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AFB Senior Site
1-800-232-5463
seniorsite@afb.net
http://www.afb.org/seniorsite/
• Designed to help older Americans recently diagnosed with eye diseases, and their family members cope with the changes that accompany vision loss. Connects seniors and their loved ones to timely and useful information including links to community-based services, home design tips that maximize safety and independence, tools that help people continue daily activities, and inspiring stories. Created by the American Foundation for the Blind.

American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
8630 Fenton St., Suite 121
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
(301) 495-4403
(301) 495-4402--TTY
http://www.aadb.org/
• Encourages independent living for individuals who are deaf-blind. Provides technical assistance to persons who are deaf-blind, families, educators, and service providers.

American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-424-8666
(202) 467-5081
http://www.acb.org
• Serves as a national clearinghouse on blindness issues for individuals, organizations, and institutions. Provides an information and referral service on Federal legislation, administrative action, and rule making on national and state levels. Offers group insurance plans, coordinates class action litigation, and educates the public about blindness and the abilities of visually impaired people. Publishes The Braille Forum, a free monthly national magazine.

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
1-800-232-5463
(212) 502-7600
http://www.afb.org
• Serves as a one-stop information and referral resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, the people who work with them, and the general public. Conducts a wide variety of programs to support independent living, literacy, employment, and access to technology. Publishes professional materials for blindness and low vision and Talking Books. Offers consultation services to eye care, rehabilitation, and education professionals. Provides referrals to low vision centers. Advocates for legislative change.

American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
1-800-437-2423
(301) 948-3244
http://www.ahaf.org
• Funds research on glaucoma and macular degeneration around the world. Educates the public about the dangers of these diseases and provides important information and resources to patients, caregivers, and loved ones on ways to cope with age-related diseases. Publishes a low vision resource list, the Macular Degeneration Research News, the National Glaucoma Research Report, and other patients education materials on glaucoma and macular degeneration.

American Optometric Association
243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 991-4100
1-800-365-2219
http://www.aoa.org
• Represents optometrists in the United States. Provides brochures on eye problems for the lay public and professional materials on eye care delivery. Offers a Find a Doctor service on their website to help people locate optometrists. Coordinates InfantSEE, a public health program designed to ensure early detection of eye conditions in babies. Member optometrists provide a free comprehensive infant eye assessment to children younger than one year. A service of the AOA in partnership with The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care. Locate a AOA participant on the InfantSEE website www.infantsee.org or by phone at (888) 396-3937.

American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
(502) 895-2405
http://www.aph.org
• Promotes the independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life. Products include Braille and large-print textbooks, Braille teaching tools, and talking books. Provides free subscriptions to Reader's Digest and Newsweek on disposable audiocassettes. Provides Reader's Digest in Braille.

Associated Services for the Blind
919 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 627-0600
http://www.asb.org
• Offers personal adjustment to blindness training and orientation and mobility training. Provides materials in Braille. Offers computer training using adaptive devices.

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440
Alexandria, VA 22311
1-877-492-2708
(703) 671-4500
http://www.aerbvi.org
• Includes educators, rehabilitators, administrators, parents, and houseparents of blind children; agencies, schools, and others interested in the education, guidance, vocational rehabilitation, or occupational placement of the blind and partially-sighted. Cooperates with colleges and universities in conferences and workshops. Presents awards, conducts certification programs, and maintains job exchange services. Works with state, provencial, and national governments on legislation affecting services to blind and visually impaired individuals.

Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (ROPARD)
P.O. Box 250425
Franklin, MI 48025
1-800-788-2020
http://www.ropard.org
• Dedicated to eliminating the problems of low vision and blindness in children caused by premature birth and retinal disease, by funding clinical research to understand, treat, and prevent retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and related retinal diseases. Funds innovative work on the development of new low vision devices, teaching techniques and services for children who are visually impaired and their families.

AWARE
P.O.Box 996
Mohegan Lake, NY 10547
(914) 528-5120
info@visionaware.org
http://www.VisionAWARE.org
• Provides extensive self-help information on adapting everyday activities and locating helpful services and independent living resources -- for individuals with vision loss, their family members, and those who work with them. Offers a vast collection of free self-help information and materials to increase personal independence, options, and opportunities for those who are blind or have low vision.

Blinded Veterans Association
477 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
1-800-669-7079
(202) 371-8880
http://www.bva.org
• Links veterans with services, rehabilitation training and other benefits, and helps them find jobs. Offers spouses and dependent children of blinded veterans a chance to continue their education through the Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship Program.

Braille Circulating Library, Inc.
2700 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 359-3743
(804) 359-3771
• Loans Braille materials, talking books, audiocassettes, and large print Christian materials.

Choice Magazine Listening
85 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
1-888-724-6423
(516) 883-8280
http://www.choicemagazinelistening.org
• Offers selected articles from popular print magazines on special-speed, 4-track audiocassette, available through the Library of Congress. Provides free service nationwide to eligible persons.

Christian Record Services, Inc.
4444 South 52nd Street
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 488-0981
http://www.christianrecord.org
• Provides a lending library of books in Braille, large print materials, and cassette tapes. Provides referrals to local low vision specialists and support groups.

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
1825 K Street, NW
Suite 1103
Washington, DC 20006
202-454-6400
info@clb.org
http://www.clb.org/
• Is dedicated to helping the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington region overcome the challenges of vision loss.

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
1859 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 2000
Clearwater, FL 33755-1862
1-800-733-2258
(727) 443-0350
http://www.cclvi.org
• Serves as an advocacy group for the visually impaired. Provides information on low vision technology. Offers scholarship. Publishes the CCLV News.

DB-LINK: National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
1-800-438-9376
1-800-854-7013--TTY
http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/
• Offers information that assists education, medical, and service personnel in providing comprehensive services to/for infants, toddlers, children, and youth who are deaf-blind in the U.S.

Guide Dogs for the Blind
P.O. Box 151200
San Rafael, CA 94915-1200
1-800-295-4050
http://www.guidedogs.com
• Provides Guide Dogs and training in their use to visually impaired people throughout the United States and Canada. Services are free.

(The) Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
1-800-323-4238
(847) 446-8111
http://www.hadley.edu
• Promotes independence in blind and visually impaired people through distance education. Serves students in all 50 states and 90 countries. Program areas include Adult Continuing Education, High School, Family Education, and Professional Education. Course materials are delivered in Braille, large-print, audiocassette, and online formats. Offers all courses free of charge.

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
(516) 944-8900
http://www.hknc.org/
• Offers intensive and comprehensive rehabilitation training to individuals who are deaf-blind. Provides evaluation and training in communication skills, adaptive technology, orientation and mobility, independent living, work experience, and other support services.

Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind
U.S. Department of Education, OSERS
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3326, MES
Washington, DC 20202-2741
(202) 245-7454
http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsailob/index.html
• Provides training in skills of routine daily living, travel, communication, provision of adaptive devices, low vision services, family and peer counseling, and community integration such as outreach and information and referral. Funded through Title VII, Chapter 2 of the Rehabilitation Act. Programs are available in every state and accessible through each state agency for the blind.

Jewish Braille Institute of America
110 E. 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
1-800-433-1531
(212) 889-2525
http://www.jewishbraille.org
• Provides talking books, Braille and large-print books, a circulating library, and a public education program. Offers counseling and referrals to low vision care in the U.S.

(The) Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
1-800-284-4422
(212) 769-6200
http://www.jgb.org
• Provides free audio library services to individuals with visual impairments by mail (1600 titles, primarily best sellers) and a national radio reading service broadcasting 7 days, 24 hours.

Lighthouse International
111 E. 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
1-800-829-0500
(212) 821-9200
(212) 821-9713 (TDD)
http://www.lighthouse.org
• Serves as a national clearinghouse for information on vision impairment across the life span including specific services for children and seniors. Offers a comprehensive selection of educational products, large print materials, talking products, and related specialty items for people with visual impairments. Offers reading and library services, employment and recreation resources, and technology centers.

Low Vision Gateway
http://www.lowvision.org
• Provides information and resources for people with low vision and their families. Contains links to information on low vision specialists, low vision aids, organizations that provide support and assistance, and resources for parents and teachers. Sponsored by The Internet Low Vision Society and the Low Vision Centers of Indiana.

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
P.O. Box 317
Watertown, MA 02471
1-800-562-6265
(617) 972-7441
http://www.spedex.com/napvi/
• Offers emotional support for parents of blind or visually impaired children. Provides information, training and assistance, and help in understanding and using available resources. Publishes Awareness, a quarterly newsletter.

National Association for Visually Handicapped
22 W. 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-3141
(212) 255-2804
http://www.navh.org
• Serves as a clearinghouse for information about all services available to the partially-sighted from public and private sources. Conducts self-help groups. Provides information on large print books, textbooks, and educational tools.

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
1-800-255-0411
http://www.nfadb.org/
• Serves as the largest national network of families focusing on issues surrounding deaf blindness.

National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314
http://www.nfb.org
• Provides a wide variety of services to visually impaired people. Works with agencies and blind people they serve to provide a cost-effective pathway to jobs with good earnings and benefits. Publishes the Braille Monitor and Future Reflections. Distributes a catalog of publications available in large print, Braille, or audiocassette, and a catalog of aids and appliances.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
1-800-424-8567
(202) 707-5100
(202) 707-0744 (TDD)
nls@loc.gov
http://www.loc.gov/nls
• Provides free library service to individuals with visual impairments. Offers Braille and large print materials and recorded books and periodicals.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - Headquarters
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
1-800-221-4792
(609) 520-8031
http://www.rfbd.org
• Provides free cassette tapes, textbooks for students, and materials needed for occupational pursuits.

Resources for Rehabilitation
22 Bonad Road
Winchester, MA 01890
781-368-9094
http://www.rfr.org
• Offers training programs for public and professionals on coping with low vision. Publishes books and materials related to low vision including Living with Low Vision: A Resource Guide for People with Sight Loss.

Talking Tapes/Textbooks for the Blind
16 Sunnen Drive, Suite 162
St. Louis, MO 63143-3800
1-877-926-0500
(314) 646-0500
http://www.talkingtapes.org
• Provides textbooks on audiocassettes for students with visual, physical, cognitive, and learning disabilities.

VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
500 Greenwich Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013-1354
1-888-245-8333
(212) 625-1616
http://www.visionsvcb.org
• Offers free services to adults over age 55 and teens with severe vision problems. Services include self-help study kits, counseling, vision rehabilitations training, consumer workshops, and an information center. Provides volunteer and overnight camp services for blind and visually impaired adults and elders and parents of blind children.

Xavier Society for the Blind
154 E. 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-4595
1-800-637-9193
(212) 473-7800
• Serves as the National Catholic Press and Lending Library for the visually impaired. Provides materials in Braille, large print and audiocassette.