Low Vision
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Short stories and links to positive approaches to the successful adjustment to blindness or visual impairment.
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Resources for Americans who are blind or visually impaired. Resources include scholarship assistance, public education and awareness training and advocacy.
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A national nonprofit whose mission is to ensure that the ten million Americans who are blind or visually impaired enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.
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APH manufactures Braille, large print, recorded, CD-ROM, and tactile graphic publications, as well as a wide assortment of educational and daily living products.
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A compendium of resources on blindness.
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CNIB is a nationwide, community-based, registered charity committed to research, public education, and vision health for all Canadians.
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International professional organization providing professional development, journals, newsletters, conferences, and special education publications related to policy, standards, and advocacy for under-served individuals.
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Gathers and disseminates the professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted.
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Offers online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities.
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Learning Ally: RFB&D provides materials for people who are blind, low vision, or have a learning disability.
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The National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) monitors and promotes electronically-mediated distance education policies and practices that enhance the lives of people with disabilities and their families.
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Publications and information on children with disabilities, IDEA, No Child Left Behind, and research-based educational practices.
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NEADS is a consumer organization with a mandate to encourage the self-empowerment of post-secondary students with disabilities in Canada. NEADS advocates for increased accessibility to college or university education.
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Organization of Americans who are blind and visually impaired. Provides advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.
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Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.
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National Federation of the Blind sponsored email discussions.
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A resource for parents and educators who want to master the terminology, procedures, and best practices in special education; this includes early intervention, IEPs and RTI, inclusion, classroom and behavior management, and a terminology dictionary.
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The education component of the University of Toronto's Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) provides online courses and resources to the special education community.
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Dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities ages birth through twenty-one by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.
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A resource for connecting college students with disabilities in access to higher education and employment issues.