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1. Americans With Disabilities Act
2. Art
3. Books & Library Services
4. Braille
5. Email Discussion Lists
6. Employment
7. Eye Information and Visual Impairments
8. Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind (FAASB)
9. Games for Your Computer - NEW!
10. Gifts
11. Guide Dogs
12. International Organizations
13. National Organizations
14. Professionals Working in the Field of Visual Disabilities
15. Radio and Media
16. Sports and Blind Athletes
17. Statewide Organizations
18. Statistics
19. Transportation
20. Vendors of Accessibility Products
21. Voting and Your Legislators




Americans With Disabilities Act
ADA Document Portal http://www.adaportal.org/
ADA Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/workta.htm
ADA Guide For Places Of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/lodblind.htm
ADA Home Page http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
ADA Hot Links and Document Center at JAN http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
ADA Technical Assistance Program http://www.adata.org/


Art
Art Beyond Sight http://www.artbeyondsight.org/
Art Through Touch http://members.aol.com/ATTouch/
Artcyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Blind Art http://www.blindart.org/
Daytona Art Institute Accessible Tour http://tours.daytonartinstitute.org/accessart/
Extant http://www.extant.org.uk/
Museum of Bad Art http://www.museumofbadart.org/
VSA Arts http://www.vsarts.org/


Books & Library Services
American Printing House for the Blind http://www.aph.org/
Blind Reader's Page http://blindreaders.info/index.html
BookShare http://www.bookshare.org
Florida Braille and Talking Books Library http://www.klas.com/talkingbooks/florida
Free Classic Audio Books http://freeclassicaudiobooks.com/
History of Talking Books http://www.afb.org/section.asp?sectionID=69
Leon County Public Library http://www.co.leon.fl.us/library/
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped http://www.loc.gov/nls/index.html
Radio Reading Service at WFSU http://wfsu.org/radio/reading/index.php
Read This to Me (free reading service via fax) http://www.readthistome.org/
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic http://www.rfbd.org/

Braille
Braille Authority of North America http://www.brailleauthority.org/
Braille Development Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped http://www.loc.gov/nls/bds.html
Braille Through Remote Learning http://www.brl.org/
Hadley School for the Blind http://www.hadley-school.org/
International Braille Research Center http://www.braille.org/
International Council on English Braille http://www.iceb.org/
Jewish Braille Institute http://www.jewishbraille.org/
National Braille Association http://www.nationalbraille.org/
National Braille Press http://www.nbp.org/


Email Discussion Lists
American Council for the Blind Email Lists http://www.acb.org/signup.html
BLIST: Blindness-related Emailing Lists http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/blist.html
Florida Council for the Blind Discussion List http://www.fcb.org/FCBListIns.htm
NFB email lists http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo
Tallahassee Area Blindness Issues http://acorange.home.comcast.net/TABI/


Employment
Ability Links http://www.abilitylinks.org
Able Trust http://www.abletrust.org/
Career Connect (AFB) http://www.afb.org/careerconnect/
Careers and the disABLED Magazine http://www.eop.com/cd.html
Disability Employment Opportunities http://disability-resource.com/employ.html
Disability Work http://www.disabilitywork.com/
Employment Assistance Referral Network http://www.earnworks.com/
Esight Careers Network http://www.esight.org/
Guild for the Blind http://www.guildfortheblind.org/
Federal Job Search http://www.fedworld.gov/jobs/jobsearch.html
FedJobs Career Central http://www.fedjobs.com/account/new_account.html
Infinitec Job Leads http://www.infinitec.org/work/workplace/jobleads.htm
Riley Guide http://www.rileyguide.com
Tallahassee Career Builder http://tallahassee.gannettonline.com/careerbuilder/index.html
USA Jobs http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.rehabworks.org/


Eye Information and Visual Impairments
American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/
American Academy of Optometry http://www.aaopt.org/
American Foundation for the Blind Senior Site http://www.afb.org/seniorsitehome.asp
Blindness Related Resources on the Web & Beyond http://www.hicom.net/%7Eoedipus/blind.html
Blindness Resource Center http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm
Blindplace.org http://www.blindplace.org/
Emedicine - Ophthalmology http://www.emedicine.com/oph/contents.htm
Eye Diseases (Medline/NIH) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/eyediseases.html
Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/
Glaucoma Research Foundation http://www.glaucoma.org/
Low Vision Gateway http://www.lowvision.org/
Macular Degeneration Foundation http://www.eyesight.org/index.html
Macular Degeneration International http://www.maculardegeneration.org/
Medline Plus: Vision Impairment and Blindness http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/visionimpairmentandblindness.html
Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/
RP-Retinitis Pigmentosa http://www.jwen.com/rp/rp.html
Vision Simulator http://www.visionsimulator.com/
VisionAWARE http://www.visionaware.org/


Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind (FAASB)
FAASB Website: http://www.faasb.org/

Fort Lauderdale
LIGHTHOUSE OF BROWARD COUNTY
650 North Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33311
Tel: (954) 463-4217
Fax and TDD: (954) 764-3825
Website: http://www.lhob.org/

Fort Myers
VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS (VIP) OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
P.O. Box 3464, 35 West Mariana Ave. (Zip 33903)
North Fort Myers, FL 33918-3464
Tel: (239) 997-7797
Fax: (239) 997-8462
Website: http://www.vipcenter.org

Jacksonville
INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR ADULT BLIND (ILAB) PROGRAM
Florida Community College, College Box 172
101 West State Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Tel: (904) 633-8307
Fax: (904) 632-5107
Website: http://www.fccj.edu

Largo
LIGHTHOUSE OF PINELLAS
6925 112th Circle North, Suite 103
Largo, FL 33773
Tel: (727) 544-4433
Fax: (727) 544-5511
Website: http://www.watsoncenter.org

Miami
MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
601 S.W. 8th Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
Tel: (305) 856-2288
Fax: (305) 285-6967
TDD: (305) 670-9099
Website: http://www.miamilighthouse.com/

Ocala
FLORIDA CENTER FOR THE BLIND
7325 S.W. 32nd St.
Ocala, FL 34476
Tel: (352) 873-4700
Fax: (352) 873-4751
Website: http://www.flblind.org

Orlando
LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA
215 East New Hampshire Street
Orlando, FL 32804
Tel: (407) 898-2483
Fax: (407) 895-5255
Website: http://www.lighthousecentralflorida.org

Pensacola
INDEPENDENCE FOR THE BLIND OF WEST FLORIDA
1302 Dunmire Street
Pensacola, FL 32504-6625
Tel: (850) 477-2663
Fax: (850) 479-4025
Website: http://www.ibwest.org

Port Charlotte
VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY INC.
22107 Elmira Boulevard
Port Charlotte, Florida 33952
Tel: (941) 625-8501
Fax: (941) 625-8032

Port Richey
LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND BLIND
8610 Galen Wilson Blvd., Suite B
Port Richey, FL 34668
Toll Free: 1-800-785-3937
Tel: (727) 815-0303
Fax: (727) 815-0203
Website: http://www.lighthouse-hernando.org

Sarasota
LIGHTHOUSE OF MANA-SOTA
7318 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243
Tel: (941) 359-1404
Fax: (941) 359-2373
Website: http://www.lighthouseofmanasota.org/

Statewide
CONKLIN CENTERS FOR THE BLIND
405 White Street
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Tel. and TDD: (386) 258-3441 or SC 380-2450
Fax: (386) 258-1155
Website: http://www.conklincenter.org/

Tallahassee
FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION (FIRE)
1286 Cedar Center Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Tel: (850) 942-3658
Fax: (850) 942-4518
Toll Free Number: (888) 827-6033
Website: http://www.firesight.org/

Tampa
TAMPA LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND
1106 West Platt Street
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel. and TDD: (813) 251-2407
Fax: (813) 254-4305
Toll Free: 1-866-251-2407
Website: http://www.tampalighthouse.org/


Games for Your Computer (Most listed are free downloads or online computer games)
Alter Aeon multiplayer online game (free) http://www.dentinmud.org/
AudioGames Play Center (free online games or free demo) http://www.audiogames.net/playcenter/
Blind Adrenaline Simulations – Rail Racer download (free) http://www.blindadrenaline.com/
Blind Gamers Spoonbill Software (all free) http://www.omninet.net.au/%7Eirhumph/blindgamers.htm
BSC Computer Game Downloads for the Blind and Visually Impaired (some free) http://www.bscgames.com/bsc_downloads.asp
DreamtechInteractive and the Treehouse (free) http://www.dti.us.tt/
Gambit Games downloads (free) http://gambit.mit.edu/loadgame/
GMA Games (free) http://www.gmagames.com/freegames.html
Kitchen’s blind accessible speech friendly pc dos and windows games (free) http://www.kitchensinc.net/
Lighttech Interactive downloads (free) http://www.lighttechinteractive.com/webpage/index.php
Mine Buster download (free) http://www.gmagames.com/gmb100.exe
PacMate Talks download (free) http://www.toltbbs.net/pcsgames.net/pmt101.exe "
RS Games Shoot-Da-Me download (free) http://www.acegamesonline.net/rsgames/shootdame.html
Solitaire download (free) http://www.gmagames.com/sol200.exe
SoundRTS (Real Time Strategy) Game Download Similar to Warcraft (free) http://jlpo.free.fr/soundrts/
SuperDog’s Bone Hunt download (free) http://www.toltbbs.net/pcsgames.net/SBH11.exe
Ten Pin Alley Download (free) http://download.draconisentertainment.com/products/TPASetup.exe
Universally-Accessible Games (free) http://ua-games.gr/games.html
VIP GamesZone (free) http://www.vipgameszone.com/freegames.php
VIP GamesZone for kids – Typer, ABC & Numbers games (free) http://kids.vipgameszone.com/free/free.htm
Zone BBS Games (free with free registration) http://www.zonebbs.com/


Gifts
At First Sight Braille Jewelry http://www.braillestone.com/
Braille-A-Wear http://www.braille-a-wear.com/Prices.html
BrailleGifts.com -Specializing in Braille Embroidery and Gifts for the Visually Impaired http://www.braillegifts.com/
BrailleJewelry.com http://www.braillejewelry.com/
BrailleJymico-Personalized Greeting Cards http://www.braillejymico.com/menu.htm
BrailleSuperstore-Gifts of All Sorts http://www.braillebookstore.com/
Chocolate Braille Gifts http://chocolates.tripod.com/greeting_bars.html
Chocolate Unlimited-Braille Bars http://www.chocunltd.com/braillebars.ivnu
Esty Braille Gifts by JulieAnn Handmade Goods http://www.julieann.etsy.com
Le Potier Pothier-Braille Pottery http://www.lepotier.com/Braille%20mugs%20and%20adaptaplates.html
NBP Baille Bookstore http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/publications.html?id=CkvjCkhW
Seedlings-Braille Books for Children http://www.seedlings.org/
Sight Connection Gift Ideas and New Items http://www.sightconnection.com/newitems.html
Speak To Me-Talking Gifts http://www.speaktomecatalog.com/


Guide Dogs
Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals in Places of Business from the U.S. Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/qasrvc.htm
Eye Dog Foundation http://www.eyedogfoundation.org/
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation http://www.fidelco.org/index2.html
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. http://www.guidedogs.com/
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind http://www.guidedog.org/
Guide Dogs of America http://www.guidedogsofamerica.org/
Guide Dogs of the Desert http://www.guidedogsofthedesert.org/
Guide Dog Users http://www.gdui.org/
Guiding Eyes for the Blind http://www.guidingeyes.org/
KSDS (Kansas Specialty Dog Service) http://www.ksds.org/
Leader Dogs for the Blind http://www.leaderdog.org/
Pilot Dogs, Inc. http://www.pilotdogs.org/
Seeing Eye, Inc. http://www.seeingeye.org/
Southeastern Guide Dogs http://www.guidedogs.org/


International Organizations
New Zealand Foundation of the Blind http://www.rnzfb.org.nz/
Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) (UK) http://www.rnib.org.uk
Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped http://www.savh.org.sg/
Vision Australia http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/
World Blind Union http://www.worldblindunion.org/


National Organizations
American Council for the Blind http://www.acb.org/index.html
American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/
Blinded Veterans Association http://www.bva.org/
Easter Seals http://www.easterseals.com
Foundation Fighting Blindness http://www.blindness.org/
National Association for the Visually Handicapped http://www.navh.org/
National Association of Blind Veterans http://nabv.org/
National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Federation of the Blind http://www.nfb.org/
Prevent Blindness America http://www.preventblindness.org/
Social Security Disablity Secrets http://www.disabilitysecrets.com/
Social Security: If You Are Blind Or Have Low Vision—How We Can Help
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10052.html



Professionals Working in the Field of Visual Disabilities
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) http://www.acvrep.org/
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) http://aerbvi.org/
College and University Programs Listing http://www.tsbvi.edu/pds/universities.htm
Florida Association for Education And Rehabilitation of the Blind And Visually Impaired http://www.flaer.org/
FSU Program in Visual Impairments http://www.careersinblindness.com/index.html
Resources for Orientation & Mobility Specialists http://orientationandmobility.org/
Tiresias http://www.tiresias.org/intro.htm


Radio and Media
American Council of the Blind Radio http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/
Assistive Media http://www.assistivemedia.org/
Audio Network http://pressakey.net/index.htm
Blind Radio http://www.blindradio.com/
Films Involving Disabilities http://www.disabilityfilms.co.uk//blindtoc.htm
In Touch Networks http://66.40.142.226/InTouch/default.asp
Media Access Group http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/
Radio Reading Service http://wfsu.org/radio/reading/index.php
WFSU http://www.wfsu.org
WVSF http://wvfs.fsu.edu/


Sports and Blind Athletes
Access Outdoors http://www.accessoutdoors.org/
American Blind Skiing Foundation http://www.absf.org/
Blind Sailing International http://www.blindsailing.org/
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association http://www.fdoa.org/
International Blind Sports http://www.ibsa.es/eng/
Judo for Blind Athletes http://www.judoinfo.com/usaba.htm
Kids Camps for Children with Visual Impairments http://www.kidscamps.com/special_needs/visual_impaired.html
National Center on Physical Activity & Disability, Fitness for Individuals who are Visually Impaired, Blind, and Deafblind http://www.ncpad.org/disability/fact_sheet.php?sheet=124&section=999
National Disability Sports Alliance http://www.ndsaonline.org/
Special Olympics Florida http://www.sofl.org/
United States Association for Blind Athletes http://www.usaba.org/
United States Blind Golf Association http://www.blindgolf.com/
United States Braille Chess Association http://www.crisscrosstech.com/usbca/


Statewide Organizations
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology http://faast.org/
Florida Council of the Blind http://www.fcb.org/index.html
Florida Division of Blind Services http://dbs.myflorida.com/
Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.rehabworks.org/
Florida Families of Children with Visual Impairments http://www.ffcvi.org
Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired http://www.fimcvi.org
Florida School for the Deaf and Blind http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/


Statistics
Blindness Statistics http://www.afb.org/section.asp?SectionID=15
Statistics on Vision-related Problems in the US http://www.nei.nih.gov/eyedata/
Statistics released by the Census Bureau on Americans with Disabilities
www.census.gov/ prod/2003pubs/ c2kbr-17.pdf
US Census Data on Disabilities http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html


Transportation
Capitol Region Transportation Planning Agency http://www.crtpa.org/
Community Transportation Coordinator http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/ctc.cfm
Commuter Services of North Florida http://tmi.cob.fsu.edu/commute/
Dial-A-Ride http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/dialaride.cfm
Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged http://www.dot.state.fl.us/ctd/
StarMetro Programs http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/programs.cfm
Transportation Planning (Leon County) http://www.talgov.com/planning/trans/trans.cfm
Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities (ADA) Documents http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/49cfr37_03.html


Vendors of Accessibility Products
Ambutech Canes http://www.ambutech.com
Ann Morris Enterprises http://www.annmorris.com/
Axistive Assistive Technology News Portal http://www.axistive.com/homepage-vision.html
California Canes http://www.californiacanes.com
Dancing Dots Music & Accesibility Products http://www.dancingdots.com/
Duxbury Braille Translators http://www.duxburysystems.com/
Easy-Talk Computers http://www.easytalkcomputers.com/
Enabling Technology Braille Printers http://www.brailler.com/
Eye Patch Kids DVD http://www.bjortandcompany.com
Florida Reading and Vision Technology http://www.floridareading.com/
Freedom Scientific http://www.freedomscientific.com/
FreedomBox http://www.freedombox.info
Guerilla Technologies http://www.guerillatechnologies.com/
GW Micro http://www.gwmicro.com/
Independent Living Aids http://www.independentliving.com/home.asp
Independent Living Technologies http://www.iltsource.com/Vision_s/3.htm
Interactive Eye http://www.iknow.net/
InternetSpeech http://www.internetspeech.com/
LS&S - Learning Sight & Sound http://www.lssproducts.com
Magnifying Solutions http://magnifyingsolutions.com/
Maxi-Aids http://www.maxiaids.com/
Serotek System Access http://www.serotek.com/cas.html
System Access To Go (Free) http://www.satogo.com/
Telesensory http://www.telesensory.com/
View Plus Technologies http://www.viewplus.com/


Voting and Your Legislators
Contacting the U.S. Congress http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Florida Division of Elections http://election.dos.state.fl.us/index.html
Florida House of Representatives http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/
Florida Senators http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Legislators/index.cfm?Chamber=Senate&Submenu=1
Florida Supervisors of Elections http://election.dos.state.fl.us/county/index.shtml
Governor's Office http://www.myflorida.com/b_eog/owa/b_eog_www.html.main_page
U.S. Representatives http://www.house.gov/writerep/
U.S. Senators http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=FL
Voting Absentee in Florida http://election.dos.state.fl.us/absenteevoting.shtml