Helpful Links
Blind and Visually Impaired Services (BVIS)
Adaptive Technology Links:
The following links will take you to the Websites of organizations that sell adaptive technology equipment, or simply provide resources. These links are provided strictly for your convenience. Please note that this is not intended to be a complete listing, nor is it intended to be an endorsement of any organization or product. Last updated as of April 15, 2004.
- Access Technology Institute: http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/
- Duxbury Systems: http://www.duxburysystems.com/
- Enabling Technologies Company: http://www.brailler.com/
- Ferguson Enterprises: http://www.fergusonenterprises.com/
- Freedom Scientific: http://www.freedomscientific.com/
- GW Micro: http://www.gwmicro.com/
- JFWLite: http://www.jfwlite.com/
- Project Assist, Iowa Department for the Blind: http://www.blind.state.ia.us/assist
Assistive/Adaptive Technology Providers:
- Adaptive Technology Lab Blind and Visually Impaired Services
- Crossroads Rehabilitation Center: http://crossroads.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=INCN_homepage
- Freedom Scientific: http://www.freedomscientific.com/
- GW Micro: http://www.gwmicro.com/
- Transportation: www.assistivedrivingservices.com
Helpful Resources:
The following links are provided strictly for your convenience. Please note that this is not intended to be a complete listing, nor is it intended to be an endorsement of any organization, publication, or product. Rather, it contains a variety of available resources.
- ADA Home Page - ada.gov - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
- A Guide to Making Documents Accessible: http://acb.org/accessible-formats.html
- Adaptive Technology & Training Assistance Resources for People who are Blind & Visually Impaired: http://acb.org/resources/adapt030121.html
- Braille Business Card Producers: http://acb.org/resources/businesscards.html
- Braille Transcribers: http://acb.org/resources/transcribers.html
- Brailler Repair Services: http://acb.org/resources/braillerrepair.html
- Computer Products and Publications for The Blind and Visually Impaired: http://www.acb.org/resources/computers030121.html
- Deaf-Blind Resources: http://nfb.org/states/deafblin.htm
- Diabetic Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired: http://acb.org/resources/diabetes.html and http://nfb.org/diabetes.htm
- Employer Assistance: http://nfb.org/emptrn/employers.htm
- Guide dog Schools and Associations: http://acb.org/resources/guidedogs.html
- Legislative Information: http://acb.org/resources/legislative.html
- Medical Information Resources: http://acb.org/resources/medical.html and http://lowvision.org/disease.htm and http://www.visionconnection.org/Content/ForProfessionals/EyeDiseases/default.htm
- Resources for Older Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired: http://acb.org/resources/older.html and http://nfb.org/seniors.htm
- Resources for Persons WITH Low Vision: http://acb.org/resources/lowvision.html and http://nfb.org/lowvisionres.htm
- Sighted Guide Tips: http://www.vi-info-center.org/sighted_guide_tips.html
- Sports, Recreational and Leisure Resources: http://acb.org/resources/sports.html
- Support Groups in Indiana: http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/isl/lbph/supgrp.html
- Travel Books, Tours, and Information for the disable Traveler: http://acb.org/resources/travel.html
- What is a low vision specialist?: http://lowvision.org/who_are_low_vision_specialist.htm
- What is low vision?: http://lowvision.org/what_is_low_vision.htm
- What you Need to Know About Video Description and how to get it: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:RtjXR2zBhaYJ:www.acb.org/resources/video-description020416.html+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
- Visit Fred's Head: http://www.aph.org/fh/index.html
- Voting Access Handbook: http://acb.org/resources/votingbook1.html
Organizations and Schools:
- American Foundation for the Blind (AFB): http://www.afb.org/
- Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired ): http://aerbvi.org/
- The Blinded Veterans Association - BVA: http://www.bva.org/
- Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies, WMU: http://www.wmich.edu/hhs/blrh/index.html
- Hines VA Central Blind Rehabilitation Center: http://www.va.gov/hinesblindrehab
- Indiana School for the Blind (ISB): http://isb.butler.edu/
- National Association for the Visually Handicapped (NAVH): http://www.navh.org/
- National Braille Press (NBP): http://www.nbp.org/
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB): http://nfb.org/
- Orientation & Mobility, Division 9
Association for the Education & Rehabilitation for the Blind &Visually Impaired: http://aerbvi.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=60 - Rehabilitation Teaching, Division 11
Association for the Education & Rehabilitation for the Blind &Visually Impaired: http://www.rehabilitationteaching.org/
