Resources

CCB Publications and Info

CCB Recommended Common Courtesy Guidelines when interacting with a Blind or Visually Impaired Person

Failing Sight and the Family Plight- CCB Seniors with Vision Loss Committee Pamphlet
Download the Microsoft Word version of Failing Sight and the Family Plight
Failing Sight and the Family Plight- Spanish Edition
Failing Sight and the Family Plight- Chinese Edition

CCB Student Scholarships

Accessibility

• The Rehabilitation Act Section 508
• Web Accessibility Guidelines Overview
• Adobe Access Page - Learn More about Universal Access To Adobe Products
• Safeway's Accessibility Site
• Information About Section 508 And Accessability
• The Microsoft Accessibility Home Page
• Understanding ADA Guideliness for Accessible Signs

Advocacy

• American Council of the Blind
• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
• Academy for Certification of Vision and Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP)
• Job Accomodation Network
• National Association for the Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
• Through the Looking Glass
• American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
• Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER-BVI)
• National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairment (NAPVI)
• National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH)
• State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
• Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
• Disability Rights Legal Center Los Angeles
• Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
• Foundation Fighting Blindness
• The Foundation for Retinal Research
• Glaucoma Research Foundation
• Keratoconus Foundation
• Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center for Blindness and Low Vision
• Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
• Prevent Blindness America
• Western Blind Rehabilitation Center (WBRC)
• National Council of Private Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCPABVI)
• Disability Help for Filing Claims
• Home Ownership for Persons with Disabilities

Braille

• The American Printinghouse For The Blind Home Page
• Braille Institute of America
• Braille International
• BRL: Braille Through Remote Learning
• The National Braille Press Home Page

Education and Scholarships

• American Council of the Blind Scholarship
• Association on Higher Education and Disability
• CCB Student Scholarships
• CCLVI Scholarships
• Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Graduate Scholarships for Disabled Women
• The Hadley School for the Blind

Fun & Games

• 7-128 Software: Top 25 Sites for Gamers who are Blind
• The Accessible Games Web Site
• The Bavisoft (Games) Home Page
• The GMA Games Home Page
• Games from Jim Kitchen
• The P C S Games Home Page

Government

• California Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Impaired
• California Disability Access Information
• The GSA Information Technology Accessibility and Workforce (ITAW)

Guide Dogs and Service Animals

• Guide Dog Users of California
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• Guide Dogs of America
• Guide Dogs of the Desert
• Guide Dog Schools Outside of California
• View or obtain Free Video on Service Animals provided by the Cal Hotel and Lodging Association

Health and Safety

• ACB Legistlative Seminar: Emergency Preparedness
• Readyness to Emergency Preparedness (CFILC)
• Disability Health Coalition
• Accommodating People With Disabilities In Disasters: A Reference Guide

Miscellaneous

• Fred's Head - Useful Tips For The Blind And Visually Impaired
• Helping The Blind And Visually Impaired
• An Accessibility Guide for Yosemite National Park

Radio and Other Audio Services

• ACB Radio
• Audio Description International
• Audio Description Associates
• Blind Radio
• National Center for Access Media
• Radio Reading Service of Greater Los Angeles- Yucaipa California

Technology

• Audio-Tips - Voice chat and online courses for visually impaired computer users
• The Access World Home Page
• The Blind Programmer's Home Page
• Blind Sea Repository Mobile Corner
• The Blinux Documentation And Development Project Home Page
• The Empowerment Zone
• For-The-People - Voice chat and more
• Keyboard Shortcuts for Popular Programs
• Project Assist - Tutorials on using screen readers with Windows applications
• Read This To Me (Reading Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired)
• The Robotron Home Page - Applied Speech Access and Optical Character Recognition

A T Vendors and Service Providers

Service Providers

• Access Technology Institute
• Adaptive Technology Services, provides computer evaluations, customized on-site support and training
• A.T. Kratter & Company
• RL & Associates
• Sweetman Systems
• Visual Aid Services

Vendors

• ABISEE, makers of the ZoomEx Reading System
• Beyond Sight
• The Dancing Dots Home Page - Computer-Based braille music technology
• The Dolphin Access Computer Ltd Home Page
• Duxbury Systems Home Page - The Duxbury And Megadots Braille Translation Programs
• Enabling Technologies
• The Freedom Scientific Home Page
• The GW Micro Home Page
• Humanware Home Page
• Kurzweil Educational Systems Home Page - Reading Machines For the Visually Impaired
• MagniSight
• Optelec
• Sendero Group
• Vision Technology

Retailers

• The Betacom Home Page - Technology-Based solutions for the elderly and those with disabilities
• The Independent Living Aids Home Page
• IRTI - Innovative Rehabilitation Technology Inc.
• LS & S - Learning Sight & Sound Made Easier
• Speak To Me - Talking Products