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Disability Resources - Sight Impairments

Links in this category: 11. Newest link in this category: 2023-10-16

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World Blind Union
The WBU is universally accepted as the representative of the world's blind community by the United Nations and other international organisations.
http://www.worldblindunion.org
International interest,
Spain,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03
Low Vision Information Center
A nonprofit organization offering information services and an in-house demonstration area with a variety of low vision aids and ideas.
http://www.lowvisioninfo.org/
International interest,
United States,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03
American Council of the Blind
Provides general information about the Council, including recent issues of our monthly publication, The Braille Forum.
https://www.acb.org/
International interest,
United States,
Link checked 2024-03
Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Detroit, Michigan, is a non-profit agency dedicated to preventing blindness, reducing the impact of blindness, and advocating for those with severe vision loss.
https://www.lifebeyondsight.org/
International interest,
United States,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03
Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
A voluntary, not-for-profit rehabilitation agency that provides services for people who are blind, visually impaired and deafblind. The CNIB’s primary goal is to empower its clients to participate fully in a sighted world.
http://www.cnib.ca/
Canada,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03
Blind Foundation New Zealand
Information about New Zealand Foundation of the Blind, blindness issues, Guide Dog Services, Library and Information Services for the Blind, Equipment for Blind people
https://blindfoundation.org.nz/
New Zealand,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03
Canadian Council of the Blind - A Lack of Sight is not a lack of vision
The CCB is an organization not FOR the blind but OF the blind. A board of directors who are blind and visually impaired governs the CCB, and as a result, there is a special sensitivity to the needs of the blind community.
https://ccbnational.net/
Canada,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03
Canix

http://Canix.org/
Spain,
Spanish language,
Link checked 2024-03
Duxbury Systems
Home of Raised Dot Computing and MegaDots, braille translation programs.
https://www.duxburysystems.com/
United States,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03
Narrative Television Network
Makes movies and television programming accessible to blind and visually impaired people through narration, an "extra" voice added to the show to describe the visual elements of the story. Since 1988, NTN has narrated hundreds of hours of movies and television series, as well as several Broadway theatre productions and museum tours.
http://narrativetv.com/
United States,
English language,
Link checked 2024-03


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