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LOW VISION RESOURCE GUIDE



Table of Contents

Introduction 3Assistive Technology & Low Vision Product Providers 4Career Selection & Employment 9Education Resources 11Mobility Service Providers 13National Resource & Service Organizations 16

LOW VISION RESOURCE GUIDE 3

Introduction

Living with vision loss can be a constant challenge. As day-to-day activities become more difficult, it is important to remember that it is possible to live a productive, independent and fulfilling life in spite of your vision loss.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness is proud to provide resources and support for patients affected by retinal degenerative diseases like macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, Usher syndrome and Stargardt disease.

In the following pages you will find information on companies, agencies and organizations nationwide, wich offer services, resources and assistance for people living with vision loss. Each one of these sources provides some form of assistance, many free of charge.


Assistive Technology & Low Vision Product Providers

ABLEDATA8630 Fenton Street, Suite 930Silver Spring, MD 20910800-227-0216www.abledata.com

Al SquaredPO Box 669Manchester Center, VT 05255802-362-3612802-362-1670www.aisquared.com

American Thermoform Corp.1758 Brackett StreetLaVerne, CA 91750909-593-6711www.americanthermoform.com

Ann Morris Enterprises, Inc.PO Box 9022Hicksville, NY 11802-9022800-537-2118516-937-3906www.annmorris.com

Apple Computer, Inc.1 Infinite LoopCupertino, CA 95014408-996-1010www.apple.com

A.T. Kratter & Company12062 Valley View Street, Suite 109Garden Grove, CA 92845714-799-3000www.atkratter.com

Benetech480 South California Avenue, Suite 201Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609650-644-3400www.benetech.org

Bernell Vision Therapy Products4016 North Home StreetMishawaka, IN 46545800-348-2225574-259-2070www.bernell.com

Beyond Sight, Inc5650 South Windemere StreetLittleton, CO 80120303-795-6455www.beyondsight.com

The following organizations provide low vision products.



Blazie Engineering105 East Jarrettsville RoadForest Hill, MD 21050410-893-9333www.blazie.co.uk

Bossert Specialties, Inc.3620 East Thomas Road, Suite D-124Phoenix, AZ 85018800-776-5885602-956-6637www.bossertspecialties.com

Braille Planet, Inc.408 South Baldwin StreetMadison, WI 53703800-347-9594608-257-9595www.brailleplanet.org

Carolyn’s Low Vision Products3938 South Tamiami TrailSarasota, FL 34231-3622800-648-2266941-373-9100www.carolynscatalog.com

Clarity Solutions6776 Preston AvenueLivermore, CA 94551800-575-1456www.clarityusa.com

Computer Challenges3201 Coquelin TerraceChevy Chase, MD 20815301-986-9369301-986-9357

Corning Incorporated Ophthalmic12609 Ashdown DriveOdessa, FL 33556813-758-1065www.corning.com/ophthalmic

Cross Educational SoftwarePO Box 1536Ruston, LA 71270800-768-1969318-255-8921

Dazor Manufacturing Corporation2079 CongressionalSt. Louis, MO 63146800-345-9103314-652-2400www.dazor.com

Duxbury Systems, Inc.270 Littleton Road, Unit 6Westford, MA 01886-3523978-692-3000www.duxburysystems.com



E.W. Pike & Co., Inc.2149 Price StreetRahway, NJ 07065732-396-0002www.ewpike.com

Edroy Products Co., Inc.PO Box 998Nyack, NY 10960800-233-8803845-358-6600www.edroyproducts.com

Edwards Optical Corporation2441 Windward Shore DriveVirginia Beach, VA 23451800-426-1700757-496-2550

Electronic Visual Aids Specialists (EVAS)PO Box 371Westerly, RI 02891800-872-3827401-596-3155www.evas.com

Enabling Technologies Company1601 North East Braille PlaceJensen Beach, FL 34957800-777-3687561-225-3687www.brailler.com

Enhanced Vision Systems5882 Machine DriveHuntington Beach, CA 92649888-811-3161717-374-1829www.enhancedvision.com

Ferguson Enterprises205 Joliet Avenue, South East, Suite 101De Smet, SD 57231-2411605-854-9280www.fergusonenterprises.com

Freedom Scientific11800 31st Court NorthSt. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805800-444-4443727-803-8000www.freedomscientific.com

Gladys E. Loeb Foundation2002 Forest Hill DriveSilver Spring, MD 20903301-434-7748

GW Micro, Inc.725 Airport North Office ParkFort Wayne, IN 46825260-489-3671www.gwmicro.com



Helen Keller National Center111 Middleneck RoadSands Point, NY 11050516-944-8900516-944-8637 (TTY)www.helenkeller.org

Hooleon CorporationPO Box 589304 West Denby AvenueMelrose, NM 88124928-634-7515www.hooleon.com

Hitec Special Needs Center1743 Quincy Avenue, Unit 155Naperville, IL 60540800-288-8303800-536-8890 (TTY)www.hitec.com

HumanWare, Inc.1 UPS WayPO Box 800Champlain, NY 12919800-722-3393888-871-4828www.humanware.com

Independent Living Aids, LLC200 Robbins LaneJericho, NY 11753800-537-2118516-937-3906www.independentliving.com

Innovative Rehabilitation Technology13465 Colfax Highway Grass Valley, CA 95945800-322-4784530-274-2090www.irti.net

JBliss Low Vision SystemsPO Box 7382Menlo Park, CA 94026888-452-5477650-327-5477www.jbliss.com

Kurzweil Educational Systems24 Prime ParkwayNatick, MA 01760800-547-6747www.kurzweiledu.com

LS&S GroupPO Box 673Northbrook, IL 60065800-468-4789 866-317-8533 (TTY)www.lssgroup.com

Maxi Aids, Inc.42 Executive BoulevardFarmingdale, NY 11735800-522-6294631-752-0521www.MaxiAids.com



National Braille Press88 St. Stephen StreetBoston, MA 02115888-965-8965www.nbp.org

National Federation for the BlindInternational Braille & Technology Center200 East Wells Street at Jernigan PlaceBaltimore, MD 21230410-659-9314www.nfb.org

The New Vision Store919 Walnut Street, 1st FloorPhiladelphia, PA 19107215-629-2990www.thenewvisionstore.com

Nuance1 Wayside RoadBurlington, MA 01803781-565-5000www.nuance.com

NoIR Medical Technologies6155 Pontiac TrialSouth Lyon, MI 48178800-521-9746www.noir-medical.com

Ocutech109 Conner Drive, Suite 2105Chapel Hill, NC 27514800-326-6460919-967-6460www.ocutech.com

Optelec US, Inc.3030 Enterprise Court, Suite CVista, CA 92081800-826-4200www.optelec.com

RC Systems1609 England AvenueEverett, WA 98203425-355-3800www.rcsys.com

TacticClovernook Center7000 Hamilton AvenueCincinnati, OH 45231-5297513-522-3860www.clovernook.org

Telesensory4545 Stockdale Highway, Suite FBakersfield, CA 93309650-743-9515 www.telesensory.com


Career Selection & Employment

American Council for the Blind (ACB)2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650Arlington, VA 22201703-465-5085www.acb.org

American Foundation for the BlindCareers and Technology Information Bank11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300New York, NY 10001212-502-7642www.afb.org

American Society for Deaf Children800 Florida Avenue, #2047Washington, DC 20002-3695800-942-2732www.deafchildren.org

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)1703 North Beauregard Street, Suite 440Alexandria, VA 22311877-492-2708www.aerbvi.org

Community Options, Inc.16 Farber RoadPrinceton, NJ 08540609-951-9900www.comop.org

Computer/ElectronicCouncil of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)800-733-2258www.cclvi.org

DB-LINK: The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind345 Monmouth AvenueMonmouth, OR 97361800-438-9376800-854-7013 (TTY)www.tr.wou.edu/dblink

Helen Keller National Center141 Middle Neck RoadSand Point, NY 11050516-944-8900516-944-7302 (TTY)www.helenkeller.org

Job Accomodation NetworkPO Box 6080Morgantown, WV 26506800-526-7234304-293-7186www.jan.wvu.edu

The following national organizations provide resources for job-seeking adults who are blind or visually impaired. For services offered strictly in your region, please contact the vocational rehabilitation agency in your state.


Career Selection & Employment

Job Opportunities for the BlindNational Federation of the Blind (NFB)200 East Wells Street at Jernigan PlaceBaltimore, MD 21230410-659-9314www.nfb.org

The National Able Network567 West Lake Street, Suite 1150Chicago, IL 60661-1405312-994-4200www.nationalable.org

National Association of the Deaf (NAD)8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820Silver Spring, MD 20910301-587-1788301-587-1789 TDDwww.nad.org

National Technical Institute for the Deaf52 Lomb Memorial DriveRochester, NY 14623-5604585-475-6400www.ntid.rit.edu


Education Resources

ABLEDATA8630 Fenton Street, Suite 930Silver Spring, MD 20910800-227-0216301-608-8998301-608-8912 (TTY)www.abledata.com

ACT Assessment “Special Testing Guide”PO Box 168Iowa City, IA 52243-0168319-337-1270

Alliance for Technology Access1119 Old Humboldt RoadJackson, TN 38305800-914-3017731-554-5284 (TTY)www.ataccess.org

American Foundation for the BlindAFB Press11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300New York, NY 10001800-232-5463212-502-7600www.afb.org

Association on Higher Education and Disability107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204Huntersville, NC 28078704-947-7779

www.ahead.orgBlind Children’s Resource CenterParents of Blind Children23 Alexander AvenueMadison, NJ 07940973-377-0976www.blindchildren.org

The Center for the Partially Sighted6101 W. Centinela Avenue, Suite 150Culver City, CA 90230310-988-1970www.low-vision.org

Council for Exceptional Children1110 N Glebe Road, Suite 300Arlington, VA 22201866-915-5000888-232-7733www.cec.sped.org

The following organizations provide information, training, support, and product resources to parents, educators and individuals who are blind or visually impaired.


Education Resources

The Guild for the Blind180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700Chicago, IL 60601-7463312-236-8569www.guildfortheblind.org

Hadley School for the Blind700 Elm StreetWinnetka, IL 60093-0299800-323-4238847-441-8111 (TTY)www.hadley.edu

Higher Education and Adult Training for People with Handicaps (HEATH)www.heath-resource-center.org

Maryland Technology Assistance Program (MD-TAP)2301 Argonne DriveBaltimore, MD 21218800-832-4827 www.mdtap.org

National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness345 North Monmouth AvenueMonmouth, OR 97361800-438-9376800-854-7013 (TTY)www.nationaldb.org

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities1825 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 700Washington, DC 20009800-695-0285202-884-8200www.nichcy.org


Mobility Service Providers

Advantage Canes Revolution Enterprises, Inc.12170 Dearborn PlacePoway, CA 92064800-382-5132www.advantagecanes.com

Autofold188 East StreetFitchburg, MA 01420877-472-3266978-516-0084www.autofold.com

B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc.14540 NE 91st StreetRedmond, WA 98052800-327-5648www.bemeyers.com

Blindskills, Inc.PO Box 5181Salem, OR 97304-0181800-860-4224www.blindskills.com

Eye Dog Foundation for the BlindPO Box 519Claremont, CA 91711800-393-3641www.eyedogfoundation.org

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation103 Old Iron Ore RoadBloomfield, CT 06002860-243-5200www.fidelco.org

Free White Cane ProgramNational Federation of the Blind200 East Wells Street at Jernigan PlaceBaltimore, MD 21230410-659-9314www.nfb.org

Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind1210 Hardscrabble RoadCassville, NY 13318315-822-5132www.freedomguidedogs.org

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc371 East Main StreetSmithtown, NY 11787631-265-2121www.guidedog.org

Guide Dogs of the DesertPO Box 1692Palm Springs, CA 92263760-329-1282www.guidedogsofthedesert.com

The following provide orientation and mobility training and services, including cane and guide dog training, to individuals with vision impairment.



Guide Dogs for the BlindPO Box 151200San Rafael, CA 94915-1200800-295-4050www.guidedogs.com

Guide Dogs of America13445 Glenoaks BoulevardSylmar, CA 91342818-362-5834www.guidedogsofamerica.org

Guide Dog Users, Inc.14311 Astrodome DriveSilver Spring, MD 20906866-799-8436301-871-7591www.gdui.org

Guiding Eyes for the Blind611 Granite Springs Rd.Yorktown Heights, NY 10598800-942-0149914-245-4024www.guidingeyes.org

Howell Mobility Products717 Louis AvenueRoyal Oak, MI 48067248-548-1788www.howellmobility.com

Kansas Specialty Dog Services124 West 7th StreetWashington, KS 66968785-325-2256www.ksds.org

Leader Dogs for the Blind1039 S. Rochester RoadRochester Hills, MI 48307-3115888-777-5332248-651-9011

National Association of Guide Dog Users of the Blind1003 Papaya DriveTampa, FL 33619813-626-2789www.nagdu.org

Nightline, Inc.13501 SW 128th, Unit 217Miami, FL 33186305-598-5357www.nightline-inc.com

Pilot Dogs, Inc.625 West Town StreetColumbus, OH 43215614-221-6367www.pilotdogs.org

Seeing Eye, Inc.10 Washington Valley RoadMorristown, NJ 07963-3412973-539-4425www.seeingeye.org

Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc.4210 77th Street EastPalmetto, FL 34221800-944-3647941-729-5665www.guidedogs.org



Stano Components, Inc.PO Box STANOSilver City, NV 89428775-246-5281www.night-vision.com


National Resource & Service Organizations

American Council for the Blind (ACB)2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650Arlington, VA 22201703-465-5085www.acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300New York, NY 10001800-232-5463www.afb.org

American Printing House for the Blind1839 Frankfurt AvenueLouisville, KY 40206-0085800-223-1839502-895-2405www.aph.org

The Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line800-514-0301www.ada.gov

Ann Morris Enterprises, Inc.PO Box 0922Hicksville, NY 11802800-537-2118516-822-5135www.annmorris.com

The Center for the Partially Sighted6101 West Centinela Avenue, Suite 150Culver City, CA 90230310-988-1970www.low-vision.org

Cleveland Sight Center1909 East 101st StreetPO Box 1988Cleveland, OH 44106215-791-8118www.clevelandsightcenter.org

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)800-733-2258www.cclvi.org

Hadley School for the Blind700 Elm StreetWinnetka, IL 60093-0299800-323-4238847-441-8111 (TTY)www.hadley.edu

Hooleon CorporationPO Box 589304 West Denby AvenueMelrose, NM 88124928-634-7515www.hooleon.com

Below is a list of national organizations and advocacy groups that provide information and a variety of helpful services for the blind and visually impaired.


National Resource & Service Organizations

The Jewish Guild for the Blind15 West 65th StreetNew York, NY 10023800-284-4422www.jgb.org

The Lighthouse, Inc.111 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022800-829-0500www.lighthouse.org

MAB Community Services200 Ivy Street Brookline, MA 02446617-738-5110www.mabcommunity.org

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual ImpairmentsPO Box 317Watertown, MA 02471800-562-6265617-972-7441www.spedex.com/napvi

Perkins School for the Blind175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA, 02472617-924-3434www.perkins.org

Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1540Arlington, VA 22209703-524-6686www.resna.org

Resources for Rehabilitation22 Bonad RoadWinchester, MA 01890781-368-9098www.rfr.org

Services for the Visually Impaired111 Summit Park RoadSpring Valley, NY 10977845-354-3003www.visionsvcb.org

Spectrios Institute for Low Vision at Deicke House219 East Cole AvenueWheaton, IL 60187630-690-7115www.spectrios.org

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