Good Resources on the Web
These web sites are major resources of information.
8455 Colesville Road #935
Silver Spring MD 20910
301-588-9284 or 800-227-0216 v
301-587-1967 f
kabelnap@aol.com
A large database of assistive technology devices
CSLI Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305
415-723-1224 v
415-723-0758 f
betsy@csli.stanford.edu
A project to influence the design of future products to include access to the disabled, also some work on GUI access.
A comprehensive listing of all the blindness-related list-serves
A web resource for the blind in France (site is in French)
923 Broad Street #100
Durham NC 27705
919-286-1911 v
919-286-7876 f
gotwals@shodor.org
An excellent course on braille offered through the internet
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330
818-677-2578 voice/TTY v
818-677-4929 f
ltm@csun.edu
C-SUN Center on Disabilities runs an annual conference near LA airport in late March; well attended by Americans, Europeans, and those from the Pacific rim
1775 Chatsworth Blvd. #261
San Diego CA 92107
sreilly@mail.sandi.net
a major publication and an annual conference, usually in March that draws people worldwide
Canada
irwin@east.cnib.ca
'Promoting braille as a primary medium for persons who are blind'
39 Cross Street, Suite 201
Peabody MA 01960
978-531-8555; 978-538-3110 TTY v
978-531-0192 f
cast@cast.org
a variety of web resources; most well known for Bobby, a web access tester available from CAST
P.O. Box 68, 526 Main Street
Henderson MN 56044
507-248-3294 v
507-248-3810 f
info@closingthegap.com
A major conference and source of informaition on vendors dealing with computer access. Runs an annual conference on computer technology/education/disability access each October in Bloomington (near Minneapolis) MN.
72 Great Portland Street
London W1N 5AL
United Kingdom
+44-1-20-7911-5161 v
+44-1-20-7911-5000 f
p.j.dilly@westminster.ac.uk
345 N Monmouth Ave
Monmouth OR 97361
800-438-9376; 800-854-7013 TTY v
503-838-8150 f
dblink@tr.wou.edu
The National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are deaf-blind
iwan@dais.is.tokoku.ac.jp
A fascinating mix of American and Japanese resources.
12 Johnson Hall, 101 Pleasant Ave SE
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-624-4037 v
612-625-5572 f
A variety of items, some specific to Univ of MN, some generic (useful for those outside of MN), including information on basic braille.
A product vendor that keeps a list of Pen Pals, chat line, and chat rooms, as well as resource lists
Seal, Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EB
United Kingdom
A good resource on technology, with a focus on the United Kingdom
c/o AAHE, One Dupont Circle #360
Washington DC 20036
202-393-6440 x 48 v
easi@rit.edu
a major resource of information about disability access at colleges and universities; includes a list of vendors at Closing the Gap
1400 East-West Highway #427
Silver Spring MD 20910
310-589-8899 v
74444.1076@compuserve.com
a mixture of documents, political organizing, web tools, and accessibility information.
+43-1-58801-36602 v
+43-1-58801-36697 f
Research Group on Rehabilitation Technology at Vienna University of Technology
4807 Evanswood Dr #300
Columbus OH 43229
614-785-1163; 800-229-0844; 614-785=1158 TTY v
614-785-0513 f
glarcdbe@ssco.org
Great Lakes Area Regional Center for Deaf-Blind Education
700 Elm Street
Winnetka IL 60093
847-446-8111 v
847-446-8153 f
info@hadley-school.org
Hadley School is the only coorespondance school for the Blind
info@indie.ca
a major resource with a Canadian focus
a good searchable list of non-profit agencies around the world
drwinsor@lowvision.org
comprehensive listing of organizations and businesses related to blindness
2811 Fair Park Blvd., P.O.Box 4055
Little Rock AR 72204
501-664-7100 v
501-664-2743 f
training@lwsb.org
offers a variety of training programs for the blind
Spanish language resource for the blind and low vision.
43 BD du 11 Novembre 1918
69622 Villeurbanne
France
+33 4-72-43-14-77 v
a significant web site on handicap issues in France
1065 W. Lomita Blvd #455
Harbor City CA 90710
310-534-2222 v
801-365-5333 f
mail@mhcr.com
a disability publication from Southern Califoria
800-346-2742 v
a huge searchable database on rehabilitation topics
National Association of the Deaf-Blind
814 Thayer Ave
Silver Spring MA 20910
301 588-6545 tty v
services for the deaf-blind
125 Western Avenue
Boston MA 02134
617-300-3400 v/TTY v
617-300-1035 f
ncam@wgbh.org
a major center for captioning and research on all aspects of accessible media
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore MD 21230
410-659-9314 v
410-685-5653 f
The NFB has an extensive web site
1530 Locust Street #29
Philadelphia PA 19102
215-545-2322 or 800-473-2330 v
webmaster@albinism.org
assistance for Albinism and for low-vision
9999 Pelham Parkway
Bronx NY 10469
718-519-7000 x348 v
718-231-9314 f
JHNYI@AOL.COM
A School for the Blind with an excellent home page
Weniger Hall 301
Corvallis OR 97331
503-737-3278 v
503-737-1683 f
gardner@physics.orst.edu
Dots Plus is a project to develop an alternative tactile system for math/science to 6-dot braille. He has worked on an 8-dot braille system, and 'Dots Plus', a system of alternative tactile shapes.
6333 Malvern Ave
Philadephia PA 19151
215-877-0313 v
215-877-2709 f
denise@obs.org
@braille production at a school for the blind (translation)
a good reference and learning site for HTML
Court Oak Rd Harborne
Birmingham B179TG
United Kingdom
+44 121 428 5018 v
+44 121 428 5048 f
enquiries@qac.ac.uk
organizes the Sight Village conference in United Kingdom in July every year
Mississippi State U., P.O. Box 6189
Mississippi State MS 39762
662-325-2001 voice; 662-325-8693 TTY v
6621-325-8989 f
ganizes the Sight Village conference in United Kingdom in July every year
dday@az.com
An excellent web page set up by the mom of a blind kid
24843 Del Prado, #283
Dana Point CA 92629
949-661-6904 v
949-240-9785 f
info@rjcooper.com
a site devoted to adaptive toys and equipment. Some downloadable games
47 Toa Payoh Rise
298104 Singapore
Singapore
+65 251 4331 v
+65 253 7191 f
large web page with many links
a web site on providing resources to assist disabled school children in Canada
4800 North Lamar
Austin TX 78756
512-377-0500; or 800-252-5204 (voice or TTY) v
512-377-0685 f
1100 W. 45th Street
Austin TX 78756
512-454-8631 v
512-458-3395 f
jallan@tenet.edu
Excellent web site, with a very good section on math and Nemeth code
valuable listing of toys for blind children
S-151 Waisman Center, 1500 Highland Ave.
Madison WI 53528
608-262-6966 v
608-262-8848 f
vanderhe@macc.wisc.edu
Computer adaptations for people with disabilities; information and databases on assistive technologies. Research on access to new operating systems, information kiosks, and much more.
excellent legal guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Unione Italiana Ciechi, Centro Nazionale Tiflotecnico
38 Via Borogognona
I-00187 Roma
Italy
+39 669 9881 v
+39 6678 6815 f
cnt@uiciechi.it
organization of the blind in Italy, sells some technical aids for the blind
a site from the University of Toronto and the ATRC on how to use adaptive technology to use web browsers
thorough and definitive refernce material on HTML
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