Blindness and Low-Vision Resources on the Internet
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The links that follow are provided for your information, to enable you to read about what the different organizations or companies offer, and let you make your own decisions. The Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services does not endorse any of these organizations, companies, or vendors.
- National and International Advocacy Organizations
- Electronic Publications
- Employment and Training
- Information and Statistics about Blindness
- Research and Technology
- Schools and Scholarships
- Other
National and International Advocacy Organizations
- American Council of the Blind
- American Diabetes Association
- American Foundation for the Blind
- National Association for Parents of Children with Vision Impairments
- National Federation of the Blind
- United States Association for Blind Athletes
Electronic Publications
- The Braille Forum (ACB)
- The Braille Monitor (NFB)
- Deaf-Blind Perspectives
- DFW Area Services to Persons Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired: PDF | Text
- Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas
- Future Reflections (National Organization of Parents of Blind Children)
- Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness (AFB)
- National Braille Press
- National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
- See/Hear (Quarterly newsletter co-produced by DBS and the Texas School for Blind and Visually Impaired)
- TSL Talking Book Program
- Voice of the Diabetic (Diabetes Action Network)
Employment and Training
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page
- America's Job Bank
- CareerConnect from the American Foundation for the Blind
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles Index - from Information Technology Associates - Index of Job Titles and Classification Codes
- DisabilityDirect.gov
- Disability Employment Policy and Practice Briefs from the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Employment Resources
- Imagine Enterprises, Inc. - If you are a person with disabilities, a parent, a loved-one, a professional in the field, a concerned individual or an employer, this is the place to get connected with the people, the issues, and resources related to the employment of people with disabilities.
- Occupational Information Network (O*NET) OnLine - Developed for the US Department of Labor
- Partners in Employment - A self-study course designed to help people with developmental disabilities find meaningful jobs and jumpstart their careers
- People with Disabilities in the Federal Government - This site is from the Office of Personnel Management to help interested persons find a Federal career.
- recruitABILITY - Job Seeking with a Disability and bridging disability divide
- Self-Employment Publications - A resource for vocational rehabilitation counselors serving people with disabilities who desire self-employment; from the Research and Training Center on Rural Rehabilitation
- Texas Workforce Commission - Texas Workforce Commission's Home Page
- Work in Texas.com
Information and Statistics about Blindness
- American Foundation for the Blind Blindness Statistics
- Blindness Resource Center
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- The Glaucoma Foundation
- Lighthouse International
- National Eye Institute
- Prevent Blindness America
- U.S. Vision Problems - A searchable database
Research and Technology
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Bright Focus Foundation
- Cibavision (research on macular degeneration)
- Glaucoma Research Foundation
- GovTech.net
- GSA Resources for Americans with Disabilities
- Macular Degeneration Research
- National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
- National Eye Institute
- National Glaucoma Research
- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
- National Rehabilitation Information Center
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
- The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision at Mississippi State University
- TRACE Research and Development Center
- Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment at Texas Tech University
Schools and Scholarships
- American Council for the Blind Scholarships
- Guide Dog Schools
- Jewish Guild for the Blind Scholarships
- National Federation of the Blind Scholarships
- The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision at Mississippi State University
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment at Texas Tech University
