Resources

A List of Helpful Resources

Please view our Member List to directly link to VisionServe Alliance member organizations located throughout the United States and who provide a variety of services to adults and children including Braille, dog guides, low vision exams, career placement, counseling, white canes, and training in daily living skills. You may also refer to the below alphabetical listing of additional resources.

We gladly provide this resource for informational purposes only. Validity of services and web content remains the responsibility of each entity

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Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals www.acvrep.org

Albinism – The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation www.albinism.org

Aging Eye www.agingeye.org

Age-Related Macular Degeneration www.amdalliance.org

Age-Related Macular Degeneration www.amd.org

Aging Eye Times www.agingeye.net

American Academy of Ophthalmology www.eyecareamerica.org

American Blind Skiing Foundation  www.absf.org

American Council for the Blind www.acb.org

American Optometric Association www.aoanet.org

Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases  www.ropard.org

Associates for World Action in Rehabilitation and Education – AWARE www.awareusa.org

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Become a Vision Professional https://aerbvi.org/resources/career-center/become-a-vision-professional/ Downloadable flyers with details on each profession including general job descriptions, educational requirements, and places of employment.

Blinded Veterans Association www.bva.org

Blind Linkswww.seidata.com

Braille Links

Braille Authority of North America www.brailleauthority.org

Braille Bug – American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org/braillebug

Braille Information http://www.nyise.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=445303&type=d&pREC_ID=961443

Braille Through Remote Learning www.brl.org

C

Cataract Links

AgingEye Times www.agingeye.net

Macular Degeneration Foundation www.eyesight.org

EyeCare America www.eyecareamerica.org

D

Deaf Blind  www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/

Descriptive Video Service www.wgbh.org/wgbh/access

Discovery Blind Sports www.discoveryblindsports.org

Dog Guide Links

GuideDog Foundation www.guidedog.org

Southeastern Guide Dog www.guidedogs.org

Guiding Eyes www.guidingeyes.org

Leader Dogs www.leaderdogs.org

The Seeing Eye www.seeingeye.org

E

Environmental Traveling Companions www.etctrips.org

F

Foundation Fighting Blindness www.blindness.org

G

Glaucoma Links

Macular Degeneration Foundation www.eyesight.org

Glaucoma Research Foundation www.glaucoma.org

Guitar or Piano by Ear www.guitarbyear.com

H

Helen Keller National Center www.helenkeller.org

I

Insight Large Print Monthly News Journal www.insightlargeprint.com

iPhone Instructional Videos from the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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M

Macular Degeneration Links

AMD Alliance International www.amdalliance.org

Macular Degeneration Partnership www.amd.org

Macular Degeneration Foundation www.eyesight.org

EyeCare America www.eyecareamerica.org

Macular Degeneration Support www.mdsupport.org

Massachusetts Eye and Ear www.uveitis.org

Music Links

Guitar or Piano by Ear www.guitarbyear.com

N

National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind/Visually Impaired www.nacasb.org

National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research www.eyesearch.org

National Beep Baseball Association www.nbba.org

National Braille Press www.nbp.org

National Eye Institute/National Institute of Health www.nei.nih.org

National Federation of the Blind www.nfb.org

National Industries for the Blind www.nib.org

National Technical Assistance Center on Blindness and Visual Impairment (NTAC-BVI) — Continuing Education Courses http://www.ntac.blind.msstate.edu/courses/ 

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P

Parents Helping Parents www.php.com

Prevent Blindness  www.preventblindness.org

Q

R

Reading Radio Links www.iaais.org

Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic www.rfbd.org

Research to Prevent Blindness www.rpbusa.org

Resources for Parents www.viguide.com

Retinitis Pigmentosa Links

Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/retinitis-pigmentosa

Retinitis Pigmentosa International www.rpinternational.org

MERetinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) www.vrrf.org

S

Seedlings Braille Books for Children www.seedlings.org

Sight & Hearing Association www.sightandhearing.org

Spanish Resource: Age-Related Macular Degeneration Short Film – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDfAdAoNdJ8&t=226s

Special Education Exchange (SPEDEX) www.spedex.com

Sports Links

American Blind Skiing Foundation www.absf.org

Environmental Traveling Companion www.etctrips.org

The National Beep Baseball Association www.nbba.org

United States Association of Blind Athletes www.usaba.org

T

Technology Links

Website Standards www.w3.org

Ai Squared www.aisquared.com

Enabling Technologies www.brailler.com

Braille Through Remote Learning www.brl.org

Nuance www.dragonsys.com

Duxbury Systems www.duxburysystems.com

EnableLink www.enablelink.com

Enhanced Vision www.enhancedvision.com

Freedom Scientific www.freedomscientific.com

GW Micro www.gwmicro.com

Kurzweiledu Educational Systems www.kurzweiledu.com

Magnicam www.magnicam.com

Humanware www.pulsedata.com

Sighted Electronics www.sighted.com

Telesensory www.telesensory.com

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired  www.tsbvi.edu

U

U.S. Association of Blind Athletes www.usaba.org

V

Vision Connection www.visionconnection.org

W

Web Accessibility www.w3.org

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