Blind New World
Is it possible we fear blindness so much that we exclude those without sight?
Stigmas, misperceptions and deep feelings about blindness lead us to marginalize and exclude this highly capable population.
Camp Abilities
A week-long Educational Sports Camp Children with Visual Impairments
Coping With Vision Loss In Mid-Life
This young lady describes her efforts to cope with
Vision Loss in the prime of her life.
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Family Connect
Our Mission
FamilyConnect is an online, multimedia community created to give parents of visually impaired children a place to support each other, share stories and concerns, and link to local resources.
Tangible Surface Research
Tactile Icon Research and Development
Based on feedback from the visually impaired community we have developed products to help people with low or no vision use their touch surface appliances. Our tactile icon products are called HALOS - Home Appliance Labeling and Overlay System and a list of tactile icons are on this page - HALOS Standard Tactile Icon Set page.
The Braille Institute
Offers a variety of classes and training, largely in California.
Vision Aware (Getting Started)
This site offers a number of resources intended to assist those who are in the early stages of sight loss.
Wonder Baby.org
Answers to many of your questions about raising children.