National Resources
On this page, one will find information for national resources under the categories of: associations, braille, councils, diabetes, dyslexia, employment, foundations, food services, macular degeneration, medication management, navigation, organizations, reading, recreation/ leisure, religion, and veteran services.
Associations
The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
- Address: 5680 King Centre Drive, Suite 600 Alexandria, VA 22315
- Phone Number: 703-671-4500
- Website
Addiction Recovery
- Helpline: (844) 640-0175
- Website
Braille
Seedlings: Braille Books for Blind Children
- Address: P.O. Box 2395 Livonia, MI 48151-0395
- Phone Number: (800) 777-8552
- Website
National Braille Press
- Address: 88 Saint Stephen St. Boston, MA 02115
- Phone Number: (888)-965-8965
- Website
Paths to Literacy
- Address: 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472
- Phone: 617-924-3434
- Website
Braille Authority of North America
- Phone Number: 202-707-3001
- Website
Councils
American Council for the Blind
- Address: 1703 N Beauregard St, Suite 420 Alexandria, VA 22311
- Phone Number: 800-424-8666
- Website
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
- Address: 1707 N Beauregard St. Alexandria, VA 22311
- Phone Number: (800) 342-2383
- Website
Dyslexia
Learning Ally for the Blind and Dyslexic
- Address: 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540
- Phone Number: 800-221-4792
- Website
Employment
National Industries for the Blind
- Address: 3000 Potomac Avenue Alexandria, Virginia 22305
- Phone Number: 703-310-0500
- Website
Foundations
Foundation for Fight Blindness
- Address: 6925 Oakland Mills Road, #701, Columbia, MD 21045
- Phone Number: 800-683-5555
- Website
American Foundation for the Blind
- Address: 1401 South Clark Street Suite 730 Arlington, VA 22202
- Phone Number: 212-502-7600
- Website
Food Services
Go Go Gourmet
- Phone Number: 1 (855) 754-5328
- Website
Chefs for Seniors
- Phone Number: 844-237-2433
- Website
Instacart
- Senior Support Service: 1-844-981-3433
- Website
- Apps: iOS, Android
Schwan’s Home Delivery
- Phone Number: 1-888-724-9267
- Website
Macular Degeneration
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
- Address: MD Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 531313 Henderson, Nevada 89053
- Phone Number: 888-633-3937
- Website
Macular Degeneration Association
- Address: 5969 Cattleridge Boulevard, Suite 100 Sarasota, Florida 34232
- Phone Number: (855) 962-2852
- Email: info@macularhope.org
- Website
Medication Management
Amazon Pill Packaging Service
ScripTalk: Prescription Reader: on loan from
En-Vision America
- Phone Number: 1-800-890-1180
- Website
Navigation
Southeastern Guide Dogs
- Address: 4210 77th St. E
- Palmetto, FL 34221
- Phone Number: (941) 729-5665
- Website
Free White Cane Program
Organizations
American Printing House for the Blind
- Address: 1839 Frankfort Ave. Louisville, KY 40206-0855
- Phone Numbers: (800) 223-1839 (502)895-2405
- Email: info@aph.org
- Website
Hadley School for the Blind
- Address: 700 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093
- Phone Number: 800-323-4238
- Email: info@hadley.edu
- Website
Reading
Bookshare
- Beneficent Technology, Inc. (Benetech)
- Address: 480 California Ave., Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609
- Phone Number: (650)- 644-3449
- Website
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
- Address: Library of Congress Washington, DC 20542-4962
- Phone Number: (800) 424-8567
- Website
BARD Express
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- Address: Library of Congress Washington, DC 20542-4962
- Phone Number: (800)-424-8567
- Free software to simplify downloading books from NLS BARD
- Website
NFB- Newsline
Horizons for the Blind
- Address: 125 Erick St., A103 Crystal Lake, IL 60014
- Phone Number: (815)-444-8800
- Website
Recreation/ Leisure
United States Association of Blind Athletes
- Address: 1 Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909
- Phone Number: (719) 866-3224
- Website
Dive Heart
- Address: 900 OGDEN AVE. #274, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
- Phone Number: 630.964.1983
- Website
Ski for Light
- Address: 1455 West Lake Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
- Phone Number: (612) 827-3232
- Website
Religion
Audio Bibles for the Blind
- Address: 12108 10th Ave. E. Bradenton, FL 34212
- Phone Number: 941- 748-3031
- Website
JBI International (formerly Jewish Braille Institute of America)
- Address: 110 E. 30th St. New York, NY 10016
- Phone: (212) 889-2525
- Email: admin@jbilibrary.org
- Website
Talking Bibles
- Address: PO Box 906 Escondido, CA 92033-9721
- Phone Number: (760) 745-8105
- Email: info@talkingbibles.org
- Website
Veteran Services
Blinded Veterans Association
- Address: PO Box 90770 Washington, DC 20090
- Phone: (800) 669-7079
- Email: bva@bva.org
- Website
Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Address: (Headquarters) 406 W. 34th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64111
- Phone Number: 816-756-3390
- Website