Resources
Web Accessibility Ratings!
The AEBC has recently adopted a Web Accessibility Rating initiative as part of it's education and awareness campain to promote the importance of fully acccessible web sites for individuals who are blind, deaf-blind or partially sighted.
It is our intention, by implementing such a rating system, that we
will bring attention to accessible web design by encouraging other site owners and webmasters of the importance of making their sites accessible.
View our Web Accessibility Rating criteria here ...
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On-Line Information and Resources
V.I.P. (Visually Impaired Person) Lounge
- Description
- Web site sharing ideas, thoughts and ideas about the experience of losing one's sight.
- gcollis@nexicom.net
- Web site
- http://www.theviplounge.ca
Rating:
- Mailing Address
Ability Hub (U.S.)
- Description
- A web site devoted to providing information on assitive technologies of all kinds.
- Web site
- http://www.abilityhub.com/
Rating:
- Mailing Address
ACB Radio
- Description
- ACB Radio is a webcasting service owned and operated by the American Council of the Blind, and streams through server facilities provided by Live365.com. Their service currently offers four Internet radio stations that you can receive. ACB Radio Mainstream is their flagship product. It broadcasts two hours of new content every week day from 1 to 3 hours Universal time, ACB Radio Mainstream features the Main Menu technology show, the Blind Line general blindness talk show, the Snowman Radio Broadcast, Horizons from Blind Citizens Australia, Britain's National Talking Express and BT Soundings,
- Web site
- http://www.acbradio.org
Rating: - Mailing Address
AccessWorld
- Description
- The American Foundation for the Blind's technology magazine, is now a free, web-only publication. Previous issues dating back to January 2000 are available online. Be sure to sign up to receive AccessWorld Extra, the email newsletter produced by AccessWorld staff in each of the six months when AccessWorld is not published.
- Web site
- http://www.afb.org/accessworld
Rating: - Mailing Address
Blind Programming
- Description
- Welcome to the Blind Programming site, where you'll find resource material for just about any programming language! Select one of the links below for speech-friendly tutorials, help files, manuals, documentation, and tools on just about any programming-related topic
- Web site
- http://www.blindprogramming.com
Rating: - Mailing Address
Empowerment Zone
- Description
- The home page of Jamal Mazrui! This site offers information, ideas, and software related to Jamal's interests and the theme of empowerment -- helping individuals and communities achieve self actualization and full citizenship.
- Web site
- http://www.empowermentzone.com
Rating: - Mailing Address
EnableLink
- Description
- Enormous on-line directory and information source for persons with disabilities.
- Web site
- http://www.enablelink.org
Rating: - Mailing Address
Government of Canada's Persons with Disabilities R
- Description
- Through the use of information technology, Persons with Disabilities Online provides integrated access to information, programs and services for persons with disabilities, their families, their caregivers, service providers and all Canadians.
- Web site
- http://www.pwd-online.ca
Rating: - Mailing Address
Low Vision Gateway
- Description
- The Low Vision Gateway was created to be a starting point to access information on the World Wide Web related to the fields of low vision and blindness. The purpose is not to present one approach or bias, but to provide access to all related information on the Internet.
- Web site
- http://www.lowvision.org
Rating: - Mailing Address
NIH Site For Seniors
- Description
- This website provides health information for seniors, and also provides screen magnification, colour contrast options and speech capabilities.
- Web site
- http://www.nihseniorhealth.gov
Rating: - Mailing Address
The Accessible Friends Network(TAFN)
- Description
- The Accessible Friends Network is a user-led U K voluntary group who use email, the internet, voice conferencing & other resources to improve the quality of life for people who are registered blind (who may also have other disabilities) & their partners, by networking. We provide support, raise funds and organise activities online, and people with v i access technology skills are particularly welcome to meet or join us.
- chris@tafn.org.uk
- Web site
- http://www.tafn.org.uk/
Rating: - Mailing Address
The Aging Eye
- Description
- Interesting on-line articles and news on a website designed specifically with partially sighted and blind viewers in mind.
- Web site
- http://www.agingeye.com
Rating: - Mailing Address
Blind and Visually Impaired Ring
- Description
- A ring of websites that are run by or for people who are blind or visually impaired.
- Web site
- www.ringsurf.com/netring?ring=blindandvi;action=li
Rating:
- Mailing Address
Blind Readers Web Site
- Description
- This site is a guide to sources of information in alternative formats (braille, recorded cassettes, large print, e-texts, web audio) accessible by people with print disabilities--those with visual and physical handicaps as well as dyslexia. It is also a guide to information about blindness, low vision and other disabilities. There are about 2,300 individual links, all evaluated, annotated and organized by subject.
- Web site
- http://www.blindreaders.info
Rating: - Mailing Address
Cataract Canada
- Description
- Information on cataracts
- Web site
- http://www.cataractcanada.com
Rating: - Mailing Address
Disability WebLinks
- Description
- Disability WebLinks offers a single-window access to federal, provincial and territorial government programs and related services for persons with disabilities. Disability WebLinks provides information on a variety of topics, i.e., accessibility, education, employment, financial supports, health, housing and residential supports, personal supports, rights, tax programs and transportation.
- info@disabilityweblinks.ca
- Web site
- http://www.disabilityweblinks.ca
Rating: - Mailing Address
c/o Social Policy Human Resources Development Canada 3rd Floor, Phase IV Place du Portage Hull, QC K1A 0J9 Fax: (819) 994-0203 Email:
Family Friendly Fun and Special Needs Resources
- Description
- Offers access to mind, body and spirit-enriching information that enhances the quality and enjoyment of family life with special needs.
- Web site
- http://www.family-friendly-fun.com
Rating: - Mailing Address
Low Vision Web Ring
- Description
- This web ring has tons of non-commercial sites relating to diseases of the retina, specifically macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Includes personal pages, informational sites, nonprofit organizations, and support groups.
- Web site
- http://e.webring.com/hub?ring=lowvisring
Rating: - Mailing Address
Website on Health
- Description
- For up-to-date and free health information and research, doctors, health care workers and patients can access a new Toronto-based site of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences. Reports, newsletters and summaries of current medical research, as well as an archive section, are available. Most items are free. Visit http://www.ices.on.caa and click on "publications" and "informed" for newsletter articles.
- Web site
- http://www.ices.on.ca
Rating: - Mailing Address
BLIND WORLD MAGAZINE
- Description
- Blind world, an online magazine for the blind and vision-impaired, presents news and articles from around the world. Sources include newspapers, magazines, science/medical journals and more. Categories include national and international news, health care, products and gadgets, sports and recreation and guide dog stories.
- Web site
- http://www.home.earthlink.net/~blindworld/
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- Mailing Address
Guide for Support Groups
- Description
- This online guide, designed for support group leaders, consists of several "sessions" and provides information on such subjects as discussion topics, conversation starters and aspects of vision loss. as discussion topics, conversation starters and aspects of vision loss. Visit: http://www.lighthouse.org/supportgroup/discussion_guide/t_index.htm
- Mailing Address
PARTICIPATION AND ACTIVITIES SURVEY
- Description
- Information related to this post-census survey of Canadian adults and children, whose everyday activities are limited by a health condition, is available on the Statistics Canada web site. You can use the "searchthis site" feature to locate PALS information.
- Web site
- http://www.statcan.ca/english
Rating: - Mailing Address
Recommended Readings
Blind Parenting
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Hands-On Parenting: A Resource Guide for Parents who are Blind or Partially Sighted
Through the Looking Glass and its National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities are proud to announce the release of the first comprehensive resource guide for parents who are blind or partially sighted. The new 212 page book provides a wide range of practical information, adaptations and resources for parents who are blind or partially sighted.
For additional information, please contact:
Through the Looking Glass
2198 Sixth Street, Suite 100
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone (800) 644-2666 (voice) or (800) 804-1616 TTY)
email: tlg@lookingglass.org
Website: www.lookingglass.org (opens in a new window) - New Course from Hadley: The Hadley School for the Blind, which offers tuition-free correspondence courses in accessible formats, now offers a new series related to blind parenting. The Parenting Series (three courses: Preparation, Infancy and Early Years) suggests strategies for blind and vision-impaired parents in raising children. For more information or to enroll, contact the Hadley School for the Blind, 700 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093-2554 USA; 1 800 526-9909; email: info@hadley-school.org Website: www.hadley-school.org
- UPHILL BATTLES: THE CHALLENGES OF A BLIND MOTHER
By: Geoff Fierce - ADOPTION
By: Irene Lambert - OUT OF SIGHT
By: Lisa McGauley - ADVENTURES OF A BLIND SINGLE PARENT
By: Joyce Main
Coping with Vision Loss
- "Vision Loss: Where Do I Go From Here?" A handbook developed by AEBC.
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The Value of Psychological Counseling and Emersion in Personal Adjustment Training:
A Client’s Journey into Acceptance
By Peg Watts-Cartwright - Tips for People who are Blind and Coping with Hearing Loss
- Why I think some blind people need a good kick up the backside
By Tommy Hughes Belfast Telegraph, March 25, 2005 - Coping Responses and Adjustment of Adults with Retinitis Pigmentosa
- TALES FROM THE BLINDNESS CLOSET
By: Julie Sanfacon - EYE DOCTOR APPOINTMENT CHECKLIST
Reprinted from Prism, Winter, 2001, the newsletter of Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted. http://www.csbps.com - DEPRESSION AND DISABILITY: WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Reprinted with permission from the North Carolina Office on Disability and Health's website. http://www.fpg.unc.edu - FROM HERE TO THERE: BUT HOW?
By: Sara Bennett - THE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS
By: Lisa McGauley - MY INNER VOICE
By: Anu Pala - Updated Book on Adaptations: "Making Life More Livable: Simple Adaptations for Living at Home After Vision Loss", revised by Maureen A. Duffy, includes chapters on living independently with vision loss, principles for adapting one's environment (room by room), additional health conditions, and a resource guide. It dispels myths about vision loss. It is available for sale in large print from American Foundation for the Blind: phone: 1-800-232-3044; website: http://www.afb.org
- Low Vision Resource Guide: This publication outlines major causes of eye disease, strategies and products for independent living, resources and organizations of interest. It can be downloaded free of charge from http://www.telesensory.com or a printed version ($5.00) is available by writing to: Low Vision Resource Guide, Telesensory, 520 Elmener Avenue, Sunvale CA 94085.
- Guide for Caregivers: "Living With Vision Loss: A Guide for Caregivers" includes chapters on eye conditions, low vision aids, resources, facing change and adjusting to vision loss. Visit http://www.cnib.ca for more information.
- DREAMING DESPITE DISABILITY: IT’S NOT IF, BUT HOW, YOU CAN ACHIEVE DREAMS
By: Joanne Ferguson
Returning to the work force after losing vision over 14 years. - SOME THOUGHTS ON BEING MARRIED TO A SIGHTED
PARTNER
By: Rajesh Malik
Mobility
- DOG OR CANE?
By: Mike Yale - DEAF-BLIND PEOPLE TRAVELING INDEPENDENTLY?
By: Penny Leclair - HAIL TO THE CANE
By: Jeff Thom -
Making It Work by Carol Castellano
A complete how-to guide for the successful inclusion of a blind or visually impaired student in the regular classroom.
Written in a clear, straightforward style, the book provides both the guiding principles and the nuts-and-bolts advice that will enable classroom teachers, teacher's aides, school administrators, IEP teams, teachers of the visually impaired, and parents to create a learning atmosphere in which both the teacher and the blind or visually impaired student can thrive.
The book is available from: Information Age Publishing, (203) 661-7602, www.infoagepub.com National Center for the Blind, (410) 659-9314, opt. 4, www.nfb.org and Parents of Blind Children-NJ, (973) 377-0976, < www.blindchildren.org>. To order from POBC-NJ, please make check payable to POBC-NJ and mail to 23 Alexander Ave., Madison, NJ 07940. Provide your name, address, and phone. The cost of the book is $25 (US) plus $2.50 shipping and handling on the first book. Shipping and handling for each additional book is $1. - Sibling issues when one has special needs:
- Another Way of Seeing
- New Course from Hadley: The Hadley School for the Blind, which offers tuition-free correspondence courses in accessible formats, now offers a new series related to vision impaired children. The Social Skills Series is comprised of three courses (Foundation, Preschool Years and Elementary Years) and explains how to teach blind and vision-impaired children the necessary social skills to interact with others. For more information or to enroll, contact the Hadley School for the Blind, 700 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093-2554 USA; 1 800 526-9909; email: info@hadley-school.org Website: www.hadley-school.org
- What About Brothers and Sisters?
By: Anita M. Unruh & Joanne Gusella - IS A PICTURE REALLY WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS?
By: Pauletta Feldman, VIPS-Louisville Family Coordinator - THE CASE FOR BRAILLE
By: William M. Raeder - DISABLED CHILDREN BULLIED IN SCHOOL
University of Edinborough website: http://www.ed.ac.uk - MAKING THE TOUGH CHOICE: THE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND OR NOT?
By: Crystal McClain - OVERPROTECTIVENESS HURTS
By: John Rae - Toy Guide for Children with Disabilities: The Toy Industry Association has teamed up with the American Foundation for the Blind and the Alliance for Technology Access to produce Let's Play: A Guide to Toys for Children With Special Needs. Toys are recommended for children with specific disabilities. The Toy Industry Association's Website www.toy-tia.org
- New Book for Siblings: "Beyond the Stares" ($12.95 U.S.) is written by siblings of children with disabilities and is directed at youths in a similar situation. It chronicles their experiences. Both youth and adults can benefit from reading these stories. Space is provided for personal journal entries. Order online at: http://www.dgckids.org/resources-books.htm
- REJECTION MASSIVELY REDUCES IQ
By: Emma Young, Blackpool - Publication on Children: "Helping Children Who Are blind", by Sandy Neimann and Namita Jacob, launches the Early Assistance Series for parents, caregivers, teachers, health and rehabilitation workers. It is designed for those living or working with children in the first five years of life. Visit the Hesperian Foundation at www.hesperian.org
- Effective Advocacy On Behalf Of Children In Educational Settings
By: Robert Fenton - The Importance Of Parent Support Groups
By: Susan Wolak - WHEN TO AUGMENT PRINT WITH BRAILLE FOR THE STUDENT WITH LOW VISION?
By: Karen Nagel - New Research Study: Early Braille Education Vital in Establishing Lifelong Literacy
By: Ruby Ryles, Ph.D. - Mentor, Mentee and Mom Makes Three
- Book for Parents of Disabled: Reflections From A Different Journey: What Adults With Disabilities Want All Parents to Know, edited by Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D., and John D. Kemp , covers both physical and mental disabilities, and addresses such issues as public attitudes, sexuality and the importance of unconditional love and the encouragement of children with disabilities to be themselves and dream. (McGraw-Hill Ryerson, $27.95).
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ATA-Family Place in CyberSpace-Transition Plan
So . you're almost done with High School. . What's next for you? . What do you want to do with your life? . Do you want to go to college? . Do you want to live on your own? . What kind of a job do you want to have? . What do you want to do with your spare time? Check out this link: http://www.ataccess.org/resources/fpic/transition.html (opens in new window) - BLIND TEENS GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE DURING CENTRE'S SUMMER PROGRAM
By: Shawna Hickman - EEXPLODING MYTHS ABOUT SEXUALITY
Love is as possible for the disabled as for everyone else
Documentary, book help to dispel misconceptions
By: Helen Henderson - SQUARE BLIND TEEN IN A ROUND SIGHTED WORLD
By: Mike Yale - Math's Myths: A US blind math teacher has started an email group to dispel blindness-and math-related myths. Shared information will include accessible texts, tactile and sonic graphing programs and blind teacher techniques: www.smartgroups.com/groups/blindmath
- Blind Teen Makes History As Queen's Park Page
By: Richard Brennan - TRANSITIONS: REFLECTIONS OF A BLIND COLLEGE STUDENT
By: Ryan Strunk - THE TOP TEN ADVANTAGES OF
DATING SIGHTED AND BLIND PEOPLE By: Priscilla McKinley - LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT
By: Tricia Morley - FLYING BLIND: LEAVING THE NEST
By: Marcia Cummings - CULTIVATING FRIENDSHIPS
A KEY TO GOOD HEALTH
By: Catherine Steele - BLIND WOMAN GRADUATES TOP OF HER CLASS, CAN'T GET JOB
Reprinted from the Kamloops Daily News August 1, 2003 - BLIND STUDENTS CAN SUCCEED IN CHEMISTRY CLASSES
By: Cary Supalo - STUDYING ABROAD
By: Julie Sanfa - WHY CHOOSE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING AS A PLACE TO LIVE?
By: Tricia Morley - THE TRANSITION TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
By: Robin Mandell - Comprehensive Guide to International Travel with a Guide Dog, by Michael
Osburn.
Download zipped file 389kb here.
- Adult Blindness and Low Vision
