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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

Addiction Recovery

Braille

Seedlings: Braille Books for Blind Children

National Braille Press

Paths to Literacy

Braille Authority of North America

Councils

American Council for the Blind

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association

Dyslexia

Learning Ally for the Blind and Dyslexic

Employment

National Industries for the Blind

Foundations

Foundation for Fight Blindness

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

Chefs for Seniors

Instacart

Schwan’s Home Delivery

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

Medication Management

Amazon Pill Packaging Service

ScripTalk: Prescription Reader: on loan from
En-Vision America

Navigation

Southeastern Guide Dogs

Free White Cane Program

Organizations

American Printing House for the Blind

Hadley School for the Blind

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)

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

Horizons for the Blind

Recreation/ Leisure

United States Association of Blind Athletes

Dive Heart

Ski for Light

Religion

Audio Bibles for the Blind

JBI International (formerly Jewish Braille Institute of America)

Al Muhaddith

Talking Bibles

Veteran Services

Blinded Veterans Association

Veterans of Foreign Wars

  • Address: (Headquarters) 406 W. 34th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64111
  • Phone Number: 816-756-3390
  • Website