Low Vision Resources
There are a growing number of resources for people with low vision, their caretakers and families. Resources include community groups, state agencies and national and international organizations, many of whom have web sites that provide information on everything from vision rehabilitation and support groups to job training and even travel packages for the partially sighted.
Whenever you communicate with a service group, eye professional or anyone involved in the circle of care, be sure to ask what organizations they suggest.
There is help and support out there, and to get your started, here are just a few of the available resources. So go ahead, and take those steps and will lead to more independence.
Organizations
American Council for the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind
AMD Alliance
American Optometric Association
American Academy of Optometry
BiOptic Driving Network
Low Vision Division of the Vision Council of America
Macular Degeneration Partnership
National Association for the Visually Handicapped
National Federation of the Blind
National Eye Institute
Online Resources
OcuSource.com
VisionConnection.org
HealthyVision2010.org
National Organizations – Disease Specific
Diabetic Retinopathy
American Diabetes Association
Glaucoma
Glaucoma Foundation
National Glaucoma Research
National Society to Prevent Blindness
Macular Degeneration
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
Macular Degeneration International
Retinitis Pigmentosa
RP Foundation Fighting Blindness
National Organizations for the Visually Impaired
Council of Citizens with Low Vision
Lighthouse International
National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired
National Association for Visually Handicapped
Large Print and Audio Reading Material
American Bible Society
American Printing House for the Blind
Bible Alliance, Inc.
Library of Congress Talking Book Program
Recording for the Blind
New York Times Large Type Weekly, 1-800-631-2580
Readers Digest Large Type Edition
Recording for the Blind
Thorndike Press, Large Print Books
Suggested Reading List
Out of the Corner of My Eye by Nicolette Penot Ringgold
Published by American Foundation for the Blind
Now I See by Charley Boswell with Curt Anders
Published by Richland Press
Dancing in the Dark by Frances Lief Neer
Published by Wildstar Publishing
If Blindness Strikes: Don’t Strike Out by Margaret Smith
Published by Charles C. Thomas
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Did you know? |
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| One in six Americans age 45 or older –representing 16.5 million people-report some form of vision impairment even when wearing lenses. |
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| By age 76 one in four report some form of vision impairment. |
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| The number of visually impaired persons will double by 2030. |
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Source: Lighthouse International, 2005
World Health Organization, 2005 |
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