Lighthouse of Broward

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

• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• Guiding Eyes for the Blind
• Southeastern Guide Dogs
• The Seeing Eye

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

• The Learning Center for Visually Impaired Seniors
• Shake-A-Leg Miami
• Ski for Light

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)
• VisionServe Alliance