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New Mexico Commission for
the Blind
New Mexico School for the Visually
Handicapped (NMSVH)
Information on local and national services available for persons
with visual handicaps. Interesting links include: Braille Through Remote
Learning (learn Braille on-line, and the new Mexico Commission for the
Blind.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually
Impaired (TSBVI)
This is an extensive web-site. It includes information on Adaptive
Technology Resources, Instructional resources, Eye anomalies and diseases,
TSBVI publications, See-Hear Newsletter, Discussion Rooms and Links
to other vision-related web-sites.
V.I. Guide
This site has extensive information, including the unusual "Entertainment"
sub-category that contains information on speech-friendly computer games,
movie reviews for blind individuals, and sites where you can listen
to audio versions of books, music, and newspapers. This site also provides
access to "The
BlindRing".
Hadley School for the Blind
The Hadley School for the Blind offers over 90 different distance
education classes in a variety of subjects including Braille, Technology,
Independent Living, Recreation, Parent/Family Education, and others
This classes are offered at no charge to the student. In order to take
these courses, you must either be a blind adult, related to a blind
person, or a professional in the blindness field.
Perkins School for the
Blind
Perkins was the first school for the blind in the United States. They
have been serving clients who are blind, visually handicapped, deafblind
and multi-handicapped for almost 170 years. The associated Hilton/Perkins
Program is committed to "improving the quality of life for children
worldwide who are multi-handicapped, blind, or deafblind."
Association for the Education and
Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to enable
people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve equality of access
and opportunity that will ensure freedom of choice in their lives. AFB
fulfills this mission through four primary areas of activity regarding
the nonmedical aspects of blindness and visual impairment:
- Development, Collection, and Dissemination of Information
- Identification, Analysis, and Resolution of Critical Issues
- Education of the Public and Policymakers as to the Needs and Capabilities
of People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Production and Distribution of Talking Books and Other Audio Materials
American Printing House for the Blind
(APH)
A great source for special media, books, & materials for blind
and visually impaired persons.
Helen Keller National
Center
The Special Education Exchange
Whether you are an educator, professional, parent, consumer, student,
or just someone interested in special education, find what you need
here at SpEdEx. They have strived to provide resources such as links,
online documents, listings of professionals, job listings, school and
university listings, conference announcements, a discussion area, and
"poster sessions" in easy-to-use formats.
National Family Association
for Parents of the Visually Impaired
The National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired (NAPVI)
is a non-profit organization of, by and for parents committed to providing
support to the parents of children who have visual impairments. NAPVI
is a core partner for the Families & Advocates Partnership for Education
(FAPE) project spearheaded by the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education
Rights (PACER).
National Family Association for Deaf-blind
The National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB) is 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.
Foundation Fighting Blindness
The urgent mission of The Foundation Fighting Blindness is to discover
the causes, treatments, preventions, and cures for retinitis pigmentosa,
macular degeneration, Usher syndrome, and other related retinal degenerations.
This site provides information about macular degeneration, retinitis
pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome, & other retinal degenerative diseases.
Lighthouse
International
This site contains basic guidlines for making color choices that work
for nearly everyone.
The
BlindRing
The BlindRing is a web-ring designed to join together the home
pages and web sites that are either run by blind individuals or are
for the blind. The ring is like a circle. Once you have made contact
with the BlindRing site, you can follow the Ring by going to the next
site, previous site, a random site, or list all of the sites in the
BlindRing (as of June 2000 there are 197 sites). You can access the
BlindRing through the VI Guide.
Sonar Vision
Glasses for Persons Who Are Blind
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