Parent Support

American Council of the Blind  
National consumer organization with local, state, and special-interest affiliates; provides support, information, referral, and advocacy.  Scholarships available for legally blind college students.

Washington DC
800-424-8666
www.acb.org  
info@acb.org  

American Foundation for the Blind 
Provides comprehensive information on every aspect of blindness and visual impairment and a searchable database for locating service providers by name, state, or service category.

New York NY
800-232-5463
www.afb.org  
afbinfo@afb.net  

American Printing House for the Blind 
Provides educational textbooks, software, general interest magazines, and other products for persons who are blind or visually impaired.

Louisville KY
800-223-1839 
www.aph.org  
info@aph.org  

Bookshare.org (The Benetech Initiative) 
Bookshare.org is an online community that enables people with visual and other print disabilities to share scanned books.  the cost is a one-time $25.00 enrollment fee and $50.00 for an annual subscription with unlimited book access. 

Palo Alto CA
650-475-5440
www.bookshare.org  
info@bookshare.org  

DB-LINK: The National Information Clearinghouse on Children who are Deafblind 
Identifies, coordinates, and disseminates free information related to children and youths who are deafblind (ages 0-21 years).

Monmouth OR 97361
800-438-9376
www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/

Hadley School for the Blind 
Provides academic, personal enrichment, and compensatory/rehabilitation education through free home study courses.  Also offers courses for parents of blind children and family members of blind adults.

Winnetka IL
800-323-4237
www.hadley-school.org  
info@hadley-school.org  

Hilton/Perkins Program of the Perkins School for the Blind
Conducts training activities for programs and staff serving children who are multihandicapped blind or deafblind and provides support services for parents. 

Watertow MA 02472
617-924-3434
www.perkins.org  

Library of Congress
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 
Provides reference information service on all aspects of blindness and other physical disabilities that affect reading.  Also administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials that circulate to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.

Washington DC
202-707-5100
www.loc.gov/nls/  
nlsref@loc.gov 

Lighthouse International
Provides general information about vision impairment, vision rehabilitation, and low vision.N

New York NY
800-829-0500
www.lighthouse.org  
info@lighthouse.org  

National Federation of the Blind 
National consumer and advocacy organization offers NFB-NEWSLINE® for the Blind, a talking newspaper service, and other information services.

Baltimore MD
410-659-9314
www.nfb.org  
nfb@nfb.org  

National Association for Parent of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) 
Operates a national clearinghouse for information, education, and referrals for parents of blind or visually impaired children.

Watertown MA  02472
800-562-6265 
www.spedex.com/napvi/ 

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic 
Maintains an educational library with over 80,000 taped textbooks, reference and professional materials.

Princeton NJ 
800-221-4792
www.rfbd.org  
custserv@rfbd.org  

The Visually Impaired (VI) Helpline 
This helpline will be staffed by a knowledgeable and experienced Teacher of the Visually Impaired - Pat Love-Sypho.  The VI Helpline is available 7 days a week with voicemail capabilities.  You can receive assistance with any questions and concerns you may have related to Visually Impaired Students.

800-622-6730 ext. 1-1489
www.cenmi.org/msdb-lio  

U.S. Department of Education:  Office of special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OSERS has administrative supervision of Office of Special Education Programs, Rehabilitation Services Administration, and National Institute on disability and Rehabilitation Research.

Washington DC
202-205-5465
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html