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HELLENIC PARLIAMENT

A Grant was given to Lighthouse for the Blind for the purchase of a Braille printer and printing support materials for visually impaired visitors.

HELLENIC MINISTRY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL WELFARE

A grant was given to Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece the period 2002-2003, for the restoration of the Musuem’s building after the 1999 earthquake.

HELLENIC MINISTRY OF CULTURE

The General Secretariat of the Olympic Games with the General Secretary, Mr. K. Kartalis, enriched the Museum's collection with the donation of 10 copies of the athletics thematographia. In addition, the ministry donated a copy of Hermes of Praxiteles status and contributed to the creation of the Olympic Games Room.

THE PREFECTURE OF ATTICA

The Self-Administration Prefecture of Attica supports in every way the efforts of the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece and the Tactual Museum.

BANK OF GREECE

Contributed the stair - elevator for individuals with mobility problems, to ensure safe access to the second floor of the museum.

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE

During the presidency of Takis Arapoglou, from 2008 National Bank supported:

  • The Braille printing Center with the subsidy for 3 years of an employee for the creation of academic books in Braille. The students study in the faculties of Legal faculty Athens, English literature, Panteios university, Philosophical faculty (department of psychology) e.t.c.
  • The Studio for creating digital audio books and the Leading Library with a Technician for Computers for 3 years. The digitization of the audio books needs daily an expertise for the good flow of the production.
  • In 2009 the cover of expense of special Braille paper for the printing of Academic books, Byzantine musical books, Literary books and 4 monthly magazines that are published by the Lighthouse for the blinds for the blind persons that uses our services and facilities.

STAYROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION

With its precious donation

  • The Braille Printing Centre of the Lighthouse for the Blind was enriched with the modern printer BRAILLO 440SW with incorporated cutting instrument for 2 pages and 4 pages form. In this particular printer Lighthouse's magazines are printed
  • the modernization of Lighthouse's Recording Studios has been done, enabling the digitalisation of the material that exists in our Audio Books Lending Library.

"Friends of Museums" GREEK FEDERATION UNION

The Friends of Museums Greek Federation Union with its award to the Tactual Museum for its accessibility program, supported our efforts for the implementation of the program that would help handicapped persons with mobility problems to visit the Museum.

FRIENDS OF THE ACROPOLIS

The organization "The Friends of the Acropolis" with significant donations, such as the model of the holy rock of Acropoleos 5th century BC, and their continuing technical support have contributed resolutely in the harmonious operation of the Museum.


AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE BLIND IN GREECE, [AFBG], Mass, USA

Sponsorship for the restoration of the building after the earthquake of 1999. The organization has been supporting the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece since 1946.

GEORGE AND MARIA VERGOTIS FOUNDATION

Contributed the Training and Rehabilitation Centre of visually-impaired individuals, as well as the Boarding House of the Lighthouse for the Blind of Greece

EUGENIDI'S FOUNDATION

Sponsorship for the Theil Braille printer.

KARAIOSIFOGLOU DORET

Sponsorship for the Impacto Braille printer.