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Parent & Family Information
Braille Books
Resources for Families
Braille Books
American Action Fund
www.actionfund.org
This is an
organization out of Baltimore,
Maryland that offers a free Braille books program. The program will provide a
free Braille book every month from a popular children's reading series.
Complete the application online or write: American Action Fund for Blind
Children and Adults, Free Braille Books Program, 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore,
Maryland 21230.
Braille
Institute
www.brailleinstitute.org
This is a
private, nonprofit organization, which provides education, information, and
services. Families, sign up for the Braille Special Collections, which offers
free Braille books for children.
Braille
International, Inc
www.brailleintl.org
Operates a
mail-order bookstore for individuals with a visual impairment. Request a free
catalog for these reasonably priced Braille books.
I
Can See Books
www.marvelsoft.com
This is an
online Braille bookstore.
National
Braille Press
www.nbp.org
Publication of
Braille materials. Take a look at the Braille book club. This book club offers
Braille books to families ranging in cost from $4.95 to 15.96.
Jason
and Nordic Publishers
www.jasonandnordic.com
This publisher
carries a series of children's books which have main characters with
disabilities. The book entitled, The Night Search, is about a young girl
who is blind.
Seedlings
Braille Books for Children
www.seedlings.org
They have over
400 books for children in print/Braille formats.
The Braille
Resource and Literacy Center (The BRL Center)
1094 South 350
West,
Orem, Utah
84058 phone 801-225-3334. Offers books for beginning readers in
double-spaced, non-interpoint Braille. Some books are available in Grade 1 and
others are available in Grade 2.
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Resources for Families
Alliance
for Parental Involvement in Education
www.croton.com/allpie
This is a
noon-profit organization which assists and encourages parental involvement in
education. It distributes newsletters and books.
The
Association for person with severe handicaps
(TASH)
www.tash.org
This is an
international advocacy organization for people with severe disabilities.
Blindskills,
Inc.
www.blindskills.com
This
organization publishes Dialogue Magazine. It contains resources and information
about blindness.
Camp
Barnabas
www.campbarnabas.com
This is a
non-denominational Christian summer camp for children with special needs. For
information call 417-476-2565.
Council for
Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org
This is a
large international professional organization for educators in the field of
special education.
American
Council of the Blind
www.acb.org
This
organization provides support and information for parents of children with
visually impairments. The organization publishes a newsletter called the Braille
Forum.
Hadley
School for the Blind
www.hadley-school.org
The Hadley School
for the Blind offers distance-learning opportunities. Correspondence courses
are available in Braille and Communication, Technology, Independent Living,
Recreation & Leisure, and Parent and Family.
Institute for Families of
Blind Children
www.instituteforfamilies.org
This is a
non-profit organization that provides information for professionals and
families.
National
Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired, Inc.
(NAPVI)
www.spedex.com/napvi
A non-profit organization providing information and resources for children and
families.
National
Association for the Visually Handicapped
www.navh.org
Association
which provides information and referrals.
National
Family Association for Deaf-Blind
www.helenkeller.org
A national
organization which provides information and support for families of persons who
are deaf-blind.
National
Federation of the Blind
www.nfb.org
A consumer and
advocacy membership organization of blind individuals. Oversees National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children.
The National Organization
for Albinism and Hypopigmentation
www.albinism.org
A volunteer
organization for persons with Albinism and their families.
National
Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
(NORD)
www.rarediseases.org
This
organization maintains a database of rare diseases. A listing of over 1,100
diseases are included.
National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
www.nichcy.org
This contains
a clearinghouse for information about disabled children and youth to age 22.
National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children
www.nfb.org/nopbc.htm
This is a
national membership organization of parents and friends of blind children. They
provide support, and information. They offer a Braille pen-pal service and the
Braille Readers are Leaders contest.
PACER Parent
Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
www.pacer.org
This
organization offers individual help for parents of children and young adults
with disabilities.
The Preemie
Place
www.thepreemieplace.org
This is a
organization which provides support, and information for parents, families and
friends of preemie babies.
USABA United States Association of
Blind Athletes www.usaba.org
This
organization provides coaching and training for individuals who are visually
impaired in 9 different sports. In the year 2000, Marla Runyan a USABA athlete
qualified for a U.S. Olympic Team.
Rehabilitation Services for
the Blind and Visually Impaired
www.dss.state.mo.us/dfs/rehab/rehab.htm
This is an
agency that provides services to people with varying degrees of visual
impairment. Services are provided through vocational rehabilitation, and
children's or transition services.
Toy
Manufacturers of America
www.toy-tia.org/index.html
Publisher of
Guide to Toys for Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.
Toys for the
Handicapped
www.tfhusa.com
Sells adapted
toys and fun products for children and adults with special needs.
V.I. Guide Home Page
www.viguide.com
This site
contains information on many topics pertaining to parenting and teaching a child
with a visual impairment.
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