American Printing House for the Blind
Adapted educational and daily living products, services and training.
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
Merged with the APH on 2/7/2018:
American Foundation for the Blind
The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. We mobilize leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data.
afb.org or afb.org/seniorsitehome.asp
212-502-7600
VisionAware
VisionAware helps adults who are losing their sight continue to live full and independent lives by providing timely information, step-by-step daily living techniques, a directory of national and local services, and a supportive online community.
visionaware.org
914-528-5120
Builds bridges of understanding by sharing information and resources with people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired, their families, and their communities.
An Accessible Online Library for people with print disabilities. Access a huge collection of ebooks for people with reading barriers.
DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center (MC 728)
One of 10 federally-funded regional resource centers that provides information, material, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Descriptive Video Service (DVS)
Narrative descriptions to TV and movies on video.
Media Access Group at WGBH
Hadley Institute for the Blind
Offers distance learning courses relevant to the needs of individuals experiencing a vision loss, their families, and professionals working in the blindness rehabilitation field.
Learning Ally empowers students who read and learn differently so that they may thrive. We help them to overcome obstacles and discover strengths, as we guide them along a path that ensures success. The worlds largest provider of audio textbooks and literature.
Lighthouse Guild is the leading not-for-profit healthcare organization dedicated to addressing and preventing vision loss through coordinated vision and health services.
Fostering Independent and Vibrant Lives for Individuals with Vision Loss.
Vision loss does not have to stand in the way of the life you want to live - help is available. If you or someone you love has low vision or blindness, know that you are not alone.
Twin Ports Low Vision Store
4505 West Superior Street
Promoting Braille Literacy, Braille Books, Braille Publications, Princeton Braillists Tactile Maps
As part of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s mission is to “conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disorders, mechanisms of visual function, preservation of sight, and the special health problems and requirements of the blind.” Free brochures.
National Library Service (NLS)
National Library Service (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS circulates books and magazines in braille or audio formats, delivered by postage-free mail or instantly downloadable.
NFB-NEWSLINE is a free service available to anyone who is blind, visually impaired or print-disabled. Funded by state sponsors, NFB-NEWSLINE offers over 500 publications to choose from, including thirteen national newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, thirty-two breaking news sources such as CNN, BBC and ESPN Online, seventeen international newspapers including Financial Times and Vancouver Sun, and countless state newspapers, as well as nearly seventy magazines like Family Circle, Time, Consumer Reports, Guideposts, Smithsonian and more.
To register contact the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library.
Prevent Blindness America
Volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight; free fact sheets.
211 West Wacher Drive, Suite 1700