According to the Law on the Register of Persons with Disabilities in Croatia, persons with visual impairments can be divided into blind and visually impaired. For reading and writing purposes, they use Braille, which consists of a dot system and a sense of touch. Social support is important for people with visual impairments for better quality of life. A person who guides visually impaired people presents a great social support to persons with visual impairment needing help in performing daily activities. Family members and friends are often among those who support visually impaired. The education of people with visual impairments has been developing throughout the history. Vinko Bek had the greatest influence on the education of visually impaired people by founding The Vinko Bek Center for Education in Zagreb. There is also The Marko Brkić Foundation for the Education of Visually Impaired, which financially supports people with visual impairments during their education by giving them scholarships. Employment is also a challenge for visually impaired persons because there are facing discrimination, prejudice, lack of understanding and empathy from colleagues or inadequacy of the work space. Social work as a profession plays a major role in providing social support to people with visual impairments as well as improving their quality of life.