SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOLS
8020 River Stone Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22407 Phone: (540) 834-2500 Special Edcuation Elementary School: Cathy Jones E-mail: [email protected] Special Education Middle School: Joanne McClutchy E-mail: [email protected] Special Education High School: Sarah Reid E-mail: [email protected] AUDIO INFORMATION SERVICES
Virginia Voice Richmond, Virginia Serving Central Virginia Valley Voice Harrisonburg, Virginia Serving Virginia's Shenandoah Valley WVTF Roanoke, Virginia Serving central and southwest Virginia, southern West Virginia and northern North Carolina Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)Regional Unit of the Virginias and Carolinas
3500 Remson Court Charlottesville VA 22901 Toll Free: (866) 877-7323 Phone: (434) 293-4797 E-mail: [email protected]www.rfbd.org/ruvc |
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI)
397 Azalea Avenues
Richmond, VA 23227-3623 Toll Free: (800) 622-2155 (Voice/TTY) Phone: 804-371-3140 (Voice/TTY) URL: www.vdbvi.org This is Virginia's most comprehensive resource. Educational services include:
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SUPPORT GROUP
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia Second Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m. disAbility Resource Ctr. 409 Progress St. Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Phone: (540) 760-3885 Web site: nfbv.org E-mail: [email protected] Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)1703 North Beauregard St.
Suite 440 Alexandria, VA 22311 Toll Free: (877) 492-2708 Phone: (703) 671-4500 Fax: (703) 671-6391 URL: http://www.visionaware.org The organization provides information, resources, and education that can increase independence and enhance quality of life for individuals with vision loss. AWARE is committed to increasing the visibility of organizations and resources that address the unmet needs of people who are blind or have low vision. |
The Vision Council (Better Vision Institute)
Suite #1210
1800 North Kent Street Rosslyn Virginia 22209 Contact: Susan Martonik Phone: (703) 548-4560 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.thevisioncouncil.org The BVI brings together representatives from the fields of ophthalmology, opticianry and optometry and serves as an advisory board for The Vision Council. Among its responsibilities, the BVI provides input for programs and materials to ensure that the vision messages are accurate, raises awareness on various vision related issues and offers suggestions for continuing education courses. |
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A. Phone: (800) CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) TTY: (888) 232-6348 24 Hours/Every Day E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddvi.htm MADDSP Factsheet |
American Foundation for the Blind Information CenterAmerican Foundation for the Blind
Information Center 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 502-7600 Toll Free: (800) 232-5463 E-mail: [email protected] URL:www.afb.org Organization publications: - AFB News, 5/year. - Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 10/year. - Long Cane News, semiannual. |
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfurt Avenue
P. O. Box 6085 Louisville Kentucky 40206-0085 Voice: (502) 895-2405 Toll Free: (800) 223-1839 Fax: (502)899-2274 E-Mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.aph.org -Organization publications: - APH Slate, 2/year |
Alabama Institute for Deaf & Blind
205 East South Street
P. O. Box 698 Talladega Alabama 35160 Voice: (265)761-3200 Fax: (256)761-3352 - Organization description: The world's most comprehensive education and service program for sensory impaired children and adults. Established in 1858, AIDB operates four accredited instructional programs and an award winning manufacturing complex in Talladega, Alabama and a statewide network of regional centers which provide home and community services for deaf and blind persons ranging from infancy through senior citizens. - Publications: - Sights & Sounds, published quarterly and distributed free of charge to all AIDB friends and supporters. |
Association of Radio Reading Services
P. O. Box 3663
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15230 URL: http://www.readingservice.org/ - Organization publications: - Directory of Radio Reading Services, annual. - HEARSAY, quarterly. |
Blinded Veterans' Association
BVA National Headquarters
477 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-2694 Phone: (202) 371-8880 Toll Free: (800) 669-7079 (leave message) Fax: (202) 371-8258 E-mail:[email protected] URL: http://www.bva.org |
Braille Institute
Main Branch:
741 N. Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90029 Toll Free: (800) 808-2555 E-mail: [email protected] Reader Services Manager: Tina Herbison URL: http://www.braillelibrary.org/ Our Online Public Access Catalog (WebOPAC) allows Library patrons with Internet access search for any talking book in the collection. |
The Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093-2554 Phone: (847) 446-8111 Toll Free: (800) 323-4238 Fax: (847) 446-0855 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.hadley.edu The Hadley School for the Blind is the largest worldwide distance educator of blind and visually impaired people, their families and blindness service professionals. Hadley offers courses free of charge to its blind and visually impaired students and their families and affordable tuition courses to blindness professionals. |
Macular Degeneration Foundation
P.O. Box 531313
Henderson, NV 89053 Toll Free: (888)633-3937 Phone: (702) 450-2908 Fax: (702) 450-3396 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.eyesight.org The Macular Degeneration Foundation is dedicated to those who have and will develop macular degeneration. They offer the latest information, news, hope and encouragement. Web site offers free newsletter, news feed, links, an eye test and reports. |
Glaucoma Research Foundation
251 Post Street
Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94108 Phone: (415) 986-3162 Toll-free: (800) 826-6693 URL: http://www.glaucoma.org/ The Glaucoma Research Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for glaucoma. Founded in 1978 in San Francisco, they fund glaucoma research world-wide |
International Association of Audio Information Services
Kim Walsh, President
[email protected] Lori Kesinger, Administrative Assistant [email protected] Phone: (800) 280-5325 URL: http://iaais.org/ |
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street
London WC1E 7H United Kingdom tel: +44 207 927 2973 URL: http://www.vision2020.org |