Blind or Visually Impaired: Vendors and Other Resources
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Adaptive Equipment Vendors
Assistive Technology Vendors and Instructors
Other Resources
Adaptive equipment vendors
Independent Living Aids, Inc.
PO Box 9022
Hicksville, NY 11802-9022
800-537-2118
Carry everything for the blind and visually impaired including canes and mobility aids, magnifiers, talking watches, talking clocks, talking bibles, large print books, key locators, smoke detectors, Braille products, talking cooking gadgets, voice recognition software and much, much more
Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss
4505 West Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55807
218-624-4828
800-422-0833
This online store is set up to provide the visually impaired individual with items that are hard to find or unavailable in your area.
LS&S Group, Inc.
PO Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
800-468-4789
716-348-3500
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, and information designed to help you or a loved one regain independence.
Maxi-Aids
42 Executive Blvd.
PO Box 3209
Farmingdale, NY 11735
800-522-6294
631-752-0521
Maxi-Aids has been an established special-needs provider for over two decades, and has evolved into one of the world’s leading provider of adaptive products, products for independent living and products designed to enhance lifestyle simply by making every-day tasks easier.
Vision Forward Association
The Outlook Shoppe
912 N. Hawley Road
Milwaukee, WI 53213-3292
877-258-9200
414-258-9200
Products are designed to help those living with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and general vision loss. Large selection of low vision aids: Magnifiers, talking and low vision watches, talking and low vision clocks, and much more.
Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Sharper Vision Store
754 Williamson St.
Madison, WI 53703
800-783-5213
608-255-1166
The Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired provides vision products and services, advocates for legislation, and educates the general public.
Assistive technology vendors and instructors
Accessibility Pros LLC
1219 Young St.
Wausau, WI 54403
accessibilitypros@charter.net
715-843-4142
Instruction on practical technology solutions for people with disabilities.
Adaptive Technology Resources
P.O. Box 857
Cedarburg, WI 53012
800-770-8474
262-375-2020
Video magnification, assistive technology and training.
Clear Vision Midwest
PO Box 184
Plymouth, WI 53073
swehrle@excel.net
800-261-1212
Video magnification, assistive technology and training.
Freedom Scientific
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805
800-444-4443
Assistive technology products and solutions.
HumanWare
1 UPS Way
P.O. Box 800
Champlain, NY 12919
800-722-3393
Assistive technology products and solutions.
The Low Vision Store
2200 University Ave. W, Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55114
info@thelowvisionstore.com
651-203-2200
Video magnification systems and supplies.
Other resources
Audio & Braille Literacy Enhancement (ABLE)
Central Library Building
803 West Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
Phone: 414-286-3039
Email: info@ablenow.org
Providing alternative ways for people with print disabilities to read.
American Foundation for the Blind
800-232-5463
The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco, and a governmental relations office in Washington, DC . It is a one-stop information and referral resource for people who are blind or visually impaired.
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
502-895-2405
800-223-1839
Adapted educational and daily living products, services and training.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections Oshkosh Braille Program
DOCDAIOSCIBrailleProgram@wisconsin.gov
920-231-4010 ext. 2208
Brailling of documents, manuals, business cards.
DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center (MC 728)
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Rm 405
Chicago, IL 60608
800-949-4232 (V/TTY)
One of 10 federally funded regional resource centers that provides information, materials, technical assistance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Descriptive Video Service (DVS)
Media Access Group at WGBH
One Guest St.
Boston, MA 02135
617-300-3600
Narrative descriptions to TV and movies on video.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
PO Box 7852, 201 E Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53707-7852
800-442-3477
Wisconsin's Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is a federal/state program designed to obtain, maintain, and improve employment for people with disabilities by working with VR consumers, employers, and other partners.
Guide Dog Users, Inc.
14311 Astrodome Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20906-2245
866-799-8436
Guide Dog Users, Inc. (GDUI) strives to promote civil rights and enhance the quality of life of working guide dog teams. Drawing on the experiences and varied knowledge of its members, GDUI provides peer support, advocacy and information to guide dog users everywhere. In addition, GDUI works with public entities, private businesses and individuals to ensure that guide dog users enjoy the same rights to travel, employment, housing, and participation in all aspects of life that people without disabilities enjoy.
Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm St.
Winnetka, IL 60093-2554
800-323-4238
847-446-8111
Offers distance learning courses relevant to the needs of individuals experiencing a vision loss, their families, and professionals working in the blindness rehabilitation field.
Lighthouse Guild
111 E 59th St.
New York, NY 10022-1202
800-829-0500
National Eye Institute
2020 Vision Place
Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
301-496-5248
Eye health information, resources and research; free brochures.
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells St.
Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314
The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold, to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind. By providing public education about blindness, information and referral services, scholarships, literature and publications about blindness, aids and appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind, advocacy services and protection of civil rights, Job Opportunities for the Blind, development and evaluation of technology, and support for blind persons and their families, members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality.
The OccuPaws Guide Dog Association
PO Box 45857
Madison, WI 53744
info@occupaws.org
608-772-3787
The OccuPaws Guide Dog Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, charitable organization located in Madison, WI. Their mission is to place fully trained guide dogs of excellent health and temperament with Wisconsin and contiguous state residents (adults and children) who have visual impairments, at no charge.
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
800-331-2020
Volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight; free fact sheets.
Prevent Blindness Wisconsin Vision Screening and Programs
759 North Milwaukee St., Suite 305
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-765-0505
608-825-1557 Dane County Office
920-432-5466 Northeast Office
VisionAWARE: Self Help for Vision Loss
P.O. Box 96
Mohegan Lake, NY 10547
914-528-5120
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1700 W. State St.
Janesville, WI 53546
800-832-9784
608-758-6100
Offers an academic educational facility for children who are visually impaired and an adult summer program for individuals experiencing a vision loss.
Wisconsin Lions Camp
3834 County Road A
Rosholt, WI 54473
715-677-4969
Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
813 W. Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
800-242-8822
414-286-3045
A lending library specializing in talking books and recorded magazines, provided at no cost to the consumer.