: snyrych@sons.cz
Tel: +420 221 462 469
Cellphone: +420 731 169 643
Website: www.sons.cz/

Denmark

Dansk Blindesamfund

President : Ask ABILDGAARD
Blekinge Boulevard 2
DK-2630 Taastrup
Tel: +45 38 14 88 44
Fax: +45 38 14 88 00
E-mail: info@blind.dk
Website: www.blind.dk

Estonia

Estonian Blind Union

Raua tn. 1, EE-10124 Tallinn
Chairman: Mr. Jakob Rosin
Tel: +372 5232932
E-mail: jakob@pimedateliit.ee
General Manager: Mari Sepp
Tel: +372 551 1619
E-mail: mari@pimedateliit.ee
General E-mail epl@pimedateliit.ee
Website: www.pimedateliit.ee/

Finland

Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired

Coordinator of International Affairs - Sonja Ronkainen
P.O. Box 61, FI-00030 Iiris
(Marjaniementie 74, 00930 Helsinki)
+358 9 3960 4632
E-mail: sonja.ronkainen@nkl.fi
Website: www.nkl.fi/

France

Confédération Française pour la Promotion Sociale des Aveugles et Amblyopes

President: Bernard DEFEBVRE
6 rue Gager-Gabillot, 75015 Paris
Tel: +33 1 45 30 96 12
E-mail: contact@cfpsaa.fr presidence@cfpsaa.fr

Germany

German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted

Rungestr. 19, 10 179 Berlin
Tel: 0049 30 28 53 87 - 120
President: Mr. Klaus Hahn
International Office: Ms. Merve Sezgin
Mail: international@dbsv.org
Website: www.dbsv.org

Greece

Panhellenic Association of the Blind

President: Ilias MARGIOLAS
31 Veranzerou Street, 104 32 Athens
Tel: +30 210 5228 333, 5245 001, 5245 555
then dial 119 (Social Department) or 138 (International Department)
Fax: +30 210 5222 112
E-mail: pab@otenet.gr

Hungary

Hungarian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted

President: Dr. Sándor Nagy
Hermina ut 47
H-1146 Budapest
Tel: +36 30 577 5650
E-mail: international@mvgyosz.hu
Website: www.mvgyosz.hu

Iceland

Blindrafelagid, Icelandic Association of the Visually Impaired (BIAVI)

Chairman: Mr. Sigþór U. Hallfreðsson
Hamrahlid 17, IS-105 Reykjavik
Tel: +354 525 0000
Fax: +354 525 0001
E-mail: suh@blind.is
Central e-mail: blind@blind.is
International affairs: Marjakaisa Matthíasson kaisa@blind.is
Website: www.blind.is

Ireland

National Council for the Blind of Ireland (External link)

Chief Executive Officer: Chris White
Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Tel: +353 1800 911250
E-mail: chris.white@ncbi.ie - info@ncbi.ie
Website: www.ncbi.ie

Italy

Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e degli Ipovedenti

President: Mario Barbuto
Via Borgognona 38, I-00187 Roma
Tel: +39 06 699 88388, +39 06 699 88375, +39 06 699 88385
E-mail: inter@uiciechi.it(International Relations Office)
Website: www.uiciechi.it
Skype: uic.international1
Skype: uic.international2

Kazakhstan

Kazakh Society of the Blind

Chairman: Nauryzbayev Almat Sabitzhanovich
Microdistrict Chubary 3, House 20
010000 Astana
Tel: +7 7172 44-96-19, +7 7172 44-96-17
E-mail: prezidiumcpookos@mail.ru

Lithuania

Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Handicapped (External link)

President: Paulius Kalvelis
Labdariu Street 7/11
Vilnius 01120
Tel: +370 52 624 866
Fax: +370 527 843 87
E-mail: centras@lass.lt
Website: www.lass.lt

Luxembourg

Fondation Letzebuerger Blannevereenegung

President: Paul ENSCH
47 rue de Luxembourg, L-7540 Rollingen
Luxembourg
Tel: +352 32 9031 1500
General Manager: Thierry Lutgen direction.generale@flb.lu
Head of the BBF Departmemt: Damien Talbot direction.bbf@flb.lu
E-mail: info@flb.lu
Website: www.flb.lu/

Moldova

Moldova Association of the Blind

President: Dumitru SCLIFOS
101 Columna Street, MD-2012, Chisinau
Tel: +373 22 222789, +373 22 225191, Fax: +373 22 224116
E-mail: dcsom@mtc.md

Montenegro

Union of the Blind of Montenegro

PODGORICA, Njegoseva 6
Tel: +382 20 665 407
e-mail: savezslijepihcg@gmail.com
Executive Director: Goran Macanovic
e-mail: gmacanovic@gmail.com
Deputy Director: Mrs. Katarina Bigovic Kulic, savezslijepihcg@gmail.com (External link)
Tel: +382 20 665 368
President: Mr. Andrija Samardzic
e-mail: savezslijepihcg@gmail.com (External link)
Tel: +382 69 233 226
Website: http://ss-cg.org/

The Netherlands

Oogvereniging Nederland

Eye Association Netherlands
PO box 2344, 3500 GH Utrecht,
Tel: +31 30299 2878
e-mail: info@oogvereniging.nl
Website: www.oogvereniging.nl
Director: Mr. Luuk-Jan Boon; luukjan.boon@oogvereniging.nl
President: M/s. Margot Scheltema
Website: www.oogvereniging.nl

North Macedonia

National Union of the Blind of the Republic of North Macedonia

11 Oktomvri 42 A, 1000 Skopje
Tel: +389 23 246 537
Website: www.nssrm.org.mk
E-mail - info@nssrm.org.mk
President: Mr Zarko SELKOVSKI
Tel: +389 75 390 295
E-mail: selkovski@gmail.com
Secretary General Mr Sterja DIMOV
E-mail: mknssrm@gmail.com
Tel: +389 78 291 137
Website: www.nssrm.org.mk

Norway

Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted (Norges Blindeforbund)

President: Terje Andre Olsen tao@blindeforbundet.no
Executive Director:Per-Inge Bjerknes
Per-Inge.Bjerknes@blindeforbundet.no
Senior adviser : Arnt Holte arnt.holte@blindeforbundet.no
Sporveisgata 10, Pb. 5900 Majorstuen
N-0308 Oslo
Tel: +47 23 21 50 00
International Dept.: Terje Iversen Terje.Iversen@blindeforbundet.no
General contact: Communication department info@blindeforbundet.no
Website: www.blindeforbundet.no

Poland

Polish Association of the Blind (External link)

President: Mr Andrzej Brzezinski
Ul. Konwiktorska 9, 00-216 Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 831 3383 (secretariat); +48 22 831 2271 (switchboard)
E-mail: pzn@pzn.org.pl
Website: www.pzn.org.pl

Portugal

ACAPO - (External link) Associação dos Cegos e Amblíopes de Portugal

President of ACAPO National Board:
Mr. Rodrigo Nuno Godinho Santos
Av. D. Carlos I, 126, 9º
1200-651 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 324 45 00
E-mail: relacoesinternacionais@acapo.pt ; dn@acapo.pt
Website: www.acapo.pt
Skype: acapo.relacoes.internacionais

Romania

Romanian Association of the Blind

President, Mr. Tudorel Tupilusi
Str. Vatra Luminoasa nr. 108 bis
021919 Bucharest
Tel/Fax: +40 31 410 06 45
E-mails: romanianblind@gmail.com

Russia Membership suspended for the duration of the war in Ukraine

Russia Association of the Blind, VOS

President: Vladimir SIPKIN
Novaya Ploshad 14, 109012 Moscow
Tel: +7 495 623 6160
Fax: +7 495 623 7600
E-mail: oms@vos.org.ru
Website: www.vos.org.ru/eng

Serbia

Union of the Blind of Serbia

Knez Mihajlova 42,
11000 Belgrade Serbia
Tel. +381 11 3286 550 and +381 11 3286 726
Mob: +381 60 7050 478
E-mail: info@savezslepih.org.rs; savezslepihsrb@gmail.com
Website: http://savezslepih.org.rs/

Slovakia

Slovak Blind and Partially Sighted Union

President: Ján Podolinský
Sekulska 672/1, 841 04 Bratislava
Tel: +421 2 6920 3420
E-mails: president@unss.sk; unss@unss.sk
Website: www.unss.sk

Slovenia

Union of the Blind and Partially Sighted of Slovenia

President: Matej ŽNUDERL
Groharjeva 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 4700 211
Fax: +386 1 4700 220
E-mail: info@zveza-slepih.si
Website: www.zveza-slepih.si

Spain

Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos Españoles

President: Miguel CARBALLEDA PINEIRO
C/ La Coruña 18, 28020 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 436 5300
Fax: +34 91 436 5353
E-mails: RRII@once.es, bmmu@once.es
Website: www.once.es

Sweden

Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired / Synskadades Riksforbund (SRF)

President: Niklas Mattsson
Sandsborgsvagen 52
S-122 88 Enskede
Tel: +46 8 39 91 11
Mobile: +46 703 18 36 90
E-mail: Per Wictorsson per.wictorsson@srf.nu
Cecilia Ekstrand cecilia.ekstrand@srf.nu
Website: www.srf.nu

Switzerland

Swiss National Association of and for the Blind (External link) / Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (External link) / Swiss Union of the Blind

Sarina Stark
Schützengasse 4
CH-9001 St. Gallen
E-mail: international@snablind.ch
Website: www.sbv-fsa.ch / www.blind.ch / www.snab.ch/snab

Turkey

Federation of the Blind of Turkey

President: Suha Sağlam
GMK Bulvarı 32/6, Ankara
Tel: +90 312 231 8243
Mobil telephone: +90 542 414 1716
Mobil telephone (Office) +90 549 389 7969
Fax number: +90 312 231 8246
E-mail: bilgi@korlerfederasyonu.org.tr

Ukraine

The Ukrainian Association of the Blind

President: Vladyslav BILCHYCH
3, Pecherskyі uzviz, 01601 Kyiv
Tel-1: +380442341127
Tel-2: +380674454015
E-mail: irinautos@ukr.net
Website: http://cputos.org.ua/

United Kingdom

Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)

Grimaldi Building
154a Pentonville Road
Kings Cross
London N1 9JE
Tel: +44 (0) 303 123 9999
CEO – Matt Stringer
Chair – Anna Tylor
email: Mandy White
Website: www.rnib.org.uk

EBU Associate and Honorary members

EBU Honorary Life Members

In addition to organizations, EBU honors individuals who made special contributions to the visually impaired community

Geert Joosten, Netherlands, EBU 11th GA, 2019
Des Kenny, Ireland, EBU 10th GA, 2015
Lord Colin Low, UK, EBU 9th GA, 2011
Poul Luneborg, Denmark, EBU 9th GA, 2011
Norbert Müller, Germany, EBU 9th GA, 2011
Lennart Nolte, Sweden, EBU 9th GA, 2011
Kicki Nordström, Sweden, EBU 9th GA, 2011

EBU Associate Members

Associate membership is available to individuals or organizations that don’t meet the criteria of national membership, but who are interested in being part of the EBU.

The Kosovo Association of the Blind (External link) (August 2020)
LIBE (Ligo Internacia de Blindaj Esperantistoj)
For details on how to become an associate member, contact us at the address at the bottom of the page.

Views of Life

EBU can present a series of videocasts produced by Austrian broadcaster ORF Connect, called ‘Views of Life’ and which will go on to feature, in future episodes, interviews with people from EBU member organisations.

The first episode features EBU Executive Director Lars Bosselmann and EBU External Communication Officer, Nacho Lopez, being interviewed by journalist Julius Kratky about the series of programmes. (December 2022)
In the second episode (External link), Julius Kratky interviews Elisa Montonen, who works as a rights advisor in our Finnish member. (January 2023)
The third episode (External link) features an interview by Julius Kratky with the President of of our Czech member, Luboš Zajíc. (February 2023)
For the fourth episode (External link) Reiner Delgado of the German Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (DBSV) is interviewed by Julius Kratky. (February 2023)
Episode five (External link) see Julius interviewing Cristina Barreto, from our Spanish member ONCE. (February 2023)
In episode six (External link), it is Dorota Krać from our Polish Member PZN who has an in depth interview with Julius. (March 2023)
Episode seven (External link) features Julius interviewing Katarina Bigović-Kulić and Anđela Dragović, from the Union of the Blind of Montenegro. (May 2023)
In the eighth episode (External link), Julius interviews Madeleine McNamara, from the National Council for the Blind in Ireland. (July 2023)
For the ninth episode (External link), Ask Løvbjerg Abildgaard, from our Danish Member (Dansk Blindesamfund), is interviewed by Julius. (July 2023)

Please note, while we welcome this collaboration, EBU is the subject not the producer of these videocasts, and they are on the Vimeo platform, which may not have all the same accessibility features as youtube.