Audio Books and Magazines, Available by Mail or by Downloading to a Device
- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
888-657-7323 (books and player provided free) - Bookshare
Accessible online library: $50 annually; free for students.
Read on your computer, tablet, smart phone or assistive device - Choice Magazine Listening
(quarterly issues of recorded magazine selections, unabridged) | 888-724-6423 - Audio Bibles for the Blind
- NFB-NEWSLINE ®
- Pinellas Talking Book Library |866-619-9568
Large Print Materials and Visual Devices
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Learning Sight & Sound (LS&S) | 800-468-4789
- MaxiAids | 800-522-6294
- Independent Living Aids | 800-537-2118
- New York Times Large Print Weekly | 800-631-2580
- Enhanced Vision | 888-811-3161
- Vispero
Technologies: Computers, Cell Phones, Video Magnifiers
- Search “voice to text software”
- Apple and Mac devices
- Apple accessibility information | 877-204-3930
- AppleVis user community
- Facebook accessibility
- Microsoft Accessibility tutorials | 800-936-5900
- Accessible cellphones
- Computers for the Blind (CFTB)
- ZoomText magnification computer software
- Video magnifiers: List of products and descriptions
National Organizations for Support, Information and Research Updates
- American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)
- Lighthouse Guild | 800-284-4422
- American Diabetes Association | 800-342-2383
- American Foundation for the Blind | 212-502-7633
- Glaucoma Research Foundation | 800-826-6693
- Hadley School for the Blind online courses | 800-323-4238
- Macular Degeneration Association | 855-962-2852
- National Eye Health Education Program, English and Spanish
- National Federation of the Blind | 410-659-9314 (toll call)
- National Industries for the Blind | 703-310-0500 (toll call)
- National Institutes of Health database of privately and publicly funded clinical trials around the world
- Prevent Blindness | 800-331-2020
- Vision AwareTM
- Vision Center
- In Canada
- Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada | 844-887-8572
- CNIB Foundation | 800-265-4127
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Vision Rehabilitation Self-Help Materials
- VisionAwareTM Emotional Adjustment to Vision Loss from the American Printing House for the Blind
- Fall prevention brochure from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- A Self-Help Guide to Nonvisual Skills (PDF), D. Roberts, 2011
- Making Life More Livable: Simple Adaptations for Living at Home After Vision Loss, M. Duffy, American Printing House for the Blind; 800-223-1839
- Aging comes with different challenges, one of which is becoming visually impaired or blind. According to the American Foundation for the Blind, more than six million seniors have some form of vision loss. Visual limitations can make living alone and tackling activities of daily living challenging. Fortunately, assisted living communities can be an excellent solution for aging adults with vision impairment.
- Best Medical Alert Systems for Blind People
Locate Vision Rehabilitation Services Near You
Ask if services include a vision rehabilitation consultation by an MD or OD; device recommendations; devices for loan; rehabilitation training for reading, writing, shopping, cooking, lighting, glare control; home assessment; mobility training; support groups. Ask about cost: Are these services free, billed to insurance or paid another way? Medicare covers most services but not devices.
Support Groups
- Lighthouse Guild Tele-Support Groups
- Sight Matters™
- Our Macular Degeneration Journey
- Owl Radio
- My Macular Degeneration Journey/Journal
- All About Vision
- American Optometric Association (AOA)
- My Home In Sight Kit
- Look To Your Future
Low Vision
- Lighthouse Guild Low Vision Services
- International Academy of Low Vision Specialist (IALVS)
- San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired
- The Chicago Lighthouse
- Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center
- Lighthouse of Pinellas
- En-Vision America
- DBS Division of Blind Services
- IrisVision Wearable visual assistive device
AMD Monitoring Tools
A home-based monitoring program supporting earlier detection of wet AMD in intermediate dry AMD patients.
Clinical Trials
Veterans
Veterans can receive services and devices free of charge.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | 844-698-2311
Nutrition
Financial help