Christian Foundation for the Blind in Thailand

Christian Foundation for the Blind in Thailand (CFBT) is a non-profit charitable organization helping blind people in Thailand. It was founded in 1978 by Prayat Punong-ong,^[1] a blind man who taught 13 blind children in a rental house in Khon Kaen Province.

CFBT declares its mission to provide professional services and management to the visually impaired, improving their quality of life and helping them to live in harmony with themselves and other people.^[2][3]

Projects

• Educational Center for the Blind (CFBT Khon Kaen)
• Home for the Multiple Handicapped Blind Children (CFBT Bangkok)
• Educational Service Center for the Blind (CFBT Nakorn Ratchasima)
• Educational and Rehabilitation Center for the Blind (CFBT Roi-et)
• Skill Development Center for the Blind (CFBT Lampang)
• School for the Blind and Multiple Handicapped Blind Children (CFBT Lopburi)
• Educational Technology Center for the Blind (ETCB)
• Thammasakorn School for the Blind Hadyai (CFBT Songkhla)
• Vocational Training Center for the Blind (VTC)
• Disabled Student Services (DSS)

Programs

CFBT supports more than 4,000 blind children and young adults a year through the following programs:

• Dormitory
• Preparatory education program
• Integrated education program
• Prevention of blindness
• Eye surgeries and pre-school vision screening
• Rehabilitation and re-Integration
• Community based rehabilitation (CBR)
• Technical services
• Production of Braille and talking books
• Training and services on assistive technology for visually impaired people^[4]

It is a member of the Thailand National Committee on DAISY Production and Services (TNCD).^[2]

References

1. ^ Round Table Meeting on the Integration of Disabled People in Agricultural and Agro
2. ^ ^{a b} UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
3. ^ Standard Chartered Bank
4. ^ RNIB Database

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