Resources for People who Are Low Vision or Blind and Their Families
You may be interested in the following low vision and blindness related sites and resources. While we believe in the spirit of sharing information, CCB does not necessarily recommend, nor endorse, the products and services described on each of these sites.
CCB Publications and Information
Common Courtesy Guidelines
CCB Recommended Common Courtesy Guidelines When Interacting with a Blind or Visually Impaired Person
Failing Sight and the Family Plight
Failing Sight and the Family Plight is a pamphlet developed by the CCB Seniors with Vision Loss Committee.
- English version:
- Spanish:
- Chinese:
How to Have a Happy Life: As a Senior Losing or Without Vision
How to Have a Happy Life: As a Senior Losing or Without Vision is an E-book developed by the CCB Seniors with Vision Loss Committee.
- Downloads for introductory flyer:
- Listen to an audio introduction flyer.
- Download an MS Word introduction flyer.
- Download a PDF introduction flyer.
- Download the complete E-book in either of the following formats:
Scholarships
Accessibility
- The Rehabilitation Act Section 508
- Adobe Access Page – Learn More about Universal Access To Adobe Products
- ADA.Gov Homepage — Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Microsoft Accessibility Home Page
- Web Accessibility Guidelines Overview
Advocacy
- Academy for Certification of Vision and Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP)
- American Council of the Blind
- American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
- American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
- Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER-BVI)
- Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- Helen Keller Services For the Blind
- International Academy of Low Vision Specialists (education for consumers about low vision and solutions)
- Job Accommodation Network
- Keratoconus Foundation
- National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
- Prevent Blindness America
- Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center for Blindness and Low Vision
- Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
- State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
- Through the Looking Glass
Braille
- The American Printing House For The Blind Home Page
- Braille Institute of America
- The National Braille Press Home Page
Education and Rehabilitation
- Association on Higher Education and Disability
- Barbara Rhodes Adaptive Technology Grant
- Book Share — An online digital library for blind, visually impaired, and otherwise reading impaired
- California School for the Blind
- Learning Ally
Fun & Games
- 7-128 Software: Top 25 Sites for Gamers who are Blind
- Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors
- Environmental Traveling Companions
- The GMA Games Home Page
- Ski for Light
Guide Dogs and Service Animals
Miscellaneous
Publications
Radio and Other Audio Services
Technology
A T Vendors and Service Providers
Service Providers
Vendors
- Applevis — Empowering Blind and Low-vision Users of Apple Products —
- Dancing Dots Music and Accessibility Products and Services
- Duxbury Systems Home Page – The Duxbury And Megadots Braille Translation Programs
- The Freedom Scientific Home Page
- Humanware Home Page
- Kurzweil Educational Systems Home Page – Reading Machines For the Visually Impaired
- Optelec
- Sendero Group
Retailers
- The Independent Living Aids Home Page
- LS & S – Learning Sight & Sound Made Easier
- Speak To Me – Talking Products
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