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
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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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
B
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
J
K
L
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/
O
P
Parents Helping Parents www.php.com
Prevent Blindness www.preventblindness.org
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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