We’ve done our best here to gather all of the resources we could find for parents and care givers of blind and disabled children.
You can browse through these comprehensive links or check out our smaller page of favorite resources for parents of blind children.
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Index
Schools for the Blind in the US
- Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB)
- Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
- Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind
- Arkansas School for the Blind
- California School for the Blind
- Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
- Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill
- Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
- Georgia Academy for the Blind
- Governor Morehead School-North Carolina
- The Hadley School for the Blind
- Hawai’i School for the Deaf and Blind
- Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
- Indiana School for the Blind
- Iowa Braille School
- Kansas City Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired
- Kansas School for the Blind
- Kentucky School for the Blind
- Los Angeles Blind Children’s Center
- Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired
- Maryland School for the Blind
- Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
- Mississippi School for the Blind
- Missouri School for the Blind
- Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
- Nebraska Center for the Education of the Blind
- New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- New York Institute for Special Education
- The New York State School for the Blind
- North Dakota School for the Blind
- Ohio State School for the Blind
- Oklahoma School for the Blind
- Overbrook School for the Blind
- Perkins School for the Blind
- South Carolina School for the Deaf/Blind
- South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped
- St. Joseph’s School for the Blind
- St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments
- Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired (SABVI)
- Tennessee School for the Blind
- Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired (TSBVI)
- Utah School for the Deaf and Blind
- Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Washington State School for the Blind
- Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
- West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind
- Wisconsin School for the Visually Impaired
Organizations & Information Sites
- American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
- American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
- American Council of the Blind
- American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
- American Society of Ocularists: Ophthalmic Prosthetics
- Blind Babies Foundation
- Blind Children’s Center
- Blind Children’s Resource Center
- Blindskills, Inc.
- The Clovernook Center
- Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB)
- Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI)
- California Transcribers & Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI)
- Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind
- Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Association of Texas
- Described and Captioned Media Program
- Digital Journal of Ophthalmology
- Disability.gov
- European Blind Union
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adult
- International Blind Sports Federation
- International Information on Visual Disability (TIRESIAS)
- Junior Blind of America
- Lighthouse International
- The Low Vision Gateway
- Louisiana Center for the Blind
- National Alliance of Blind Students
- National Eye Institute
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
- National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)
- Perkins Scout: An Information Clearinghouse on Blindness & Visual Impairment
- Perkins Webcasts
- Positive Exposure: Photography & Uplifting Stories
- Prevent Blindness America
- Principles and Practice of Low Vision Rehabilitation (PPLVR)
- Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision Site at Mississippi State University
- Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
- The Social Security and Disability Resource Center
- SPARKLE: Supporting Parents Access to Resources, Knowledge, Linkages and Education
- Texas Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (TAER)
Eye Disorders and Syndromes
- Achromatopisia Network
- American Nystagmus Network
- Aniridia Foundation International
- The Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (ROPARD)
- A-Z to Deafblindness
- CHARGE Syndrome Foundation
- DeafBlind Fact Sheets
- The Foundation for Retinal Research: Supporting families affected by LCA
- Gene Reviews: Searchable Database of Genetic Disorders
- Genetic & Rare Conditions Information Site
- The Glaucoma Foundation
- Glaucoma Service Foundation to Prevent Blindness
- How to See with Low Vision
- Joubert Syndrome Foundation
- Low Vision Online
- Macular Degeneration Foundation
- Marinesco-Sjogren Syndrome
- The Merck Manuals: Searchable Online Medical Dictionary
- Minnesota Laboratory for Low-Vision Research
- National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (DB-Link)
- The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
- National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)
- OMIM: Searchable Database of Genetic Disorders
- ONH/SOD Family Focus (optic nerve hypoplasia/septo optic dysplasia)
- Retinoblastoma
- Stargardts Disease
- Stickler Involved People
- UC Davis Neurological Eye Simulator
- The United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
- Usher Syndrome
Support
- Blind Homeschooler Yahoo Support Group
- BVI Parents Yahoo Support Group
- The Jewish Guild for the Blind Telephone Support Groups
- FamilyConnect
- Growing Strong: Resources for Parents of Blind Children
- Letting Your Child’s Wild Side Out
- MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
- National Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired (NAPVI)
- Parent Advocates for Visually Impaired Children (PAVIC)
- Support for Special Needs
Adoption
Education & Development
Braille & Literacy
- Accessisoft: Software for Printing Nemeth Code
- APH Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children’s Books
- BookShare
- Braille Authority of North America
- Braille Bookstore
- BrailleInk Books
- Braille Through Remote Learning
- BrailleWorks
- Braille Institute: Free Braille Books
- Giddio Children’s Audio Books
- Inclusive Planet
- I read with My hands: Tactile books
- Kester Braille Program
- Literacy: Presented by Perkins and TSBVI
- Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund
- National Braille Association
- National Braille Press
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
- The Perkins Panda Early Literacy Program
- ReadBooks!
- ReadHowYouWant
- RFB&D: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
- Seedlings Braille Books
- Slate Pals: Braille pen-pal program
- Tactile Vision: Tactile Graphics for Special Needs
- Volunteer Braillists & Tapists, Inc.