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RESOURCE LIST FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS
CAMPS
CHALLENGE ASPEN P.O. Box M Aspen, Co 81612 Tel: (970) 923-0578 Fax:(970) 923-7338 Contact Person: Wendy Bontempo, Operations Director www.challengeaspen.com
Winter sports camp for disabled children and adults.
CAMP INDIAN CREEK CHRISTIAN RECORD BRAILLE FOUNDATION 444 South 52nd Street Lincoln, NE 68516 Tel: (402) 488-0981 Fax: (402) 488-7582 www@christian record.org
Camp for legally blind persons age nine and up, usually held for one week in the summer.
EDUCATION
THE HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND 700 Elm Street Winnetka, IL 60093-0299 Tel: 1-800-323-4238 Fax: 1-847-446-0855 TTY: 1-847-446-8111 Contact Services: Student Services. Contact Person: Dawn Tucker, Sr. Vice President
Provides distance learning classes for visually challenged students 14 years old and above and the parents of younger children, infants and up, free of charge. Also provides adult continuing education classes.
HEATH RESOURCE CENTER American Counsel on Education 1 Dupont Circle NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 1-800-544-3284 www.Heath.gwwu.edu Contact Person: Ellen Park-Hurst Barham, Research Assistant
Provides higher education information.
TENNESSEE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND 115 Stewarts Ferry Pike Nashville, TN 37214 Tel: (615) 231-7300 E-mail: joldham@TSB.k12tn.net
Day and residential program for legally blind students. Outreach programs include - summer camps, consultation with school systems, preschool evaluations.
MATERIALS
National Center for Blindness AMERICAN ACTION FUND FOR BLIND CHILDREN AND ADULTS/AMERICAN BROTHERHOOD FOR THE BLIND 1800 Johnson St. Baltimore, MD 21230 Tel: (410) 659-9315 Fax: (410) 685-5653
Braille reading materials, Braille calendars
THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND, INC. 1839 Frankfort Ave. P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206-0085 Tel: (502) 895-2405, 1-800-223-1839 Fax: (502) 899-2274 Contact Person: Malcom Turner, Web/Data Base Associate (and acts as Webmaster)
Printing House. Major source for Braille, Large Print, recorded materials, aids, and appliances for persons with vision challenges.
BRAILLE INSTITUTE 741 North Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90029 Tel: 1-800-272-4553 Fax: (323) 663-0240
Braille periodicals & links, magazines etc.
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS 88 St. Stephens Street Boston, MA 02115 Contact Person: Ethan Rowe
Tel: (617) 266-6160 Fax: (617) 437-0456
also: www.braille.com
Braille books, free down loads, and links.
RECORDING FOR THE BLIND AND DYSLEXIC 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540 Tel: 1-800-221-4792 Contact Person: Judy Gary ext: 7607
Textbooks, reference and professional materials for persons with print disabilities
TENNESSEE RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED C/O Tennessee School for the Blind 115 Stewarts Ferry Pike Nashville, TN 37214 Tel: (615) 321-7406 Contact person: Carol McCarroll
Provides Braille and Large Print books and other necessary instructional materials to visually impaired school students in Tennessee.
ORGANIZATIONAL
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND 1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004 Washington, DC 20005 Tel: (202) 467-5081 - 1-800-424-8666 State of TN dept. Tel: (615) 262-4938 Hattie Bond - President. www.acb.org
Membership organization that strives to better the lives of visually impaired students and adults. (Advocacy dept., government affairs dept., annual scholarship program.
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 502-7661
Contact: Julia Tucker
A national resource for people who are visually impaired. Books, pamphlets, sponsor of research.
CITIZENS WITH LOW VISION INTERNATIONAL 2879 East Alden PlaceAnaheim, CA 92806 Telephone 1-714-630-8098 - 1-800-733-2258 Contact Person: Coletta Davis- Bernice Kanadarian Internet: hhtp://www.tbaynet.com/cclvi
JOB ACCOMMODATIONS NETWORK1-800-526-7234 Internet: www.jan.wvu.edu Contact: Anne Hirsh / Beth Loy, Webmaster
NAVH 22 West 21st St. New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 889-3141 Fax: (212) 727-2931 Contact Person: Cezar Gomez, COO
National Association for the Visually Handicapped that works with millions of people worldwide dealing with difficulties of vision impairment.
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND 1800 Johnson St. Baltimore, MD 21230 Tel: (410) 659-9314 Contact Person: Lorinda Riddle
Membership organization providing information and advocacy.
NICHCY P.O. Box 1492 Washington, DC 20013 Tel: (202) 884-8200 TTY: 1-800-695-0285 Contact Person: Lisa Cooper E-mail: lkupper@aed.org Web Page: NICHEY@aed.org
National information center for children and youth with disabilities. Personal responses to specific questions, publications, referrals and information searches.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PARENTS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED P.O. Box 317 Watertown, MA 02471 Tel: (617) 972-7441 or 1-800-562-6265 Fax: (617) 972-7444
Information and assistance to parents of children with visual impairments.
NOAH National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation P.O. Box 959 East Hampstead, NH 03826-0959 Tel: (603) 887-2310 or 1-800-473-2310 Fax: (603) 887-6049
Volunteer organization for persons and families involved with the condition of albinism.
RP INTERNATIONAL P.O. Box 900 Woodland Hills, CA 91365 Tel: (818) 992-0500 Fax: (818) 992-3265 Research retinitis pigmentosa service
STEP Support Training for Exceptional Parents, Inc. 480 Craighead Street Nashville, TN 37204 Tel: (931) 431-6644 Fax: (615) 383-1176 E-mail: tnstepmtoc@aol.com Contact Person: Alena Sampson
TENNESSEE PROTECTION & ADVOCACY 2416 21st Ave. South Nashville, TN 37212 Tel: (615) 298-1080 or 1-800-297-9636 Fax: (615) 298-2046 E-mail: DianeL@Tpainc.org Intake Coordinator: 1-800-342-1661 Advocators for the rights of citizens with disabilities.
THE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS 11435 Cran Hill Drive Owensmill, MD 21177 Tel: 1-888-394-3937
Contact Person: Mitsy Palmer/ Laura Hagar, Webmaster
Fund research for retinal degenerative diseases.
PRODUCTS
NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE 1291 Taylor Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20542 Tel: (202) 707-5100 www.lcweb.loc.gov/ms/reference/assist. Also: www.10c.gov/n/s Reference Circular "Assistive Services for Reading."
Nashville Public Library 615 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219 Tel: (615) 862-5800 ext. 5 Contact Person: Pam Reece, Public Relations Manager Tel: (615) 862-2753 LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL 111E 59th St. New York, NY 10022 Tel: 1-800-829-0500 Web page: www.lighthouse.org E-mail: Info@lighthouse.org
Produces publications and is a clearinghouse for visually handicapped persons.
INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS 200 Robbins Lane Jerico, NY 11753 Tel: 1-800-537-2118 Fax: (516) 937-3906 Web page: www.independentliving.com E-mail: can-do@independentliving.com Contact Person: Mimi Berman / Bryan Cooper, Webmaster
Market source for a variety of independent living aids.
FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC 11800 31st Court North St. Petersburg, FL 33716 Tel: 1-800-444-4443 Fax: (727) 803-8001 Contact Person: Scott Meyers, Director of Marketing
Product information, note takers, Braille display and embossers
SPALDING MAGNIFIERS 13150 FM529 Suite 118 Houston, TX 77041 Tel: 1-888-551-0054 Fax: (713) 466-4615
Telesensory equipment
VISION ADVANTAGE INC. 42-200 State St. Suite A-10 Palm Desert, CA 92211 Tel: 760-862-9040 Fax: (760) 862-9994 www.vision advantage.net Contact Person: Ron DeLoung, Owner
Reading devices
GOODKIN BORDER & ASSOCIATES 1862 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Austell, GA 30168 Tel: (770) 944-8226 / 1-800-759-6275 Fax: (770) 944-0254 Knoxville (865) 577-3008 Nashville (blindness) (615) 264-3420 (low vision) TN. Representative Faye Cox (615) 822-4069 Contact person: Elizabeth Merrill
Products and consultation for people with low vision, blindness, and learning disorders.
SERVICES
DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES (DDS) P. O. Box 775 Nashville, TN 37219 Tel: (615) 313-5464 1 or 1-800-342-1117 www.state.tn.us/humanserv/programs.htm Contact Person: Shelia Romines
Make disability determinations for the Social Security Administration for Tennesseans applying for Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) and Supplemental Security Benefits (SSI) through the Social Security Program.
LIONS EYE CENTER @ VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (TN EYE CNTR) 1211 21st Ave. Nashville, TN 37212 Tel: (615) 936-1034 Fax: (615) 936-2118 Contact Person: Sherry Simpson, Supervisor
Provides vision services to children. Financially needy children may be referred for Tenn Care and their community Lions club for sponsorship of services.
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER ON BLINDNESS AND LOW VISION P.O. Box 6189 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Tel: (662) 325-2694, (662) 325-2001 or 1-800-675-7782 E-mail: RRTC@Ra.msstate.edu Contact Person: B. J. LeJeune
Information and referral source on line accessible base of resources.
P.A.V.E. P.O. Box 328 Peabody College, Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37203 Tel: (615) 322-2249, 343-8783, or 322-2249 Contact Person: Jo Ellen Fowler, Program Coordinator of Communications at the Kennedy Center
Tennessee School for the Blind Coordinator of P.A.V.E. - Becky Reddy (615) 231-7336
Provides low vision evaluations, optical aids, and conferences at no charge.
TENNESSEE LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 403 7th Ave North Nashville, TN 37243-0313 Tel: 1-800-342-3308 WWW.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/LBPH/lbph. Contact Person: Ruth Hemphill
Provides recorded, Braille, and large print books for persons unable to read print because of physical disability. Maintains a library of descriptive video's.
NASHVILLE TALKING LIBRARY 505 Heritage Drive Madison, TN 37115 Tel: (615) 862-5874 Volunteer Coordinator Contact Person: Fran Ziglar E-mail: fran.ziglar@nashville.gov Michael Wagner - E-mail: michael.wagner@nashville.gov
Closed circuit radio transmission, newspaper & book articles, free receiver.
VOCATIONAL
TENNESSEE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS (TVTC) 460 9th Avenue Smyrna, TN 37167 TEL: (615) 459-6811 www.state.tn.us/humanserv/trc-tvtc.htm
Contact Person: Gail Demick Supervisor Vision Impaired Services
Annette Murphy PC Support
Network of 18 facilities throughout the state that provides vocational evaluation, work adjustment and job placement in local communities.
TENNESSEE REHABILITATION CENTER Tel: (615) 459-6811 ext. 246 Contact Person: Gail Demick
The state's only residential vocational rehabilitation training facility, which offers vocational evaluation, training, Independent Living Skill Training, job development and placement.
SERVICES FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED Citizens Plaza Bldg. 400 Deadrick Street, 11th Floor Nashville, TN 37248-6200 Tel: 1-800-628-7818 (statewide)
Provides rehabilitation services to the blind or visually impaired to promote employment, independent living, and adjustment to blindness. This program also provides some emergency medical treatment to prevent blindness to those who can not afford such treatment.
SKILCRAFT (National Industries for the Blind) 1901 N. Beauregard St. Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22311-1727 Tel: (703) 998-0770 Fax: (703) 998-8368
Services and information for persons with blindness.
JOB ACCOMMODATION NETWORK (JAN)
International toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Tel: 1-800-669-3362
Information and assistance with employee discrimination and ADA
AMERICA'S JOB LINE NETWORK Tel: (410) 767-2626
Employment information for blind persons.
U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR OFFICE & DISABILITIES 200 Constitution Avenue, Suite 1303 Washington, DC 20210 Tel: (202) 693-7880
Promotes employment of persons with disabilities.
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