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A - Z Deafblindness

This is the personal page of James Gallagher, a deafblind individual. James established this site to try and offer some help to Blind or deaf people, and especially deafblind people, and those who provide specialised services for those who are deafblind. Within this website you will be able to learn the Deafblind Manual Alphabet and, the Two-Handed Manual Alphabet used by sighted Deaf people. Its up to you where you wish to go. If you wish to learn the Deafblind Manual Alphabet then there are pages on this website for you to do so.

Access America

The Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities created this site to provide online access to resources, services, and information available through the Federal Government.

APH Fred's Head Database

The Fred's Head Database is a source of tips and techniques for and by blind or visually impaired individuals.

BLIST: The Comprehensive Index of Blindness-Related Emailing Lists

This site contains instructions on how to join over two hundred blindness-related emailing lists and blindness-related newsgroups, along with hypertext links which allow you to subscribe to any of the lists. It also contains an extensive listing of accessibility and pan-disability lists, as well as a list of emailing lists that are not blindness-related, but which are frequented by blind members, and a selective list of emailing list-related resources.

BVI-Parents Mailing List

This is a list where parents of blind and visually impaired children can come to find information and support. The list membership is comprised mostly of parents, but there are some professionals and blind individuals on the list as well.

Helpful Websites for Eye, Low Vision, and Medical Information

The titles provides the description of this site which is maintained by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

IBM Accessibility Center

This site brings together product and service information for people with disabilities, and for Human Resource Professionals who are proactively seeking knowledge about solutions or empowering persons with disabilities to ensure a productive working environment.  This site includes an array of information including employers, schools, laws, products, and product developers. 

IDEA Practices Home Page

This site answers questions about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, keeps you informed about ideas, and supports efforts to help all children learn, progress, and realize their dreams.

Internet Tutorial for Beginners

This site provides a tutorial program for any beginning Internet user.

Lions World Services for the Blind

This is the web site of Lions Club International which provides a variety of services for the blind and visually impaired including social services, vocational evaluation, vocational training, and assistive technology training.

The Low Vision Gateway

Created to be your starting point to access information on the World Wide Web related to the fields of low vision  and blindness. The  purpose is not to present one approach or bias but to provide access to all related information on the Internet.

Narrative Television Network (NTN)  

NTN makes movies and television programs accessible to blind and visually impaired persons with the addition of a narrative, or descriptive, sound track.

New Vision

Equality through Education - a large array of news, opinion, and information related to blindness and visual impairment.

Three Days to See

This an electronic version of the well known 1933 article by Helen Keller.

V. I. Guide for parents and teachers of blind and visually impaired children