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Access Technology Institute
P.O. Box 215151
Sacramento, CA 96821
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com
Phone: (916) 679-4161

Access Technology Institute is dedicated to changing the way in which the world of training for blind and visually impaired consumers is viewed by society as a whole. Accountability and responsibility are the cornerstones upon which all of ATI's training courses are founded.

American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.acb.org
Phone: (800) 424-8666

The Council strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people by: serving as a representative national organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with the public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting all blind persons to develop their abilities and conducting a public education program to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
http://www.afb.org
Phone: (212) 502-7600

The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit organization whose purpose is to ensure that the ten million Americans who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens. AFB promotes wide-ranging, systemic change by addressing the most critical issues facing the growing blind and visually impaired population: employment, independent living, literacy, and technology.

The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
1839 Frankfort Ave.
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
http://www.aph.org
Phone: (800) 223-1839

The American Printing House for the Blind promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life.

Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Ste. 440
Alexandria, VA 22311
http://www.aerbvi.org
Phone: (877) 492-2708

The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is the only international membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to the professionals who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired children and adults.

Blind Net
http://www.blind.net

This site provides you with information about blindness; general information as well as links to organizations that work with the blind, some of the companies that provide equipment, and other resources.

Blindness-Related Emailing Lists
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html

This site contains hundreds of links to blindness, accessibility and general listserv groups.

Blindness Reource Center
The New York Institute for Special Education
Office of Development
999 Pelham Parkway
Bronx, NY 10469
http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm
Phone: (718) 519-7000 Ext. 315

This site contains links in the areas such as braille history and literacy, deaf-blind, organiations, and vendors etc.

Definitions of Blindness
http://www.blind.msstate.edu/irr/def.html

This link take you to the Definitions of Blindness page on the RRTC on Blindness and Low Visions website.

Enablelink
http://www.enablelink.com

EnableLink is an online community just for visually impaired adults and their families. On our pages you will find breaking news, music reviews, lifestyle articles, technology features and much more.

Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093-2554
http://www.hadley-school.org
Phone: (800) 323-4238

The mission of the Hadley School is to promote independent living through lifelong, distance education programs for blind people and their families.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically (NLS) Handicapped
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
http://www.loc.gov/nls
Phone: (800) 424-8567

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, administers the free program that loans recorded and braille books and magazines, music scores in braille and large print, and specially designed playback equipment to residents of the United States who are unable to read or use standard print materials because of visual or physical impairment.

National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
http://www.nfb.org
Phone: (410) 659-9314

The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold: to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind. By providing public education about blindness, information and referral services, scholarships, literature and publications about blindness, aids and appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind, advocacy services and protection of civil rights, development and evaluation of technology, and support for blind persons and their families, members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
http://www.rfbd.org
Phone: (866) 732-3585

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a nonprofit volunteer organization, is the nation's educational library serving people who cannot effectively read standard print because of visual impairment, dyslexia, or other physical disability. Our mission is to create opportunities for individual success by providing, and promoting the effective use of, accessible educational materials.

Six Friends: Resources for Christian Families Living with Visual Impairment
http://millcreekmedia.com/sixfriends/index.html
This site provides links to low vision resources for christian families.

Virginia Murray Sowell Center
Texas Tech University
College of Education
P.O. Box 41071
Lubbock, TX 79409
http://www.educ.ttu.edu/sowell
Phone: (806) 742-1997 ext. 233

The Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment, prepares specialists in visual impairment, orientation and mobility, and deafblindness. It promotes quality research to address the academic and social needs of school-age students with visual impairments and provides public service to assist local, national, and international constituencies.

VisionConnection
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
http://www.visionconnection.org
Phone: (800) 829-0500

VisionConnection is a one-stop, accessible online resource on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation for people who are partially sighted or blind, the professionals who work with them, the families and friends who support them -- and anyone looking for the latest information on prevention, research and treatment.

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