Resources for those with inherited retinal diseases:

Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services is unique in that they provide, through a single agency, a seamless system of service delivery for infants, toddlers, adolescents, adults and older individuals with disabilities.
http://www.rehab.state.al.us/Home/default.aspx?url=/Home/Main

Alabama Institute for Deaf & Blind, School for the Blind
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind is the world's most comprehensive education and rehabilitation system serving children and adults who are deaf, blind and multidisabled.
www.aidb.org

Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a private nonprofit agency that offers a variety of ways to promote independence by residential as well as community-based persons who are blind or visually impaired.
www.alaskabvi.org

American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources.
www.afb.org

American Printing House for the Blind
The American Printing House for the Blind promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life.
http://www.aph.org

Arizona Department of Economic Security
The Arizona Department of Economic Security promotes the safety, well-being, and self sufficiency of children, adults, and families.
http://www.de.state.az.us/aspnew/aboutDES.asp

Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind
The Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind is committed to excellence in education of all children and youth with hearing or vision loss throughout Arizona.
www.asdb.state.az.us

Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind
The Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind provides an array of services to visually impaired Arkansans statewide affording the opportunity to live full and productive lives, with dignity and self respect.
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/dsb/NEWDSB/index.htm

Arkansas School for the Blind
The Arkansas School for the Blind will offer statewide quality educational programs and resources to students who are blind or visually impaired, birth through twenty-one, enabling them to become productive, self-sufficient citizens through the invovlement of all students, staff, parents, and the community.
http://www.arkansasschoolfortheblind.org/

Aurora Ministries
Aurora Ministries, through its Audio Scripture Ministry, seeks to provide the Audio Bible to every sight-impaired and print-handicapped person totally free of charge.
www.auroraministries.org

Blind and Low Vision Services of North Georgia
Blind and Low Vision Services of North Georgia offers including vision rehabilitation, employment services, counseling and support, adaptive aids, computer access programs, media center, and public education.
http://www.blvsgeorgia.org/

Board of Education & Services for the Blind
Our mission is to provide quality educational and rehabilitative services to all people who are legally blind or deaf-blind and children who are visually impaired at no cost to our clients or their families.
http://www.besb.state.ct.us/

Carroll Center for the Blind
The Carroll Center for the Blind, located in Newton, Massachusetts, is a private, non?profit agency which serves persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired. The Center has pioneered innovative methods for blind persons to gain independence in their homes, in class settings, and in their work places. New and evolving technologies, combined with time?tested adaptive methods, individual attention, and personalized care and therapies developed by the Carroll Center's professional staff, have provided the blind community with many opportunities for success and independent living.
www.carroll.org

The Center for Discovery
The Center for Discovery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of children and adults with significant disabilities and medical frailties.
http://www.sdtc.org/home.html

Center for the Visually Impaired
The mission of the Center for the Visually Impaired is to offer comprehensive services to promote independence with dignity and the preservation of self worth for individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.
www.cviatlanta.org

Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
The Chicago Lighthouse is a not-for-profit agency committed to providing the highest quality educational, clinical, vocational and rehabilitation services for children, youth and adults who are blind or visually impaired, including deaf-blind and multi-disabled. Through its comprehensive range of programs and services, The Chicago Lighthouse respects personal dignity and partners with individuals to enhance independent living and self-sufficiency. The Chicago Lighthouse is a leader, innovator and advocate for people who are blind or visually impaired, enhancing the quality of life for all individuals involved, and for the community.
www.thechicagolighthouse.org

Cincinnati Association for the Blind
Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is a private, not-for-profit organization with a long and respected tradition of offering comprehensive services to people who are blind or visually impaired.
www.cincyblind.org

Cleveland Sight Center
Cleveland Sight Center is a multi-faceted private agency founded in 1906 providing educational, rehabilitative, preventive and support services for 10,000 people in the greater Cleveland area who are blind or visually impaired. We offer specific programs and services, as well as an infinite number of resources, social clubs, recreational activities, and more. These programs are available to residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, and to part of Medina County.
www.clevelandsightcenter.org

Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind, Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Our mission is to provide quality educational and rehabilitative services to all people who are legally blind or deaf-blind and children who are visually impaired.
www.besb.state.ct.us

Cooperative Educational Services Agency #1 (CESA #1)
CESA #1 services school services and educators in Southeastern Wisconsin.
http://cesa1.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/portal/server.pt/

Clovernook Center
The Clovernook Center's mission is to promote independence and foster the highest quality of life for people with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities.
www.clovernook.org

Division for the Visually Impaired
The Division for the Visually Impaired can provide education and support to Blind and Visually Impaired Delawareans and their families by helping them adjust and adapt to vision loss in the home, in the community, and in the workplace.
http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dvi/

Duxbury Systems, Inc.
Duxbury Systems leads the world in software for braille. The Duxbury Braille Translator (DBT) and MegaDots, are used by virtually all of the world's leading braille publishers. No one supports more languages than Duxbury Systems -- DBT supports grade 1 and grade 2 translation in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Malaysian, Swedish, and other languages. Our software can produce contracted and uncontracted braille, mathematics, and technical braille
http://www.duxburysystems.com/

Envision Rehabilitation Center
For more than 70 years, Envision has combined business with human services, creating employment opportunities and offering vision rehabilitation services to individuals who are blind, low vision or developmentally disabled. Founded in 1931 as the Wichita Workshop and Training School for the Adult Blind, the agency has helped countless individuals live independently.
http://www.envisionus.com/

Eschenbach Optik of America
Eschenbach Optik of America - offering the highest quality of low vision aid products through the use of magnifiers, telescopes, sun filters, binoculars, and electronic reading devices.
http://www.eschenbach.com/

Florida Lions Conklin Center for the Blind
The mission of the Florida Lions Conklin Center is to train, assist, and support individuals that are blind and have one or more other disabilities to obtain gainful employment, live independently, participate in community life and have the freedom to make their own choices with dignity.
http://conklincenter.org

Florida School for the Deaf & Blind
The mission of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is to utilize all available talent, energy, and resources to provide free appropriate public education for eligible sensory-impaired students of Florida.
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/

Freedom Scientific
In April 2000, Freedom Scientific was formed by combining three companies: Blazie Engineering, Henter-Joyce and Arkenstone. Our company mission is to develop, manufacture and market innovative technology-based products and services that those with vision impairments and learning disabilities use to change their world.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/

Georgia Academy for the Blind
The Georgia Academy for the Blind endeavors to provide quality education services to Georgia?s students who have visual impairments or multiple disabilities in order to empower them to achieve their highest level of independence.
http://www.gabmacon.org/

Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind & Visually Impaired
A non-profit organization dedicated to preventing blindness, reducing the impact of blindness, and advocating for those with severe vision loss.
http://www.gdabvi.org/

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
The Guide Dog Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life for people who are blind, visually impaired, or with other special needs. Since 1946, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. has provided guide dogs free of charge to blind people who seek enhanced mobility and independence.
http://www.guidedog.org/index.html

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.
http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer

GW Micro, Inc.
Since 1990, GW Micro has listened to screen-reader users and incorporated many of their suggestions into one powerful product: Window-Eyes. The result? A wide variety of speech features and the flexibility needed for running many of today's most advanced Windows applications. GW Micro has strived to find the ideal combination of flexibility and automaticity. Visit our web site to find out more:
http://www.gwmicro.com/

Hadley School for the Blind
The Hadley School for the Blind offers more than 90 distance education courses to eligible students completely free of charge. The mission of our school is to promote independent living through lifelong, distance education programs for blind people and their families.
www.hadley.edu

Helen Keller National Center
For over 110 years, Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB) has been a pioneer in the field of blindness rehabilitation. Our mission is to help individuals of all ages and degrees of blindness to live as independently as possible within their own communities.
http://www.helenkeller.org/

HumanWare
In January of 2005, Pulse Data and VisuAide merged to form HumanWare. Focussed on enhancing the lives of people with disabilities, HumanWare provides intuitive, intelligent solutions that enable their customers to participate effectively in today?s information intensive and highly mobile society.
http://www.humanware.com/

Idaho School for the Deaf & Blind
Our vision is a safe, supportive environment for students where educational opportunities are provided to gain knowledge, skills and values needed to perform to their potential in society.
http://www.isdb.idaho.gov/

Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
The Illinois School for the Visually Impaired is a statewide resource offering students with visual impairments quality services which will enable them to become personally productive and self-sufficient citizens. The role of ISVI is to provide students who are blind and visually impaired a free, comprehensive educational program commensurate with individual needs and abilities. The school provides students with instruction in the same course work required of all school-aged children in Illinois.
http://morgan.k12.il.us/isvi/homepage.htm

Independence for the Blind of West Florida
Independence for the Blind of West Florida serves persons who are blind or visually impaired in a ten county area in Northwest Florida. Our Mission is to to teach independent living skills, computer and adaptive technology, and to provide vocational assessments, training and employment related services to people who are blind or visually impaired so they can achieve maximum independence. We are a private, not-for-profit, community service organization funded in part by agreement with the state of Florida, Department of Education, Division of Blind Services.
http://www.ibwest.org/

Independent Living Aids
Independent Living Aids carries low vision aids that help the visually impaired enjoy a more independent lifestyle. Stay active and make your life easier with our superb selection of specially adapted low vision aids, tools and technology. We carry everything for the blind and visually impaired including canes, magnifiers, talking watches, talking clocks, large print books, ZoomText magnification software, Braille products, talking cooking gadgets and much, much more.
http://www.independentliving.com/

Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The school provides students with instruction in the same coursework required of all school-aged children in Indiana. Specialized classes include orientation and mobility, adaptive physical education, independent living skills, vocational education, music instruction, Braille and specially adapted computer technology. Also available are experiences and opportunities to participate in recreational activities, on and off campus jobs, band, chorus, piano, scouting, creative dance, and ham radio, as well as involvement in competitive speech, track and field, wrestling, cheerleading and swimming.
http://intra.isbrockets.org/public/

Iowa Braille & Sight Saving School
Iowa Braille & Sight Saving School's purpose is to enable Iowa's students who are blind or visually impaired to function as independently as possible in all aspects of life by providing appropriate educational opportunities, resources, and support services.
http://www.iowa-braille.k12.ia.us/

Kansas State School for the Blind
The mission of the Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB) is to empower students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to assume responsible roles in society and to lead fulfilling lives. KSSB will be the statewide leader in establishing partnerships with parents, school districts, and community resources to promote access to a high quality education for all Kansas students with visual impairments, regardless of where they attend school.
http://www.kssb.net/

Kentucky School for the Blind
The mission of the Kentucky School for the Blind is to provide comprehensive educational services to all Kentucky students who are blind and visually impaired, birth to 21.
http://www.ksb.k12.ky.us/

Leader Dogs for the Blind
Leader Dogs for the Blind is proud to have assisted over 13,000 people in achieving the freedom of safe and independent travel. Graduating approximately 300 teams a year, the school serves individuals from all areas of the globe. Leader Dogs is one of only two schools in the world to offer dog guides to persons who are both deaf and blind.
www.leaderdogs.org

Lighthouse Central Florida, Inc.
Lighthouse Central Florida's visiion is to create a community in which persons with blindness and low vision have the resources and tools they need to reach their full potential. Our Mission is to promote the independence of adults and children with blindness, low vision and other disabilities through technology, education, support and advocacy. And, our purpose is to serve the needs of adults and children with blindness and visual impairments throughout Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake and Sumter counties.
http://www.lighthousecentralflorida.org/

Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MN)
The Lighthouse exists to foster the independence of people who are blind,visually impaired and Deafblind, thereby helping them to realize their full potential.
http://www.lighthousefortheblind-duluth.org/

Lighthouse of the Pinellas
The mission of Lighthouse of Pinellas is to advance the independence, opportunities, and quality of life for the more than 40,000 residents of Pinellas County (Largo, FL), who are blind and visually impaired.
http://www.lighthouseofpinellas.org

Lions World Services for the Blind
Lions World Services for the Blind was founded in 1947 to serve people who are blind and visually impaired who needed to learn independent living skills or job training skills that considered the special requirements of their individual visual impairments. The goal of the rehabilitation center then, and today, is to prepare the individual who is blind or visually impaired to function independently in our "sighted" society.
http://www.lwsb.org/

LS&S
LS&S specializes in products for the blind, visually impaired, deaf, and hard of hearing. You will find a great collection of low vision aids, hearing helpers, daily living aids, products for independence, resources, and information designed to help you regain independence for yourself or a loved one in your life. Adjusting to life-altering changes can be difficult. In the case of vision or hearing loss, LS&S can help you find useful products that can make a difference in your life.
http://www.lssproducts.com/

MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
The MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre serves people of all ages who are blind and visually impaired and/or deaf and hard-of-hearing, as well as motor and language impaired children.
www.mabmackay.ca

Maryland School for the Blind
The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) is a private, nonprofit school serving children from infancy to age 21 who are blind, visually impaired and multiply disabled. MSB serves students from every county of Maryland and Baltimore City.
http://www.mdschblind.org/

Meritan
Meritan offers the Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired ? a full slate of programs that help visually impaired children, adults and their families cope with the physical and emotional aspects of near and complete blindness.
http://www.meritan.org/

Mid-Shore Special Education Consortium
12 Magnolia Street, Easton, MD 21601
Services provided by the Mid-Shore Special Education Consortium, a group of five counties that work together to provide related services, include occupational therapy, physical therapy, audiology, and hearing and vision support.
http://www.kent.k12.md.us/special/direct.htm

Mississippi School for the Blind
The mission of the Mississippi School for the Blind (MSB) is to promote the development of each student's maximum potential by providing specialized services, materials, and technology. Our staff is dedicated to curricula which meet the individual needs of students. Residential and instructional programs and services which comply with state, regional, and national accreditation standards are provided. The school serves as an educational resource for visually impaired and blind residents of Mississippi from birth through 20 years of age.
http://www2.mde.k12.ms.us/msb/

Missouri School for the Blind
The mission of Missouri School for the Blind is to provide individualized instruction, resources and educational services ensuring that students with visual impairments achieve the academic, social, employment, and life skills empowering them to enjoy full productive lives.
http://www.msb.k12.mo.us/

Montana School for Deaf & Blind Children
The Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind is a state supported special purpose school which serves as a center of technical expertise for the education of deaf and blind children, providing programs and assistance throughout the state.
http://msdb.mt.gov/

National Accreditation Council
The National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving People with Blindness or Visual Impairment is the standard setting and accrediting body that works with agencies and schools providing services and programs to people who are blind.
http://www.nacasb.org/

National Industries for the Blind
The mission at National Industries for the Blind is to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of people who are blind primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment.
http://www.nib.org/

New Jersey Foundation for the Blind
New Jersey Foundation for the Blind provides programs and services that will help enable the blind and visually impaired to live happy and productive lives.
http://www.njffb.org/

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The mission of the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is to provide the training, support and resources necessary to prepare blind / visually / multiply impaired children in New Mexico to participate fully in their families, community, and work force and to lead independent, productive lives.
http://www.nmsbvi.k12.nm.us/

New York Institute for Special Education
The New York Institute for Special Education(NYISE) is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian educational facility which provides quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and preschoolers who are developmentally delayed.
http://www.nyise.org/

New York State School for the Blind
Our mission is to provide a foundation of learning to enable each student to become a contributing member in a diverse society.
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/nyssb/

New York Vision Rehabilitation Association
A nonprofit agency that promotes the independence of people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.
http://www.visionsvcb.org/

Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
RSC is Ohio's state agency that provides vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to help people with disabilities become employed and independent. We also offer a variety of services to Ohio businesses, resulting in quality jobs for individuals who have disabilities.
http://www.rsc.ohio.gov/

Oklahoma League for the Blind
The mission of the Oklahoma League for the Blind is to empower blind and vision impaired individuals to achieve their maximum level of personal independence through employment, rehabilitation, and community outreach.
http://www.olb.org/

Oklahoma School for the Blind
The mission of Oklahoma School for the Blind (Parkview School) is to provide appropriate individualized academic, social and vocational education, evaluations, and outreach services to Oklahoma's blind and visually impaired children and youth. Students, professionals, communities, and parents will work together to develop and maximize each child's potential for becoming a productive and supportive member of society.
http://www.osb.k12.ok.us/

Oklahoma Visual Services Division
The primary agency dedicated to disability services in Oklahoma providing help to employers recruiting qualified employees, assistance to students, parents, and educational staff in public and residential schools, determines medical eligibility for Social Security disability benefits, and operates programs that help Oklahomans lead more independent, productive lives.
www.okrehab.org

Overbrook School for the Blind
The mission of Overbrook School for the Blind is to develop and deliver education that enhances the options available for persons with visual impairment and other challenges so that they have the greatest opportunity to experience active and fulfilling lives.
http://www.osb.org/

Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind provides on-campus and off-campus educational programs for people who are blind, deafblind or with multiple disabilities.
http://www.perkins.org

Pittsburgh Vision Services
Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services is a private, non-profit, United Way agency. Our mission is to reduce the limitations that may result form the loss of vision. We believe in independence through rehabilitation.
http://www.pghvis.org/

The Seeing Eye Inc.
The mission of The Seeing Eye is to enhance the independence, dignity, and self-confidence of blind people through the use of Seeing Eye dogs.
http://www.seeingeye.org/

Sensory Access Foundation
The Sensory Access Foundation's mission is to assist people who are blind or visually impaired to obtain or retain competitive employment by providing the highest quality access technology assessment, computer training, job placement and accommodation services with a goal of achieving 100% job retention.
http://www.sensoryaccess.com/

The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
The Sight Center offers a unique blend of multi-disciplinary services that provide direct support to people of all ages and socio-economic levels.
http://www.sightcentertoledo.org/

South Dakota School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
The role and mission of the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to provide statewide services to meet the educational needs of sensory impaired children from birth through twenty-one in South Dakota by serving in a dual leadership and resource role in the statewide efforts to serve these students.
http://www.sdsbvi.sdbor.edu/

St. Louis Society for the Blind & Visually Impaired
The mission of the Society is to help those with vision loss receive training, vision rehabilitation, educational services, and support services to help the individual maximize their quality of life and be as independent as possible.
http://www.slsbvi.org/

Susquehanna Association for the Blind & Vision Impaired
Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired helps restore autonomy and independence to the lives of Lancaster and Lebanon county residents who are blind and visually impaired.
http://www.sabvi.com/

Tactile Vision, Inc.
Tactile Vision Inc is dedicated to producing printed materials for individuals with Special Needs. The goal of the company is to provide resources and tools which assist those with special challenges achieve greater educational outcomes, be more effective in the workplace and experience greater enjoyment.
http://www.tactilevisioninc.com/index.html

Tennessee Division of Services for the Blind
The Division of Rehabilitation Services offers several programs to assist individuals who are blind or visually impaired. These services include vocational rehabilitation, independent living services, deaf-blind services, newsline for the blind and visually impaired, registry for the blind, as well as Tennessee Business Enterprises.
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/rehab/bvis.htm

Toledo Society for the Blind
The Toledo Society for the Blind's mission is to provide services that maximize the independence of individuals who are blind or visually impaired and minimize the incidence of blindness through education and prevention.
http://www.sightcentertoledo.org/

Utah Schools for the Deaf & Blind
The Mission of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind is to serve as a resource to the educational programs, age birth to 21 years of age, in the state of Utah. http://www.usdb.org/default.aspx

Vermont Association for the Blind
VABVI's mission is to enable Vermonters with vision problems, whether blindness or impairment, to achieve and maintain independence.
http://www.vabvi.org/main/

Vermont Division for the Visually Impaired
The Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI) has been offering services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired since 1927. Located within the Agency of Human Services and the Department of Aging and Disabilities, DBVI is the designated state unit to provide vocational rehabilitation services.
http://www.dad.state.vt.us/dbvi/

Virginia Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (VDBVI)
The mission of the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired is to empower blind, visually impaired, and deafblind individuals to achieve their maximum level of employment, education, and personal independence.
http://www.vdbvi.org/

The Vision for Tomorrow Foundation
The Vision for Tomorrow Foundation provides information on albinism (albino), aniridia and other retinal disorders causing visual impairment at birth, in addition VFT makes available research grants, educational resources and public awareness projects for parents, educators and medical professionals in the area of low vision.
http://www.visionfortomorrow.org/

Washington State School for the Blind
The mission of the Washington State School for the Blind is to provide specialized quality educational services to visually impaired and blind youth ages birth-21 within the state of Washington.
http://www.wssb.org/

Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children was chartered in 1887 by individuals who felt that blind children needed educational and vocational opportunities. The School for Blind Children offers a model program for severely disabled young people. Education and therapy are integrated to provide students with unique opportunities for growth and development
http://www.wpsbc.org/

Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
It is the goal of the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired to make Wisconsin the best place for a student who is blind or visually impaired to get an appropriate education and learn the skills of blindness which will make them productive members of our communities.
http://www.wcbvi.k12.wi.us/