Directories > Agencies/Organizations

 

The Achromatopsia Network - An information and support network for individuals and families concerned with the rare inherited vision disorder achromatopsia, including both rod monochromacy and blue cone monochromacy

Action for Blind People

14-16 Verney Road
London
SE16 3DZ
Phone: 0171 732 8771

AERBVI

4600 Duke Street, Suite 430
P.O. Box 22397
Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone: 703-823-9690
Fax: 703-823-9695

America WALKs

P.O. Box 29103
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: 503-222-1077
Fax: 503- 228-0298

American Academy of Ophthalmology - Eyenet: provides authoritative information about eye care for the public

American Council of the Blind

1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 720
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-467-5081
Phone 800-424-8666
Fax: 202-467-5085

American Foundation for the Blind

11 Penn Plaza
Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 800-AFB-LINE (232-5463)

American Printing House for the Blind

P.O. Box 6085
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: 502-895-2405
Fax: 502-895-1509

APHAKIC - Association of Parents Having A Kid In Contacts - A website for parents of young children who, because of aphakia or other reasons, must wear contact lenses

Association for Macular Diseases

210 East 64th Street
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-605-3719

Aurora of Central New York Inc

518 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
Phone: 315-422-7263

Blind Children's Center

4120 Marathon St.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: 213-664-2153
Phone: 800-222-3566 (USA)
Phone: 800-222-3567 (California)

Bridges for Families

1500 Highland Avenue
Waisman Center, Room 217
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 608-263-9907

Canadian National Institute for the Blind - Information regarding eye diseases and living with vision loss

The Council for Exceptional Children

Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind - A multi-service rehabilitation agency providing opportunities for independence to people with vision impairments

4245 Office Parkway
Dallas, TX 75204
Phone: 214-821-2375

Disabled Living

Redbank House
4 St Chad's Street
Cheetham
Manchester
M8 8QA
Phone: 0161 832 3678

DO-IT - Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology

Descriptive Video Service (DVS) - National service that makes television & movies accessible to the blind and visually-impaired

DREAMMS for Kids, Inc. (Developmental Research for the Effective Advancement of Memory and Motor Skills) - A non-profit parent and professional service agency specializing in Assistive Technology (AT) related research, development, and information dissemination

273 Ringwood Road
Freeville, NY 13068-6916
Phone: 607-539-3027
Fax: Same

Envision - Envision is a private, not-for-profit agency uniquely combining employment opportunities with rehabilitation services. Anyone who is legally to totally blind is eligible.

2301 S. Water
Wichita, KS 67213

Fiesta Educativa - Dedicated to Empowering Families of Persons with Disabilities

FOCUS (For Our Children's Unique Sight)

2571 Pico Place
San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: 619-273-1473

Foundation Fighting Blindness

Executive Plaza 1, Suite 800
11350 McCormick Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21031-1014
Phone: 800-683-5555 (410-785-1414)

The Foundation for Blind Children - Providing education, counseling, media and technology services to blind and visually impaired children and their families

Genetic Alliance

4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC 20008-2304
Phone: 202-966-5557
Helpline: 800-336-GENE (4363)
Fax: 202-966-8553

Glaucoma Foundation

33 Maiden Lane, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 800-452-8266
Phone: 800-832-3926

Glaucoma Research Foundation

490 Post Street, Suite 830
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 800-826-6693

Helen Keller National Center

Phone: 516-944-8900

INTACT - Commission on Tactile Graphics for Blind and Visually-Impaired People

International Federation of Pedestrians (FIP) - An organization dedicated to pedestrian issues

For more information, contact:
Ralph B. Hirsch, Secretary-General
3500 Race Street
Philadelphia PA 19104-4925, USA
Phone: 215-386-1270
Fax: same

Jersey Pedestrians Association - An organization dedicated to pedestrian issues

For more information, contact:
Geraint Jennings,Chair
102 Rouge Bouillon
St Helier, Jersey, Channel Isles, GB
Phone: 01534 280778
Fax: 01534 280778

Keystone Blind Association - Dedicated to the joint missions of maintaining and improving the quality of life for blind and/or visually impaired persons, preventing blindness, and providing employment opportunities and advocacy for persons who are disabled.

1230 Stambaugh Avenue
Sharon, PA 16146
Phone: 800-837-4122
Fax: 724-347-2204

Late-Onset Tay-Sachs Foundation

1303 Paper Mill Road
Erdenheim, PA 19038
Phone: 800-672-2022 or 215-836-9426

The Lighthouse, Inc.

111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 800-334-5497
Fax: 212-821-9705

Macular Degeneration Foundation

P.O. Box 9752
San Jose, CA 95157
Phone: 408-260-1335

Macular Degeneration International

2968 West Ina Road #106
Tucson, AZ 85741
Phone: 520-797-8010
Fax: 520-797-8018

Massachusetts Association for the Blind

200 Ivy Street
Brookline, MA 02146
Phone: 617-738-5110
Fax: 617-738-1247

Mobility International

18 Boulevard Baudouin
B-1000
Brussels
Belgium
Phone: 0032 2 201 5608/5711

Mobility International USA - An excellent resource for anything to do with issues relating to adapting and including persons with disabilities into international exchange programs

NAPVI - National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired, Inc

PO Box 317
Watertown, MA 02272-0317
Phone: 800-562-6265
Fax: 617-972-7444

National Association for Visually Handicapped - Health agency dedicated to serving the visually impaired

The National Braille Association - Works with the Library of Congress to train Braille music transcribers

3 Townline Circle
Rochester, NY 14623
Phone: 716-427-8260

National Braille Press

88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115

National Eye Institute

Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-5248

National Federation of the Blind

1800 Johnson Street, Suite 300
Baltimore, Maryland 21230-4998
Phone: 410-659-9314

National Foundation for Jewish Genetic Disease, Inc.

250 Park Ave, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-371-1030

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)

P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
Phone: 800-695-0285

National Library of Congress - Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentaion

1500 Locust Street #29
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 800-473-2310

National Organization for Rare Disorders - NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service

National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
National Federation of the Blind

1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore MD 21230
Phone: 410-659-9314

National Organization on Disability - The National Organization on Disability promotes full and equal participation of America's 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life

National Rehabilitation Information Center - NARIC library and information center on disability and rehabilitation

The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians

David Goldstien, Director
c/o Music and Arts Center for the Handicapped
600 University Avenue
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06601
Phone: 203-366-3300

National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association, Inc.

2001 Beacon Street, Suite 204
Brookline, MA 02146
Phone: 800-906-8723 or 617-277-4463
Fax: 617-277-0134

Parent Education Project of Wisconsin

2192 S. 60th Street
West Allis, WI 53219
Phone: 414-231-8382

Prevent Blindness Texas

3211 West Dallas
Houston, TX 77019
Phone: 713-526-2559

PXE International - Support groups for Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) - Serves people who cannot read standard print due to visual, perceptual or physical disability

ROPARD - The Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases - Ropard funds clinical research to eliminate ROP and to fund work leading to new low vision devices and teaching techniques. The website contains a comprehensive bulletin board, bibliolography and links to other resources

Royal National Institute for the Blind, UK - Challenging blindness

Santa Casa Project - A joint Brazilian-Swedish project to support low vision children in Brazil

SIH - The National Swedish Agency for Special Education - Information available in Swedish and English

Singapore Association for the Deaf

227 Mountbatten Road
Singapore 397998
Republic of Singapore
Phone: +65-344-8274
Fax: +65-345-7706

Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped

47, Toa Payoh Rise
Singapore 298104
Phone: +65 251-4331
Fax: +65 253-7191

Stargardt International and Juvenile Macular Degeneration

c/o Macular Degeneration International
2968 W Ina Road # 106
Tucson, AZ 85741
Phone: 520-797-2525
Fax: 1-520-797-8018

Texas Commission for the Blind

4800 North Lamar
Austin, TX 78756-3175
Phone: 512-459-2500
Phone: 800-252-5204 (Voice or TDD)
Fax: 512-459-2685

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board - CB Report

The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)

11 Greenwood Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98133
Phone: 206-361-8870
Fax: 206-361-9208