| Resources for Children with Disabilities Developed by Margaret Rose Visual Impairments  American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) 11 Penn Plaza Suite 300 New York, NY 10011 Phone: 800-232-5463 Fax: 212-502-7777 E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net Works in cooperation with other agencies, organizations, and schools to offer services to individuals who are blind or who have visual impairments; provides consultation, public education, referrals, and information; produces and distributes talking books; publishes and sells materials for professionals in the blindness field. American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Post Office Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206-0085 Phone: 800-223-1839 Fax: 502-899-2274 E-mail: info@aph.org Nonprofit publishing house for people with visual impairments; books in braille and large type and on audiotape and computer disk are available. A range of aids, tools, and supplies for education and daily living are also available. Free catalog. National Association for Visually Handicapped 22 West 21st Street 6th Floor New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212-889-3141 Fax: 212-727-2931 E-mail: staff@navh.org In AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, and WY: 3201 Balboa Street San Francisco, CA 94121 Phone: 415-221-3201 Fax: 415-221-8754 E-mail: staffca@navh.org Provides informational literature, guidance and counseling in the use of visual aids, emotional support, and referral services for parents of partially sighted children and those who work with these children. Publishes free large-print newsletter. National Braille Association 3 Townline Circle Rochester, NY 14623-2513 Phone: 585-427-8260 Fax: 585-427-0263 E-mail: nbaoffice@compuserve.com Produces and distributes braille reading materials for people with visual impairment. Collection consists of college-level textbooks, materials of general interest, standard technical tables, and music. National Federation of the Blind 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 Phone: 410-659-9314 Fax: 410-685-5653 E-mail: nfb@nfb.org Strives for complete integration of blind people into society on a basis of equality. Offers advocacy services for the blind in such areas as discrimination in housing and insurance. Operates a job referral and listing system to help blind individuals find competitive employment. Runs an aids and appliances department to assist blind people in independent living. Has a scholarship program for blind college students and a loan program for blind people who are going into business for themselves. Publishes monthly and quarterly publications. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 1291 Taylor Street NW Washington, DC 20011 Phone: 202-707-5100 TTY: 202-707-0744 Fax: 202-707-0712 E-mail: nls@loc.gov Administers a national library service through a network of participating public libraries that provides braille and recorded books and magazines on free loan to anyone who cannot read standard print because of visual or physical disabilities. Prevent Blindness America 500 East Remington Road Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: 800-331-2020 E-mail: info@preventblindness.org Committed to the reduction of preventable blindness. Provides information to people who are blind, professionals working with these individuals, and the public. Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540 Phone: 609-452-0606 Produces and distributes textbooks on audiotape, computer disk, and CD-ROM; individuals or institutions who have memberships may borrow these materials. Also provides reference librarian services for individual members. |
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