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American Council of the Blind
General information including recent issues of The
Braille Forum (Washington, DC).
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), a U.S. nonprofit organization enabling blind or visually impaired people to achieve equality and access. Provides information and referrals about living with visual impairment.
American Printing House For The Blind, Inc. APH promotes the independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing and selling special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life.
The Hadley School offers over 90 tuition-free distance education courses to blind and visually impaired individuals 14+ years of age, parents of blind children, family members of blind adults, and professionals working in blindness. Courses are available in braille, large print, audiocassette, and online.
The Lighthouse Inc., the world's leading resource on vision impairment, enables people with impaired vision to lead independent lives.
National Federation of the Blind
The largest organization of the blind in America (Baltimore, MD).
The National Library Service
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Website
NLS administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials
circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.
The New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic:
Educational lending library of academic and professional textbooks on
audio tape from elementary through post-graduate and professional levels.
Visual
Basic Tutorial for blind or visually impaired programmers. This online tutorial is designed for beginners
who want to learn how to program in Visual Basic.
The Blind Child In The Regular
Elementary Classroom
by Carol Castellano (NFB)
Blindness Resource Center
A broad selection of links on blindness, computer access, braille, eye
conditions and much more.
Descriptive Video Service (DVS)
A FREE service for people who are blind or have low vision.
Available on Movies, on television and now theaters
Instructional
Idea Exchange The Overbrook School for the Blind would like to
help plant the seeds to increase the exchange of ideas for teachers who
work with students who are visually impaired
Resources for Parents & Teachers of Blind Kids
new address:
Screen Magnifiers Homepage:
http://www.magnifiers.org
On this site you will find information about screen magnifier software
for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2 and Macintosh. Highly recommended
for the lastest news and downloads.
What's
New on Blindness on the Internet
A monthly links page on what is new on the Web
about blindness and visual impairments.
- Access to the Internet and Web: Windows & Universal Access
- Braille: Literacy, Translators, History & Advocacy
- Deaf-Blind/Hearing Disability Resources
- Eye Diseases and Conditions: glaucoma, albinism, etc.
- History of Reading Codes for the Blind: braille, NY Point
- Low Vision Resources: CCTV, scanning, magnification aids
- On-Line Information: libraries, newspapers & electronic texts
- Organizations Page: National - International
- Research and Innovation
- Resource Sites on Blindness
- Resources Sites on Disabilities-Generic
- University Programs for Persons with Disabilities
- Vendors Specializing in Technology for the Blind
- Web Homepages of the Blind Community