| Accessible
Devices |
| Wesbite
featuring resources for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Resources include: Braille writer repair; free Braille calendars and
playing cards; Kitchen Resource Center provides a number of useful
resources, products and suggestions to help you cook without sight;
accessibility tips and info about products not specifically designed
for the blind; info about accessibility of applications for Apple
products. |
| American
Council of the Blind (ACB) |
2200 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22201
E-mail: info@acb.org |
202-467-5081
(V)
1-800-424-8666 (Toll Free)
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| Advocate
for the blind and visually impaired people. Provide public education
and awareness training, scholarship assistance, legal assistance,
health care services, information about Social Security benefits
for visually impaired people, vocational training, and other health
and social services. Publish a free monthly national magazine titled
"The Braille Forum". |
| American
Foundation for the Blind (AFB) |
| E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net |
1-800-232-5463
(Toll Free)
|
Public
Policy Center
1660 L Street, NW, Suite 513
Washington, DC 20036 |
202-469-6831
(V)
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| National
nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss.
Information on living with vision loss, education, employment, technology,
Braille, and blindness statistics. Public Policy Center has information
on federal and state programs offering education and rehabilitation
of blind persons, as well as laws that related to economic status
and civil rights. |
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| Columbia
Lighthouse for the Blind |
Administrative
Office
Tony Cancelosi, President and CEO
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1103
Washington, DC 20006
E-mail: gsnider@clb.org |
202-454-6400
(V)
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Programs
& Services
4404 Queensbury Road, Suite 105
Riverdale, MD 20737 |
202-454-6400
(V)
|
Montgomery
County Office
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210 and Suite 1011
Silver Spring, MD 20910
E-mail: gsnider@clb.org |
301-589-0894
(V)
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| Provide
services to individuals with visual impairments, including career
counseling, job placement and postplacement services, independent
living skills training, recreation classes, a volunteer program, and
the Visionary Store with adaptive technology products. Children's
services and programs include summer camp and rehabilitation. Will
convert documents into Braille for a fee. |
| Directions
For Me |
| Accessible
and user friendly website that contains nutritional and product information
for over 350,000 foods and appliances. In addition, it also provides,
potentially life-saving, allergy and drug interaction warnings. Site
designed to be completely accessible with text-to-speech screen readers,
magnifiers, and Braille displays as well as web-enabled cell
phones. |
| EyeCare
America |
Betty
Lucas, Director
P.O. Box 429098
San Francisco, CA 94142-9098
E-mail: pubserv@aao.org |
Seniors
Program: 1-800-222-3937
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Program: 1-800-324-3937
Diabetes Program: 1-800-272-3937
Glaucoma Program: 1-800-391-3937
Children's Program: 1-877-887-6327
|
| Raise
awareness about eye disease and care, provide free eye health educational
materials and facilitate access to medical eye care. Call to see if
you qualify for a free eye exam. |
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| FamilyConnect |
| E-mail: familyconnect@afb.net
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| Online,
multimedia community created by the American Foundation for the Blind
(AFB) and the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual
Impairments (NAPVI). This site gives parents of visually impaired
children a place to support each other, share stories and concerns,
and link to local resources. Features a mom-authored blog, inspiring
video testimonials from families, and articles authored by parents
and experts in the field of blindness on multiple disabilities, technology,
education, and more. Families will find all the resources they need
to raise their children from birth to adulthood. |
| Jewish
Braille Institute of America |
110 East 30th
Street
New York, NY 10016
E-mail: admin@jbilibrary.org
|
212-889-2525
(V)
1-800-433-1531 (Toll Free)
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| Provides
the visually impaired, blind, physically handicapped and reading disabled
of all backgrounds and ages with books, magazines and cultural programs
in audio (in 7 languages), in large print and in Braille. Services
are free of charge. |
| Jewish
Community Center of Greater Washington
- George and Tess Hurwitz Internal Light Program |
Evelyn Saile,
Director
6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852 |
301-348-3879
(V)
|
| Offer
education and information for older adults who are visually impaired. |
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| Learning
Ally |
| E-mail: custserv@learningally.org |
1-800-221-4792
(Toll Free)
|
| Nonprofit
organization that maintains a collection of more than 65,000 digitally
recorded textbooks and literature titles - downloadable and accessible
on mainstream as well as specialized technology devices. Titles are
available in every subject area and grade level. Membership is free
for individuals and families. |
| Low
Vision Center |
Terry Eason,
Executive Director
7701 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 604
Bethesda, MD 20814
E-mail: Terry@lowvisioninfo.org
|
301-951-4444
(V)
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| Nonprofit
organization that helps people with low vision maintain their independence.
Provide information services, a home-like demonstration area full
of a variety of low vision aids and ideas, and sell low vision aids.
Publish a free quarterly newsletter. Office hours are by appointment
only. |
| Low
Vision Support Group |
Anita Cohen,
Facilitator
E-mail: anitalcohen@comcast.net
|
301-299-7077
(V)
|
| A format
of guest speakers and round-table discussions to address issues relevant
to adjusting to vision loss. The group meets on the fourth Tuesday
of the month from September to June in Rockville. |
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