NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
1155 15th Street NW Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
202-467-5081, 800-424-8666
Promotes effective participation of people who are visually impaired/blind in all aspects of society. Provides information and referral, legal assistance, scholarships, advocacy and consultation and program development assistance.
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY 10011
212-502-7600, 800-424-8666
Provides services to and acts as an information clearinghouse for people who are blind or visually impaired and their families, professionals, organizations, schools and corporations
AFB Midwest
401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 308
Chicago, IL 60611
312-245-9961
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
1830 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206-0085
502-895-2405, 800-223-1839
Produces materials in Braille and large type and on audiocassette
Blind Children’s Center
4120 Marathon Street, P.O. Box 29159
Los Angeles, CA 90029-0159
213-664-2153 800-222-3566
Provides services to young children who are visually impaired.
Communication Disorders
Office of Health Community & Public Liason
31 Center Drive
MS 2320
Bethseda, MA 20892-2320
301-496-7243
Council for Exceptional Children
1110 North Glebe Road, Ste 300
Arlington, VA 22201-5704
703-620-3660 or 888-232-7733
DB-LINK The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
c/o Teaching Research Division
Western Oregon State College
345 North Monmouth Avenue, Monmouth, OR 97361
800-438-0376 TTY/TDD 800-854-7013
Identifies, coordinates and disseminates information on topics related to children and youths from birth through age 21 who are deafblind.
Institute for Families of Blind Children
P.O. Box 54700, Mail Stop #111
Los Angeles, CA 90054
213-669-4649, 800-669-4649
Support for families of visually impaired children.
The MAGIC Foundation
6645 West North Avenue; Oak Park, IL 60302
708-383-0808
Provides information for families and children diagnosed with septo optic dysplasia or optic nerve hypoplasia.
National Assoc. for Parents of the Visually Impaired (NAPVI)
Box 317, Watertown, MA 02471
800-562-6265
Provides support to parents and families and youths who have visual impairments. Publishes a newsletter, Awareness.
National Association for the Visually Handicapped
12 West 21st Street, 6th Floor. New York, NY 10010
212-889-3141
National Association of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue, Suite 250
Silver Spring, MA 20910-4500
301-587-1788
National Braille Association
3 Townline Circle; Rochester, NY 14623
588-427-8260
Assists all involved in the development of skills and techniques required for the production of reading materials for individuals who are print handicapped.
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
111 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, NY 11050
800-255-0411 ext 275 FAX: 516-883-9060
Network of families focusing on issues surrounding deafblindness.
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314
Strives to improve social and economic conditions of persons who are blind, evaluates and assists in establishing programs and provides public education and scholarships. Publishes The Braille Monitor and Future Reflections.National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
202-884-8200
The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
P.O. Box 959; E. Hapstead, NH 03826-2310
Provides information on albinism and hypopigmentation; provides peer support; sponsors conferences on the subject; publishes a newsletter.
The National Retinoblastoma Research and Support Foundation
900 NorthWest 17th Street, Room 257
Miami, FL 33101-6880
800-226-2734
Organize a network of local support groups that will disseminate information to families.
National Society to Prevent Blindness
500 East Remington Road; Schaumburg, IL 60173-4557
800-331-2020 847-843-2020
Recording for the Blind
20 Roszel Road; Princeton, NJ 08540
800-221-4792
Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation
Fighting Blindness
1401 Mt. Royal Ave., 4th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-225-9400 800-683-5555 410-225-9409 TDD
Retinitis Pigmentosa International
Society for Degenerative Eye Disease
Box 900, Woodland Hills, CA 91365
818-992-0500 800-344-4877
Stargardt Disease Self-Help Network
Deicke Center Visual Rehabilitation
219 Cole Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187
630-690-7115