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External Resources

Clicking on any of these links will take you from Second Sense's website to an external website.  We are listing this information to assist you in finding the best resources for your needs. 

Parents and Children

Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu

Illinois Parents of Visually Impaired Children
www.ipvi.org

American Foundation for the Blind
www.afb.org

Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired
www.chicagolighthouse.org

Seniors

VisionAware
www.visionaware.org

Ears for Eyes Program
www.earsforeyes.org

Vision Aware
www.visionaware.org

Adaptive Technology

Ai Squared
www.aisquared.com

Freedom Scientific
www.freedomscientific.com

GW Micro
www.gwmicro.com

HumanWare
www.humanware.com

Education/Vision Rehabilitation Organizations

Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu

Blind Service Association
www.blindserviceassociation.org

Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired
www.chicagolighthouse.org

Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals
www.acvrep.org

VisionAware
www.visionaware.org

Lighthouse International
www.lighthouse.org

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind or Visually Impaired
www.aerbvi.org

Membership Organizations

National Federation of the Blind
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Default.asp

American Council of the Blind
www.acb.org

Association of Blind Citizens
www.blindcitizens.org

Blinded Veterans Association
www.bva.org

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
www.spedex.com/napvi

Government Agencies

Chicago Department on Aging
www.cityofchicago.org/Aging/

Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portal
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Illinois Department on Aging
http://www.state.il.us/aging/

Department of Human Services
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?

Social Security Disability Programs
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/

Braille and Audio Services

Blind Service Association
www.blindserviceassociation.org

Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu

Horizons for the Blind
www.horizons-blind.org/

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
www.rfb.org

American Printing House
www.aph.org

Braille Institute of America
www.brailleinstitute.org

National Braille Press
www.nbp.org

Research Organizations

Macular Degeneration Foundation
www.eyesight.org

Foundation Fighting Blindness
www.fightblindness.org

National Eye Institute
www.nei.nih.gov

Research to Prevent Blindness
www.rpbusa.org

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