Links for you!
Don't miss these must-see sites.

Blindness

www.blindness.org - The Foundation Fighting Blindness funds the research that will discover the causes, treatments, preventive methods and cures for visual impairments.

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Etnborko/ffb-md/index.html - The Foundation Fighting Blindness, Maryland Affiliate

www.eticomm.net/~asb - The Associated Services for the Blind (ASB) Information Center provides information and assistance for individuals with vision loss. ASB offers newsletter, computer courses and volunteer opportunities.

Braille

www.afb.org/braillebug - Braille Bug, an interactive channel on the American Foundation for the Blind's website created to teach sighted children about Braille and to encourage literacy among all children--sighted and visually impaired.

www.hotbraille.com - By accessing this website, you can send Braille letters, learn about Braille and meet others who have an interest in Braille.

www.mbvol.org - The Midwestern Braille Volunteers website offers information on ordering Braille books and services provided by the organization.

www.braillejewelry.com
A website offering Braille Jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings.

www.hotbraille.com
Hot Braille provides a free Braille transcribing mail service.

http://members.tripod.com/~Chocolates/greeting_bars.html
ChocoBraille makes chocolate Braille greeting cards — a unique card for holidays or gift-giving occasions.

http://users.aol.com/LBWBraille/lbw.htm
Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc. provides Braille and large print Bibles and Christian reading materials to blind and visually impaired individuals.

www.acb.org/Magazine/
Braille Forum is the monthly magazine of the American Council of the Blind.

www.systechdisplays.com
Systech Displays is a manufacturer of Braille signs for ATMs.

www.customkeys.com
The Key Connection, inc. provides custom keyboards, including Braille, overlays and assistive keyboards.

www.encyclopedia.com/articles/01798.html
Information on Louis Braille.

www.brailleinstitute.org
The Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides programs and services to educate about blindness, visually impaired and blind individuals and macular degeneration.

www.nbp.org/ - National Braille Press is a nonprofit braille printing and publishing house established in 1927.

www.brailleinstitute.org
Braille Institute of America, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

www.npb.org
National Braille Press, headquartered in Boston, MA.

Deaf

www.deafchildren.org
American Society for Deaf Children, headquartered in Gettysburg, PA.

www.asha.org
American Speech, Language, Hearing Association, headquartered in Rockville, MD.

www.hearinghealth.org
Deafness Research Foundation, headquartered in Washington, DC.

www.gallaudet.edu
Gallaudet University, located in Washington, DC.

www.nad.com
National Association of the Deaf, located in Silver Spring, MD.

Deafblind

www.deafblindadvocates.org
ACT, INC., Advocates for Communication Technology for Deaf-Blind People, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization assists people, who are deafblind, living in the Maryland/Washington, DC area to obtain communication technology and support services and are not otherwise able to afford it.

www.deafblindinfo.org
DeafBlindinfo.org showcases a vast collection of deafblindness information and resources in Minnesota and from around the world. Its Consumer Resource Guides aim to inform and empower adults, youth, families, and senior citizens with dual sensory impairment.

www.deafblindinternational.org
Deafblind International is the world association promoting services for deafblind individuals.

www.deafblind.com
Deafblind.com tries to let sighted, hearing persons understand more about deafblindness and the people who live with being deafblind. It includes information on how we all can communicate with a deafblind person.

www.nfadb.org
The National Family Association for Deaf-Blind is the largest national network of families focusing on issues surrounding deaf-blindness.

Employers of the Blind and Disabled

www.afb.org/emp_broch/attributes.html
Attributes of workers who are blind/visually impaired.

www.bism.com
Blind Industries and Service of Maryland - providing quality service, training, and stable employment to blind adults.

www.igc.apc.org/afb/technology/ctibbroch.html
Database of information about working as a blind/disabled person and information for prospective employers.

www.jobanimal.com
Requires a login name and password, but includes a listing of jobs open to and employers looking for workers with disabilities.

www.inform.umd.edu
Rights and regulations of disabled employees.

www.nib.org
National Industries for the Blind

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