National Resources
National Resources for Low Vision Rehabilitation Services
Vision Rehabilitation is a team effort involving the ophthalmologist, optometrist, vision rehabilitation specialist, low vision assistant and optician. Daily living activities taught by Certified Rehabilitation Teachers (RTs), Rehabilitation Teaching Assistants (RTAs), Vision Rehabilitation Assistants (VRAs), Orientation and Mobility (O & M) instructors, and support groups can help in the adaption to low vision loss.
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American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8500
http://www.aao.org
Email: aao.org/customer_service@aao.org
American Academy of Optometry
Executive Blvd., Suite 506
Rockville,MD 20852
Phone: (301) 984-1441
Fax: (301) 984-4737
email: AAOptom@AAOptom.org
http://www.aaopt.org/
Email: j@aaoptom.org
American Optometric Association
243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 991-4100
http://www.aoanet.org
American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
8630 Fenth, Suite 121
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
(301) 495-4403
(301) 495-4402–TTY
http://www.aadb.org
Email: aadb-info@aadb.org
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-424-8666
(202) 467-5081
http://www.acb.org
Email: info@ACB.org
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
1-800-232-5463
(212) 502-7600
http://www.afb.org
Email: afbinfo@afb.net
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
(502) 895-2405
http://www.aph.org
Email: info@aph.org
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the
Blind and Visually Impaired
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440
Alexandria, VA 22311
(703) 671-4500
1-877-492-2708
http://www.aerbvi.org
Email: aer@aerbvi.org
Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (ROPARD)
P.O. Box 250425
Franklin, MI 48025
1-800-788-2020
http://www.ropard.org
Email: ropard@yahoo.com
Blinded Veterans Association
477 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
1-800-669-7079
(202) 371-8880
http://www.bva.org
Email: bva@bva.org
Braille Circulating Library, Inc.
2700 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 359-3743
(804) 359-3771
Email: bjbarton77@aol.com
Choice Magazine Listening
85 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
1-888-724-6423
(516) 883-8280
http://www.choicemagazinelistening.org
Email: choicemag@ad.com
Christian Record Services, Inc.
4444 South 52nd Street
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 488-0981
http://www.christianrecord.org
Email: info@christianrecord.org
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
1859 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 2000
Clearwater, FL 33755-1862
1-800-733-2258
(727) 443-0350
http://www.cclvi.org
DB-LINK: National Information Clearinghouse on
Children Who are Deaf-Blind
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
1-800-438-9376
1-800-854-7013–TTY
http.//www.dblink.org
Email: dblink@tr.wou.edu
Guide Dogs for the Blind
P.O. Box 151200
San Rafael, CA 94915-1200
1-800-295-4050
http://www.guidedogs.com
(The) Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
1-800-323-4238
(847) 446-8111
http://www.hadley-school.org
Email: info@hadley.edu
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind
Youths & Adults (HKNC)
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
(516) 944-8900
http://www.hknc.org
Email: hkinfo@hknc.org
Independent Living Services for Older
Individuals Who Are Blind
U.S. Department of Education, OSERS
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 5055, PCP
Washington, DC 20202-2800
(202) 245-7404
http://www.ed.gov/programs/rsailob/index.htm
Email: thomas.kelley@ed.gov
Jewish Braille Institute of America
110 E. 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
1-800-433-1531
(212) 889-2525
http://www.jewishbraille.org
Email: admin@jblibrary.org
(The) Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
1-800-284-4422
(212) 769-6200
http://www.jgb.org
Email: info@jgb.org
Lighthouse International
111 E. 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
1-800-829-0500
(212) 821-9200
(212) 821-9713 (TDD)
http://lighthouseway.lighthouse.org
LowVision.com
3030 Enterprise Court, Suite D
Vista, CA 92081
1-800-826-4200
info@LowVision.com
http://www.LowVision.com
Low Vision Gateway
http://www.lowvision.org
National Association for Parents of Children with
Visual Impairments
P.O. Box 317
Watertown, MA 02471
1-800-562-6265
(617) 972-7441
http://www.spedex.com/napvi
Email: napvi@perkins.org
National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
San Francisco Office
507 Polk St., Suite 420
San Francisco, CA 94102
1-888-205-5952
http://www.navh.org
Email: navh@navh.org
National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
New York Office
22 W. 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
1-888-205-5951
http://www.navh.org
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
1-800-255-0411
http://www.nfadb.org
Email: hkinfo@hknc.org
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314
http://www.nfb.org
Email: nfb@nfb.org
National Library Service for Blind
and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
1-800-424-8567
(202) 707-5100
(202) 707-0744 (TDD)
nls@loc.gov
http://www.loc.gov/nls
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic – Headquarters
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
1-800-221-4792
(609) 520-8031
http://www.rfbd.org
Talking Tapes/Textbooks for the Blind
16 Sunnen Drive, Suite 162
St. Louis, MO 63143-3800
1-877-926-0500
(314) 646-0500
http://www.talkingtapes.org
Email: info@talkingtapes.org