An Online Guide for the Blind at Assistive Devices Key

Fidelco is an internationally-recognized leader in the guide dog industry. They train the dogs and match them with the visually impaired who will depend on them. They have an application process that starts with visiting their site. They are selective in their screening process to make sure the bond between the guide dog and the owner is one that really works.

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Guide Dogs for the Blind provides enhanced mobility to qualified individuals through partnership with dogs whose unique skills are developed and nurtured by dedicated volunteers and a professional staff. Guide Dogs for the Blind is dedicated to quality student training services and extensive follow-up support for graduates. Services are provided to students from the United States and Canada at no cost to them

Guide Horse Foundation

This organization provides a safe, cost-effective and reliable mobility alternative for visually impaired people. The Guide Horse Foundation is committed to delivering Guide Horses at no cost to the blind, relying on un-paid volunteers and charitable donations to pay all travel and housing expenses for the blind handler's on-site training. People who may be interested in having a guide horse instead of a guide dog are those who want an animal with a longer lifespan (25 to 30 years) or who are allergic to dogs.

Lighthouse International

Founded in 1905, Lighthouse International is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving vision and to providing critically needed vision and rehabilitation services to help people of all ages overcome the challenges of vision loss. Through clinical services, education, research, and advocacy, the Lighthouse enables people with low vision and blindness to enjoy safe, independent and productive lives.

National Braille Press

The National Braille Press is a Boston-based nonprofit braille printing and publishing house. Last year NBP pressed 15 million braille pages using special translation software and computer-driven equipment. They offer braille books, magazines, textbooks, tests, and embossing services.

National Resource Center for Blind Musicians

A division of the Music and Arts Center for Humanity in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The resource center provides information and referral services for visually impaired students of all ages, their parents and teachers; learning opportunities for blind students headed to college; and maintains a network of visually impaired musicians willing to share their expertise in braille music, technology and coping strategies. The Resource Center is best known for its Summer Institute for Blind College-bound Musicians, a residential program which brings together students from several states and countries, who are studying music at the college level. Other activities of the resource Center include development of programs for blind children in Connecticut and teacher training.

Perkins School for the Blind

With this website, the Perkins School for the Blind's has established a resource to help anyone concerned with the loss of sight. They bring together resources, tools and general information about the school. They ask that visitors visit the site regulalry as they add new information and new resources such as more conference listings, on demand webcasts, publications, and other services that will make this site more interactive. They are also doing what they can to make the site more accessible to those who have problems seeing, and visitors to the site can customize the way their computer displays this site.

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