Blindness-Related Service Providers in the NYC Area

NYC Area Blindness-Related Agencies

Agencies Listed by State: New Jersey | New York

New Jersey

1. New Jersey Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired (WARNING: this site has recently undergone a disheartening redesign, which renders it less accessible than ever)
2. New Jersey Division of Elections Voter Accessibility Resources
   1. HAVA Voting Systems in New Jersey
3. New Jersey Unit of RFB&D
   1. RFB&D of NJ's Resources for Parents and Teachers
4. New Jersey State Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
5. NJ Association of County Offices for the Disabled

New York

1. New York Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped
   1. NY CBVH Programs
2. Andrew Heiskell Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
3. Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD)
   1. text-only version of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities home page
4. Blind and Low Vision Resources from MOPD
   1. text-only version of Blind and Low Vision Resources from MOPD
5. Disability Specific Resources from MOPD:
   1. text-only version of Disability Specific Resources from MOPD
6. Subways and MetroCards: Transportation Options & Resources for Persons with Disabilities

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NYC Area Educational/Training Resources

1. Alliance for Disabled in Action (teach independent living skills in Union, Middlesex, & Somerset Counties, NJ; again, this is a disabilities site that violates several of the basic principles of universal, let alone accessible, design)
2. Baruch Computer Center For Visually Impaired People
   1. Courses & Seminars Offered by the CCVIP
   2. Services for students of Baruch College
   3. Courses Recommended for High School Students
   4. Teacher/Organization Traning
   5. Monthly Open Houses at the CCVIP
   6. Equipment Consultation Services
   7. Careers/College Computer Skills Check-Up
   8. Talking Information Kiosk Project
   9. How to Obtain FREE Raised Line Maps of the NYC Subway System
3. Braille Transcription Service (American Red Cross)
4. CrissCross Technologies (computer tutorials)
5. contact Project HELP via email (Iris_Torres@fc1.nycenet.edu)
6. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (Princeton, NJ)
   1. New Jersey Unit of RFB&D
      1. RFB&D of NJ's Resources for Parents and Teachers

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NYC Area Non-Profit Organizations

1. American Foundation for the Blind
   1. Learn About AFB's Career & Technology Information Bank
   2. Request More Info From or an Interview With the CTIB
2. The Associated Blind
   1. eSight Careers Network
      1. What is eSight?
      2. Become an eSight Member
      3. eSight's Community News Blog
3. Associated Services for the Blind, Inc., serving Rockland and Orange Counties
4. Helen Keller Services for the Blind
   1. graphical version of the HKSB web site
5. Jewish Guild for the Blind (JGB)
6. Lighthouse International
   1. The Lighthouse's Vision Connection (information & resource service tailored for blind/VI use)
   2. Lighthouse International NYC
   3. Lighthouse's Vision Rehabilitation Services
      1. Lighthouse's Child Development Center
      2. Lighthouse's Year-Round Youth Services
      3. Lighthouse's Career Services
   4. Lighthouse Center for Education
7. The New York Institute for Special Education
   1. Blindness Resource Center
   2. Large print version of NYISE's Blindness Resource Center
8. Visions, a "non-profit agency that promotes the independence of people who are blind or visually impaired." Visions now manages services at Selis Manor, providing activities and training to residents and commuters alike. Visions's slogan is "We help people who don't see well, live like those who do."

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NYC Area Vendors

1. Ann Morris Enterprises Inc.
2. ChocoBraille: Braille Cards & Chocolates (Flushing, New York)
3. DeWitt & Associates provides a wide range of assistive technology and accessibility services
4. Sighted Electronics
5. Talking PC: Custom Built Braille & Speech Enabled Computers (Windows or Linux)
6. TouchGraphics

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Terminal Index

1. Directions to Selis Manor

2. Take Aim at a Moving Target

3. Join VIC-NYC, the emailing list of VICUG NYC

4. Learn how to network with other VICUGs

5. Contact and Learn More About VICUG NYC Members

6. Return to VICUG NYC's front page

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Contents last updated September 3, 2007