You may be seeking help for yourself, or a friend or family member with questions about blindness or vision impairment. Maybe you want to find a gift for someone who is blind or visually impaired. We have compiled these resources and made them available on our website to help those who are blind or visually impaired and others who are interested in helping those who have a vision impairment.
National Office 2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 650, Arlington, VA 22201-3354 Ph: (202) 467-5081 Toll Free: (800) 424-8666 Fax: (703) 465-5085
President: Sandra Edwards Email: sedwards111653@hotmail.com (Regional contacts are available at the above web address under “Contact Us” )
(Main headquarters) 2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102 New York, NY 10121 Ph: (212) 502-7600 Fax: (888) 545-8331 (There are other offices in the U.S. Check under “Contact Us” on their website for specific regional information)
2600 W. Markham St. P. O. Box 668 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Ph: (501) 296-1810 Evening phone (501) 296-1824 Toll Free: (800) 362-4451 Fax: (501) 296-1831
Since its founding in 1829, Perkins has been a national and international leader and resource providing state-of-the-art education and services to infants, toddlers, children, youth, and young adults who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
Web Site Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 Ph: (617) 924-3434
Offer a variety of correspondence courses on Braille and other topics of interest to the visually impaired, including adult continuing education courses.
Web SiteThe Hadley School for the Blind 700 Elm Street Winnetka, IL 60093-2554 USA Phone: (847) 446-8111 Toll Free: 1-800-323-4238
Formerly Lion’s World Services for the Blind
World Services for the Blind is a residential rehabilitation center located in Little Rock that offers programs focusing on independent living skills and job training. The programs offered take into account the special requirements of each client’s visual impairments.
World Services for the Blind 2811 Fair Park Boulevard Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 Telephone: 501-664-7100 or 1-800-248-0734 Fax: 501-664-2743 Email: training@wsblind.org Web Site
main office, Little Rock
Web Site700 Main St. Little Rock, AR 72203 (501) 682-5463
Local/ northwest Arkansas DSB Fayetteville DSB(Division of Services for the Blind) office (serves Benton, Carroll, Madison, and Washington Counties) (479) 527-2580 4044 North Frontage Road Fayetteville, AR 72703-5134 (just northeast of College and Joyce intersection)
Arkansas Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped Web Site 900 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 100 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-1155 or TOLL FREE: 1-866-660-0885
Benton and Washington county social security 2153 E. Joyce Blvd., Ste. 101 Fayetteville, AR 72703 (877) 694-5493
The greater Fayetteville city area is served by the University of Arkansas Razorback Transit. Razorback Transit also has a Paratransit service, providing door to door service to those who qualify. Registration is required for the Paratransit Service. For more information: Razorback paratransit Transit@uark.edu (479) 575-6993 Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) serves limited areas of Benton and Washington Counties. For information about routes and cost, please contact: Ozark Regional transit 2423 E. Robinson Ave Springdale, AR 72764 (479) 756-5901 (800) 865-5901 Web Site
“The Ozarks Chapter of the Arkansas Council of the Blind neither endorses nor is endorsed by the companies listed below. We are simply providing some sources of products and information useful to those who are blind or visually impaired."
1839 Frankfort Avenue P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085 Phone: 502-895-2405 Toll-Free Customer Service: 800-223-1839 (U.S. and Canada) Fax: 502-899-2284
(Boston Non-profit BraillePrinting and Publishing House)
National Braille Press Web Site 88 Saint Stephen Street Boston, MA 02115 Ph:1-888-965-8965
Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 Ph: (617) 924-3434
(These are only two of many schools in the U.S. For a more extensive list, search “guide dog schools” in your preferred Internet search browser. The Ozarks Chapter does not endorse nor is endorsed by these organizations. We are simply providing information.)
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. Phone: 1 (800) 295-4050 E-Mail: iadmissions@guidedogs.com (located in San Rafael, California)
Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. Phone: 1(800)944-3647 (1-800-944DOGS) or 1-941-729-5665 E-Mail: susan.wilburn@guidedogs.org (located in Florida)
(The following companies sell text to speech software(JAWS), optical character recognition software (OCR), and other software and hardware devices for persons with vision impairment.)
11800 31st Court North St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805 Ph: (727) 803-8000, 1-800-444-4443
The Ozarks Chapter is a 501 C-3 non-profit organization.
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