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*Adaptive Technology Help Desk is still operating and we eagerly await your calls.

Chicago Lighthouse Assistive Technology Computer HelpDesk Hopes to Expand Service

> CHICAGO – In an ongoing effort to accommodate people across the country who are visually impaired and in need of technical support, The Chicago Lighthouse hopes to expand its toll-free telephone assistive technology support line.

Read more about Chicago Lighthouse For The Blind here:

Click here: ChicagoLighthouse.org

Lighthouse For The Blind Support Desk

* The Blind Access Journal is a great place to start a search on some of the more popular accessibility issues on your computer and the net .

You can also read about many more blind issues we can face everyday.

Click here: Blind Access Journal

* A great site dealing with accessibility issues can be found at

W3.org

Support Organizations

*The Accessible Friends Network

is a user-led U K voluntary group who use email, the internet, voice conferencing & other resources to improve the quality of life for blind & V I people & their partners, by networking. We provide support, raise funds and organise activities online, and people with v i access technology skills are particularly welcome to meet or join us. Click here: The Accessible Friends Network

There are local support organizations in your area. People you can talk to about your individual needs and concerns. To obtain listings in your specific location, please enter your info below.

include what your specific support needs are.

Name: E-Mail Address: Specific Needs:

* Blind Ambition Group is a Dallas, Texas based organization which can help you with:

•  Cooperating with public and private institutions and organizations concerned with blind services.

•  Educating and informing blind people and their families about available resources.

•  Teaching people to advocate for themselves in getting what they need to facilitate a better quality of life.

•  Assisting sighted family members of recently blinded persons with their own adjustments to make the transition smoother for all people involved.

•  Networking with others and learning about what products are available that might make their lives easier.

•  Educating blind and sighted people alike about the capabilities of blind people by providing opportunities to participate in group events, as well as finding ideas for effectively participating in events in their own communities.

* The Association of Blind Citizens is a great model of what a local organization reaching out to its community can do. Check them out at: Click here: Association of Blind Citizens

Online support groups are a great way to meet people with similar issues we deal with in blindness.

* Daily Strength is a blindness support group Click here: Daily Strength support group

* A great resource for finding information is : Click here: blindness.org

A BlindNet.org is a great site for finding information and support Click here: Blind Net's Home page

There are national organizations that can support you also. They are groups that can fight for the rights of the blind Following is information about and links to the most popular and how to contact your local chapters.

* American Council of the Blind

A C B

* National Federation of the blind Click here: National Federation of the Blind

Each will usually encourage you to become actively involved and join their group.

For questions about what type of support you need and where you should be led, please email us at: info@everythingblind.com  

 

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