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Links

American Council for the Blind

A membership organization of blind and visually impaired people.

Blindness-Related Resources on the Web and Beyond

Blindness-related resources.

NFB

The National Federation for the Blind.

ROPARD

The Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases.

RP Fresh Sight

A yahoo group for pre-teens, teens, and slightly post-teens to exchange information and share the difficulties of dealing with Retinitis Pigmentosa and similar visual disorders.

SERI Vision Impairment Resources

A list of useful links from Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI).

TARP

Texas Association of Retinitis Pigmentosa.

The American Foundation for the Blind

A national resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, the organizations that serve them, and the general public.

The Blind Children's' Center

A family-centered agency which serves children with visual impairments from birth to school age.

The Blind Readers' Page

Contains about 2,300 evaluated and annoted links to sources of information in alternative format and to information about blindness, visual handicaps and other physical handicaps.

Articles

Neurological Visual Impairment - Also Known as: Cortical Visual Impairment, Delayed Visual Maturation, Cortical Blindness

An article by Sam Morgan, Education Specialist.

Issues Regarding the Assessment of Vision Loss in Regard to Sign Language, Fingerspelling, Speechreading, and Cued Speech for the Student with Deafblindness

An article by Robbie Blaha, Education Specialist, TSBVI Deaf-Blind Outreach and Brad Carlson, Texas Commission for the Blind.

Sign Language with People who are Deaf-Blind: Suggestions for Tactile and Visual Modifications

An article by Susie Morgan, Technical Assistance Specialist, (Pages 3-7) NTAC.

New Findings Lead to Revised Therapeutic Regimen to Slow RP

An article by Alan Laties, M.D. Chairman of the FFB Scientific Advisory Board.