Low Vision Library: External Links
Low Vision Links
Eye Disease and Research
- National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health
301-496-5248| - Association for Macular Diseases, Inc.
212-605-3719| - The Foundation Fighting Blindness |
11435 Cronhill Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Tel: 1-410-568-0150
Fax: 1-410-363-2393
Toll Free: 1-800-683-5555
Email: info@blindness.org - Glaucoma Foundation|
- Macular Degeneration Foundation
888-MDF-EYES or 888-633-3937| - Macular Degeneration Partnership
888-430-9898| - National Keratoconus Association|
Consumer and Advocacy Information
- American Foundation for the Blind
800-232-5463| - American Council of the Blind
800-424-8666| - HealthAndAge.com
Up-to-date medical news, research results and treatment options, intended for the general public and their healthcare professionals, brought to you by the Web-based Health Education Foundation (WHEF).| - National Federation of the Blind
410-659-9314| - National Association of Parents of Visually Impaired - NAPVI
800-562-6265| - National Organization of Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
800-473-2310|
Low Vision Referrals
- American Foundation for the Blind
800-232-5463| - The Lighthouse, Inc.
800-829-0500
info@lighthouse.org |
Media
- AIRSLA.org
Audio Internet Reading Service Los Angeles: Provides local information for people with impaired sight, periodicals, podcasts of local seminars. - Descriptive Video Service
| 617-300-3490 - Newsline for the Blind
410-659-9314| - Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
800-803-7201| - Talking Books - Library of Congress
Southern California distributor: Braille Institute
800-808-2555
Elsewhere
323-660-3880 or your local public library| - We Media|
- The Virginia M. Woolf Foundation
28 and 48 pt. text on CDs for viewing and printing.
(310) 379-8321 or e-mail info@text-key.com|
Large Print Periodicals
- Free Large Print Bible
909-795-8977| - Library Reproduction Services
Textbooks, study guides, and general fiction
800-255-5002| - New York Times
800-631-2580| - Reader's Digest
800-877-5293|
Transportation
Many areas have developed transportation systems for the disabled who cannot use fixed-route public transportation. Los Angeles County residents can call:
- Access Services
800-827-0829|
Other Resources
- Department of Motor Vehicles
Issues Disabled Person Parking Placard | - Department of Rehabilitation
These state agencies offer a variety of vocational services for the blind and visually impaired.| - Social Security Administration
Information about Social Security benefits (SSI)
800-772-1213 | - California Department of Aging
www.aging.ca.gov/ | - Federal Information Center
Referrals to federally sponsored programs
800-688-9889 | - Macular Degeneration Support. Inc.
www.mdsupport.org | - FamilyConnect: For parents of children with visual impairments
- Playworks
Playworks offers toys with universal design to maximize sensory awareness as well as motor, language, and cognitive development among all children with diverse abilities. These toys offer distraction and multi-sensory stimulation, particularly beneficial to special needs children.
Contact: Christina Wallerstein
626.792.2380 or toll-free: 877.579.9300
Email: info@playworks.net | - Disability Benefits 101
For information about disability benefits.
Last Updated: Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 03:22:12