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Blindness Links Directory

This page is a regularly updated list of links to online resources ranging from service organizations to free research papers and articles. Another page - the Grab Bag - organizes some of these links according to topic.

Students, professionals, and other interested parties should be on the lookout for the RESEARCH, NEWS, or BOOKS tags appearing in front of certain links; these tags denote links to full text books, fact sheets, and articles.

A link here does not constitute endorsement. If you find inactive or broken links, please click here. 

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• A-Z of Deafblindness
• American Academy of Ophthalmology Information site.
• Ability Online Ability online links children and teens with disabilities to one another through the world wide web.
• Ai Squared Makers of ZoomText.
• RESEARCH: Alex catalogue of e-texts
• American Council of the Blind
• RESEARCH: American Foundation for the Blind Large information and referral site.
• American Nystagmus Network
• American Printing House for the Blind Prints reading matter etc. for the blind.
  • Louis Database of accessible media
• Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired This services organization hosts an information site with information and frequently asked questions concerning blindness and visual impairment. 
• Assistive Media "Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Assistive Media was founded in 1996 as a nonprofit producer and provider of audiocassette-based literary works to libraries for the blind and physically handicapped."
• Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
• Associates for World Action in Rehabilitation and Education (AWARE) Reaching out to visually impaired members of underserved demographics.
• Audio Books A collection of audio books available for purchase online.
• Audio Universe Buy audio literature online.
• Autism and Visual Impairment
  • Autism and Blindness
  • RESEARCH: Autism and the Visually Impaired Child
• RESEARCH: Awareness Library  - Visual Impairment Papers and links on visual impairment.

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B

• Bartimeus: 'the low vision experts' (English/Dutch)
• Blind Babies Foundation
• Blind Children's Center
• Blind Children's Learning Center
• Blind Leading the Blind Elaine Morgan's homepage of blindness links and internet links in general.
• Blind News Digest An online news archive dealing with visual impairment issues.
• Blindness on Campus Information for university students.
• BOOKS: Blind Readers' Page Missive links list to information on alternative formats for the visually impaired. 
• BlindKids A support group for visually impaired kids. 
• Blind RAP (See: Worldwide Community of the Disabled)
• Blinded Veterans Association "Blinded veterans helping blinded veterans since 1945."
• Blindness Information Links
• Blindness Related Links
• Blindnet Many resources concerning blindness from the point of view of a civil rights activist.
• Blindspots Movie Reviews for the visually impaired.
• Braille Authority of North America Interested in the standardization of Braille.
• BOOKS: Braille Book: One Is Fun E-book on Braille literacy
• Braille Bug Braille information for kids.
• Braille Jail (Blindness Related Learning) Free online Braille tutorials.
• Building Accessible Websites

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C

• Camera Obscura Links to speech and text friendly query submission forms for the largest search engines on the net, as well as philosophy texts and information on the humanities.
  • Blindness links on many topics Massive general links list including information from many countries in several languages.
• Canadian National Institute for the Blind (English/French) Informative for those who know little about blindness. A good site.
• Canadian Registry of Early Childhood Visual Impairment
• RESEARCH: Canadian Ophthalmological Society Provides information on selected eye conditions and disorders, including visual impairment caused by HIV / AIDS.
• Carroll Center for the Blind
• Cataracts (Congenital)
  • Cataracts in Children
  • Discussion on Cataracts
• Clarity Solutions "[We] manufacture auto focusing video magnifiers for people who live with low vision....They are designed to work in the classroom, workplace and home by offering portability, modular designs and distance viewing. "
• NEWS: Closing The Gap Computer technology periodical.
• RESEARCH: Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Information and research on ocular melanoma.
• Come-unity A site which links to other sites.
• RESEARCH: Commission on Maps and Graphics for Blind and Visually Impaired People "These pages mainly contain details of recent and current research on all aspects of the design, construction and use of tactile maps and other tactile graphics." The page also contains full text reports. 

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D

• Dancing Dots Braille Music Translation  
• Definitions of Blindness / Low Vision
• Directory of Visual Impairment Service Large links list, and provision of an offline directory, too. 
• Disability Resources on the Internet Massive site. Lists most of what's good concerning disabilities on the WWW. This site is always updated. I haven't found a dead link yet! It also has a section dealing specifically with visual impairment that can be found here.
• RESEARCH: Discovery Fund for Eye Research Published research papers on eye diseases.

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E

• Empowerment Zone Many links to disability technology, civil rights info, downloads, technology info, and other things.
• Enabling Technologies specializes in building Braille embossers. This site is notable for its large and helpful links list (RESEARCH).
• Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) "EASI is the Premiere Provider of Online Training on Accessible Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities."
• RESEARCH: Eye and its parts
• Eye Diseases/conditions and related support groups

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F

• Films Featuring People with Visual Impairment Large, almost exhaustive, list of films in which blind characters appear. 
• Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired A small site describing some of the services available for the Visually Impaired in Finland (Also available in several other languages)
• Foundation Fighting Blindness
• Foundation for Blind Children Although geared towards children, it also offers services to adults.
• Fred's Head Database "...a source of tips and techniques for and by blind or visually impaired individuals."
• Friends of the Blind Association (Middle East) This site, presented in English and Arabic, is for an organization that provides educational services to the blind.

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G

• Glaucoma Foundation Organization dedicated to researching the effects of Glaucoma in hope of a cure.
• Guide for Teaching Assistants: Visual Impairment
• Guide Horse Foundation "Our mission is to provide a safe, cost-effective and reliable mobility alternative for visually impaired people and to deliver trained Guide Horses at no cost to the recipient."
• Guiding Eyes for the Blind Dog guide school.
• Guiding Hands: Help of Hindrance? Article on hand-over-hand by blindness professional Dr. Lilli Nielson

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H

• RESEARCH: Hadley School for the Blind A school for the blind that also offers distance-learning courses in Braille. 
• Hands and Eyes Newsletter archive.
• History of Braille From the page of a business specializing in Braille equipment.
• HotBraille Online transcription (being reconstructed).

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I

• RESEARCH: Independence Development in Blind Children
• Individual Education Program (IEP) Information (US) Good responses to common challenges. 
• Information for people with disabilities (Japan) Solid index of English links to VI and disability information around the world.
• Information for people working in the field of visual disability
• International Braille Research Center The homepage of a non-profit organization devoted to the teaching and use of Braille as a means of literacy for the visually impaired. RESEARCH: See their fact sheets.
• Insight for the Blind
• Inspired Code A site containing downloads for blind and visually impaired people.
• International Organization for the Blind (Down) A good site (in English) with FAQs, literacy information, and other resources for the blind community. books.

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J

• Jewish Braille Institute
• Journal of the American Academy of Optometry
• Judo for Blind Athletes Information about sports for blind people.

K

L

• Large Print and Low Vision Resource Network
• Large Print Books A big collection of unabridged large print books available for purchase online.
• Lighthouse International An organization offering resources for the visually impaired, and fact sheets on blindness.
  • RESEARCH: Resource Section
• Lions World Services for the Blind
• Low Vision Gateway A large site that compiles links on visual impairment web wide.

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M

• Macular Degeneration Support Group Great page for people seeking information and support in dealing with MD.
• NEWS: Mainstream Online "For 23 years, Mainstream has been advocating for disability rights."
• Maxi-Aids "We offer products for blind, low vision, and disabled [people]. Select from over 4,000 products to satisfy your independent living needs."
• Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia A page discussing those conditions wherein the eyes develop smaller than normal, or not at all.
• Microphthalmus
• RESEARCH: Molecular Vision Journal
• Mothers' Almanac A page dealing with visual impairment and other issues from a mother's perspective.

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N

• National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments Provides members with information, referral, and other services.
• National Association for the Visually Handicapped Site for the legally blind.
• National Braille Association Page for Braille transcribers.
• National Braille Press They produce tutorials, host a book of the month club, and more.
• RESEARCH: National Eye Institute (US) Page dealing with information on various eye conditions and disorders.
  • Participating in studies on visual impairment.
• National Industries for the Blind
• National Federation of the Blind A civil rights group of the blind. A lot of online reading matter for those interested in this aspect of blindness. Companion site.
  • NEWS: Future Reflections National Federation of the Blind's magazine for and about children.
• National Federation of the Blind, Canada
• RESEARCH: Neurological Eye Simulator
• New York Blindness links Many links, and well put together.
• Nystagmus Action Group (UK) 

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O

• Online Books A limited directory due to copyright laws, presented in a necessarily limited format. It's a good site for books which are beyond copyright or are more rare.
• RESEARCH: Orientation and Mobility for Children Article.

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P

• Philip E. Rance II Foundation Septo-Optic Dysplasia.
• Pipsqueaker Baby Shoes Solution for visually impaired parents on the go.
• Point of View Reading matter and other stuff from Greg Roggeman.
• BOOKS: Project Gutenberg Michael S. Hart Exec. Director's e-mail. Attempts to put electronic books online.
• BOOKS: Prosopagnosia Online e-book dealing with "face blindness."

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R

• Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic A large and well known site/organization.
• RESEARCH: Ret Net A page featuring information about the genetic components of various retinal diseases.
• Retinal Implant Project Information on retinal implants designed to restore vision.
• Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Dorothy's Haven
  • John Wenberg's RP page
  • RP Information page
  • Yahoo: RP index
• Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (ROPARD) Site for parents and families dealing with ROP. The site includes a resource center, practical advice for parents, and an impressive array of both bibliographical and contact materials.
• Royal National Institute for the Blind "RNIB is the leading UK charity offering practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem."
  • RNIB's Transcription Page
• Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind
• Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (Australia) 

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S

• Science Access Project (SAP) Exploring ways to make science more accessible to the "print handicapped."
• Scottish Sensory Centre
  • RESEARCH: Papers on the Education of Visually Impaired Children
• Seedling Braille Books Sells low-cost Braille material for children.
• Seeing Eye Morristown New Jersey. Well-known guide dog school.
• NEWS: See/Hear Magazine An interesting magazine with many articles of interest to the visually impaired and the deaf-blind.
• Septo-Optic Dysplasia Support Group Support group for parents, professionals, and people with septo-optic dysplasia, and to a lesser extent, Optic Nerve Hypoplasia.
• Shades of Gray and the Darkside Pierre Berube's page. 
• RESEARCH: Shodor Educational Foundation Online Braille courses and more.
  • Shodor Braille
• Sibling Support Project Support for siblings of physically disabled or otherwise handicapped persons.
• Six Friends A resource for visually impaired Christians
• Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped
• SpedEx Special Education Resources
• Swiss Federation for the Blind and Visually Impaired A small website. Most of their resources are in German.

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T

• BOOKS: Teaching Orientation and Mobility Online e-book on O and M.
• Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Information about the school itself, but more importantly, links to many other organizations and some interesting looking sites. Site wide search capabilities and regular page updates. (See also: See/Hear Magazine)
• Thought Provoker On-line discussions about the implications of blindness.
• TravelVision (Down): A one-stop information center for blindness issues.

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V

• RESEARCH: Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research (VICTAR) A project maintained by the University of Birmingham. Includes links to full text research projects and information, as well as citations. 
• VIGuide Homepage Visual Impairment Information.
• Virtual Information for the Visually Impaired and Dyslexic (VIVID) Instructions on how to change browser and operating system settings for ease of accessibility. 
• RESEARCH:Vision Dictionary
• RESEARCH: Vision Science Journals Information on and links to various ophthalmology journals.
• Vision FAQ
• Vision Worldwide A non-profit organization dedicated to consumer awareness activities.
• Visugate (UK) Large information site piecing together visual impairment materials from the United Kingdom and beyond. 

W - Z

• WebABLE Online resource on accessible technology.
• BOOKS: Wired for Books A massive online classical and modern resource from Ohio University.
• World Blind Union

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• RESEARCH: Offline Resources A bibliography of blindness resources from Sarah Blake.
• Full Text Articles Online
• Blindness and Dual Disabilities
• Deaf Links
• Downloads
• Other Disabilities

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