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Resources:
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Local Services
Associations Assisting the Blind and Visually Impaired
National
Federation of the Blind - Founded in 1940, the National
Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the nation's largest and most influential
membership organization of blind persons.
National
Federation of the Blind - of Massachusetts - State affiliate of the NFB.
American
Council of the Blind - This service provides general information
about the Council, including recent issues of its monthly publication,
The Braille Forum.
Massachusetts
Association for the Blind - Dedicated to eliminating barriers
and creating opportunities for people with visual and other disabilities
to participate fully and meaningfully in their communities.
Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind - The mission of the Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind is to work in partnership with legally
blind individuals to reach their goals of independence and participation
in their communities.
Association
for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
- AER is the only international membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance
to the professionals who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation
of blind and visually impaired children and adults.
Greater Boston Aid to the Blind - devoted exclusively to the personal support and rehabilitation of adults aged 50 and over who are visually impaired.
Association of Blind Citizens - ABC advances relevant causes, increase opportunities in education, employment, cultural, recreational and other life activities, as well as enhance the social, political, and economic well-being for all persons who are blind or visually impaired.
Technology
Recreation
Information on Eye Care
Aging Eye Times - provides free access to the latest medical information on diseases of the aging eye
Glossary of Eye Conditions - American Foundation for the Blind
Prevent Blindness Massachusetts - volunteer eye health and safety organization solely dedicated to preventing blindness and saving sight. Prevent Blindness fights sight loss through vital vision screening programs; patient, public, and professional education; community programs and research.
Vision Connection - A friendly, accessible, interactive global Internet portal for people who are partially sighted or blind, the professionals who work with them, the families and friends who support them -- and anyone looking for the latest information on vision impairment, its prevention and vision rehabilitation.
Lighthouse International - Preventing the disabling effects of vision loss
Literacy / Radio Reading
National Braille Press - National Braille Press promotes literacy as a bookseller and printer of fine braille products.
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - NLS administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail
Talking Information Center - The Talking Information Center broadcasts the reading of printed material over an extensive network of commercial and noncommercial radio and cable TV outlets. Twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, we help keep the visually-impaired and print-handicapped population of Massachusetts better informed.
Massachusetts Vision Resources Library - The VRL is a center for the acquisition, maintenance and distribution of specialized instructional materials for visually impaired students.
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