Resources FOR THE BLIND

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Disclaimer, simply using any of the resources listed below does not create or imply a professional relationship between LENNYMCHUGH.COM and the parties listed. These links are informational pages. These links are meant to be of some interest to people that are blind or have other visual problems. LENNYMCHUGH.COM is not responsible for any problems that you may encounter if you purchase and use a product or service.

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SUPPORT

  • Welcome to Everyday Sight! EverydaySight.com is a leading provider of online vision information. As we like to say , "We are here to help you see better and live better!"
  • Mobile Assistive Technologies for People With Low Vision and Blindness While smartphones and tablets are helpful in everyday life, those with low vision and blindness may find it difficult or even impossible to use them. Fortunately, smartphone manufacturers and software developers are aware of the problem and work to implement many accessibility features on mobile devices.
  • Well Connected| Enriching lives and supporting well-being. Well Connected is a community made up of participants, staff, facilitators, presenters, and other volunteers who care about each other and who value being connected. All groups are accessible by phone from wherever you are at no cost to you. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, whether you like art or zoology, music or meditation, there is a program for you. Each Well Connected session offers groups and classes on a wide range of topics. You' re sure to find one that interests you. And Well Connected meets 365 days a year, so there' s always a chance to connect.
  • APPLEVIS.COM AppleVis is the leading online resource for blind and low vision users of Apple's range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and iPod touch. Our large and active community draws upon a wealth of individual knowledge and experience to help each other in getting the most from Apple products and exploring ways in which this can lead to greater personal fulfillment and independence.
  • Caring for the Eyes of Children with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
  • 1-800contacts, Warning-signs-that your child-may-have-a vision problem. - This site means a lot to me. I usually start one of my movational speaking programs with this story: My first grade teacher liked me so much that she kept me for another year. She told my parents that I was not ready to move on. That summer one of my mom's friends noticed something and suggested that she takes me to an eye doctor. When I walked into the house with my first pair of glasses, I looked at the floor and asked "When did you put the flowers in the carpet?"I remember my parents crying! That was in 1951, I thought by now that this would never happen to another child.
  • Navigating the Internet for the Visually Impaired | NVISION Eye Centers
  • A guide for travelers with vision impairment - useful traveling tips, rights for the visually impaired and other additional resources.
  • Blind Not Alone | Bringing blindness to light, so no one is left alone. - Blind Not Alone aims to dispel myths and educate readers about various aspect of blindness, resources to aid in the transition processes, disability rights and benefits, and most importantly stories to normalize life's journey.
  • A warm welcome from all of us at VIP Conduit. - You may wonder how we got our name. The acronym VIP has the traditional meaning "very important person", but in some circles it also stands for "visually impaired person". We believe that all of our visitors and guest are VIP's in the traditional sense but VIP also describes the group we serve.
  • ADA & IT Information Center
  • American Council of the Blind - The American Council of the Blind is the nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people. It was founded in 1961 and incorporated in the District of Columbia.
  • National Federation of the Blind - The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight. The real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of information that exist. If a blind person has proper training and opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a physical nuisance.
  • Ron Marriage's Blind Related Links
  • Blindness Resource Center Index - text version
  • International Association of Assistance Dog Partners - A non-profit, cross-disability organization representing people partnered with guide, hearing and service dogs.
  • National Association of Guide Dog Users - - A Proud Division of the National Federation of the Blind Do you have questions about your legal rights as a service dog user? Do you need an advocate to work with you regarding an access denial? You can now call the NAGDU Education and Advocacy Hotline! Toll-Free 1-888-NAGDU-411 (1-888-624-3841). Or call 1- 813-658-5749.
  • the Audio Description Project - The mission of the American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project (ADP) is to boost levels of description activity and disseminate information on that work throughout the nation, sponsoring a broad range of activities designed to build awareness of audio description among the general public as well as its principal users, people who are blind or have low vision.
  • LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Headquartered in San Francisco, California, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides education, training, advocacy, and community for blind individuals in California and around the world.

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EDUCATION

  • iBUG Today iBUG Today, Inc. is a non-profit organization promoting the individual independence, social integration, and educational development of the blind and visually impaired community through accessible technology training.
  • Hadley School for the Blind The mission of Hadley is to create personalized learning opportunities that empower adults with vision loss or blindness to thrive - at home, at work, and in their communities. Founded in 1920 by William Hadley, an educator who lost his eyesight later in life, Hadley offers practical help, connection and support free of charge to anyone with a visual impairment, their families and professionals supporting them. Providing online, large print, braille and audio media, Hadley serves nearly 150,000 individuals each year, reaching all 50 states and 100 countries. And more people learn braille from Hadley than from any other organization worldwide.
  • Blind Abilities The most comprehensive resource for Assistive Technology, Accessible Devices, Blind and Low Vision Technology, iPhone demonstrations, success Stories, Job Insights, College and Career Pathways and all with a Blindness Perspective.
  • TheReImage Re-creating the image of people with vision loss while establishing new possibilities TheReImage began with an idea that person first stories can serve as a way to bridge the gap between the sighted world and those with vision loss. The team consists of individuals from different demographic backgrounds, careers and reside in multiple states. They individually bring many perspectives with the single goal dispelling misperceptions of what it means to live as a person with vision loss; from those with low vision to those who are totally blind.
  • Perkins | Education & Services for People Who Are Blind
  • Welcome to Gateway For the Blind, your Gateway to independence. - We offer to you the very best in adaptive technology training. Our professional staff is equipped to give you a full line of service for your computer needs.
  • Welcome to I Can Work This Thing - Lots of folks who are blind throughout the years have had in their possession something that they could not work. Then they found a manual in a form that they could read, or had someone read the manual to them and somehow learned to work that thing. Maybe that thing was a piece of amateur radio equipment, a radio scanner, a cell phone, or digital recorder and the list goes on. As they learned how to work that thing, they made notes and developed quick guides or cheat sheets to make it easier for them to work that thing. More and more folks are sending us these cheat sheets or quick guides; information on how to start using that particular thing.
  • Woodworking for the blind - This website is composed and edited entirely by blind woodworkers who are members of Woodworking for the Blind and participate in a Yahoo Groups forum answering each other's woodworking questions and exchanging information about tools, techniques and projects. The website will archive important how-to-do-it information and resources for blind and low-vision woodworkers.
  • The Blind Woodworker This is a place where blind & sighted woodworkers can share with each other techniques and abilities that lead to safe & successful woodworking.
  • PDF - article about the "Pathogenesis and Management of Age Related Macular Degeneration
  • Childproofing Your Home for a Child with Vision Impairment - HomeAdvisor
  • Ultimate Guide for Blind & Visually Impaired College Students - Universities.com Advice
  • Students with Visual Disabilities | Affordable Colleges Online

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ENTERTAINMENT

  • ADA Accessibility for Business: Online and In-Person | Lytics - Accessibility is simply a smart decision for any business interested in better service and a deeper understanding of its customers. Our article details federal accessibility standards, ADA compliance for business, and how accessible UX design benefits business. We also cover best practices for web accessibility, and resources for businesses as well as developers for making things easier for users and customers.
  • Accessibility Guide for People with Disabilities - Since the Americans With Disabilities Act became law, many of America' s entertainment venues, eateries and national parks have improved the services they offer to people with a wide range of disabilities. While there is no substitute for contacting the specific venue itself, this guide is designed to answer many of the most frequently asked questions people with a range of disabilities might have. We hope it will empower you (or the person you care for) to assert your right to equal enjoyment of America' s amazing entertainment and leisure venues.
  • Mind's Eye Travel - Mind's Eye Travel creates tours for people who are visually impaired or blind. Our hosted trips let both visually challenged and fully sighted people tour comfortably and free of worry. The itineraries are customized not only for comfort, camaraderie and enjoyment, but also for full sensory discovery, and they offer options for independence. Our destinations are carefully screened and I hand-pick activities, restaurants and lodging while keeping in mind our needs as visually impaired and blind travelers.
  • A Guide to Accessible Worship: Welcoming All to Your Congregation -Making worship accessible is one of the most important actions you can take as a community leader in the modern age.
  • Welcome to The Listen Factor - Here at The Listen Factor, we stream a variety of great media sound tracks specifically designed for folks who are blind and/or visually impaired making it difficult to see the TV screen.
  • Narrative Television Network -- Free Programming -- Accessible to people who are blind and visually impaired to utilize screen readers.
    Since 1988, NTN has been a leader in making television, movies, and educational programming accessible to our nation's 13 million people who are blind and visually impaired and their families.
  • Valiant Galaxy Associates - Valiant Galaxy Associates was formed to provide quality audio games and applications for the blind and visually impaired. Our goal is to provide low cost gaming, high quality play experience, and where possible a high degree of replayability. No one company can be all things to all people, but we wish to excel in any field we enter and to that end we will be continually expanding the scope and reach of our games.
  • 7-128 Software - Computer Games for Everyone - Welcome to 7128.com, where you can get games that are entertaining, easy to understand, and reasonably priced. By making our games accessible to gamers with special needs as well as those less challenged we make them easier to use for all.
  • PCS Games Home Page - We make audio amusements that tickle your ears! A daunting compendium of most Windows games for the blind.
  • Nick's Mathematical Puzzles - Accessible math puzzles on a range of topics.
    • Blind Adrenaline Simulations Games by one of us, for all of us.
  • AudioGames, your resource for audiogames, games for the blind, games for the visually impaired! - AudioGames.net is a site dedicated to audio games (games based on sound) and blind-accessible games. Originally this site started out as a database of audio games only, but due to the massive response of the blind community, we've broadened the scope of the website.

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