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Lighthouse Guild | Lighthouse Guild

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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Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Visual Impairments

Guide Dog Training Program | Guide Dog Foundation For The Blind

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

Resource Center | American Council of the Blind (ACB)

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

Adult Rehabilitation Program | Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey

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
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Visual Impairments

Information and Referral | Foundation Fighting Blindness

Provides information and referral on diseases, helps callers find support groups, and communicates research/information to individuals, families and physicians.

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Disease/Disability Information
Specialized Information and Referral
Support Group Clearinghouses
Visual Impairments

Supportive Services for the Blind | John D Young Memorial Lions Center for the Blind

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.

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Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Visual Impairments
Braille Instruction
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Camp Marcella | New Jersey Camp for Blind Children

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

Scholarships | Lighthouse Guild

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

Tele-Support Network for Parents | Lighthouse Guild

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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Parent Support Groups
Visual Impairments
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Support Groups and Events | Eyes Like Mine

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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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Visual Impairments