Consumer Resources
National Organizations
and Associations
American Council
of the Blind (ACB):
1211 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 506
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (800) 424-8666
Web site: www.acb.org
A national consumer and advocacy organization composed primarily
of people who are blind or visually impaired. The Rochester Chapter
meets monthly. You need not be a member to attend these meetings.
For more information, (585) 482-6151.
The following are affiliates of ACB:
• American Blind Lawyers Association
(ABLA)
• ACB Federal Employees (ACBFE)
• ACB Parents (ACBP)
• ACB Service Net (hams)
• Braille Revival League (BRL)
• Council of Citizens with Low Vision (CCLV)
• Council of Rehabilitation Specialists
(CRS)
• FriendsinArt (FIA)
• Guide Dog Users, Inc. (GDUI)
• Independent Visually Impaired Enterprisers
(IVIE)
• National Alliance of Blind Students
(NABS)
• National Association of Blind Teachers (NABT)
• Randolph Sheppard Vendors of America
(RSVA)
• Visually Impaired Data Processors
Int'l. (VIDPI)
• Visually Impaired Secretarial Transcribers
Association
• Visually Impaired Veterans of America
(VIVA)
• World Council of Blind Lions (WCBL)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB):
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 502-7600
Fax: (212) 502-7777
Website: (www.afb.org)
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources. In addition to its New York City headquarters and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC, AFB maintains offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Huntington, WV, and San Francisco. AFB is also proud to house the Helen Keller Archives and honor the over forty years that Helen Keller worked tirelessly with AFB to expand possibilities for people with vision loss.
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
Impaired (AER):
4600 Duke Street, Suite 430
PO Box 22397
Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone: (703) 823-9690
Fax: (703) 823-9695
E-mail: aer@aerbvi.org
Web site: www.aerbvi.org
Association for Macular Diseases, Inc.:
210 East 64th Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 605-3719
Fax: (212) 605-3795
E-mail: association@retinal-
research.org
Web site: www.macula.org
A support group for individuals and their families who are endeav-oring
to adjust to the restrictions and changes brought about by macular
problems.
Blinded Veterans Association:
477 H Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20001-2694
Phone: (202) 371-8880
E-mail: bva@bva.org
Web site: www.bva.org
A national advocacy group that works on behalf of veterans who are
blind.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness:
(formerly Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation),
11435 Cronhill Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117-2220
Toll Free: (888)
394-3937
TDD: (800) 683-5555
Local: (410) 568-0150
Local TDD: (410)
363-7139
E-mail: info@blindness.org
National Association for Visually Handicapped:
22 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 889-3141
National organization devoted solely to people with low vision.
Operates a free large print library throughout the United States.
National Federation of the Blind (NFB):
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314
Fax: (410) 685-5653
Web site: www.nfb.org
A nationwide advocacy organization with the goal of removing social
and economic barriers to full inclusion on the basis of equality.
The local chapter meets monthly.
Office for Civil Rights:
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: (800) USA-LEARN
TTY: (800) 437-0833
Fax: (202) 401-0689
E-mail: customerservice@inet.ed.gov
Serves all people with disabilities. Useful guides and fact sheets.
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