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National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness 
NCDB is a federally funded information and referral service, and technical assistance project that identifies, coordinates, and disseminates (at no cost) information and services related to children a... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
The National Eye Institute (NEI), established in 1968, has primary responsibility within the National Institutes of Health for supporting and conducting research aimed at improving the prevention, d... Details >
American Council of the Blind
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is composed primarily of blind persons involved in 50 active State and 20 professional and special-interest organizations. ACB strives to strengthen vocational... Details >
American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1921 to improve services for people who are blind or visually impaired, conduct research, and inform the public. AFB... Details >
Blind Childrens Center
The Blind Childrens Center is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1938. The Center provides diversified services to meet the needs of blind and partially sighted children, ages birth through... Details >
Blinded Veterans Association
The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA), founded in 1945, promotes the welfare of blind and visually impaired veterans. BVA helps veterans become oriented and readjusted to blindness and obtain vocati... Details >
Braille Institute
The Braille Institute was founded in 1919 as the Universal Braille Press to provide services to the blind, which now includes production of more than 5 million Braille pages yearly, preschool service... Details >
Guide Dogs of America
Guide Dogs of America, formerly International Guiding Eyes, established in 1948, trains blind persons in the use of guide dogs, and trains and provides guide dogs free of charge to blind persons. An... Details >
National Braille Association, Inc.
The National Braille Association (NBA) was founded in 1945 to provide continuing education to those who prepare braille, and to provide braille materials to persons who are visually impaired. The orga... Details >
National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), established in 1940 as an organization of blind persons, serves as both an advocacy and a public information vehicle. NFB contacts newly blind persons to h... Details >