Vision Impairments/Blindness
RESOURCES
Parents
- Vision Loss Fact Sheet
- Parent Guide to Early Literacy Activities
- Activities to Promote Literacy in the Primary Grades
- Creating Tactile Books
- Tips for Promoting Braille in Your Community
- A Guide To A Successful College Experience
- Activities and Information for Kids
- State by State Braille Laws
Teachers/District
- Report of the California Blindness Advisory Task Force
- CDE Program Guidelines for Visually Impaired Students
ORGANIZATIONS
Local
- Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI)
The Mission of the Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired is to provide opportunities that promote independence and enhance the quality of life for blind and visually impaired people in Kern County. CBVI works closely with the State of California's Department of Rehab to help promote independence of the blind and visually impaired. - California Council of the Blind Inc.
National
- American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
- Blindness Resource Center
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- CAST-Center for Applied Special Technology
- RESNA
- Closing the Gap
- Assistive Technology Industry Association
- Special Needs Education (SNE) Project
- Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
- American Printing House for the Blind
- National Center on Accessible Media
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