Helpful Links
ADVOCACY AND INFORMATION
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Assisted Living Directory
- A Place for Mom--Florida Senior Assistive Living information
- Disability Rights Florida -- formerly known as CAP "Client Assistance Program" to aid with complaints or problems with State agencies, including Division of Blind Services.
- Florida Council of the Blind
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
-
ImUneek
- National Federation of the Blind
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Senior Advisor--Find Senior Living Near You
- Social Security Disability Help for visually impaired persons
- Teach More, Love More
United Way of Broward County
- Vulnerable Population Registry
WeConnectNow--Bi-lingual English / Spanish website creating a “virtual community” for college students with disabilities
DOG GUIDE SCHOOLS
TRAINING AND EDUCATION -- LOCAL AND NATIONAL
Florida Division of Blind Services
Hadley School for the Blind
- Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches
- Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- United States Association of Blind Athletes
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS
- Affordable College Online's Resource Guide for Higher Education for Students with Visual Impairments
- All Play -- resources for toys
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Brain Trauma and Equal Opportunity: What You Need to Know
- Career Guide for Students with Disabilities
- College Affordability Guide for Florida
- Disability and Health | Healthypeople.gov
- Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
- Employment Resources: The National Organization on Disability
- Fire Safety and Disabilities Guide
- Guide to Keeping Your Home for the Newly Disabled
- Insight for the Blind
- LearningAlly
- Medicare & Social Security: Benefits for Disabled Individuals
- Online Colleges in Florida
- Senior Care Helper
- Social Security
- Social Security and Disability Resource Center Website
- Social Security Benefits for People with Disabilities
- Social Security Disability Benefits Guide from The Simple Dollar
- State-by-State Help for Family Caregivers
- Talking Book Library
- WLRN Radio Reading Service
SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS FOR/OF PROFESSIONALS SERVING BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP)
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI)
National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services (NAC)
National Industries for the Blind
VisionServe Alliance