the catalan association for the blind and visually impaired (associació catalana de cecs i disminuïts visuals – accdv), with headquarters in barcelona (catalnia, spain), is a non-profit organization, registered in the registre d'associacions de la conselleria de justícia de la generalitat de catalunya with the number 14,965 and declared of public utility by the ministerio del interior on december 29, 1997.