- The Internet is filled with useful information for (and by) people who are blind or partially sighted. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we’ve listed a few of the best meta sites (indexes) to online resources about blindness and visual impairments, followed by a quick list of major national and international organizations. Be sure to see the related sites for more indepth information about particular issues and disorders.
- Meta Sites (indexes)
- Blindness Resource Center
- This extensive meta site describes online resources relating to blindness and visual impairments. Categories include access to the Internet, braille, deaf-blindness, eye diseases, low vision resources, on-line information, organizations, research, university programs, vendors, and web home pages of the blind community. An excellent guide, despite a strong commercial influence.
- BLIST: The Comprehensive Index of Blindness-Related Emailing Lists
- Information about more than a hundred blindness-related emailing lists and newsgroups, as well as an extensive listing of more general accessibility disability lists. Also available in plain ASCII, zipped and email versions.
- V.I. Guide; A Guide to Internet Resources About Visual Impairments for Parents and Teachers
- An extensive and well-organized guide to on- (and some off-) line resources by the parent of a child with a visual impairment.
- Vision Problems in the U.S.
- A report on the prevalence of adult vision impairment and age-related eye diseases in America, jointly sponsored by the National Eye Institute and Prevent Blindness America.
- Also listed under Statistics.
- Major U.S. Organizations
- American Council of the Blind (ACB)
- American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
- American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
- Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
- International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) [radio reading services] [added 9/20/01]
- National Association for the Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
- National Eye Institute
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
- Prevent Blindness America
- Recording For The Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
- Major Foreign Organizations
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
- Royal Blind Society of New South Wales
- Royal National College for the Blind (UK)
- Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) (UK)
- Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped
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- Related Subjects
- Albinism
- Alternative Formats
- Assistive Technology – Blind and Visually Impaired
- Braille
- Deaf-Blindness
- Diabetes
- Glaucoma [added 4/24/01]
- Macular Degeneration
- Media (for information about TV programs and movies with descriptive narration)
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Septo-Optic Dysplasia
- Service Dogs
- Resources in your state
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