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General Information:

The Fred's Head blog contains tips, techniques, tutorials, in-depth articles, and resources for and by blind or visually impaired people. Fred's Head is offered by the American Printing House for the Blind.

The Hadley School for the Blind The Hadley School for the FaBlind is the largest worldwide distance educator of blind and visually impaired people, their families and blindness service professionals.

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI's mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians.

Another page of resources from DeafBlind.com.

Another page of resources from Natural History, Education, Science and Technology for the Blind.

Another page of resources from THE BLIND READERS' PAGE.

The National Federation of the Blind.

Blind Access Journal. This blog and podcast is all about the blind and our quest for the greatest possible access to all the information available in the world around us. Karen and I chronicle our experiences dealing with a variety of issues as a blind couple, show how we have dealt with various blindness situations and seek comments on ways to constructively address the concrete concerns of accessibility and transportation we face on a daily basis.

Government sources:

Disability.gov Connecting the Disability Community to Information & Opportunities.

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires access to electronic and information technology procured by Federal agencies. The Access Board developed accessibility standards for the various technologies covered by the law.

Computer Access Technology:

Freedom Scientific. develops, manufactures, and markets technology-based products that provide equal access to information and computing for those with vision impairments or learning disabilities.

The Accessible Devices event Stay up to date about new accessible products and accessibility related issues.

Flying Blind to empower persons who are vision impaired with the necessary Adaptive Technology Solutions to make them independent and efficient in unlimited capacities.

AccessTech News. Accessibility issues, advocacy, assistive technology and general technology news for people with disabilities.

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Support Groups:

The Blind Children's Resource Center The website of Parents of Blind Children-NJ. POBC-NJ is an affiliate of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, a division of the National Federation of the Blind.

The Foundation for Retinal Research has bridged the gap between families and research. This website offers people the most current medical and research information available, connects them to other families and provides links to services related to the field of blindness.

Family Connect. Connect with parents who are sharing your experience through our message boards and blog posts. Watch videos featuring parents, siblings, and children with visual impairments. Or, learn about events in your area where you can meet with each other in person.

The Jewish Guild for the Blind (The Guild), located at 15 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023, is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian agency that serves persons of all ages who are visually impaired, blind and multidisabled.

Guide Animals:

Guide Dogs for the Blind. We love our dogs for many reasons—they're confidants, walking partners, and companions. But what if your life depended on a dog every single day? This is what it means for a person to have a Guide Dog.

Braille and other Accessible Reading Products

National Braille Press is a nonprofit braille printer and publisher offering braille books, magazines, textbooks, tests, and embossing services. Experiencing vision loss? Know someone who is? If vision loss is keeping you or a loved one from living an independent life, we can help. From navigating your home to discovering faraway places, Braille Institute has got your solutions in sight.

Bookshare™ is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities. Student memberships are currently funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Bookshare dramatically increases the accessibility of books. Bookshare believes that people with disabilities deserve the same ease of access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy.

Web-Braille is an Internet, web-based service that provides, in an electronic format, many braille books, some music scores, and all braille magazines produced by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS).

SeroTalk, A podcast and interactive blog on the accessible digital lifestyle, produced by Serotek, the Accessibility Anywhere people.

Health and Safety Supplies and Information:

The Child Safety Store, child safety gates, cabinet latches, faucet covers, and pool alarms ETC.

Fun Stuff and Games:

SIMPLY ENTERTAINMENT, Accessible Games.

Bavisoft In place of graphics, our audio games are powered purely with sound imagery, opening a new world of entertainment for the blind and visually impaired.

X-Sight, Audio Games.