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National Federation of the Blind of Georgia, Inc.
Improving the quality of life for all who are blind.
http://www.nfbga.org
National Federation of the Blind
Voice of the Nation's Blind
http://www.nfb.org
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (National affiliate of the GOPBC)
Support, encouragement, and information for parents of blind children.
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Parents_and_Teachers.asp?SnID=2086950620
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)
Committed to providing support to the parents of children who have visual impairments.
http://www.spedex.com/napvi/
American Foundation for the Blind
Ensuring that blind and visually impaired Americans enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.
http://www.afb.org/
Center for the Visually Impaired (Atlanta, Georgia)
Providing rehabilitation services for individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired. Since 1962
http://www.cviatlanta.org
Georgia PINES
Georgia Parent Infant Network for Educational Services
http://www.gapines.info
FOCUS-Georgia
Families of Children Under Stress
http://www.focus-ga.org
Lekotek (Georgia)
The country's central source on toys and play for children with special needs.
http://www.lekotekga.org/
Georgia Academy for the Blind (Macon, Georgia)
Provides education services to Georgia’s students who have visual impairments or multiple disabilities.
http://www.gabmacon.org
Savannah Association for the Blind, Inc. (912) 236-4473
The Savannah Association for the Blind, Inc. serves southeastern Georgia. They offer a preschool program called "VIPS" or Visually Impaired Preschool Services, as well as a low vision clinic, rehabilitation program, and an adult day services program.
Babies Can't Wait (BCW, Georgia)
Georgia's statewide interagency service delivery system for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families.
http://health.state.ga.us/programs/bcw/index.asp
Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc.
Working with Georgia's disabled and mentally ill to secure their protection and advocacy.
http://www.thegao.org/
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too! (Metro-Atlanta, Georgia)
Provides medical equipment to disabled people in the metro Atlanta area who could not otherwise afford it.
http://www.fodac.org/index2.htm
Disability Resources (Georgia)
Linking people in need with disability organizations and agencies in their own states or communities.
http://www.disabilityresources.org/GEORGIA.html
NanoPac, Inc.
Assistive Technology for People Who Are Disabled
http://www.nanopac.com/Default.htm
V. I. Guide
A guide to internet resources about visual impairments for parents and teachers.
http://www.viguide.com/
Blind Children's Resource Center
"We're here to tell you that blindness does not have to be a tragic situation."
http://www.blindchildren.org
Read Please
Screen Readers for PC including one non-expiring free demo reader (ReadPlease 2003).
http://www.readplease.com/
Apple Computers "Vision"
Macintosh OS X and Third Party Solutions
for Vision-Related Macintosh Computer Needs.
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/vision/
Georgia Sensory Assistance Project
Provides technical assistance to children and youth with deafblindness from birth through 21, their families and service providers.
http://education.gsu.edu/georgiadeafblindproj/
Education:
The Hadley School for The Blind
Founded in 1920, offering free education to the blind and visually impaired and their families.
http://www.hadley-school.org/
L. D. OnLine
"The leading web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals."
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/iep.html
Braille/Books/Libraries:
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped-- The Library of Congress (NLS)
"That All May Read..."
http://www.loc.gov/nls/index.html
GLASS-- Georgia Library for Accessible Services (Atlanta-Based, serving all of Georgia)
Georgia's Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/glass.html
The Braille Bug Site
Part of the AFB site with lots of information and fun stuff about braille.
http://www.afb.org/braillebug/
Seedlings
Braille Books For Children
http://www.seedlings.org
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Free Braille Books Program
http://www.actionfund.org/freebooksmain.htm
Bookshare.org
Increasing the accessibility of books for people with visual or other print disabilities.
http://www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html
National Braille Press-- Children's Braille Book Club
"The only Children's Braille Book Club featuring a new print/braille book every month."
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/CLUB.html
Dots for Tots -- a program from Braille Institute
Multisensory storybooks for visually impaired children.
http://www.universalmediaservices.org/SpecialPrograms/DotsforTots.htm
Braille Institute -- (The people who also offer Dots for Tots -- see above for more on that.)
Over 1200 children's book titles available in braille.
http://www.universalmediaservices.org/Home.htm
Seeing Hands
Providing reading material to blind children in a format that both the sighted and the visually impaired can enjoy.
http://www.seeinghands.org/
Braille Instruction Resources
A wealth of additional braille resources.
http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/brl-resources.htm
The Music Class (Eight locations in Metro-Atlanta. Also in eight other cities across the country.)
Offers fun classes that teach children about music. They offer a limited number of scholarships to kids with disabilities.
http://www.themusicclass.com
Allegrow!
Promoting Growth and Development Through Music
http://www.allegrowmusic.com/
The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians
Providing music-related information and referral services for visually impaired students of all ages, their parents and teachers.
http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/
VSA Arts of Georgia
Provides technical services supporting community agencies and organizations in their efforts in create accessible, inclusive programs and venues.
http://vsaartsga.org/index/technical_services
National Center for Accessible Media
Access to Movie Theaters for Patrons who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired
http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/nowshowing.html
Media Access Group at WGBH (Boston-based, serving the whole United Stated)
Providing access to present and future media for people with disabilities.
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Computer Games for Students with Visual Impairments
http://www.tsbvi.edu/technology/games.htm
Articles of Interest to the GOPBC
Includes articles by members and about members and their families.
(To request the posting of an article please send link to rholloway@gopbc.org )
"Georgia Parents Organize" by Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
Future Reflections Convention Report 2004
http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr16/fr04sp13.htm
"Eye of the Beholder" an article on
Retinoblastoma
by Erin Erdos
articles/Erin_Erdos_retinoblastoma.pdf (This is a PDF Link-- see below if you need a pdf reader)
articles/Erin_Erdos_retinoblastoma.doc (This is a Word source document of the pdf above)
In most cases pdf links will download a pdf file to your computer which can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you need Acrobat Reader, click here to download it: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
"Retinitis Pigmentosa" by Thomas J. Brown
articles/RP1.pdf (This is a PDF Link-- see below if you need a pdf reader)
articles/RP1.doc (This is a Word source document of the pdf above)
In most cases pdf links will download a pdf file to your computer which can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you need Acrobat Reader, click here to download it: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Sleep Disorders Program
http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=6484
Pip Squeakers™ Fun baby & toddler shoes
Shoes that help provide a way to help motivate some young blind children to begin walking.
http://www.pipsqueakers.com
Kim Christiansen, Christiansen Designs
Braille Jewelry and other unique items.
http://www.christiansendesigns.com/braillejewelry/index.html
Fat Wheels
Training Wheels for any size bike fitting riders up to 250 lbs!
http://www.fatwheels.com/
Buddy Bike
New Name for Love Bike, see article in bike section of this site; unique tandem biking solution.
http://www.buddybike.com/
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