Low Vision Resource List

Courtesy of Low Vision Alliance (LVA)

Please enjoy this carefully curated list of resources related to low vision and visual impairment. We hope this page will be a helpful space to continue or start your access to low vision resources. If you have any questions about this page, please contact our webmaster.

LVA Support and Community Resources

• One-page LVA Resource Flyer – Share by email or print and hand it to friends and vision related organizations!  Share the great news of LVA. Select from the buttons below for PDF or Word format.

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• • LVA Information Hotline – Phone Between 9am Eastern and 9pm Eastern (6am Pacific and 6pm Pacific) Toll Free Hotline (502) 905-0869

• LVA Youth Outreach Team – Tuition Resource Guide. Word format    ~.    PDF
• LVA Zoom Call Events – Weekly and monthly events accessible via computers, smart phones and landline phones. Visit our Events page.

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Books and Reading Materials

• National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (BARD)
  • Find your NLS Regional Library
    • Phone, 888-657-7323  [888- NLS-READ]
    • Weblink, Find your local Library for the Blind
• Amazon large print books
• Audible
• BookShare
• Learning Ally

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Disability & Retirement

• Accessibility Support Numbers – Accessibility phone numbers for technology companies.
• Social Security Administration – Official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration

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Employment

• America’s Job Exchange – Job search engine
• Disability Job Exchange – Job search engine

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Guide Dog Information

• Guide Dog Foundation class lectures
• Guiding Eyes for the Blind class lectures
• Pick of the Litter

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Healthcare Resources

• 5 Star Eye Care – Katie L Friedman, LDO helps seniors who are visually impaired before they go dark with blindness, navigate their frustrations from blurry vision, regain some independence with resources, tips, tools and devices to help them see clearer, using online programs and 1 to 1 consultation to enhance their blinding lifestyle.
• American Academy of Ophthalmology – The mission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is to protect sight and empower lives by serving as an advocate for patients and the public, leading ophthalmic education, supporting research and advancing the profession of ophthalmology.
• American Academy of Optometry
• American Optometric Association
• Caring for a Clinic Patient with Vision Loss – A document created and shared by the North Dakota Association of the Blind
  • Click to view this document in PDF format
  • Click to view or download the Word docx format
• International Academy of Low Vision Specialists

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How-To Tutorials

Daily Living Skills – Videos

• Hadley –  Online, on-demand workshops spanning many topics including adjusting to vision loss, daily living, technology, and more. All available by free subscription.
• North Dakota Vision Services Golden Guide Videos
• The Blind Kitchen – Adaptive tools, helpful strategies and specialized knowledge are provided to blind and vision-impaired people who want to cook safely, confidently, and independently.

Technology Related – Videos

• Apple Watch
• Check Writing Guide
• Envelope Guide
• Hadley –  Online, on-demand, free  workshops spanning many topics including  technology, and much more.
• More Media Clips
• Writing Guide

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Low Vision Writing Tools

• Low Vision Pen
  • Pens/Markers-Maxi Aids
• Low Vision Paper
  • American Printing House Bold Lined Paper

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Newsletters

• Top Tech Tidbits – Releases weekly on Tuesdays
  • Top Tech Tidbits Archives – List of back issues
• Vision Access newsletter from CCLVI – Quarterly newsletter

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Organizations

Low Vision

• American Council of the Blind Resources – A comprehensive list
• Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey – Established in 1943, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey empowers people with vision loss or blindness by providing support, education, and training in assistive technology and independent living skills.

Visual Impairment and Blindness Related

• AIRSLA – Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles
• American Council of the Blind
• American Foundation for the Blind
• American Printing House for the Blind
• Blind Girl Designs – Apparel with tactile ink.
• Braille Institute Los Angeles
• Braille Wear – Custom embroidery with print and/or Braille letters for totes, aprons, T-shirts & accessories.
• Insightful Publications – Insightful Publications publishes State Resource Handbooks that provide information, resources and a user-friendly platform for the blind and visually impaired communities.
• NOAH – National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
• Safe Toddles – Safe Toddles creates the world’s only Pediatric Belt Cane. The wearable white cane is a medically necessary device for infants with mobility visual impairment or blindness for safe walking development.
• Sendero Group
• USA Blind Athletes
• White cane tips- Article and links

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Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired

• Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
• Addiction Treatment and Rehab for Deaf and Blind Individuals
• AI-Media
• Braille Legos
• Enhanced Vision
• Envision America
• Eschenbach Optik of America, Inc
• Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired Discussion Groups
• IrisVision
• Kurzweil Educational Systems
• Lighthouse Guild
• Spectrios
• System Access To Go
• Vispero

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Podcasts for the Blind and Visually Impaired

• • American Council of the Blind Advocacy Podcast
  • Apple Accessibility
  • Blind Abilities
  • Blind and Beyond Radio Show
  • Blind Bargains
  • Eyes Free Sports
  • Eyes on Success
  • Freedom Scientific Cast
  • Life After Blindness
  • Main Menu
  • Mystic Access
  • Sound Prints
  • Tech Talk Accessible World
  • Visabilities
  • Writing Works Wonders

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Scholarship – Tuition Resources

• CCLVI Scheigert Scholarships Fund
• CCLVI Youth Outreach Team Tuition Resource Guide

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Technology Resources

Magnification

• EZ2See Products LLC – EZ2See Products was launched in 2015 by a low- vision senior to make a truly, accessible weekly style calendar. Its many unique features help those dealing with low-vision or who need an extra-large amount of uncluttered writing space.
• Fusion
• Independent Living Aids
• Maxi Aids
• MysticAccess Tutorials
• ZoomText

Computer Related and Electronic Aids

• • Access2Ability
  • Assistive Technology Training & Support, Julian Vargas
  • Dolphin Computer Access
  • Independent Living Aids Large Print Keyboards
  • Maxi Aids Large Print Keyboards
  • NVDA text-to-speech software 
  • Pneuma Solutions
  • Pure 3D Sound Scapes
  • Technology User Group – Maryland state library

Technology Related Resources

• Keyboard shortcut document–  Over 20 pages of keyboard shortcuts curated from a Zoom call in April of 2022. Compiled by Christine Chaikin of CCLVI.
• Laufware –  Discover  many Windows accessible softWare options.
  • Laufware shortcut collection – Scores of shortcuts for different programs.

Technology Training How-To Videos

• Apple Watch
• Check Writing Guide
• Envelope Guide
• Hadley  Institute – Online, on-demand, free workshops spanning many topics including technology, and much more.
• More Media Clips
• Writing Guide

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