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Access Technology ResourcesAbility Hub, c/o The Gilman Group, L.L.C. Ability Research, Inc. A Blind Net Accessible Devices.com Ackley Appliance Service Access Ingenuity Access Technology Institute - Computer Training for Blind Consumers AccessBraille, A Division of Access Group LLC AccessWatch Adaptive Technology Consulting, Inc. Adaptive Technology Resources Adaptive Technology Resource Centre Ai Squared Alliance for Technology Access ALVA Access Group Inc. AlphaSmart Europe Ltd.
Artic Technology OFFICE Phone (248) 588-7370 FAX (248) 588-2650 Help (248) 588-1425 e-mail info@artictech.com e-mail help@artictech.com web site www.artictech.com Accessibility Appliances for Low Vision and Blindness Since 1984
Associated Blind, Inc. Associated Blind, Inc. concentrates on helping to reduce unemployment by providing highly individualized services for individuals who are blind or have low vision and who already have basic skills to help them move along a career path into better avenues of employment or entrepreneurial ventures. Its programs concentrate on professional development, skill assessment, and advising clients where to obtain the right training and resources. 110 William Street 9th Floor New York, New York 10038 Phone: United States 212/766-6800 Fax 212/766-6809 http://www.tabinc.org/
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired The AER is an international membership organization dedicated to rendering support and assistance to the professionals who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired children and adults. 1703 N. Beauregard Street Suite 440 Alexandria, Virginia 22311 Phone: United States 703/671-4500 Fax 703/671-6391 http://www.aerbvi.org/ e-mail markr@aerbvi.org
Association of Blind Citizens The ABC is a membership organization of blind/visually impaired persons, their friends and families, and other interested individuals who recognize the needs and issues effecting the blind community. It provides assistance through information and referral services, advocacy, and other supports to maximize and increase options and opportunities for all blind and visually impaired persons. The ABC offers publications (including an online newsletter, The Advocate), informative meetings, and a radio show (In Focus). PO Box 246 Holbrook, Massachusetts 02343 Phone: United States 781/961-1023 or 781/654-2000 Fax 781/961-0004 http://www.blindcitizens.org/ e-mail president@assocofblindcitizens.org
Assistive Technology Training Online Project University at Buffalo 515 Kimball Tower Buffalo, NY 14214 Phone: (716) 829-3141 Fax: (716) 829-3217 Email Address: atto@at-training.com CHECK THE WEB Assistive Technology Training Online Project - http://at-training.com
A.T. KRATTER & Company, Inc. Solutions for People with Disabilities
AudioEye Surf the Internet using sound
Bartimaeus Group provides access solutions for people who are Blind/Visually Impaired. We also provide on-site adaptive technology training and support along with a wide variety of products. Bartimaeus Group 1481 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 100 McLean, Virginia 22101 Phone: 703-442-5023 Fax: 703-734-8381 Email: adapt2c@bartsite.com
Beyond Sight, Inc. 5650 South Windermere Street Littleton, CO 80120 Phone: 303-795-6455 Fax: 303-795-6425 Email Address: bsistore@beyondsight.com CHECK THE WEB Beyond Sight, Inc. - http://www.beyondsight.com Welcome to Beyond Sight, the super store for the blind and visually impaired.
Blindness-Related Emailing Lists Email Address: oedipus@hicom.net CHECK THE WEB Blindness-Related Emailing Lists - http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html A lot of list serves available dedicated for the blind
Blind Ambition self defence for the disabled 2058 N. Mills Ave., Suite 430 Claremont, CA 91711 USA Phone: (909) 599-9773 Email Address: blindambition@dlna.com
Blind Cool Tech http://www.blindcooltech.com/index.html has audio files on a variety of subjects for the visually impaired
Blind-Computing Mailing List HomePage Web site: http://www.blind-computing.com/ is Rick Justice's web site, here you will find lots of programs, utilities and blind resources.
Braille International, Inc 3290 S.E. Slater Street, Stuart, FL 34997. Phone: (772) 286-8366 or Toll free (888) 336-3142 FAX: (772) 286-8909 E-Mail: e-mail: info@brailleintl.org Braille International, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the independence and quality of life for blind persons everywhere. We believe the key to this is education and knowledge—which require available, affordable reading materials. Access to information allows the visually impaired to compete and perform with dignity in a highly competitive world. We accomplish this by printing a broad range of braille and large print material for all ages, from the very young to the older citizen.
Braille through Remote Learning (BRL) e-mail: brlteach@brl.org Web site: http://www.brl.org/ BRL is an online instructional program that provides teachers, parents, social workers, and current/future braille transcribers with a series of three integrated online courses in braille and braille transcribing. The program's goal is the provision of a complete braille instructional program to all types of consumers nationwide who have an interest in some or all aspects of braille codes.
BRL, Inc 110 Commerce Drive Suite 210 Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 Phone: 770/716-9222 Fax 770/716-9599 Web site: http://www.wyfiwyg.com "Welcome to BRL, Inc. This web site is especially designed for partially sighted and blind visitors. At BRL, Inc., we specialize in products that aid the disabled in educational, vocational and recreational pursuits. The items listed in our catalog are designed to convert Windows computers into computers that are accessible for disabled users. We have products that will assist the blind, visually impaired and dyslexic."
Brytech 600 Peter Morand Crescent Suite 240 Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3 Web site: http://www.brytech.com e-mail: inquiries@brytech.com Phone #1: (613) 731-5800 (Local) Phone #2: (613) 731-5812 (Fax) Established: 1982. Products available: Online, Through a distributor. Product types: Household, Personal and Other Independent Living Products
The Carroll Center Homepage Address 770 Centre Street Newton, MA 02458 Phone: (617) 969-6200 or (800) 852-3131 Web site www.carroll.org Training for the visually impaired in New Yourk and on-line
Carolyn's 1415 57th Ave. West Bradenton, FL 34207 USA Fax: (941) 739-5503 Toll Free: (941) 739-5503 Email Address: magnify@bhip.infi.net
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) 39 Cross St., Suite 201 Peabody, MA 01960 USA Phone: (978) 531-8555 (978) 538-3110TTY Fax: (978) 531-0192 Email Address: cast@cast.org CHECK THE WEB Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) - http://www.cast.org CAST is a not-for-profit education research and development organization that uses technology to make education more flexible and accessible for all students, especially those with disabilities.
Center on Disabilities Students with Disabilities Resources 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge CA, 91330-8264 Phone: (818) 677-2684 (V/TTY/Message) Fax: (818) 677-4932 E-mail: sdr@csun.edu Web site www.csun.edu
Chirping Bat .Com 38 Barry Avenue Tupper Lake, New York 12986 United States of America Phone Weekdays: 1-518-572-6092 Phone Evenings, Weekends, Messages: 1-518-359-8538 Email: basoftware@ChirpingBat.Com Web site www.ChirpingBat.Com Welcome to Chirping Bat .Com, resellers of adaptive software and equipment for Blind and Dyslexic persons, audio and music production software and equipment, main stream computing software and equipment, and developers and dealers of both commercial and custom software for Science and Business.
Closing the Gap 526 Main Street PO Box 68 Henderson, Minnesota 56044 Telephone: (507) 248-3294 Fax: (507) 248-3810 Email: info@closingthegap.com Web site www.closingthegap.com A site for advocacy and conference viewing
Colligo Tel: 360-647-3404 Fax: 360-676-0053 Web site www.colligo.us Makers of read text and scan and read
Computer Application Specialties Company A product to help produce Braille
Computers to Help People, Inc. 825 East Johnson Street Madison, WI 53703 phone: 608-257-5917 fax: 608-257-3480 e-mail: director@chpi.org Website: www.chpi.org Produces math and science books into Braille for all levels
CPR Technology 640 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 718-783-6000 Fax: 718-783-0482 CHECK THE WEB CPR Technology - http://www.talkingpager.com A talking pager
CrissCross Technologies 110-64 Queens Blvd. #406 Forest Hills, NY 11375 USA Phone: (718) 268-6988 Email Address: info@crisscrosstech.com CHECK THE WEB CrissCross Technologies - http://www.crisscrosstech.com We specialize in learning and training materials for computer users who use talking computers.
Dancing Dots 1754 Quarry Lane P.O. Box 927 Valley Forge, PA 19482-0927 USA Phone: (610) 783-6692 Fax: (610) 783-6732 Email Address: info@dancingdots.com CHECK THE WEB Dancing Dots - http://www.dancingdots.com Producers of Goodfield a music translation software program
De Witt & Associates, Consultants on Accessibility Our phone number is 201-447-6500 or you can write to us at e-mail info@4dewitt.com web site www.4dewitt.com has computer training materials for the blind
Dolphin Computer Access 60 East Third Avenue Suite 130 San Mateo, California 94401 Phone: 866/797-5921 Fax 650/348-7403 e-mail: info@dolphinusa.com "Whatever your level of sight, from short-sighted to registered blind, Dolphin products can help you use computers more easily." The company makes a screen reader
Duxbury Systems, Inc. Makers of a Braille translator program for the computer
EASI - Equal Access to Software & Information P.O. Box 818 Lake Forest, CA 92609 Phone: (949) 916-2837 Web site www.rit.edu/~easi Offers on-line courses for access technology trainers and developers of web sites
Enhanced Vision Headquarters: 17911 Sampson Lane Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Customer Service/Sales 1-888-811-3161 info@enhancedvision.com Technical Support 1-888-811-3161 web site www.enhancedvision.com offers low vision products
Enabling Technologies 601 Northeast Braille Place Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 USAPhone: (772) 225 DOTS (3687) Fax: (772) 225 FAXX (3299)Phone toll free in continental USA: (800) 777 DOTSFax toll free in continental USA: (800) 950 DOTS E-mail: enabling@brailler.com Web: http:// www.brailler.com/ Has Braille embossers
En-Vision America, Inc. We provide lifestyle enhancing technology solutions for those with visual or cognitive impairments.
ETO Engineering PLLC 303 Cary Pines Dr. Cary, NC 27513 phone: 919-523-0205 fax: 1-877-285-7529 (toll free) e-mail: ray.gonzales@etoengineering.com website: http://www.etoengineering.com/ Physically Disabled and Elderly Persons They provide accessible cell phones for people who are: Blind, with Low Vision, Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Hearing aid users, Physically Disabled, Upper-Extremity Amputees, and Elderly persons.
Exceptional Computing Specializing in Special Needs Technology Solutions Since 1985
EzHermatic PCVoz EzHermatic The PCVoz software is very fun and easy to use. it is a powerful Screen reader application that uses Microsoft Agent technology and the power of voice to provide for a totally self-voiced computer and Internet access. PCVoz interacts with your applications and speaks aloud your documents, e-mails, and web pages. Web site: http://www.ezhermatic.com/
Florida Reading and Vision Technology Products for the visually impaired
Freedom Box For customer service and support or to place an order, you can call our toll-free line 24 hours a day at (866) 202-0520. Web site www.freedombox.info A talking web browser and e-mail program called Freedom Box and a screen reader called System Access.
Fred's Head American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. 1839 Frankfort Avenue Louisville, Kentucky 40206 Web: http://www.aph.org/fh/. Email: mturner@aph.org. Fred's Head is an accessible, on-line catalog of useful tips, techniques, and resources for the blind and visually impaired. The heart of this catalog is drawn from the experience of Fred Gissoni of the American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. The subjects covered range from the practical-- using old greeting cards for braille notepaper, to the esoteric-what blind people experience when they dream. There is a form for submitting questions not already covered.
Freedom of Speech, Inc. Freedom of Speech, Inc. is a provider of Assistive Technology Solutions for people with and without disabilities. FOS specializes in Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Blindness, Low Vision, Braille, Accessable Door Openers and Environmental Control Systems. We received the Speech / Voice Recognition Experts of the Year Award by ScanSoft/Dragon Systems, again in 2001-2002 for Central U.S.!
Freedom Scientific, Inc., Blind/Low Vision Group Makers of Jaws for Windows, Magic screen magnification program, Openbook and other products for the visually impaired
Freedom Vision 615 Tami Way Mountain View, CA 94041 Phone: 650-961-6541 Fax: 650-968-4740 Toll Free: 800-961-1334 Email Address: Info@freedom vision.net CHECK THE WEB Freedom Vision - http://www.freedomvision.net Low Vision Products "Providing the freedom to read again."
gh, LLC 1305 Cumberland Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47906 Web site: http://www.ghbraille.com e-mail: sales@ghbraille.com Phone #1: (765) 775-3776 (Local) Phone #2: (765) 775-2501 (Fax) Phone #3: (866) 693-3687 (Toll-Free) Has some talking book players
Guerilla Technologies 5029 SE Horseshoe Point Road Stuart, FL 34997 Web site: http://www.guerillatechnologies.com/ e-mail: Sales@GuerillaTechnologies.com Phone #1: (772) 283-0500 (Local)
GW Micro 725 Airport North Office Park • Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Phone: 260-489-3671 Fax: 260-489-2608 Support E-Mail: support@gwmicro.com (for questions concerning GW Micro products) Web Site: www.gwmicro.com producers of Window-eyes
Handy Tech North America - Home Page 1349 Pike Lake Drive New Brighton, MN 55112 Voice: (651) 636-5184 Fax: (866) 347-8249 E-mail: info@handytech.us Web site: http://www.handytech.us/ Handy Tech Elektronik GmbH of Horb, Germany and Triumph Technology, LLC. of New Brighton, Minnesota have joined forces to form Handy Tech North America. In June of 2006, Triumph Technology and Handy Tech entered into an agreement granting Triumph Technology non-exclusive distribution rights to Handy Tech products in the United States. Now, only 7 months later, Triumph Technology has been selected as the exclusive Handy Tech sales, service and repair center for both the United States and Canada. Triumph Technology, LLC began providing cutting edge blindness and low vision technology solutions in June 2005 and with assistive technology industry veteran Earle Harrison at the helm, this small start-up company has built a reputation for the service and support that they offer beyond the point of sale.
Henter Math Produces an accessible math program for the visually impaired
IBM Accessibility Center 11400 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78758 Web site: http://www.ibm.com/sns Phone #1: (512) 823-0000 (Local) Phone #2: (800) 426-4968 (Toll-Free) Producers home page reader a talking web browser
ICanWorkThisThing.com This site is a rapidly growing online directory and repository of cheat sheets, guides and manuals. http://www.icanworkthisthing.com/
Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc. 13453 Colfax Highway Grass Valley, CA 95945 USA Phone: 530-274-2090 Fax: 530-274-2093 Toll Free: 800-322-4784 Email Address: info@irti.net CHECK THE WEB Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc. - http://www.irti.net In business since 1979, IRTI has been providing everyday useful products as well as high tech innovations for the blind, visually impaired, individuals with dyslexia and learning disabilities.
Innoventions, Inc.
IntelliTools, Inc. Produces keyboards with bigger keys
JFW lite web page www.jfwlite.com Has useful tips and products for people that use Jaws for Windows
Jaws-Users Web site: http://www.jaws-users.com/ David Ferrin’s homePage for the jaws-users mailing list where you can find scripts, tips, tutorials and programs that work with JAWS!
Judy Dixon's Collection of Braille and Tactile-writing Slates Web: http://www.brailleslates.org/. Email: jdix@loc.gov. Judy Dixon is the community relations director of the NLS, but this is her own private site. It includes descriptions of each of the more than 200 braille slates in her collection.
LUV2BABLYNDI.NET | The best blind community on the net Web site: http://luv2bablyndi.net/drupal/ Our mission is to provide a single web resource for blind and visually impaired individuals where the latest news on blindness-related issues may be found. This site also serves as an entertainment resource for blind individuals to use to spend their free time. Some of our features include personal blogs, stories, audio files and more. There are just too many features to list here; check it out for yourself and enjoy!
Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. 14 Crosby Drive Bedford, MA 01730-1402 By phone From the USA or Canada: 800-894-5374 By fax 781-276-0650 By e-mail General inquiries: info@kurzweiledu.com web site www.kurzweiledu.com Makers of Kurzwiel 1000 and Kurzwiel 3000
L S & S Group, Inc. has products for the visually impaired and hard of hearing The Catalog of products for the visually impaired and hard of hearing
MagniSight, Inc. Has CCTV’s for sell
Metroplex Voice Computing Metroplex Voice Computing, Inc. is the leader in speech recognition mathematics.
Myna Corporation 239 Western Avenue Essex Massachusetts 01929-1102 U.S.A. (978)768-9000 Voice (978)768-9911 FAX E-Mail: mynacorp@aol.com Company description: Products include: Myna talking computer, Talkman player/recorders for Library of Congress speed tapes, Life Scan, One Touch II Monitor, One Touch II voice synthesizer, talking watches and clocks, talking blood pressure monitors, talking credit card terminals and talking calculators. No web page
Okay Vision Aide Blindness Resource Center: Low Vision Resources
Optelec, US Inc. United States Main and Customer Service: (800) 828-1056 (M-F 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST) Orders Fax: (800) 929-2444 General automated phone: (800) 392-9226 (extension is needed) Email: customerservice@optelec.com Address: Optelec, US Inc. 321 Billerica Road Chelmsford, MA 01824 Web site www.optelec.com Welcome to Optelec, leader in Low Vision and Speech & Braille Solutions
Opus Technologies Produces music translation software
Parrot S.A. 174 Quai de Jemmapes 75010 Paris, France Phone: +33 1 48 03 60 60 Fax: +33 1 48 03 06 66 Toll Free: 1(877) 276-1252 (1PM to 5PM EST) Email Address: parrot@parrot.fr CHECK THE WEB Parrot S.A. - http://www.voice-assistant.com Produces Voice mate an organizer for the visually impaired
PENNSYLVANIA'S INITIATIVE on ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (PIAT) Phone: 800-204-PIAT (7428) 800-750-PIAT (7428) TTY e-mail <piat@astro.ocis.temple.edu. Web site www.temple.edu/institueondisabilities/piat/ Has equipment for loan for people in Pennsylvania
Project ASSIST With Windows Iowa Department for the Blind E-mail: ASSIST@blind.state.ia.us. Phone: (515) 281-1317 - Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Central Time. Address: Project ASSIST With Windows Iowa Department for the Blind 524 Fourth Street Des Moines, IA 50309-2364 Web site www.blind.state.ia.us/assist/ Has tutorials on access technology products and has on-line training for Microsoft Office Specialist certification
Premier Assistive Technology Inc. Phone support is available 8-5 Est. Time 517-668-8188 web site www.readingmadeeasy.com has affordable products for the visually impaired
Pulse Data International HumanWare 175 Mason Circle Concord CA 94520 USA Phone (800) 722 3393 Phone +1 925 680 7100 Fax +1 925 681 4630 Email us.info@humanware.comweb site www.pulsedata.com produces the voicenote and braillenote as well as other products
Read this to Me "Read This To Me" is a free reading service for the blind, powered by volunteers and Internet collaboration. http://www.readthistome.org/ "Read This To Me" allows blind and low-vision people to have printed documents read to them over the phone. All the blind person needs is a phone line and a fax machine (no computer is required.) Here's how it works: 1. The blind person (whom we'll call the "client") faxes the document to be read to the "ReadThisToMe" toll-free fax number: 1-877-333-8848. The first page of the fax needs to be a cover page that includes the client's first name and callback (voice) phone number. The document itself can be just about anything: a handwritten letter, a bill, a can of food, a multi-page magazine article -- just about anything that can be faxed. 2. One of ReadThisToMe's volunteer readers will call the client back and read the document. 3. That's it!
Repro-Tronics e-mail address info@repro-tronics.com Image Enhancer, Flexi - Paper tactile imaging paper, and Thermo Pen II. These products are designed to assist blind and visually impaired individuals in the creation and understanding of tactile graphic images.
RJ Cooper & Assoc. 27601 Forbes Rd. Suite 39 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Phone 1-800-RJCooper (800-752-6673) or dial direct 949-582-2572 Fax: 949-582-3169 e-mail General Info: info@rjcooper.com Technical Support: techsupport@rjcooper.com Web site www.rjcooper.com Produces Thunder a screen reader on a stick
Sighted Electronics Braille Displays, Braille Printers, Braille Software, CCTV Magnifier
Speech Systems for the Blind
SpokenText - Free online text to speech converter Web site: http://spokentext.net/ SpokenText.net allows you to record PDF, Word, plain text, PowerPoint files, ,RSS news feeds, emails and web pages, and converts them to speech automatically. You can download your recording as an iPod book or mp3 file. And every member gets a personal podcast URL , which you can use to download recordings to iTunes or your iPod. You can also easily share your recordings on your web site or blog using SpokenText Badges or individual recording players. And best of all it's COMPLETELY FREE! Register now. To get started: Register for a free account. Accounts are free and ready to go in seconds. Or
TACK-TILES Braille Systems, LLC Tack-Tiles® Braille Systems are a sophisticated teaching tool for all ages based on LEGO®-type blocks. These Braille blocks provide a unique bridge, a smoother, shorter, more interesting path to Braille literacy. Now in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian literary Braille Code as well as Nemeth Braille
Talking Signs, Inc. Talking Signs® technology is an infrared wireless communications system that provides remote directional human voice messages that make confident, independent travel possible for vision impaired and print-handicapped individuals.
Telesensory Corporation Has a variety of CCTV’s for sale
the Blind Geek Zone e-mail: webmaster@blind-geek-zone.net web site: http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/ The blind geek zone is an ever expanding web site that contains a valuable source of information for the blind community. Whether you are a geek or just someone in search of help, the zone will quickly become one of your favorite web sites. Here on the blind geek zone I have many audio tutorials and demonstrations of many different programs and devices used everyday by people in the blind community. I have many audio tutorials covering many popular software programs such as Nero Burning Rom, Goldwave, Outlook Express and others. I have tutorials about the new Vista operating system by Microsoft that will give you a early start at coming to grips with this new and complex operating system. I also post audio files from others here as well to help cover all your needs. I also have many useful documents and programs that I have found from across the internet and I have found to be very useful and have posted them here for your convenience. I have an expanding list of links to many great sources of information for the blind computer user. I also have many links to mailing list for you to join so that you can get help on many different things or just meet new people. I am now also offering customized one on one software training and technical support for very reasonable rates. So if you are in need of training or tech support then check out the training and support section of the site. I am now also offering web site development for those of you looking to have a web site developed for you at reasonable rates.
The Key Connection, Inc. 437 S. Main Street, Suite #3 Cottonwood, AZ 86326 USA Phone: 928.639.1007 Fax: 928.639.1379 Toll Free: 800.870.1369 Email Address: sales@customkeys.com CHECK THE WEB The Key Connection, Inc. - http://www.customkeys.com/ Different keyboard layouts
The technology reviews website Reviews of commonly used products, for the blind and sighted community alike.
ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. makers of the Tiger advantage Braille printer 220 N. 5th Street, Suite D Springfield, OR 97477 Phone: (541) 736 1659 Fax: (541) 747 7264 Email Address: info@viewplus.com CHECK THE WEB ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. - http://www.viewplustech.com/index.html
Web Sites for accessible games
• Ark Angles Australian company selling KChess Advance and KChess Elite, accessible chess programs designed to be playable by people who are blind or vision impaired. Web site: http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/versions.html
• BPC Programs Free Windows games include Fart Man, Treasure Hunt and Tournament. Web site: http://www.bpcprograms.com/
CrissCross Technologies 110-64 Queens Boulevard, #406 Forest Hills, New York 11375 (212) 569-7432 e-mail: info@crisscrosstech.com web site: http://www.crisscrosstech.com/ Makers of the free CCT Solitaire, a graphics and screen reader friendly card game.
• Inspired Code Maker of the free musical sound based Tetris game called Metris. Web site: http://inspiredcode.net/Metris.htm
• Malinche Entertainment Email Addresses Customer Service/Technical Support - support@malinche.net Sales Inquiries - jpolanco@malinche.net Telephone (877)-299-7999 Facsimile (732)-583-2960 Malinche Entertainment Corp. 1070H Route 34 #190 Matawan, NJ 07747 Web site: http://www.malinche.net/welcome.html Makers of Windows text adventure games for sale including Greystone, First Light and Endgame.
• Pin Interactive Makers of science fiction Terraformers game for blind, sighted and vision impaired players. Available for purchase and as demo. Web site: http://www.terraformers.nu/
Bavisoft (games for the blind) Email: For General Questions or Game Help: help@bavisoft.com For Technical Support: support@bavisoft.com For Sales: sales@bavisoft.com Snail Mail: Bavisoft P.O. Box #8 Dewitt, NY 13214 web site www.bavisoft.com produces such games as Grizzly Gulch and Chillingham.
J. J. Meddaugh's The Zone BBS, Games, Community, and More.
The Zone BBS is a place to meet new people, and play games such as, Trivia, test your knowledge in a wide range of subjects. Pick3, our hourly lottery game. Anagram Mania, Our most popular word game Hi-Lo, a lot like the bonus round of the game show Card Sharks. Blingo, Guess the five letter word using deduction and mental prowess. like the word game Lingo, Blackjack, The classic game of twenty-one Hangman, Win points if you guess the word faster than the rest. Sports Challenge, Pick the winners for bragging rights and lots of team pride! New and Improved, Keno The Quiz System, Create and take quizzes created by other users. Who said that? A public quicknote from the past 30 days will be presented, along with five possible names of the person who sent it. Web site: http://www.zonebbs.com/
Che Martin's Blind Adrenaline Simulations. Home of Rail Racer, demo version. A futuristic racing simulation for the visually impaired. You race against an artificially intelligent racer named Art and have jump jets to get you over hurdles. Your Rail Racer can be controlled with a combination of the mouse, keyboard and joystick. The demo includes two tracks for you to race on, but does not allow the multiplayer racing of the full version, nor can you post your times and money to the web. Web site: http://www.blindadrenaline.com/
Draconis Entertainment Accessible pinball, change reaction, monkey business and more
All in Play (games for the Blind) Address: P.O. Box 335 Oxford , MA 01540 Phone: 413-585-9690 e-mail info@allinplay.com Web site www.allinplay.com Has accessible poker and crazy eights
Accessible games for the blind Address: 1801 Brantley Road #1413 Fort Myers , FL 33907 Web site www.gamesfortheblind.com Has games such as free cell, black jack, and memory
G M A games E-mail: GMA Games, davidgreenwood@gmagames.com Web site www.gmagames.com Produces GMA Tank Commander, Shades of Doom, Lone Wolf and more
Blind Software Blindsoftware.com LLC c/o Justin Daubenmire P.O. Box 3716 Boardman , OH 44513 Telephone Number: 559-224-2436 Web site http://www.Blindsoftware.com e-mail: comments@blindsoftware.com has arcade educational and free game for the visually impaired
Jim Kitchen’s free games Web site www.simcon.net Free accessible games to download
The Pb soundscape e-mail: philip@pbsoundscape.net. You can also write to: Philip Bennefall Blåsippevägen 18 13930 Värmdö Sweden
Web site: http://www.pbsoundscape.net/ Note website in very early development stage. Future Home to the games Tarzan Junior, jungle adventure games. Dark destroyer, space shooter game. ticktac toe, better known as butter, cheese and eggs. Under development, Ant Attack . Make your way through the lethal forest to the ant hill and try to avoid getting killed in the process. This will be an action packed 3d arcade game with several different levels, as well as a built in level editor to allow you to really stretch the limits. And in development, a 3d shooter game called gangster attack.
Sander Huiberts, Richard van Tol, and Hugo Verweij's AudioGames PlayCenter. Home of free Experimental Audio Games that students have developed, many of them requiring a Flash Player. Arcadium, A Retro Arcade Game, Audio Joust, in which you take on the role of king Arthur’s champion. Big Cahuna, Catch all kinds of fish within the time limit. Call of Duty - The Sound Experience. Crack the Code. FlySwatter, Swat all flies. Nameless, locked in a dungeon, with water rising, try to escape before you drown. Panic at the pub, Find the jukebox and switch off the horrible music. Rythmic Station, Press left, right and up, to match where the sound is coming from. Scarface, When the game says the F-word, press the space bar. Underwater, you command a submarine and explore the deep sea. Windmill, You are chased by monsters and need to run to the Windmill. Splatter, kill flies, Fire Escape, get out of your burning house, Future olympics, Ball 4, keep a ball in balance, Maze game, Zato, fight the yakuza gang as a blind samurai, Audio version of frogger Jumpman, jump over cars, KILL ALL ZOMBIES, Sonar, First person shooter Amazing voice, shout through your microphone to the other player! SoundPong, Sightless, RPG game, Find the Sound Plus Maffia Hot Pursuit and Sound Memory, that are Dutch spoken. Sudo-San, an accessible sudoku for blind and sighted gamers! A Sudoku-puzzle consists of a 9 by 9 grid of cells, made up of 3 by 3 sub-grids named squares. Some cells already contain numbers while others are empty. Your goal is to fill in the empty cells following simple rules. Best of all the game is free, but it requires you to have Macromedia ShockWave plugin installed. Drive, a Windows racing game, and the Shock wave Internet game, Curb, in which a hedge-hog crosses a road. Web site: http://www.audiogames.net/playcenter/
Lighttech Interactive 1. Support department (any questions or problems you have with any lighttech interactive software can be sent there) Support@lighttechinteractive.com 2. Our sales department (orders,transaction and billing questions may be sent there) sales@LighttechInteractive.com 3. Feedback (for any feedback you may have to give such as bug reporting or suggestions) feedback@lighttechinteractive.com Web site: http://www.lighttechinteractive.com/webpage/index.php Home of Treasure Mania 1: Hunting for lost treasures, Version 1.1 Sail with your boat in the Moajuba Golf, try to hook up as many treasure chests as possible getting tons of gold and coins, avoid fish, sharks, bees, clifs, and most of all, try not to be spotted by the Moajubian locals as they will start shooting arrows at you! BlankBlock, version 1.1.1 An adicting free puzzle game where both mind and skill need to be used in order to get good results. You get a board filled with blocks, and a Blank slot. Your task is to try and clear the whole board of blocks using logic, strategic techniques and speed. Light Cars, version V1.2. Whare all cars zoom at light speed. It is a remake of the tetris console's car racing game. Try avoiding tuns of cars comeing from each direction aiming to crush you! The game includes 2 game modes , the tetris mode is the classic racing game and in the arcade mode you can avoid holes in the rode, skid, grab items, get engine repares, shoot cars, - and, shoot the birds bonus level. Now with Logitech game pad controller support. Light Locator, Version 1.4.1. You play a detective who trys to save a whole city by deactivating the mega radioactive bomb a group of terrorists has planted in it's main sky scraper!. The Horse Racing Game, Version 1.6.2. a turn-based horse racing simulation game with 5 horses to choose from and authentic crowd and background ambiance NUM-Crunch, Version 1.0. an enhanced version of the classic game guess the number with c-d quality sound effects! And under development, Lite Sabre-Attack.
Phil Vlasak's PCS Games, with joint ventures from GMA Games and Draconis Entertainment. Home of Sarah and the Castle of Witchcraft and Wizardry, version 1.0 is finally released! You play Sarah as she explores a magical castle. There is now a bug fix patch to Sarah that is only 1 MB. Also home of the free game, SuperDog's Bone Hunt, version 1.1. In which you play a dog, hunting for milk bone treats scattered around the backyard. Pacman Talks version 1.1. You are Pacman traveling through level after level of mazes gobbling up fruit and trying to avoid ghosts. Web site: http://www.pcsgames.net/
Anatol Kamynin's Technoshock 3D Audiogame. Technoshock version 1.40b is a first-person 3D shooter in the style and spirit of the classic game Doom. The update fixes some bugs and adds game sounds. You control a hero in a 3D environment, with robots and cyborgs attacking you. It is a free game designed for visually impaired persons. Game Features: 6 thrilling levels to explore; 9 unique weapons to use; 8 types of robots to defeat; 5 difficulty levels. Web site: http://www.tiflocomp.ru/games/ts/index.php?lang=en
Ken Downey's Games. This is a temporary directory for his games. Wrecking ball. a type of Breakout game in which you bounce a ball off pattles to break through a wall. 3.9 MB in size, and, Enemy Attack. which used BSC's chopper patrol as a tutorial. 4.7 MB in size. which was featured on Amy Standen's Weekend Edition Sunday, December 24, 2006 program. Web site: http://tbrn.net/modgirl/Ken's%20games/
LWorks Sales department: reselling questions and general sales sales@l-works.net support department: game or website related errors support@l-works.net Feedback Department: comments about LWorks and it's games feedback@l-works.net all other questions: liam@l-works.net Phone (toll-free): 866-542-6378 Home of, Judgment Day. Save the world by firing your gun at, rockets, copters, planes, disablers, and finally, Supreme Commander Ather. the game includes 10 levels of play plus a boss level where you get to take on the Supreme commander himself. a trophy system to earn awards for performing certain tasks, and 4 unlockable bonus levels. Parachute Jump. You've jumped out of an airplane and you're trying to land behind enemy lines. As you fall you can collect bags of supplies. Weapon Search. You've snuck into one of the Supreme Evil's storage rooms. Your job is to sneak around and collect as many weapons as possible. Number Guess Guess as many numbers as possible with in 60 seconds. You'll be told if your guess is too high or too low. LWorks Theatre Listen to pieces of audio, and Some are tutorials to help you play the game. Judgment Day allows you to use your mouse. The j key, or left arrow, or moving your mouse left, moves your gun left. The l key, or right arrow, or moving your mouse right, moves your gun to the right. The control key or left mouse button fires your gun. L-Works Arcade, Volume 1. Five games which include: Sticks: You and the computer take turns by removing one, two, or three sticks. Whoever takes the last stick loses. Number Guess: A guess the number game. You can choose the range of numbers and difficulty level. Tones: A version of Simon. You can select different difficulty levels. Word Buster: Type in the word before the computer uncovers all of the letters. A new letter is uncovered every few seconds. Hangman: It's a regular hangman game, in which you get to choose the length of the word and the number of your guesses. The demo allows you to play Sticks and Number Guess. Super Liam, Non-stop action in this side scrolling game, L Works Words Race the clock to unscramble the words And the free games, Super egg hunt, A fun game where you try to collect eggs before your time runs out. The Great Toy Robbery. You Grab the toys, and avoid the bad guys cleaning out santa's workshop. Lockpick. Grab the loot, race the clock, and the cops! Pigeon panic shoot the pigeons to rack up points. And the game, Egg hunt. Grab easter eggs in this fun game for all ages Web site: http://www.l-works.net/
Damien Sadler's X-Sight Interactive. Home of Blind Man's Bluff. A free open source game developed by tony sales Shoot the maniacs carrying guns and chainsaws, but don't shoot the cat.
Topspeed page, where you will find X-Sight Interactive's cars and tracks, in the development section, you will find the source code to the long-lost game, self destruct. Web site: http://x-sight.brandoncole.net/
Tom Ward's USA Games Entertainment. Home of Star Trek: Final Conflict, version 1.0. The code was lost for this title, but one was found complete enough to release this free version to the general public. There will be a few miner bugs and snags but for the most part it is stable and ready to download. You take command of 5 Federation starships, two starbases, and face the Breen, Cardassians, Romulans, and the Borg. Montezuma's Revenge, under development. You Are Panama Joe, a daring treasure hunter, willing to risk everything to find and recover the secret treasures of Emperor Montezuma You must navigate and explore ten underground temples, and four bonus temples. You will run, jump, crouch, climb, and swim through dozens of eerie environments on various terrain, ladders, ropes, vines, and much more. You will overcome such creatures as rolling skulls, giant spiders, and deadly snakes. You’ll also navigate around treacherous lava pits, fire pits, and various other traps. You’ll need to find various tools such as picks and torches to uncover buried treasures or to light your way. USA Raceway, under development. Start your engines and burn rubber in this high-speed racing game, that will have realistic audio effects, and support for force feedback racing wheels. Star Wars: Shadows of the Force, under development. Grab your light saber and join the Jedi Knights to defend the Republic from armed battle droids, dark Jedi Knights, and the lord of the Sith. Web site: http://www.usagames.us/
Igor and Alina Khmelevtsov's VIP Games Zone. Home of, Super sport There are 2 new games in this package. 1. “Beach Volleyball” A sports game which will simulate Beach Volleyball with some restrictions. 2. “Funny bowling” Has special rules to make it more accessible and more fun. It is not a simulator of a real bowling game. Each game has natural human voices and multiplayer features. Lords of the galaxy 1.0. An economic strategy game like monopoly, with shooter and action features. You have a space ship and move from planet to planet where you can buy and sell planets, and buy resources so your planets can earn money. You move through meteorites and other obstacles and struggle against galaxy monsters. In the offline game, the computer will imitate five other gamers. In the online game you can play with a minimum of one, and a maximum of five partners. Super football, version 1.1. In the U.S. this game is named soccer. Please note, the rules of Super football are not the same as the rules of the real football (soccer) game. You can play against the computer or Play against an opponent over the internet. And, Galaxy Ranger, version 1.1, A space strategy maze game, with shooter and RPG features. You can play not only against your computer, but with a partner over the Internet. Super tennis, version 1.1, which you can play on your computer, and with your friend over the Internet. Also home to the games, X Hour, and five Free games, Dog and Cat, Keyboard crazy, Mortal maze, Sound Puzzle and Crazy Tennis. If you have any problems with our games please send your messages to support@vipgameszone.com. If you have any questions, suggestions, tips please send your E-mail to contact@vipgameszone.com. Web site: http://www.vipgameszone.com/
Leonard and Pieter de Ruijter, Bram Duvigneau and Davy Loots's Playing in the dark. Home of Top Speed 2. A racing game with these new features: Racing against up to 7 computer opponents. Support for Force Feedback steering wheels and joysticks! Hear the cars pass you by in surround sound! Race against up to 7 of your friends on a local network or via the internet! Customize the game with the extensive options menu. Built in support for add-on cars and tracks. And best of all : it's free! Web site: http://www.playinginthedark.net/index_e.htm
Steve Crawford's Azabat Software. Home of Backgammon (SAPI downloadable version), which costs $18. four game collections. . 1. easy-to-play games: Yahtzee, Blackjack, Klondike (Solitaire) and Connect 4. 2. word games: Hangman, Anagrams, Target, Kount-down, Number Crunch and Link-words. 3. grid games: Battleships, Memory, Sudoku and UXB, an accessible clone of Windows Minesweeper. 4. strategy games: Backgammon, Dominoes, Draughts (Checkers) and Scrazabat, an accessible clone of Scrabble. Plus you can download demos of Backgammon and Hangman that use SAPI. Telephone: 07740 777 364 e-mail: sales@azabat.co.uk web site: http://www.azabat.co.uk/
Marcin and Sebastian Smyczyñski, Tomasz Kurjata, Daniel Mira, Lukasz Sikorski and Maciej Muszytowski's Klango Applications. Home of Haunted Factory. Become a vivid worker of this amazing factory. Have guts, stand by an assembly line and show your best. Your sharp mind, logic thinking and instant reaction will be your strengths here. the Pirate Memory Game. A classic memory game conducted by a pirate and his jovial parrot. Alphabet, Shapes And Colors Free and simple application for 2- and 3-year-old children Klango is an environment for developing and running of audio games and applications. web site: http://www.klangogames.com/en/games.php
Eden Kung, Matt Clark, Daniel Evans, and Patrick Dwyer's Sounds Like Fun. Home of , Descent into Madness. a horror-themed adventure game. You are the test subject of a scientist who has given you a maddening disease, and it’s up to you to find a cure. You solve puzzles and learn the story through voice recordings left behind by the scientist. Sonic Zoom You are in control of the Sonic Zoom car. Your mission: collect coins, avoid obstacles, and get to the finish line intact. Your road has three lanes. Speed up if you’re feeling confident; slow down if you hit a rough patch. Play as long as you can for a high score. web site: http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/assist/et/2005/SoundsLikeFun.html
Spoonbill Software's accessible games Web site: http://www.omninet.net.au/%7Eirhumph/blindgamers.htm Has free accessible games Home of BG Word Target, version 1.0, a game of anagrams. A nine letter word is chosen at random from the dictionary and the letters are scrambled and presented in a 3 by 3 grid. The central letter is the Target letter and must appear in every word you find. The object is to make as many word of four letters or more from the nine letters in the grid. BG Yahtzee 1.0. - The popular dice game where you roll 5 dice and score in 13 scoring categories, attempting to get the highest score possible and write score as much as possible in one scoring sentence. BG Boggle 1.0. The popular word game where you make as many words as you can from the sixteen letter cubes arranged in a four by four grid. BG Sudoku, the popular number placing puzzle game. You can generate random puzzles with any of 5 levels of difficulty, or import puzzles from external sources. You can save your game to resume later. And you get several tools to assist you in solving the puzzle. BG 15 puzzle, the famous sliding block puzzle game. You have 15 tiles, each labelled with a number from 1 through 15, arranged in a 4 by 4 square. The sixteenth position is empty but can be used to slide an adjacent tile into. At the start of the game, the tiles are shuffled in random order and it is your job to rearrange them into ascending or from 1 to 15, finishing with the empty position in the bottom right hand corner. BG LAP. You move on an 8 by 8 array of tiles which are colored using a hidden color scheme. Your job is to guess the colors, accumulating as few penalty points as possible. BG Hearts. You try not to win tricks containing hearts or the Queen of spades. BG Penguin Solitaire. Similar in nature to Free Cell but with a twist. BG Scorpion Solitaire The easiest to play Solitaire game with new hot keys. BG Klondike Solitaire - also known in England as Canfield Solitaire. This is an accessible version of the Solitaire which comes with Windows. BG Free Cell Solitaire. accessible cribbage games, BG Cribbage, 1.0, wave, BG Cribbage, 1.1, SAPI.
American Association of the DeafBlind (AADB) 814 Thayer Avenue, Suite 302 Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500 1-800-735-2258 Voice (301) 588-6545 TTY (301) 588-8705 Fax Email: info@aadb.org Internet: http://www.aadb.org/ Description: "a national consumer advocacy organization for people who have combined hearing and vision impairments. AADB is open to all persons who are deaf-blind and individuals directly concerned with their well being, including spouses, children, friends, and health care professionals. Seeks to encourage independent living for individuals who are deaf-blind. Provides technical assistance to persons who are deaf-blind, families, educators, and service providers." Services: Training of Consumers, Info and Referral, Social/Recreational.•
DB-LINK - The National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deaf-Blind 345 N. Monmouth Avenue Monmouth, OR 97361 1-800-438-9376 Voice 1-800-854-7013 TTY (503) 838-8150 Fax Email: dblink@tr.wou.edu Internet: http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink Services for Children: Info and Referral, Serve DeafBlind people with additional disabilities. List of 2 items nesting level 1 • DB-LINK State Resource Fact Sheets Internet: http://www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/data/statefac.htm
A-Z to Deafblindness e-mail: James@deafblind.com This site is hosted by James Gallagher, who is deafblind himself. It offers information on, and links to, services and other resources for people who are blind, deaf and deafblind.
DeafBlind Perspectives contact Randy Klumph (503) 838-8885 Voice (503) 838-8821 TTY (503) 838-8150 Fax E-mail: dbp@wou.edu Internet: http://www.tr.wou.edu/tr/dbp/current.htm Description: "a free publication, published three times a year by the Teaching Research Division of Western Oregon University… DB-LINK and NTAC contribute staff and resources for content, editing, and publication." An excellent, informative publication.
Hadley School for the Blind 700 Elm Street Winnetka, IL 60093-2554 USA Toll-Free: 1-800-323-4238 Voice (847) 446-0855 Fax E-mail: Info@Hadley-School.org Internet: http://www.hadley-school.org Description: "Hadley has a course for you if you are a blind adult (14+ years of age), a parent or grandparent of a blind child, a family member of an adult who is blind, or a (para)professional in the blindness field. The Hadley School for the Blind offers more than 90 distance education courses to eligible students completely free of charge." Current course listing is on the Hadley web site, and is also available by mail in alternate formats. Designed to focus blind and visually impaired people, but many of the courses can be helpful to DeafBlind people and their friends, families, and professionals.
Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youth and Adults (HKNC) 111 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050-1299 (516) 944-8900 Voice (516) 944-8637 TTY (516) 944-7302 Fax Email: HKNCINFO@rcn.com Internet: http://www.hknc.org/ Services for Adults: Advocacy/Support, Functional Assessments, Independent Living Training, Orientation & Mobility, Training of Consumers, Support Service Providers (SSPs), Info and Referral, Social/Recreational, Training of Professionals.
HKNC North Regional Office 484 - 42nd Avenue, Suite 4 East Moline, IL 61244-4040 (309) 755-0067 Voice (309) 755-0018 TTY (309) 755-0025 Fax Email: hknc5ljt@aol.com Services for Adults: Info and Referral. North Regional Office serves Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin.
Katlyn's Hope 303 South Elm Street Wellington, KS 67152 (316) 326-6118 Voice Toll-Free: 1-877-677-4673 Voice Email: khope@idir.net Internet: http://www.idir.net/~khope Services: Training of Consumers, Financial Assistance, Serve DeafBlind people with additional disabilities.
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind 111 Middle Neck Road Sands Point, NY 11050 1-800-255-0411, ext. 275 Voice (516) 944-8751 Fax Email: NFADB@aol.com Internet: http://www.nfadb.org Description: "a non-profit, volunteer-based family association. Our philosophy is that individuals who are deaf-blind are valued members of society and are entitled to the same opportunities and choices as other members of the community. NFADB is the largest national network of families focusing on issues surrounding deaf-blindness." Services for Children: Training of Families, Info and Referral, Social/Recreational.
National Federation of the Blind - Deaf-Blind Division Deaf-Blind Division of the National Federation of the Blind President: Robert Eschbach 1186 North Verbena Place Casa Grande, Arizona 85222-5440 Phone: (520) 836-3689 E-mail: Rmesch@earthlink.net Web site: http://www.nfb-db.org/ Deaf-blind persons working nationally to improve services, training, and independence for the deaf-blind. Offers personal contact with other deaf-blind individuals knowledgeable in advocacy, education, employment, technology, discrimination, and other issues surrounding deaf-blindness. Interested? Join the Deaf-Blind Division mailing list or view a list of additional deaf-blind resources.
NTAC - National Technical Assistance Consortium for Children and Young Adults who are DeafBlind (503) 38-8391 Voice (503) 838-8221 TTY (503) 838-8150 Fax Email: ntac@wou.edu Internet: http://www.tr.wou.edu/ntac Services for Children and Young Adults: Advocacy/Support, Training of Consumers, Info and Referral, Social/Recreational.
Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02712 Internet: http://www.perkins.org General Email: Info@perkins.org (617) 924-3434 Voice - Main Switchboard (617) 926-2027 Fax Services for Children: Advocacy/Support, Functional Assessments, Intervenors for Children, Orientation & Mobility, Training of Families, Info and Referral, Social/Recreational.
Programs hosted at Perkins School for the Blind: List of 3 items nesting level 1 DeafBlind Program (ages 3 to 22) (617) 972-7228 Voice (617) 923-8076 Fax Email: Deafblind@Perkins.org Internet: http://www.perkins.org/subsection.php?id=10 Description: "comprehensive education services in a variety of enrollment options to day students and residential students ages three to 22 who are deafblind, or multihandicapped. The primary emphasis of the Deafblind Program is the development of total communication, which may include the use of sign and spoken language, written language, braille, pictures, objects, gestures and/or alternative or augmentative communication systems. As a student progresses, his/her classroom curriculum changes to accommodate his/her age and skill level." Services for Children: Advocacy/Support, Functional Assessments, Intervenors for Children, Orientation & Mobility, Training for Families, Info and Referral, Social/Recreational.
Hilton/Perkins Program - Domestic Services (617) 923-8076 Fax Email: HiltonPerkins@Perkins.org Internet: http://www.perkins.org/section.php?id=107 Description: "designed to help Parents, Teachers and other organizations and professionals learn how better to provide for children who are multihandicapped blind or deafblind. Hilton/Perkins staff members have expertise to address the needs of infants, school-aged children and young adults transitioning from school programs. The Hilton/Perkins Program gathers data and develops curriculum, literature and materials for dissemination to parents and professionals nationally and internationally." Services for Adults and Children: Advocacy/Support, Financial Assistance, Serve DeafBlind people with additional disabilities.
National Coalition on DeafBlindness (NCDB) (617) 972-7347 Voice (617) 923-8076 Fax Email: Steven.Davies@Perkins.org Description: "committed to the continuation of services and to advocate for on-going federal responsibility for individuals with deaf-blindness… [The coalition] includes [leaders from] , American Association of the DeafBlind (AADB), Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, Council for Exceptional Children - Division for the Visually Impaired, Council on Education of the Deaf, Council on Schools for the Blind, National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired, Helen Keller National Center, St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Teaching Research and Perkins School for the Blind … The current membership is comprised of deaf-blind consumers, family members, professionals in the field of education and rehabilitation, and other concerned citizens." Services for Adults and Children: Advocacy/Support.
About Deaf-Blind Internet: http://www.drc-fredericksburg.org/progressctr/deaf_deafblind.html Description: An informative article from the disAbility Resource Center. Topics include: Who is a Deaf-Blind Person?, Family Issues, Modes of Deaf-Blind Communication, Special Considerations in Communicating with Deaf-Blind People, Other Sources of Information.
Exceptional Teaching Aids, Inc. 20102 Woodbine Ave. Castro Valley, CA 94546 USA Phone: (510) 582-4859 Fax: (510) 582-5911 Toll Free: (800) 549-6999 Email Address: ExTeaching@aol.com Contact Person: Phil Mangold, Owner CHECK THE WEB Exceptional Teaching Aids, Inc. - http://www.exceptionalteaching.com
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School 1002 G Avenue Vinton, Iowa 52349 319-472-5221 or 800-645-4579 319-472-4371 FAX web site www.iowa-braille.k12.ia.us
The New York Institute for Special Education 999 Pelham Parkway Bronx, New York 10469 USA Phone: (718) 519-7000 Ext. 315 Fax: (718) 231-9314 Web site www.nyise.org
Overbrook School for the blind 6333 Malvern Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19151 Telephone: (215) 877-0313 Fax: (215) 877-2709 web site www.obs.org
Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 Fax 617-926-2027 Phone 617-924-3434 Web site www.perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired 1100 W. 45th St. Austin, TX 78756 • Switchboard: (512) 454-8631 • Toll Free Recording Number: 1-800-872-5273 • TDD (512) 206-9451 • FAX Number: (512) 206-9450 • Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm web site www.tsbvi.edu
The Hadley School for the Blind 700 Elm Street, Winnetka, Illinois 60093 - 2554 Toll Free: (800) 323 - 4238 Phone: (847) 446 - 8111 Fax: (847) 446 – 9916 Web site www.hadley-school.org
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts Web site www.infomotions.com/alex/ The Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts is a collection of public domain documents from American and English literature as well as Western philosophy.
AudioBooks Online RR 1 Box 60 Richmond Virginia 05477-9702 U.S.A. (802)434-5550 Voice (802)434-5550 FAX E-Mail: lbohen@audiobooksonline.com Web site: http://www.audiobooksonline.com/ Company description: Purchase your audio books on-line.
Audio Studio for the Reading Impaired 11403 Park Road Anchorage, Kentucky 40223 502/245-5422 e-mail: Director@audio-studio.org web site: http://www.audio-studio.org/ "The Audio Studio for the Reading Impaired is a non-profit agency devoted to producing recordings of printed material for anyone who is physically unable to read standard print or unable to hold a book. While we record books, magazines, and newspapers for Talking Book Libraries, our unique focus is a one-on-one relationship with individuals who have special needs for materials not recorded elsewhere. We transfer the recordings to cassettes and will mail them to our clients. We serve people all over the country. Fees are minimal: $10.00 recording fee for up to 500 pages if two copies of the reading material are provided or $20.00 if only one copy is provided." Coming soon audio will be put on CD’s
Audible.com Address: 65 Willowbrook Blvd Wayne, NJ 07470 Phone for customer service 1-888-283-5051 (USA & Canada) Web site www.audible.com is the Internet's leading premium spoken audio source. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady computer-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 70,000 hours of audio programs from more than 200 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers.
American Audio Prose Library, Inc. Box 842 Columbia, MO 65205 (800) 447-2275 fax (573) 499-0579 e-mail: aaplinc@gte.net website: http://www.americanaudioprose.org/ Produces contemporary fiction and poetry on cassette, read by the authors. Some tapes include interviews of authors. Collection is almost entirely fine prose, read by the author and all but one of their recordings has a companion interview with the author.
Audio Editions Box 6930 Auburn, CA 95604 (800) 231-4261 Fax: (800) 882-1840 or (530) 888-1840 e-mail: info@audioeditions.com website: http://www.audioeditions.com/ Over 8000 audiobooks encompassing all interests. Call for catalog.
Bookshare Bookshare.org The Benetech Initiative 480 California Avenue Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 e-mail info@bookshare.org. Web site www.bookshare.org Has books that been scanned by other people. Has over 20000 titles. Membership is required which costs $75 the first year and $50 every year after. The person must have a print disability to join.
Choice Magazine Listening or "CML" 85 Channel Drive Port Washington, NY 11050 (516) 883-8280 (888) 724-6423 fax (516) 944-6849 e-mail: choicemag@aol.com website: http://www.choicemagazinelistening.org/ A free bimonthly collection of articles, fiction, and poetry from current magazines on Library of Congress speed (4-track) cassette.
Free Literary and Poetic Audio Books Creating literary and poetic audio books free for non-commercial enjoyment. "At LiteralSystems.org, all of our audio books are of full quality and are free without any membership or hidden hooks." Educational and entertaining, these english language audio books are made in celebration of classic literature and poetry. The recordings playback on standard MP3 players and can be burned to an audio compact disc for fun home-schooling or entertainment, great for travel and story time. Free Literary and Poetic Audio Books Web site: http://literalsystems.org/abooks/index.php
InfoEyes Home Page Web site www.infoeyes.org InfoEyes is a question and answer service for people with a visual impairment or other print limitation. You can ask a question about anything!
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 1291 Taylor Street, NW Washington, DC 20011 Telephone: (202) 707-5100 Toll-Free Telephone: 1-800-424-8567 TDD: (202) 707-0744 FAX: (202) 707-0712 Web site www.loc.gov/nls
Matilda Ziegler Magazine 80 8th Ave. Room 1304 New York, NY 10011 (212) 242-0263 fax (212) 633-1601 e-mail: blind@bellatlantic.net website: http://www.matildaziegler.org/ General interest monthly magazine available in braille, 4 track audio cassette, computer disk or email which is free to blind and visually impaired persons. Has a variety of articles reprinted from magazines and newspapers, many otherwise unavailable other than in print. Also poems, short stories, humor, a pen pal section, and a letters column.
PROJECT GUTENBERG OFFICIAL HOME SITE - INDEX -- Free Books On-Line Web site www.promo.net/pg Project Gutenberg is the Internet's oldest producer of FREE electronic books (eBooks or eTexts).
Questia - The Online Library of Books and Journals Phone Toll Free: 888-950-2580 Web site www.questia.com The World's Largest Online Library Looks like one has to subscribe I do not know if this requires a monitary payment
Recorded Books, Inc. 270 Skipjack Rd. Prince Frederick, MD 20678-7802 (410) 535-5590 (800) 638-1304 fax (410) 535-5499 website: http://www.recordedbooks.com/ Rents and sells over 3,000 unabridged books for all ages.
The Braille book store Phone: (1-800-987-1231) Web site: www.braillebookstore.com Has Braille books, learning material, and supplies
The Online Books Page Web site http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu Listing over 25,000 free books on the Web - Updated November 4, 2005 Thorndike Press 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive Waterville, ME (207) 859-1000 website: http://www.gale.com/thorndike/ Produces fiction and non-fiction books in large print.
Blind Access Journal Web site: http://blog.blindaccessjournal.com/ This blog and podcast is all about the blind and our quest for the greatest possible access to all the information available in the world around us. Karen and I chronicle our experiences dealing with a variety of issues as a blind couple, show how we have dealt with various blindness situations and seek comments on ways to constructively address the concrete concerns of accessibility and transportation we face on a daily basis.
Blindskills, Inc. P.O. Box 5181 Salem, OR 97304-0181 USA Phone: (503) 581-4224 Fax: (503) 581-0178 Toll Free: (800) 860-4224 Email Address: blindskl@teleport.com Contact Person: Carol McCarl, Editor CHECK THE WEB Blindskills, Inc. - http://www.blindskills.com The mission of Blindskills, Inc. is to distribute information and resources to visually impaired individuals and their families to enable them to meet their needs and aspirations while managing life with vision loss. Blindskills, Inc. provides a toll-free number that can be reached by anyone in the U.S. or Canada. The organization assisted 2200 callers in the last year alone. Its books, CONNIE'S KITCHEN and JOB HUNTING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS are popular with visually impaired people, rehabilitation professionals and teachers. Blindskills, Inc. hosts a monthly support group that meets in Salem, Oregon. Staff members at Blindskills, Inc. also make presentations to service organizations, schools, retirement and senior centers and conferences for professionals and physicians in the field of vision impairment."
Blind World Magazine for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Web site: www.blindworld.net Good morning! Welcome to Blind World, where the world keeps up-to-date with the latest news and goings-on in the blind and visually-impaired communities.
Blind Bargains The goal of the site is to track and post the best deals and bargains for blindness-related merchandise, from screen reading software to talking tire gauges. They also post many mainstream deals that may be of interest to the blind. In addition, the auction gateway tracks blindness-related items on Ebay while the Blind Bargains Amazon store has dozens of blindness-related products found on Amazon. An RSS feed lets people keep up with the latest postings. Web site http://www.blindbargains.com/
California Canes 307 San Domingo DR, Palm Springs, CA 92264 760-477-7328 Fax: 760-488-2908 Toll free: 866-332-4883 e-mail: california.canes@gmail.com website: http://www.californiacanes.com/ Makers of 100% carbon fiber folding and rigid canes, in a variety of sizes and custom sizes. Light, sensitive and very resistant to bending.
Easier Ways, Inc. 9350 E. Caley Avenue, Suite 327 Englewood, CO 80111 (303) 290-0987 Fax: (303) 290-6446 e-mail: easierways@aol.com Large assortment of aids and appliances for blind and visually impaired people. Catalog in print, cassette, and 3.5" computer disk.
eSight Careers Network web site www.esightcareers.net employment issues for the visually impaired
Information About Vision Loss and Blindness Web site www.99main.com/~charlief/blindness.html Has information about the eye and vision loss
Dog Guide Schools -- United States Eye Dog Foundation 211 S. Montclair Street Bakersfield, CA 93309-3165 Toll-free: 800-393-3641 Phone: 661-831-1333 Fax: 661-831-0681 E-Mail: eyedog@lightspace.com Internet: http://www.eyedogfoundation.org
Eye of the Pacific Guide Dogs and Mobility Services, Inc. 747 Amana Street, #407 Honolulu, HI 96814 Phone: 808-941-1088 Fax: 808-941-1088
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc. P.O. Box 142 Bloomfield, CT 06002 Phone: 860-243-5200 Fax: 860-243-7215 E-Mail: apply@fidelco.org Internet: http://www.fidelco.org
Freedom Guide Dogs 1210 Hardscrabble Road Cassville, NY 13318 Phone: 315-822-5132 E-Mail: freedomdog@juno.com Internet: http://www.freedomguidedogs.org
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. - California P.O. Box 151200 San Rafael, CA 94915-1200 Phone: 415-499-4000 Toll-free: 800-295-4050 E-Mail: information@guidedogs.com Internet: http://www.guidedogs.com
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. - Oregon 32901 S.E. Kelso Road Boring, OR 97009 Phone: 503-668-2100
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. 371 East Jericho Turnpike Smithtown, NY 11787-2976 Phone: 631-265-2121 Toll-free: 800-548-4337 Fax: 631-361-5192 E-Mail: info@guidedog.org Internet: http://www.guidedog.org
Guide Dogs of America 13445 Glenoaks Blvd. Sylmar, CA 91342 Phone: 818-362-5834 Fax 818-362-6870 E-Mail: mail@guidedogsofamerica.org Internet: http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org
Guide Dogs of the Desert, Inc. P.O. Box 1692 Palm Springs, CA 92263 Phone: 760-329-6257 Fax: 760-329-2127 E-Mail: admissions@guidedogsofthedesert.org Internet: http://www.guidedogsofthedesert.org
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Inc. 611 Granite Springs Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Phone: 914-245-4024 Toll-free: 800-942-0149 Fax: 914-245-1609 E-mail: webmaster@guidingeyes.org Internet: http://www.guiding-eyes.org
Kansas Specialty Dog Service 124 West 7th P.O. Box 216 Washington, KS 66968 Phone: 785-325-2256 E-Mail: ksds@ksds.org Internet: http://www.ksds.org/index.htm
Leader Dogs for the Blind P.O. Box 5000 Rochester, MI 48308 Phone: 248-651-9011 Toll-free: 888-777-5332 Fax: 248-651-5812 E-Mail: leaderdog@leaderdog.org Internet: http://www.leaderdog.org
Pilot Dogs, Inc. 625 West Town Street Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: 614-221-6367 Fax: 614-221-1577 Internet: http://www.pilotdogs.org
The Seeing Eye, Inc. P.O. Box 375 Morristown, N.J. 07963-0375 Phone: 973-539-4425 Fax: 973-539-0922 Email: info@seeingeye.org Internet: http://www.seeingeye.org
Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. 4210 77th Street East Palmetto, FL 34221 Toll-free: 800-944-3647 Phone: 941-729-5665 Fax: 941-729-6646 Email: info@guidedogs.org Internet: http://www.guidedogs.org
Upstate Guide Dog Association, Inc. 7926 Routes 5 and 20 Bloomfield, NY 14469 Phone: 585-624-1074 Voice-mail: 585-234-3895 E-Mail: ugdassoc@aol.com Internet: http://www.ugda.org
American Council of the Blind 800-424-8666; 202-467-5081 Email: ncrabb@erols.com Website: www.acb.org ACB is a leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people. With 51 state and regional affiliates and 20 national special interest and professional affiliates, the Council strives to improve the well-being of all blind and visually impaired people. Their publication, The Braille Forum is a free, monthly magazine in Braille, large print, cassette, or IBM-compatible disk. This magazine contains articles on employment, legislation, sports, products, services and other pertinent information concerning the blind and visually impaired.
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) 11 Penn Plaza New York, New York 10001 Telephone: 800-232-5463 or 212-502-7600. Fax: 212-502-7777 Publications available in Spanish Email: afbinfo@afb.org Website: www.afb.org The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit whose mission is to ensure that the ten million Americans who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens. The American Foundation for the Blind promotes wide-ranging, systemic change by addressing critical issues such as employment, independent living, literacy, and technology. In addition to its New York City headquarters, the AFB maintains four National Centers in cities across the United States, and a Governmental Relations office in Washington, DC. It publishes the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, a professional journal, and Access World, a consumer-oriented publication on assistive technology that is available free through the AFB web site. The AFB Press also publishes books on teaching braille, which are available through the AFB Bookstore.
American Macular Degeneration Foundation P.O. Box 515 Northampton, Massachusetts 01061-0515 Phone: 413/268-7660 Web site http://www.macular.org/ e-mail amdf@macular.org AAMDF provides information on macular degeneration, including prevention and care issues. The "Care & Services Directory" provides a state-by-state listing of professional eye care pproviders and state agencies specializing in blindness and visual impairment.
American Printing House for the Blind (APH) "The world's largest source for adapted educational and daily living products - since 1858."
American Thermoform Corporation Has Braille writers, Braille embossers and supplies for sale
Bank of America A site that seems accessible for the visually impaired to do on-line banking
Blinded Veterans Association 477 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20001-2694 Phone: 800/669-7079 Phone 2: 202/371-8880 e-mail: bva@bva.org web site: http://www.bva.org/ BVA is an organization specifically established to promote the welfare of blinded veterans. They offer counseling to veterans nationwide; assistance in obtaining rehabilitation services and reentering the workforce; a scholarship program for spouses and dependent children of blinded veterans; a bimonthly newsletter, BVA Bulletin; and activities organized by regional groups.
The Campanian Society, Inc. P. O. Box 167 Oxford Ohio 45056 U.S.A. (513)524-4846 Voice (513)523-0276 FAX E-Mail: campania@one.net Web site: http://www.campanian.org/blindmain.shtml Tours designed for the blind.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind 1120 20th Street, NW Suite 750 South Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: 877/324-5252 or 202/454-6400. Fax: 202/454-6401. Web: http://www.clb.org/. Email: info@clb.org. The Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind has offered programs that enable individuals who are blind or visually impaired to obtain and maintain independence at home, school, work, and in the community. CLB's programs and services include early intervention services, training and consultation in assistive technology, career placement services, comprehensive low vision care and a wide range of rehabilitation services.
Connections for the Blind 1410 Westfall Place Stayton, Oregon 97383 Telephone: 503-767-3786. Connections for the Blind is an online magazine of classified ads for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Ads can include offers to buy, sell, or trade products or services, including used equipment. Individuals can place their first ad of fifty words or less for free, then pay five dollars for another ad of this size. A sponsored ad (an article of 250 words or less) costs $20. All ads run for one month. Email subcriptions are free. To get your free subscription to Connections, send a blank email with subscribe in the subject line to; subscribe@connectionsfortheblind.com
Descriptive Video Service (DVS) 125 Western Ave. Boston, MA 02134 USA Phone: (617) 492 2777 Toll Free: (800) 333-1203 Email Address: access@wgbh.org CHECK THE WEB Descriptive Video Service (DVS) - http://www.wgbh.org/dvs Descriptive Video Service (DVS) from WGBH in Boston is a national service that makes Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television programs, Hollywood movies on video, and other visual media accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. DVS provides narrated descriptions of the key visual elements without interfering with the audio or dialogue of a program or movie. The narration describes visual elements such as actions, settings, body language and graphics. DVS is broadcast free to viewers by more than 130 public television stations nationwide. To receive DVS on television, a viewer must have either a stereo TV or VCR with the Second Audio Program (S.A.P.) feature or S.A.P. adapter.
Empowerment zone 1400 East-West Highway, #602 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Phone: 301/589-8899 e-mail: jamal@empowermentzone.com web site: http://www.empowermentzone.com This is the home page of Jamal Mazrui, a blind consultant on computer accessibility. The site contains an extensive archive of information on computer accessibility. It also has a collection of documents on other issues related to disability and civil rights.
Foundation Fighting Blindness 11435 Cronhill Drive Owings Mills, Maryland 21117-2220 Phone: 888/394-3937 Phone 2: 410/568-0150 e-mail: info@blindness.org web site: http://www.blindness.org/ The Foundation is a charitable organization that supports research to prevent and treat conditions that cause blindness. The site also offers materials for people who are blind or have low vision and their friends and families.
Gladys E. Loeb Foundation 2002 Forest Hill Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903 (301) 434-7748 fax: (301) 434-7748 GELFdn@starpower.net Has guard rail rings for electric stoves, food labeling kits and other kitchen items.
Independent living aids, inc. PO Box 9022 Hicksville, NY 11802-9022 Phone Toll-Free Sales: (800) 537-2118 Fax: (516) 937-3906 Email For help locating a product or for specific information about a product, how it works, size, color, etc., please contact: Web site www.independentliving.com Sells many products for the blind and low vision
Lighthouse International 111 East 59th Street New York, New York 10022-1202 Phone: 800-829-0500 Phone 2: 212-821-9200 Fax 212-821-9707 e-mail: info@lighthouse.org web site: http://www.lighthouse.org Founded in 1905, Lighthouse International is a non-profit organization whose goal is to prevent the disability associated with vision loss and to enhance the daily lives of people with visual impairments at any age. New York Lighthouse Vision Rehabilitation Services is a major provider of vision rehabilitation services in New York State. Other activities of Lighthouse International include professional education, research, prevention, and advocacy. In partnership with the Royal National Institute for the Blind, it built VisionConnection, a global Internet portal for people who are partially sighted or blind. It sells products for consumers through the Lighthouse Store, and to professionals through its Professional Products Division, also known as the Low Vision SuperStore.
Low Vision Gateway 9002 N. Meridian Street, Suite 208 Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 317/844-0919 e-mail: richw@eyeassociates.com web site: http://www.lowvision.org/ This site provides a variety of links and information resources relating to low vision. It also contains links to low vision specialists in the U.S. and other countries whose names are listed. The site is sponsored by the Internet Low Vision Society and Low Vision Centers of Indiana.
Low Vision Information Center 7701 Woodmont Avenue Suite 302 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Phone: 301/951-4444 e-mail: lowvisioninfo@lycos.com web site: http://www.lowvisioninfo.org/ The Low Vision Information Center is a nonprofit organization that helps people with low vision maintain their independence. LVC offers information services as well as an in-house demonstration area full of a variety of low vision aids and ideas.
Maxi-Aids Products Catalog Accessible website for online shopping offering independent living products for blindness, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, seniors
MONS International, Inc. Products for the Visually Impaired 6595 Roswell Road #224 Atlanta, GA 30328 (800) 541-7903 (770) 551-8455 fax: (770) 551-8460 e-mail: mons@negia.net website: http://www.magnifiers.com/ Sells braille watches, talking calculators, 4-track recorders, kitchen aids, writing guides, computer software and accessories, greeting cards, talking scales, etc.
National Braille Press Inc. 88 St Stephen Street Boston, Massachusetts 02115 Phone: 888-965-8965 (main office) or 800-548-7323 (catalog dept.) Phone 2: 617-266-6160 Fax 617-437-0456 e-mail: orders@nbp.org web site: http://www.nbp.org "A nonprofit braille printing and publishing house established in 1927." This site offers many braille publications for sale. The press also has a braille transcription service.
National Council on Disability 1331 F St., NW, Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20004-1107 USA Phone: (202) 272-2004 (202) 272-2074 (TTY) Fax: (202) 272-2022 Email Address: mquigley@ncd.gov CHECK THE WEB National Council on Disability - http://www.ncd.gov Has papers on topics that deal with disabilities
National Federation for the Blind 410-659-9314 Email: nfb@iam.digex.net Website: www.nfb.org The National Federation of the Blind is an organization of blind persons, with affiliates in all fifty states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and over seven hundred local chapters. Members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality. The NFB’s monthly magazine, the Braille Monitor, includes articles on assistive technology. Other services of the NFB include the NFB Materials Center, which sells over four hundred different aids and appliances used by the blind; the International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind, an evaluation and demonstration center for speech and braille technology used by the blind; NFB-NEWSLINE for the Blind, a free talking newspaper service, which offers blind readers the complete text of leading national and local newspapers over the telephone; and Jobline, which offers national employment listings and job openings through a telephone menu system.
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments P.O. Box 317 Watertown, Massachusetts 02471 Telephone: 800/562-6265 or 617/972-7441. Fax: 617/972-7444. Web: http://www.spedex.com/napvi/. Email: napvi@perkins.org. "NAPVI is a national organization that enables parents to find information and resources for their children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities." It offers a national 800 line for information and referral services.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) standard print because of visual impairment, dyslexia, or other physical disability. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision Mississippi State University PO Box 6189 Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 United States Telephone: 662/325-2001. TT: 662/325-8693. Fax: 662/325-8989. Web: http://www.blind.msstate.edu/. Email: schaefer@colled.msstate.edu. The RRTC's mission is to enhance employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or visually impaired through research, training, education, and dissemination. Its activities and other information are available on the site. The RRTC is supported by a grant from NIDRR to the Mississippi State University. Speak To Me A Catalog of Talking Products Give the gift that says something .... Speak To Me Catalog Order on line or call (800)248-9965. Web site: http://www.speaktomecatalog.com/ Six Friends: Resources for Christian Families Living with a Visual Impairment Web: http://www.sixfriends.org. Email: cyberbraille@yahoo.com. This site has many resource lists for people with visual impairments. Some are of special interest to Christians, such as "Churches Which Accommodate People with Visual Impairments" and "Denominations' Services for Members with Disabilities," and others are of general interest, such as lists of suppliers of products. TALKING THERMOSTATS FOR THE BLIND TalkingThermostats.com Comfort solutions for seniors and persons who are blind, visually impaired or disabled. Announces day, time, room temperature and temperature setting. Audio instructions for setting up program. Free LIFETIME WARRANTY. Web site: http://www.talkingthermostats.com/
United States Association of Blind Athletes 33 N. Institute Street Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 United States Telephone: 719/630-0422. Fax: 719/630-0616. Web: http://www.usaba.org/. Email: mlucas@usaba.org. The USABA trains 3,000 blind and visually impaired athletes in 9 sports - alpine and nordic skiing, goalball, judo, powerlifting, swimming, tandem cycling, track and field and wrestling. Since its founding in 1976, the USABA has reached over 100,000 blind individuals. During that time, the organization has emerged as more than just a world-class trainer of blind athletes, it has become a vocal champion of the abilitites of America's legally blind residents. VisionConnection 111 East 59th Street New York, New York 10022-1202 United States Telephone: 800/829-0500. TT: 212/821-9713. Fax: 212/821-9705. Web: http://www.visionconnection.org/. VisionConnection is an Internet portal 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 information on vision impairment, its prevention and vision rehabilitation.
Canada resources Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities #707 Princeton Place 10339 - 124 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T5N 3W1 Phone: (780) 488-9088 Toll Free: 1-800-387-2514 TDD/TTY: (780) 488-9090 Fax: (780) 488-3757 E-mail: accd@accd.net Web site: http://www.accd.net/proud.htm The Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities came into existence in 1973 when a group of people with disabilities decided they wanted to speak in a unified voice. Originally called the Alberta Committee of Action Groups for the Disabled, the organization has gone through three name changes: The Alberta Committee of Consumer Groups of Disabled Persons (1982), The Alberta Committee of Disabled Citizens (1986), and The Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities. The society is best known as ACCD. For over 30 years, ACCD has been Alberta's only provincial, cross-disability organization of and for people living with physical, mental, sensory, learning, or developmental disabilities. We remain a grassroots, consumer-directed organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. ACCD has been a part of many positive changes in Alberta. We have helped bring about a variety of services and programs designed to assist people with disabilities to participate fully in the community and be equal partners in society.
Alberta Division of the Canadian Council of the Blind Box 5912, Station L Edmonton, Alberta T6C 4G5 Tel: (403) 468-5629
The Vocational & Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI) 3304 - 33rd Street NW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2A6 Phone: (403) 284-1121 Fax: (403) 284-1146 Web site www.vrri.org The Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI) is a leading-edge, registered not-for-profit charitable research and service agency that has been meeting the needs of persons with disabilities and the community-at-large since 1969. Affiliated with the University of Calgary, the VRRI is recognized as a leader in the field of disability services and research.
BC Coalition of People with Disabilities #204-456 West Broadway Vancouver, BC V5Y 1R3 Canada Tel. 604-875-0188 Fax 604-875-9227 TTY 604-875-8835 Web site: http://www.bccpd.bc.ca/text/Home.asp We are a non-profit organization that represents people with all types of disabilities throughout BC. The BCCPD is an umbrella group our membership includes individuals and groups from the communities of people who use wheelchairs, people with visual or hearing impairments, and people with hidden disabilities, mental health disabilities, learning disabilities and HIV/AIDS. What Do You Do? The Coalition's mandate is to raise public and political awareness around issues of concern to disability communities and to create change. We hope through our work to improve people with disabilities' access to all aspects of our communities.
British Columbia Division of the Canadian Council of the Blind 444 Victoria St., Suite 40 Prince George, V2L 2J7 Tel: (604) 561-2321
British Columbia Rehabilitation Society 700 West 57th Avenue Vancouver, B.C., V6P lS1 Tel: 321-3231
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians PO Box 20262 RPO town Centre Kelowna, BC V1Y 9H2 Toll Free: 1-800-561-4774 Email: info@BlindCanadians.ca Web site: http://www.nfbae.ca/ To increase awareness of rights and responsibilities, so blind, deaf-blind and partially sighted individuals can have equal access to the benefits and opportunities of society.
Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) #106-1750 West 75th Ave Vancouver BC V6P 6G2
Main PH: 604-266-3699 Main FAX: 604-261-0778 Web site: http://www.prcvi.org/ The Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI) is a Ministry of Education Provincial Resource Program, hosted by the Vancouver School Board (VSB). PRCVI Mission The mission of the PRCVI is to provide leadership, information, training and consultation to support school districts' goals of equitable access and enhanced learning opportunities for students with visual impairments.
Council of Canadians with Disabilities 926-294 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0B9 Voice: 204-947-0303 TTY: 204-943-4757 E-mail: ccd@ccdonline.ca Website: www.ccdonline.ca CCD's brings together both provincial and territorial cross disability organizations and national advocacy organizations, all controlled by people with disabilities. CCD believes in: Citizenship: People with disabilities have the same rights and responsibilities as Canadians without disabilities. Socially mmade barriers which prevent our participation and discriminate against us must be eliminated. Consumer control: People with disabilities must be involved in all stages of the development of disability services and policies and in all decision-making that affects our lives. Equality: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees equal benefit and protection under the law and prohibits discrimination based upon physical or mental disability. All legislation must conform to the demands of the Charter. Universal Design: The built environment should be designed to be usable by people with various disabilities. Protecting Human Rights: Campaigning for a UN Convention on the human rights of people with disabilities. Through the ongoing work of its volunteers, CCD contributes to the development of an inclusive society by: Self-Representation: Speaking out to: the courts, such as in the Latimer case, to the media, the Sub-Committee on Disability, the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation. Sharing Expertise: Working to create new policy, such as a National Disability-Related Supports Plan. Knowledge Development: Researching issues of concem to persons with disabilities, such as home supports, accessible transportation regulations, and income support. Extending Disability Rights: Doing Charter litigation to bring about disability-positive public policies in education, employment, health care and transportation. Battling Barriers: |
