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Assists people who have become visually impaired to regain their self-esteem and self-reliance. Provides adaptive strategies to cope with vision loss including an introduction in orientation and mobility, activities of daily living, low tech communications and introduction to technology with an iPhone/iPad.
Assists people who have become visually impaired to regain their self-esteem and self-reliance. Provides adaptive strategies to cope with vision loss including an introduction in orientation and mobility, activities of daily living, low tech communications and introduction to technology with an iPhone/iPad.
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Computer Access Aids
Visual Impairments
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Provides a phone-based support group system that offers parents of children diagnosed with an eye condition the opportunity to share their experiences, resources, and feelings to like-minded individuals. Current support groups include: Cortical visual impairment, Retinopathy of prematurity, Leber congenital amaurosis, Autism and blindness.
Provides a phone-based support group system that offers parents of children diagnosed with an eye condition the opportunity to share their experiences, resources, and feelings to like-minded individuals. Current support groups include: Cortical visual impairment, Retinopathy of prematurity, Leber congenital amaurosis, Autism and blindness.
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Visual Impairments
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Provides legally blind high school students in the United States the opportunity to earn a scholarship, based upon strong academic accomplishments and merit. A single scholarship is also awarded to a current or prospective graduate student who is legally blind.
Provides legally blind high school students in the United States the opportunity to earn a scholarship, based upon strong academic accomplishments and merit. A single scholarship is also awarded to a current or prospective graduate student who is legally blind.
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Scholarships
Visual Impairments
Allows individuals that are visually impaired. Some events may include an annual sneaker balls, community baby shower, dancing with the blind, and more.
Allows individuals that are visually impaired. Some events may include an annual sneaker balls, community baby shower, dancing with the blind, and more.
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Visual Impairments
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Provides a long-standing heritage of addressing the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired. This includes those with multiple disabilities or chronic medical conditions.
Provides a long-standing heritage of addressing the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired. This includes those with multiple disabilities or chronic medical conditions.
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Visual Impairments
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Connects users with resources to topics related to blindness/visual impairment such as assistive technology and devices for computer products, braille instruction and document producers, diabetic resources for blind/visually impaired individuals, educational scholarships, employment services, guide dog schools and organizations, and legal rights of blind/visually impaired individuals.
Connects users with resources to topics related to blindness/visual impairment such as assistive technology and devices for computer products, braille instruction and document producers, diabetic resources for blind/visually impaired individuals, educational scholarships, employment services, guide dog schools and organizations, and legal rights of blind/visually impaired individuals.
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Disease/Disability Information
Blindness
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides information and referral on diseases, helps callers find support groups, and communicates research/information to individuals, families and physicians.
Provides information and referral on diseases, helps callers find support groups, and communicates research/information to individuals, families and physicians.
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Visual Impairments
Disease/Disability Information
Support Group Clearinghouses
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides a 2-week training program that matches individuals who are visually impaired with trained guide dogs. Also provides transportation.
Provides a 2-week training program that matches individuals who are visually impaired with trained guide dogs. Also provides transportation.
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Visual Impairments
Dog Guides
Provides a variety of supportive services for blind and visually impaired individuals. Services include: Information and referral, Braille instruction, Peer support group, Advocacy, JAWS and Zoom Text computer classes, Stand Along Reading Apparatus (SARA) classes, White cane instruction assistance, Access to the latest aids and appliances.
Provides a variety of supportive services for blind and visually impaired individuals. Services include: Information and referral, Braille instruction, Peer support group, Advocacy, JAWS and Zoom Text computer classes, Stand Along Reading Apparatus (SARA) classes, White cane instruction assistance, Access to the latest aids and appliances.
Categories
Computer Access Aids
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Braille Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral
Visual Impairments
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Operates a summer camp that offers educational and recreational programs for blind and visually impaired youth, aged 5 through 16. Overnight sessions include lodging in cabins, lake and swimming pool facilities, boating, hiking, music, sports, crafts, nature, and computer-based learning.
Operates a summer camp that offers educational and recreational programs for blind and visually impaired youth, aged 5 through 16. Overnight sessions include lodging in cabins, lake and swimming pool facilities, boating, hiking, music, sports, crafts, nature, and computer-based learning.
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Summer Camps
Visual Impairments
