VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES & SCHOOLS

The following are links to various organizations, agencies and schools involved in serving individuals with visual impairments.

In North Carolina:

• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Services for the Blind
  
• North Carolina Governor Morehead School
  Residential school in North Carolina for students who are blind or partially sighted
  
• North Carolina Central University - Visual Impairment Training Program
  Prepares teachers of students with visual impairments
  
• North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  A special public library that circulates books and magazines especially made for persons who cannot use regular printed material because of a visual or physical disability
  
• Friends of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  A non-profit group which seeks to support and encourage the work of the North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Throughout the country:

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
  
• American Optometric Association
  
• American Foundation for the Blind
  A Leading national resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, the organizations that serve them, and the general public.
  
• American Printing House for the Blind
  World's largest company devoted solely to creating products and services for people who are visually impaired.
  
• The Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  The international organization for professionals in the field of visual impairment and blindness.
  
• Braille Authority of North America
  
• Braille Development Section of the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  Administers a program of courses leading to certification in braille transcribing and proofreading.
  
• Council for Exceptional Children
  The largest professional organization for the field of exceptional children education.
  
• The Hadley School for the Blind
  Offers over 90 distance education courses to eligible students completely free of charge.
  
• National Federation of the Blind
  The nation's largest and most influential membership organization of blind persons.
  
• Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
  Educational library for people with print disabilities.
  
• SpEdEx - The Special Education Exchange
  Provides resources for the VI field such as links, online documents, listings of professionals, job listings, school and university listings, conference announcements, a discussion area, and "poster sessions" in easy-to-use formats.
  
• Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

BUSINESS

The following are links to businesses which offer products and services to individuals with visual impairments. Listing of these businesses is for information purposes only and is not an endorsement of any of these companies or their respective products and/or services.

• Ai Squared, Inc.
  Makers of Zoomtext screen-enlarging software.
  
• Allied Technologies of the Carolinas
  Low vision equipment.
  
• Artic Speech, Blind & Low Vision Computer Access Technology
• Bartimaeus Group
  Makers of NavigAide training software.
  
• Betacom
  Makers of the VisAble large print scientific calculator.
  
• Blazie Engineering, Inc.
  Makers of electronic notetakers (e.g. Braille 'n Speak) and other devices for Braille production.
  
• Braille-production agencies throughout the world
  Contacts for Braille producers.
  
• Dolphin Computer Access Limited, USA
  Makers of Supernova screen-enlarging software.
  
• Duxbury Systems
  Home of Duxbury Braille Translation Software and MegaDots Braille Translation Software.
  
• Eschenbach Optik of America, Inc.
  Magnifiers and other low vision devices.
  
• Henter-Joyce, Inc.
  Makers of JAWS screen-reading software and MAGic screen-enlarging software.
  
• HumanWare, Inc.
  Makers of CCTVs, electronic braille-based notetakers, and other items for persons with visual impairments.
  
• IBM Special Needs Systems: Home Page Reader
  Web-access program for persons with visual impairments.
  
• InfoCon
  Producers of large print books.
  
• inLARGE Screen Magnification Software
  For Macintosh computers.
  
• Library Reproduction Service
  Producers of large print books.
  
• LS&S Group, Inc.
  Vendor for a wide variety of supplies and equipment.
  
• Maxi-Aids, Inc.
  Vendor for a wide variety of supplies and equipment.
  
• Seedlings Braille Books for Children
  A non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to providing high quality, low-cost Braille books for children.
  
• Telesensory, Inc.
  Makers of CCTVs and other low vision devices.
  
• WoodLake Technologies
  Vendor for a wide variety of computer accessibility products.