Resources

Here are a few links to sites that you may find useful or informative. Many of these sites have links to other resources. If there are sites you find useful and would like to share them please email us at: Info@washear.org

Audio Description or DVS: If you have the sound and video capability you can see and hear an example of Descriptive Video Services.

Assistive Technology Vendors

• BBC World Service Listen Live
• BBC World Service Program List
• Benetech Web site
• Clarity Solutions
• GW Micro web site
• Freedom Scientific Web site
• Optelic USA Web site
• TeleSensory Corp. Web Site
• Low Vision Information Center
• National Library Service Assistive Devices for use with personal computers

Organizations and Resources

• National Library Service for the Blind & Handicapped
• IAAIS – International Association Audio Information Services
• Lion World Services for the Blind
• Lighthouse Organizations & Resources
• National Federation of the Blind
• American Council of the Blind
• Organizations Serving Persons with Visual Impairments
• Blindness Resource Center
• Braille Institute (California)
• American Foundation for the Blind
• Canadian National Institute for the Blind
• Trace Center
• Prevention of Blindness
• World Association of Persons with disAbilities (WAPD)
• Audio Vision Canada – Described Movie Catalogue
• Ann Morris Enterprises – low vision items catalog
• National Center on Workforce and Disability
• The American Association of People with Disabilities
• IRS help for visually impaired
• Disabled Online
• Montgomery County Stroke Association
• DisabilityWork.Com
• Computer Accessibility

Listservs

• GUISPEAK access to GUI via Speech.
• BLIND-L Computer Use by and for the Blind.
• NABS-L The National Alliance of Blind Students (NABS) list.
• BLINDFAM Covers all areas of family life as it relates to blindness.
• EASI-L Equal Access to Software and Information (ESAI) discusses access technology for people with disabilities