NATIONAL RESOURCES

Founded in 1961, ACB's mission is to increase independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.  Offering school scholarship awards, having a national information hotline, program consultation, and many more services to aid the low vision communities.  

 American Foundation for the blind was founded in 1921. It was originally started by a philanthropist M.C. Miguel who wanted to help blinded veterans of World War I. In 1924 Helen Keller began working with the organization and helped change the perception on blindness. AFB strives to provide the Directory of Services for blind and visually impaired. It is the largest publisher for research and scholarly works for visually impaired professionals. It pioneered the AZ talking books library which allows millions of people with visual impairment access to audio books. It offer services such as advocacy, educational resources, career development and training.

 Founded in 1938, and offers free education to 18 months-5 year olds to help them learn and grow with their visual impairments. Located in Los Angeles, California provides a family oriented form of teaching and integrates sighted children in the classrooms to  provide a unique opportunity for social interaction and acquiring critical skills. 

Established in 1971 by a group of people determined to find a cure for blinding conditions that affected them or their loved ones. Striving to drive research  towards prevention, treatment and cures of vision altering conditions.

 Guide Dogs for the Blind is a non-profit organization that believes everyone should be able to walk safely and comfortably. It is the largest guide dog school in North America and services are free including veterinary care financial assistance if needed. 

Hadley was founded in 1920 by William Hadley a high school teacher who lost his vision later in life and taught himself braille. He wanted to offer ways for people to learn how to do things again that were lost due to vision such as reading. Now the foundation offers free online workshops, audio podcasts, and discussion groups to help those with visual impairment learn how to adapt and maintain their independence. 

Helen Keller National Center provides vocational rehabilitation for patients 16 years and older with combined vision and hearing loss.

The largest premier assistive technology resource in the country. Helping the visually impaired since 1905. Has a large healthcare and vision center in New York but also offers online resources on their website to a large variety of services. 

 The largest organization for blind people in the U.S.  Offering a free white cane program allowable once every 6 months. Provide support groups for patients of all ages. Host a yearly national convention. Offering a large range of resources and career mentoring to help continue independent living.

 The organization was started by 100 war blinded soldiers in World War II. We aid in helping veterans receive the benefits they deserve. We strive to offer a sense of independence, community, and support by advocating for low vision/blinded veterans. Benefits are included for even for those whose vision impairments are not related to their service. 

National Eye Institute founded by congress in 1968 is focused on clinical vision research and outreach to maintain eyes healthy. Providing information regarding eye conditions, and clinical trials.