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Blindness Organizations

Blindness Statistics

Statistical Snapshots: American Foundation for the Blind

Causes of Blindness

Childhood Blindness: Childhood Blindness (Lighthouse International)
Degenerative Retinal Conditions: Retina International
Diabetes: American Diabetes Association
Eye Health Information: National Eye Institute
Macular Degeneration: Macular Degeneration Foundation
Retinitis Pigmentosa: Foundation Fighting Blindness
Visually Impaired Persons Support: VIPS Modesto
Vision Problems: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

Rehabilitation Services

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists
Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Service
Lions World Services for the Blind

Adaptive/Assistive Technology and Products

Braille Technology

American Printing House for the Blind
Braille Authority of North America
The Braille Institute
Braille through Remote Learning
Choco-Braille
Duxbury Braille Translation Software
Enabling Technologies
Free Braille transcribing service
Greeting cards and specialty gift items
National Braille Press

Multimedia Services

American Printing House for the Blind
Associated Services for the Blind (ASB) Online Bookstore
Audio Access
Bookshare.org
Daisy Consortium
Google's accessible web search for the visually impaired
National Center for Accessible Media
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress
Recording for the Blind

Website Accessibility

Trace Center
Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium
The Paciello Group

Employment Resources for the Blind

eSight Careers Network
GettingHired.com
Project Hired

Resources for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children

Canine and Animal Health

AVMA Animal Health
A-Z list of Canine Disorders
Animal Reiki Source
Tellington TTouch Training

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