- Advocacy, Accessibility & Support Groups
- Blind Rehabilitation - please see Training Centers, Blind Rehabilitation.
- Consumer Groups for the Blind
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Dog Guide Schools
- Educational & Cool Websites to Explore
- Low Vision Resources
- Parent's of Blind Children
- Reading Resources
- Research About Vision
- Self Defense for the Blind
- Support Services (help with household tasks)
- Stuff to Buy
- Voting in Accessible Format
ADVOCACY, ACCESSIBILITY & SUPPORT GROUPS
ADA Technical Assistance Hotline 1-800-949-4232
disAbility Resources of Southwest Washington 360-694-6790
CONSUMER GROUPS OF THE BLIND
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
DEAF or HARD OF HEARING
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center (hsdc)
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)
Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind
DOG GUIDE SCHOOLS
Complete List of Guide Dog Training Programs (PDF)
EDUCATION & COOL WEBSITES TO EXPLORE
American Foundation for the Blind
Education And Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
TSBVI Instructional Resources Page
Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB)
LOW VISION
Screen magnification information -Glossary of Adaptive Technologies
Macular Degeneration? Try our online CCTV Demonstration
Legacy Good Samaritan Low Vision Rehabilitation Clinic
PARENT'S OF BLIND CHILDREN
Blind Children's Resource Center
Books & Websites for PARENTS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
Keystone Kids: For Parents: The Needs and Rights of Children who are Blind or Visually Impaired
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)
The National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
NLS Reference Circular: Parents' Guide to the Development of Preschool
Resource Roundup for Parents of Blind Children
READING
Audio Bibles for the Blind stories
Bibles for the Blind and Visually Handicapped International
Keystone Blind Association: Free Braille Reading Ma
NBP offers blind children the power of literacy and blind adults access
Newsline for the Blind: A free audio newspaper service for the blind and visually impaired
Oregon Talking Book and Braille Services
Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
RESEARCH ABOUT VISION
SIGHTLESS SELF-DEFENSE CLASS
SUPPORT SERVICES
Faith in Action volunteer assistance
Washington State Veterans Homes
STUFF TO BUY
SightConnection: Products for Living with Vision Loss
Oregon Commission for the Blind Store
TRAINING CENTERS—BLIND REHABILITATION
Washington State Department of Services for the Blind
State of Oregon: Commission for the Blind
VOTING
Copies of the voter's pamphlets are available in Braille, large print and on tape.
Washington residents: Call the Voter Information Hotline at 1-800-448-4881 (voice) or 1-800-422-8683 (TDD).
http://www.wpas-rights.org/publications/right_to_vote.htm
Oregon residents: Call TBABS at 1-800-452-0292 if you would like to receive the Voting Guide on CD, in large print, or in Braille. Text and audio versions of the League of Women Voter Guides and the Statewide Voters' Pamphlet are also available at the Secretary of State website at www.sos.state.or.us/elections/Publications/pub.htm, prior to the election.