Blind
and Visually Impaired Resources
Organizations
American Council
of the Blind
National
Federation of the Blind
"It's
important to note the language 'of the blind' was formed on the basis
that people who are blind should represent themselves and speak for
themselves." The previous two organizations were formed and are lead by
people who are blind.
American Foundation
for the Blind
www.afb.org Probably the first comprehensive
agency to try to develop educational materials to help people who are blind and
the people in their lives.
Lighthouse.org Since 1905, Lighthouse International has led
the charge in the fight against vision loss through prevention, treatment and
empowerment.
Aids and Appliances
Blind Mice Mega
Mall
Independent
Living aids
Maxi-Aids
www.maxiaids.com
Products for independent living, including a large selection of aids for those
with low-vision and who are blind.
Bookshare
Bookshare is an
organization that depends on volunteers to scan and upload books that through
the same exception to the copyright laws that allows NLS, we can download and
read either though digital speech or Braille. People can also buy print books
and send them to Bookshare where volunteers will scan them. Some major
publishers also send clean digital copies of their books to Bookshare. There
are thousands of books not available anywhere else, because it's all based on
what people choose to scan and upload.
Learning ally
www.learningally.org A site primarily for student textbooks,
especially college students.
National Braille
Press
www.nbp.org Books in either paper Braille or
digital Braille files. Most books are for kids, but technology-related,
cookbooks and books of poetry are available for adults.
National Library
service for the Blind
www.loc.gov/nls NLS began in the 1930s with
professional narrators who read books, first recorded on records, then
cassettes and currently to digital downloads. The service is free and only requires
verification of a print disability for a person to qualify.
Guide dog
training:
Guide dogs for
the Blind
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