We are providing these blindness related resources and links for your information and convenience. ACBN does not necessarily recommend, nor endorse, the products and services described on each of these sites. Happy surfing!
ACB Students
ACB Students is the student affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, the nation's leading consumer and advocacy organization of people who are blind or visually impaired.
Accessible Cell Phones for the Blind & Visually Impaired
The purpose of the page is to provide a brief overview of the various solutions available for blind and low vision cell phone users. In general this site will stick to providing a general rather than detailed overview without much opinion offered, leaving it up to the person who is interested to pursue further research on their own. When opinions are given, they are just that, opinions. Cell phones are defined in the broadest terms, something that can provide voice communications in a small portable package.
All Hot Keys
Increases work speed. Want to know how exactly the site is going to do that? Hotkeys. They are also called keyboard shortcuts, or "Magic keys". All this means one - using hotkeys will increase speed of your work. So, we're going to collect and list all software hotkeys available.
American Association of People With Disabilities
AAPD, the country's largest cross-disability membership organization, organizes the disability community to be a powerful voice for change – politically, economically, and socially. AAPD was founded in 1995 to help unite the diverse community of people with disabilities, including their family, friends and supporters, and to be a national voice for change in implementing the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Alphabetical Listing of all Disability & Assistive Technology Links
Provides objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment.
Audio Description International
Audio Description involves the accessibility of the visual images of theater, television, movies, and other art forms for people who are blind, have low vision, or who are otherwise visually impaired. It is a narration service (provided at no additional charge to the patron) that attempts to describe what the sighted person takes for granted -- those images that a person who is blind or visually impaired formerly could only experience through the whispered asides from a sighted companion.
Braille Authority of North America
The mission of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is to assure literacy for tactile readers through standardization of braille and/or tactile graphics.
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
This special interest affiliate of the American Council of the Blind provides nationwide low vision resources
Directions For Me
Directions For Me provides a consistent, quality source of complete packaging information for everything from preparation or cooking instructions to ingredient lists to Nutrition and Drug Facts labels for many common grocery, health and beauty and general merchandise products. In addition, it also provides, potentially life-saving, allergy and drug interaction warnings.
Disability Related Publications - from the IRS
Disability Statistics & Demographics Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
Click & Go Maps
users make their selections for a starting point and destination from a drop-down menu of landmarks, and then click "GO" for driving directions. This information has been taken and we have compiled additional adaptations that meet the specific needs of the blind and deafblind, and are now able to provide non-sighted travelers with customized "mobility-friendly" walking directions.
Email to Phone
Delivers your emails as high quality phone messages.
Enhanced Vision
Enhanced Vision is a leading developer of assistive technology for the visually impaired including Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Cataracts, Retinitis
Helping the Blind & Visually Impaired
Provides valuable information regarding the various options and opportunities available to the blind and visually impaired communities.
Hot Braille Dot Com
Provides a historic look at the Braille system.
Jewelry in Braille
Jewelry designer and artist Kelly Fehr has been creating art since she was a small child. Always drawing, painting and wanting to make the world a prettier place lead her to pursue a career in art.
Free Guides for the Visually Impaired
Free guides, Tutorials and User Notes.
Living Blind is blindness information, resources and fun stuff too
This site was developed for all those people who are doing the best they can each day. It’s for those people who have just recently lost their vision, to help with all the little things like shopping for groceries and all the not so little things like traveling alone in an unfamiliar place. LivingBlind.com is for all those people who struggle with feeling good about themselves as a blind person. And of course LivingBlind.com is for all those people who rejoice each day in the beauty of bird song, a walk in the park with their children or sharing a meal with good friends. LivingBlind.com is for everyone who is blind or visually impaired and is ready to get on with living!
Midwest Resource Network on Vision Loss and Disabilities
This site focuses on giving you access and can aid in determining the direction you need to be an active participant in your futures planning and to be an active participant in your community.
Music For The Blind
Lessons for over a dozen instruments demonstrated and explained totally “by ear” in everyday language. NO Print, NO Braille, No Hard to learn system! Just great music instruction.
NCCD
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is a Coalition of national consumer, advocacy, provider and professional organizations headquartered in Washington, D.C. The CCD advocates on behalf of people of all ages with physical and mental disabilities and their families.
Nebraska Resources
Available resources within the state of Nebraska
Through The Looking Glass
TLG is a nationally recognized center that has pioneered research, training, and services for families in which a child, parent or grandparent has a disability or medical issue. TLG is a disability community based nonprofit organization, which emerged from the independent living movement.
RESOURCE LIST FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS
Provides a listing of activities and services for today's youth.
Statistical Snapshots - your one-stop source for statistical facts, figures, and resources about Americans with vision loss
This site is your one-stop source for statistical facts, figures, and resources about Americans with vision loss. Relying upon the most recently available data, this regularly updated site is always evolving and should answer your most frequently asked questions.
The Braille Bug Learning Web Site
A fun way to become familiar with Braille.
The Braille Superstore
Welcome! They have tons of Braille books and cool products to choose from; so grab a cup of coffee, relax, and take a quick tour.
The Global Voice
This site brings together an international team of blind and sighted broadcasters, producers and radio journalists to present for you a wide range of entertaining and informative programs.
Top 25 Web Sites for Gamers Who Are Blind
Check out the most popular online gaming activities as chosen by blind and visually impaired computer users.
Vision Connection Dot Org
You, or your loved one, are dealing with vision loss. Here's how they can help.
Vision Technology - Home of the Freedom Machine
Vision Technology® revolutionizes how people with low vision engage with essential, everyday activities and improves their quality of life.
Vision Through Words
This is a blog with poetry and short essays by visually impaired and blind people, for blind and visually impaired people.
We Connect Now
They are dedicated to uniting people interested in rights and issues affecting people with disabilities, with particular emphasis on college students and access to higher education and employment issues.
Welcome to the Mountbatten Braille Web site 01161288449888
The complete learning center for children and their teachers.
Welcome to WRBHe
WRBH 88.3 FM began as the dream of a local mathematician, Dr. Robert McClean. Dr. McClean was blind, but he had a vision: a reading radio station that would operate on the FM dial (rather than on sideband frequencies which require special radios to pick up the signal), with strong programming content that would change and improve the lives of blind and visually impaired persons who wanted to lead productive, fulfilling lives in their communities. He leased airtime from WWNO, then bought the 88.3 FM signal and rented space from the Lighthouse for the Blind facilities in New Orleans.
Welcome to the Sonokids Website!
Here you find games and fun centered around sound and music, all for free.