Non Profit Organizations
These organizations help blind individuals or help prevent blindness.
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American Association of People with Disabilities
1819 H St NW #330
Washington DC 20006
800-840-8844 or 202-457-0046 v
202-457-0473 f
aapd@aol.com
A non-profit, non-partisan cross-disability organization
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 720
Washington DC 20005
202-467-5081 v
202-467-5085 f
One of the major organizations of the blind in the United States.
11 Penn Plaza Suite 300
New York NY 10001
212-502-7642 v
212-502-7773 f
afbinfo@afb.org
good statistical information, A permanent feature of this web site is a photo collection and biography of Hellen Keller
American Printing House ft Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville KY 40206
502-895-2405 or 800-223-1839 v
502-899-2274 f
aph@iglou.com
Produces many educational items for blind students. They have an extensive catalog.
Association of Education and Rehabilitation for VI (AER)
4600 Duke Street #430; PO Box 22397
Alexandria VA 22397
703-823-9690 v
703-823-9695 f
specialized organization for professionals working in the field of blindness
Association Valentin Haüy pour le Bien des Aveugles
5 Rue Duroc
F-75007 Paris
France
+33 1 4449 2727 v
+33 1 4449 2710 f
avh@avh.asso.fr
Associations of American Publishers
71 Fifth Avenue
New York NY 10003
212-255-0200 v
212-255-7007 f
has a School Division with a Committee on Serving Students with Disabilities that deals with the need for books in an alternative format
87 High Street
3181 Prahran VIC
Australia
+61 3-9521-3433; 800-033-660 v
+61 3-9521-3732 f
bca@bca.org.au
One of the Major Organizations of the Blind in Australia.
477 H Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20001
202-371-8880 v
202-371-8258 f
bva@bva.org
Assists blinded vetrans.
cirogyra@yahoo.com
IN international network of computer-aware braille transcribers. Check out their web site
Calibre
Aylesbury
Bucks HP22 5XQ
United Kingdom
+44 129-643-2235 v
free recorded books for the blind in the United Kingdom
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
1929 Bayview Ave.
Toronto ON M4G 4C8
Canada
416-480-7580 v
416-480-7677 f
irc@lib.cnib.ca
The major service provider to the blind in Canada, IN 1976, the CNIB was Duxbury's first customer
4444 South 52nd Street, P.O. Box 6097
Lincoln NE 68506
402-488-0981 v
402-488-7582 f
info@christianrecord.org
National Camps for Blind Children:
Council for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
Reston VA 22091
703-620-3660 or 888-CEC-SPED v
703-264-9446 f
rganizationof teachers of disabled kids, little focus on blindness, but a source of good information
Executive Plaza I, Suite 800, 11350 McCormick Road
Hunt Valley MD 21031
410-785-1414 or 888-394-3937 v
410-771-9470 f
A fundraising organization devoted to fighting Retinitis Pigmentosa
1235 E. Harmont Dr.
Phoenix AZ 85020
602-331-1470 v
602-678-5819 f
mnelson@the-fbc.org
International Council on English Braille (ICEB)
info@iceb.org
ICEB is an international organization that is trying to improve/standardize English braille around the world. Members are: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, United Kingdom, and United States. The first project is to develop a Unified Braille Code (UBC) to be used for both literary and technical purposes for 6 dot braille, preserving customary 6-dot configurations. The second project is to develop a standard for 8 dot braille.
International Federation of Library Associations
many relavant resources on electronic text and policy issues
110 East 30th Street
New York NY 10016
212-889-2525 or 800-433-1531 v
admin@jewishbraille.org
300 W 22nd Street
Oak Brook IL 60523
630-571-5477 v
The world's largest service organization with members in 180 countries. The Lions perform screening tests, distribute blindness items, and run the world's largest blindness prevention program
Linden Lodge School, 61 Princes Way
London SW19 6JB
United Kingdom
kgaster@waitrose.com
information on all aspects of Moon tactile writing (an alternative to braille)
National Association for Parents of Children w Visual Impairments
PO Box 317
Watertown MA 02272
800-562-6265 or 617-972-7441 v
617-972-7444 f
Serving families of children who are visually impaired or blind, including those who have multiple disabilities
National Association for Visually Handicapped
22 West 21st Street
New York NY 10010
212-889-3141 v
212-727-2931 f
staff@navh.org
a membership organization that helps the visually impaired maximize their remaining sight. Services are available to the visually impaired, their families, and professionals in the field.
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623
716-427-8260 v
716-427-0263 f
nbaoffice@aol.com
The national support organization for braille transcribers@The national support organization for braille transcribers; also volunteer braille production; textbooks, literary, math, music, & technical tables (translation)
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston MA 02115
617-266-6160 or 800-548-7343 v
617-437-0456 f
ecurran@nbp.org
a major braille press with a consumer focus. Useful titles with a low price
National Federation of Access Centres in UK
United Kingdom
federation of access centres in the UK colleges and universities
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson St.
Baltimore MD 21230
410-659-9314 v
410-685-5653 f
nfb@iamdigex.net
One of the Major Organizations of the Blind in the United States.
National Library Service ft Blind & Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor Street NW
Washington DC 20542
202-707-5100 v
202-707-0712 f
nls@loc.gov
They print a number of books each year (using the services of different printing houses) to distribute to the different regional libraries for the blind.
500 East Remington Rd
Schaumburg IL 60173
800-331-2020 v
info@prevent-blindness.org
A fund raising mechanism for eye doctors
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
20 Roszel Rd.
Princeton NJ 08540
609-452-0606 or 800-221-4792 v
609-987-8116 f
Provides textbooks on audiocassettes and diskettes to students and professionals with a visual, perceptual, or learning disability.
4 Mitchell St.
2136 Enfield NSW
Australia
+61 2-9334-3333 v
+61 2-9747 5993 f
clientliason@rbs.org.au
main service organization in Australia with 12 offices
Royal National institute for the Blind
224 Great Portland Street
London W1N 6AA
United Kingdom
+44 171 388 1266 v
+44 171 388 7747 f
webmaster@rnib.org.uk
The major blindness resource organization in the United Kingdom
16 Sunnen Drive
St. Louis MO 63143
314-646-0500 or 877-926-0500 v
info@talkintapes.org
Provides textbooks on audiocassettes and diskettes to students and professionals with a visual, perceptual, or learning disability.
UK Association of Braille Producers
20 Winterbourne Road
Solihull W Midlands B91 1LU
United Kingdom
info@ukabp.org
The national support organization for braille transcribers @The national support organization for braille transcribers
Western Australia Independent Living Centers
ilcwa@iinet.net.au
a unique perspective from Australia
