Welcome to the website of the national association of the blind

Croatian Association of the Blind through over 26 regional and municipal organizations includes approximately 5800 blind persons in Croatia. Association has been established in 1946 in Zagreb. This day, in Country residence of the blind, in Radnicka Street, few dozens of the blind persons from all over the Croatia has gathered and established their organization. If there would ever raise a question what has made blind persons of Croatia to initiate such an action, the answer should be: it was their irresistible wish to involve themselves in building up their own future. Until that moment, the care for blind persons was taken by humanitarian organizations, by people that were inducted by humanity to feel the problems of the blind. Organized care for blind in Croatia was started by the great benefactor Vinko Bek who has established in 1893 a humanitarian-charity organization "Society of St. Vid for support to the blind".