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Orientation & Mobility
Education
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Blind
Children's Center |
Los Angeles
area agency which serves children with visual impairments from birth
to school-age through center and home-based services. |
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Blind Children's Learning Center |
Santa Ana, CA agency providing
direct services to blind and visually impaired children, birth
through the 12th grade. |
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BRL: Braille Through Remote Learning |
Offers classes in braille, from basic to advanced, through the internet. |
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California Department of Education |
This is similar to the United States Department of Education but its scope is limited to the state of California. |
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California
School for the Blind |
Provides comprehensive educational
services to students of California who are visually impaired,
deaf/blind, and visually impaired/multi-handicapped from infancy
through age 21.
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Guide
Dogs of America |
A guide dog school based in
California |
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Guide Dogs for the Blind |
A guide dog school based in
California and Oregon |
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Guiding
Eyes for the Blind |
A guide dog school based in New York
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Junior Blind
of America |
Offers programs for infants, children, adolescents, and adults through in-home, residential, and non-residential programs. |
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Hadley School for the Blind |
Offers courses to individuals with visual impairments and blindness, their families, and professionals who serve those individuals. The courses include subjects such as
braille, math with an abacus, and skills for independent living. The course materials are provided in large print, audio, and in braille. |
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Perkins School for the Blind |
School for the Blind in
Massachusetts serving students through on-campus and outreach
programs. Home of Howe Press and the Perkins Brailler and the
Perkins Panda Early Literacy Program. |
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The
Seeing Eye |
A guide dog school based in New
Jersey |
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SERI (Special Education Resources on the Internet) |
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Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
A web site with a collection of resources for students, parents, and professionals working with individuals with blindness, visual impairments, and multiple disabilities.
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United States Department of Education |
This site has many useful links and is an excellent source of information for resources and groups across the nation. |
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Wonderbaby.org |
Resources for parents of young children with visual impairments as
well as children with multiple disabilities. |
Rehabilitation
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Blind & Visually Impaired
Center of Monterey County Inc. |
Outreach services for adult residents with all levels
of vision loss who live in Monterey County including the Salinas
Valley, South County, and the Monterey Peninsula |
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Blinded Veterans Association |
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Braille Institute |
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Community
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
The only agency serving the blind between Fresno and
Sacramento that provides specialized services to people who are
blind or have severe visual impairments. Services include O&M,
Daily Living Skills, Assistive Technology, and Braille. |
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American Psychological Association |
Provides counseling to individuals with disabilities |
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Davidson Program for Independence |
A residential program, at the Junior Blind
of America, for adults with visual impairments and blindness to learn skills necessary for living independently. Courses offered include Braille, Computers, Counseling, English as a Second Language, Diabetic Training, Independent Living Skills, Recreation, and Orientation and Mobility. |
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Department of Rehabilitation, California |
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Orientation Center
for the Blind, Albany, CA |
Residential facility for Department of Rehabilitation Clients of the
state of California |
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The Hatlin Center
(formerly Peninsula Center f/t Blind) |
San Pablo, CA resource
providing instruction on independent living skills for persons with
visual impairments. |
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Peninsula
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired |
Resource in Santa Clara and San
Mateo, CA counties for those with severe loss of vision. |
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Rehabilitation Service Administration |
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San Diego Center for the Blind
and Visually Impaired |
Provides educational and technological opportunities for blind and
visually impaired individuals. Houses the Lions Assistive Technology
Center which provides low vision assessments, and sells low-tech and
high-tech items. |
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LightHouse
for the Blind and Visually Impaired (San Francisco)
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Provides
educational, recreational, and technological opportunities for blind
and visually impaired individuals |
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United States Veterans Affairs |
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Vermont Dept. of Blind and
Visually Impaired |
Links to various sites related to
visual impairment |
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American Psychological Association |
Provides services to individuals with disabilities |
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Westside Center for Independent Living |
Provides services to individuals with disabilities |
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Center for the Partially Sighted |
Optometric, counseling, rehabilitation services,
low vision store |
Organizations
Medical
Government
Legislative
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California Assembly
and Senate Bills |
Daily Updates for Assembly and Senate Bills |
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Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities |
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Cornucopia of Disability Information |
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EDWAC
(DSA Evaluation of Detectable Warnings Advisory Committee) |
A committee established by the
Division of the State Architect (DSA) to propose durability and
degradation testing standards for detectable warnings and
directional surfaces. |
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JAC (Joint Action Committee of Organizations of and for the Visually
Impaired) |
A
non-profit coalition of blind adults, parents, professionals,
agencies, and providers of aids and technology working together to
improve the lives of blind and visually impaired persons. |
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National Council on Disability |
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Project Action |
A reference for finding appropriate ADA transportation throughout the United States |
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Protection and Advocacy, Inc. |
A California agency whose mission
is "advancing the human and legal
rights of people with disabilities." Several online
publications including "Special Education Rights and
Responsibilities" with links to CA and federal laws, "Transportation
Rights of People with Disabilities", ADA, Employment discrimination,
advocacy, health, and housing issues. |
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TASH |
Worldwide disability advocacy |
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United States Department of Justice |
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United States Legal Code |
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