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
  | 617-300-3600
• 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.

Other

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