Resource Guide
The Resource Guide is an alphabetical listing of businesses and agencies providing products and services to individuals with vision loss. Entries include:
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Alphabetical listing of businesses and agencies
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Brief description of products and/or services
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Telephone number (toll free when available)
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Email address
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Internet (URL) address
A complete Subject Index can be found at the bottom of this page. A printable version of the entire guide is also available.
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| Ablezone, Inc. | 25 years of service in the many different areas of Low Vision, Speech Synthesis and Accessibility.. Website: http://www.ablezone.com Phone: (866)6632253 Email: info@ablezone.com |
| Accessible Computer Solutions | Located in Saginaw, MI, provides affordable, high quality, ethical, customer oriented services including adaptive computer training, software training, computer network setup and more. Phone: (989) 799-8710 Email: mike@acsonsite.com |
| Access-USA | Transcribes billing statements, brochures, correspondence, reports, manuals, menus and other materials into Braille, large print or audio recordings. Phone: (800) 263-2750 Email: info@access-usa.com |
| Affordable Home Care | Provides in-home professional health care, including 24 hour live-in homecare. Website: http://www.affordablehomecare.org Phone: (248) 419-5010 Email: info@affordablehomecare.org |
| Ai Squared | Offers ZoomText screen magnification and screen reading software. Website: http://www.aisquared.com Phone: (800) 859-0270 Email: sales@aisquared.com |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | Identifies and screens undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing degrees in science, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and some fields of business, and places them in paid summer internships. Website: http://ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/ Phone: (202) 326-6649 Email: Isummers@aaas.org |
| American Council of the Blind | Consumer and advocacy group composed primarily of blind and visually impaired members. Website: http://www.acb.org Phone: (800) 424-8666 Email: webmaster@acb.org |
| American Foundation for the Blind | Addresses the critical issues of literacy, independent living, employment and access through technology. Website: http://www.afb.org Phone: (800) 232-5463 Email: afbinfo@afb.net |
| American Macular Degeneration Foundation | The Foundation is committed to the prevention and cure of macular degeneration and offers hope and support to those afflicted and their families. Website: http://www.macular.org Phone: (888) 622-8527 Email: amdf@macular.org |
| American Printing House for the Blind | Manufactures Braille, large print, recorded, computer disk and tactile graphic publications, as well as a variety of educational and daily living products. Offers services to professionals and others in the field of vision. Website: http://www.aph.org Phone: (800) 223-1839 Email: info@aph.org |
| Amtrak | National rail service that provides accessible services and discounts. Website: http://www.amtrak.com Phone: (800) 872-7245 |
| Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Lions Club | Known for working to end preventable blindness, Lions participate in a vast variety of projects important to their communities. These projects range from cleaning up local parks to providing supplies to victims of natural disasters. Website: |
| Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living | Provides a wide range of disability-related information services including a list of accessible or barrier-free housing, a resource library, a video/film library and a Speakers Bureau. They also annually publish Access Magazine, with all issues available online in text and the latest issue available online in audio. Website: http://www.aacil.org Phone: (734) 971-0277 |
| Ann Arbor Disability Resources | An online guide to accessible services and amenities available in ann Arbor created in collaboration between the City of Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor Commission on Disability Issues. Website: http://www.a2gov.org/DisabilityResources |
| Ann Arbor District Library | Public library offering a variety of programs, services, and resources. Website: http://www.aadl.org Phone: (734) 327-4200 |
| Ann Arbor Transportation Authority | Provides transportation options in the greater Ann Arbor area including taxicabs, small buses and/or in-lift vans for individuals with disabilities. Website: http://www.aata.org Phone: (734) 973-6500 Email: aatainfo@theride.org |
| Arbor Hospice and Home Care | Provides compassionate care for seriously ill patients and their families in southeastern Michigan. Website: http://www.arborhospice.org Phone: (734) 662-5999 Email: info@arborhospice.org |
| Area Agency on Aging 1-B | A non-profit agency dedicated to preserving the independence, dignity, and quality of life of seniors, family caregivers, and persons with disabilities residing in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Washtenaw counties. Website: http://www.aaa1b.com Phone: (734) 213-6704 Email: Comm&FundDevelopment @aaa1b.com |
| Assistech Special Needs | Offers specialty computer hardware, software and assistive technology. Website: http://www.assistech.com Phone: (866) 674-3549 |
| Assistive Technology of Michigan | Located in Novi, Mi, provides comprehensive assistive technology services including on-site evaluations, custom design and development, equipment recommendations, equipment set-up and training, and more. Phone: (248) 348-7161 Email: atofmich@juno.com |
| AssistiveMedia | Located in Ann Arbor, MI, provides free-of-charge, copyright-approved, high caliber audio literary works to the worldwide disability community via the Internet. Website: http://www.assistivemedia.org Phone: (734) 332-0369 Email: info@assistivemedia.org |
| Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Provides training, materials, information and support for persons with a visual disability; also provides the general public with disability-related information. Website: http://www.asb.org Phone: (215) 627-0600 Email: info@abs.org |
| Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired | Serving mid-Michigan, assists visually impaired persons in developing skills to become more independent through rehabilitation services. Website: http://www.abvimichigan.org Phone: (800) 466-8084 Email: blindser@abvimichigan.org |
| Audio Editions | Provides books on cassette and CD, abridged and unabridged formats. Website: http://www.audioeditions.com Phone: (800) 231-4261 Email: info@audioeditions.com |
| AT Guys | Specializes in assistive technology including GPS solutions, phone software, and portable devices. Website: http://www.atguys.com/store/ Phone: (989) 284-7915 |
| Aurora Ministries | Provides the Bible on cassette tapes, free of charge, to visually impaired people internationally. Website: http://www.auroraministries.org/ Phone: (941) 748-3031 Email: tapes@auroraministries.org |
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| BART Group | Provides adaptive technology solutions for people who are visually impaired and for agencies that must meet section 501, 504 and 508 requirements. Website: http://www.bartsite.com Phone: (703) 442-5023 Email: adapt2c@barsite.com |
| Bennett Optometry | Full scope professional Optometric practice that strives to provide the highest quality eye care and patient service. Website: http://www.bennettoptometry.com/ Phone: (734) 930-2373 |
| Beyond Sight, Inc. | Carries a full line of high and low tech products for the blind and visually impaired and offers training, consultation and technical support services. Website: http://www.beyondsight.com Phone: (303) 795-6455 |
| Bierley Monomouse | Offers hand held video magnifiers. Website: http://bierley.com Phone: (800) 984-0535 Email: sales@bierley.com |
| The Big Type Company | Sells large print address books and calendars. Website: http://bigtypeco.com Phone: (262) 783-6599 Email: bigtypeco@yahoo.com |
| Blinded Veterans Association | Promotes the welfare of blind veterans by advocating for and providing counseling, vocational training, information on benefits and more. Website: http://www.bva.org Phone: (202) 371-8880 Email: bva@bva.org |
| BlindHOW | One-stop online resource for finding answers or sharing knowledge related to any topic regarding blindness & visual impairment. Website: http://http://blindhow.com/ |
| BlindSoftware | Source for accessible shareware, freeware and demo software downloads. Website: http://www.blindsoftware.com Phone: (559) 224-2436 Email: sales@blindsoftware.com |
| Bookshare.org | Gives print disabled people in the United States legal access to over 31,000 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or text to speech audio files. Website: http://www.bookshare.org Email: info@bookshare.org |
| Braille Plus, Inc. | Provides documents in Braille, large print and electronic formats. Website: http://www.brailleplus.net Phone: (866) 264-2345 Email: service@brailleplus.net |
| Braille Works | Provides the means to deliver ADA compliant large format print, braille and audio materials for individuals with reading and visual impairments. Website: http://www.brailleworks.com Phone: (800) 258-7544 |
| Brailleink | Provides materials with both print and Braille in a unique, easy-to-use format that encourages shared reading and promotes Braille awareness. Website: http://brailleink.org Phone: (800) 324-2919 Email: info@brailleink.org |
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| Care Transport | Provides transportation for seniors in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. Phone: (734) 434-6786 Email: caret@comcast.net |
| Carolyn's Low Vision Products | Sells closed circuit reading machines for the visually impaired. Website: http://www.carolynscatalog.com Phone: (800) 648-2266 |
| Catholic Social Services | Provides a variety of services for families and older adults. Website: http://www.csswashtenaw.org Phone: (734) 971-9781 Email: info@csswashtenaw.org |
| ChelseaCare Home Health | Provides a variety of home health services. Website: Phone: (734) 475-4190 |
| Christian Record Services | Provides free Christian publications and programs. Website: http://www.christianrecord.org Phone: (402) 488-0981 Email: info@christianrecord.org |
| Christiansen Designs | Offers original design Braille jewelry. Website: http://www.braillejewelry.com Phone: (802) 738-3846 Email: kim.christiansen@valley.net |
| City of Ann Arbor Resource Guide | A city guide to services, accommodations and resources pertinent to your needs, based upon your particular disability and/or situation. Website: http://www.a2gov.org/disabilityresources Phone: (734)794 6110 Email: lwondrash@a2gov.org |
| Clarity of Michigan | Offers low vision video magnifiers individually handcrafted in the USA. Portable. Flex arm and inline models. Website: http://www.clarityusa.com Phone: (888) 941-4330 Email: claritymi@charter.net |
| Cleveland Sight Center | Offers large print calendars and magnifiers. Website: http://www.eyedeashop.com Phone: (877) 776-9563 Email: shop@clevelandsightcenter.org |
| Comfort Keepers | Provides in-home care including personal care, companionship and homemaking services to individuals throughout the US and Canada. Website: http://www.comfortkeepers.com Phone: (734) 622-0600 |
| Council of Citizens with Low Vision Internat'l | Organization affiliated with ACB serving as a clearing house on low vision promoting education, research, legislation and the elimination of barriers. Website: http://www.cclvi.org Phone: (800) 733-2258 |
| CrissCross Technologies | Specializes in training materials for talking computers. Website: http://www.crisscrosstech.com Phone: (718) 268-6988 Email: info@crisscrosstech.com |
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| DAMAR Travel & Cruise | Offers specialized travel and cruise services for seniors and persons with disabilities. Website: http://www.damartravel.com Phone: (800) 999-6101 |
| Dealing With Vision Loss | Offers a short course on being a guide for a blind person, a resource for human service, health care, academic and other professionals who come in contact with those who are blind. Website: http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com/ Phone: (734) 634-5678 |
| Detroit Radio Information Service | Offers free radio reading service, with emphasis on local news, for people with disabilities in southeast Michigan. Website: http://www.wdetfm.org/dris Phone: (313) 577-4207 Email: DRIS@wayne.edu |
| DiabetiVision | In-home counseling and teaching for those experiencing diabetes and vision loss. Website: http://www.diabetivision.com Phone: (734) 904-7854 |
| Disability.gov | Government-sponsored site detailing federal programs, services and resources to Americans with disabilities and their families. Website: http://www.disability.gov |
| Duxbury Systems | Provides software that can produce contracted or uncontracted Braille, math and technical Braille with Windows, Macintosh, DOS and UNIX. Website: http://www.duxburysystems.com Phone: (978) 692-3000 Email: info@duxsys.com |
| Dynamic Living, Inc. | Offers a variety of daily living aids for the disabled. Website: http://www.dynamic-living.com Phone: (888) 940-0605 |
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| eBlind! | Provides computer training opportunities to qualified individuals. Website: http://www.eblind.net/ Phone: (248) 334-4329 Email: eblindoutreach@aol.com |
| EM Vitu, Inc. | Provides adaptive technology solutions for visually impaired including text-to-text reading machines, enlargement, speech and Braille PC access, specialized note takers (PDA's), GPS systems and CCTVs. Phone: (888) 367-4004 Email: evitu@flash.net |
| Enabling Devices | Provides affordable learning and assistive devices for the physically disabled. Website: http://www.enablingdevices.com Phone: (800) 832-8697 Email: info@enablingdevices.com |
| Enabling Technologies | Designs, manufactures, sells and supports Braille embossers. Website: http://www.brailler.com Phone: (800) 777-3687 |
| Enhanced Vision | Distributes a variety of video magnifiers to meet almost any low vision need. Website: http://www.enhancedvision.com Phone: (800) 440-9476 Email: info@enhancedvision.com |
| En-Vision America | Provides technology solutions in the areas of health care, independent living, employment and education for those with visual or cognitive impairments. Website: http://www.envisionamerica.com Phone: (800) 890-1180< Email: envision@envisionamerica.com |
| Eschenbach Optik of America | Distributes low vision aids directly to eye care and rehabilitation specialists. Provides information and names of local eye care professionals on request. Website: http://www.eschenbach.com Phone: (800) 396-3886 |
| Executive Products, Inc. | Designed a new executive NLS/BPH case for the NLS/BPH Digital Talking Book Player. Website: http://www.executiveproductsinc.com Phone: (818) 833-8822 |
| EyeCare of America | People who lack health insurance may be eligible for a free eye exam through EyeCare America. In addition, their mission is to reduce avoidable blindness and severe visual impairment by raising awareness about eye disease and care, providing free eye health educational materials and facilitating access to medical eye care. Website: http://www.eyecareamerica.org Phone: (415) 447-0381 Email: pubserv@aao.org |
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| FamilyConnect | Created by American Foundation for the Blind and National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments, this website provides parents of children who are visually impaired with comprehensive, up-to-date information on education, eye diseases, technology, and other topics. Website: http://www.familyconnect.org Email: familyconnect@afb.net |
| Family Home Health Services | Provides a variety of clinical services and related products and supplies including skilled nurses, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, medical social workers, as well as home health aides. Website: http://www.fhhs.us Phone: (800) 901-3447 Email: mmurphy@fhhs.us |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | Mission is to drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and the entire spectrum of retinal degenerative diseases. Website: http://www.blindness.org Phone: (888) 394-3937 Email: info@blindness.org |
| FREE411 | Provides callers with a free alternative to the skyrocketing rates being charged by phone companies for directory assistance (411). Website: http://free411.com Phone: (877) 754-6453 Email: publicrelations@free411.com |
| Freedom Scientific | Offers hardware, software, training, tutorials and an online store. Website: http://www.freedomscientific.com Phone: (800) 444-4443 Email: Info@FreedomScientific.com |
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| Gentiva Home Health Services | Provides home healthcare ranging from in-home nursing to assistance with daily living activities such as shopping, meal preparation, and bathing. Website: http://www.gentiva.com Phone: (248) 356-6800 |
| Glacier Hills Home Care | Offers a wide range of services including skilled nursing, clinical case management, patient advocacy, personal care and home maintenance for people in Washtenaw County. Website: http://glacierhills.org Phone: (877) 971-4200 |
| Glaucoma Foundation | The Glaucoma Foundation is the premiere not-for-profit organization committed to leading the fight against glaucoma and to identifying new treatments and cures. Website: http://www.glaucomafoundation.org Phone: (212) 285-0080 Email: info@glaucomafoundation.org |
| Glaucoma Research Foundation | The Foundation's mission is to preserve the sight and independence of individuals with glaucoma through research and education with the ultimate goal of finding a cure. Website: http://www.glaucoma.org Phone: (800) 826-6693 Email: info@glaucoma.org |
| Great Lakes Home Health and Hospice | Features a program called HomeSight. An Occupational Therapist evaluates the client’s home and helps to implement safety measures that will enable the client to remain safe and independent in their home for as long as possible. Website: http://www.glhhs.com Phone: (800) 379-1600 |
| Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and VI | Detroit-based organization providing innovative services to increase self-reliance, productivity and dignity. Website: http://www.gdabvi.org Phone: (313) 272-3900 Email: information@gdabvi.org |
| Greyhound Bus Lines | Offers services to meet the needs of customers with disabilities. Website: http://www.greyhound.com/ Phone: (800) 752-4841 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Provides guide dogs to the visually impaired. Website: http://www.guiding-eyes.org Phone: (800) 942-0149 Email: webmaster@guidingeyes.org |
| Guild for the Blind | Promotes and assists members in achieving dignity and independence through positive attitudes. Sells products online. Website: http://www.guildfortheblind.org Phone: (312) 236-8569 Email: info@guildfortheblind.org |
| GW Micro | Offers a variety of computer-based speech products, hardware and software. Website: http://www.gwmicro.com Phone: (260) 489-3671 Email: sales@gwmicro.com |
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| Hadley School for the Blind | Offers courses free-of-charge through the mail or email to eligible students. Includes high school, university and adult level courses; GED available. Website: http://www.hadley-school.org Phone: (800) 323-4238 Email: Info@Hadley-School.org |
| Heartland Home Care & Hospice | Offers skilled nursing and rehabilitative services for those recovering from an illness, injury, or surgery, as well as diabetic management, psychiatric services, and cardiac rehabilitation. Website: http://www.heartlandhomehealth.com Phone: (734) 677-8140 Email: AnnArborhome@HeartlandHomeHealth.com |
| Home Care Physician | Vincent Elie, MD, an internal medicine specialist, provides home care services to all of Washtenaw, Jackson and Lenawee counties and half of Hillsdale and Livingston counties. Phone: (734) 475-9330 |
| Home Instead Senior Care | Provides comprehensive, non-medical companionship and non-medical home care services for the elderly. Website: http://www.homeinstead.com Phone: (734) 971-9023 |
| Home Readers for the Blind | A non-profit corporation that provides catalogs, cookbooks, magazines, and a few books to the blind and visually-impaired on 4-track audio tape. Website: http://www.homereaders.com Phone: (877) 814-7323 Email: homereaders@homereaders.com |
| Horizons for the Blind | Provides Braille, large print and cassette instruction in crafts, gardening, cooking and operation of household appliances; advises facilities on accessibility issues. Website: http://www.horizons-blind.org Phone: (815) 444-8800 Email: mail@horizons-blind.org |
| Housing Bureau for Seniors | A place where people, 55 and older, can find answers to questions about housing and care options. Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/seniors/ Phone: (734) 998-9339 Email: housingbureauseniors@umich.edu |
| HumanWare Low Vision | Provides assistive technology for persons with visual and learning disabilities with emphasis on reading, writing and literacy. Website: http://www.humanware.com Phone: (800) 722-3393 / (516) 678-0027 |
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| Independent Living Aids, Inc. | Provides a comprehensive selection of low tech and technology products for visually impaired and blind individuals. Website: http://www.independentliving.com Phone: (800) 537-2118 Email: can-do@independentliving.com |
| Independent Living Technologies | Provides a wide range assistive living products and technologies. Website: http://www.iltsource.com Phone: (877) 458-7687 Email: sales@iltsource.com |
| Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc. | Sells talking products and devices, four track cassette reading machines, recording machines, talking computers, screen reading software and more. Website: http://www.irti.net Phone: (800) 322-4784 Email: info@irti.net |
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| The Jewish Braille Institute | JBI is an international agency dedicated to providing materials of Jewish and general interest to the visually impaired, blind and reading disabled free of charge. JBI records in English, Russian, Spanish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Romanian and Polish. Website: http://www.jbilibrary.org/ Phone: 1-800-433-1531 Email: admin@jbilibrary.org |
| Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County | Provides a variety of services for families and older adults. Website: http://www.jfsannarbor.org Phone: (734) 769-0209 Email: info@jfsannarbor.org |
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| Kayak for Light | See MI Kayak for Light |
| Kellog Eye Center | See U-M Kellog Eye Center |
| Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. | Offers two text-to-speech assistive technology products. Website: http://www.kurzweiledu.com Phone: (800) 894-5374 Email: info@kurzweiledu.com |
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| Law Office of Josh Ard, PLLC | Offers Elder Law services including eligibility for governmental benefits such as Medicaid; planning for potential disability; guardianships and conservatorships. Website: http://www.ardlaw.com Phone: (517) 655-9782 |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Partners leader dogs with blind individuals. Website: http://www.leaderdog.org Phone: (888) 777-5332 |
| Legacy Law Center | Law firm specializing in estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid planning. Website: http://www.legacypllc.com Phone: (734) 995-2383 |
| LevelStar | Offers the Icon plus Docking Station assistive technology, engineered to give advantage to the visually impaired — at work, school, home or on-the-go. Website: http://www.levelstar.com Phone: (800) 315-2305 / (303) 926-4334 Email: info@levelstar.com |
| Lifeline | Using a touch-tone system, provides a variety of services that assists seniors in their homes including a medical alarm and reminders to take medications. Website: http://www.lifelinesys.com Phone: (800) 543-5463 |
| Lift, Inc. | Qualifies, trains and places disabled professionals in information technology. Website: http://lift-inc.org Phone: (908) 707-9840 Email: liftinc@aol.com |
| The Lighthouse of Houston | Offers a wide variety of educational programs, community services and outpatient rehabilitation for the blind and visually impaired. Website: http://www.houstonlighthouse.org Phone: (713) 284-8466 Email: reflections@houstonlighthouse.org |
| Lighthouse International | Enables individuals with visual disabilities to lead independent lives through pioneering work in vision rehabilitation, education, research and advocacy. Website: http://www.lighthouse.org Phone: (800) 829-0500 |
| Living with Low Vision Group | Each monthly meeting at the UM Kellogg Eye Center will feature a guest speaker or an activity for individuals with low vision. Website: http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/living-with-lowvision.html Phone: (734) 763-9468 Email: goren@umich.edu |
| Low Vision Shop | Provides a variety of high and low-tech solutions to make daily life easier. Phone: (989) 865-6776 |
| LS&S | Supplies for the blind including tactile graphics and computers. Website: http://www.lssproducts.com Phone: (800) 468-4789 Email: LSSGRP@aol.com |
| Lutheran Blind Mission | Provides Braille and large print religious materials. Website: http://www.blindmission.org Phone: (888) 215-2455 Email: blind.mission@blindmission.org |
| Lutheran Braille Workers | Provide free Braille and large print Christian material in over 40 languages. Website: http://www.lbwinc.org Phone: (909) 795-8977 Email: lbw@lbwinc.org |
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| Macular Degeneration Foundation | Interested in promising near-term, scientific studies designed to inhibit the progression of macular degeneration and restore a measurable amount of vision to all. Website: http://www.eyesight.org Phone: (888) 633-3937 |
| Macular Degeneration International | MDI's mission is to help people with macular degeneration lead independent and rewarding lives. Website: http://www.maculardegeneration.org/ Phone: (800) 683-5555 Email: MDInfo@blindness.org |
| Macular Degeneration Support | Offers free information and personal assistance for people dealing with macular degeneration and similar retinal diseases. Website: http://www.mdsupport.org Phone: (816) 761-7080 Email: director@mdsupport.org |
| MaxiAids | Provides an online and large-print catalog of products. Website: http://www.maxiaids.com Phone: (800) 522-6294 Email: sales@maxiaids.com |
| MedlinePlus | Online source to help answer health questions by bringing together authoritative information from National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included with easy access to medical journal articles. Also includes extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ |
| MEE, Inc. | Mobile unit travels to MI, OH and IN providing solutions through technology, magnification, speech and Braille output. Website: http://www.meewebsite.com Phone: (877) 266-8659 Email: emailmee@comcast.net |
| MI Braille Transcribing Fund | Transcribes textbooks and other materials into Braille through a collaborative effort with the MI Department of Corrections and Lions International. Website: http://www.mi-braille.com Phone: (517) 780-5096 Email: Francelia.wonders@mmi-braille.org |
| MI Commission for the Blind | State agency that helps blind individuals achieve independence and employment through programs: Rehabilitation; Independent Living Rehabilitation; Youth and Low Vision; and Business Enterprise. Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mcb Phone: (800) 292-4200 |
| MI Commission for the Blind, Braille and Talking Book Library | NLS library that provides books and magazines on cassette tapes and Braille to eligible individuals and institutions in Michigan at no charge. Website: http://www.michigan.gov/sbph Phone: (800) 992-9012 Email: sbph@michigan.gov |
| MI Commission for the Blind Training Center | Located in Kalamazoo, provides training and services to people who are blind and visually impaired, helping them acquire the skills, strategies and attitudes necessary for overcoming the many challenges presented by blindness. Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mcb Phone: (800) 292-4200 |
| MI Disability Rights Coalition | Works to build opportunities for people with disabilities so they may live fully integrated lives within their chosen communities, now and in the future. Website: http://www.copower.org Phone: (800) 760-4600 |
| MI Kayak for Light |
A nonprofit organization promoting kayaking and other outdoor activities for the visually- and mobility-impaired. Phone: http://www.msfl.org/ Email: elfman@netonecom.net |
| MI Parents of Children with Visual Impairments | MPVI can help if you have a child with a visual impairment or are a grandparent, friend or teacher of a visually impaired child. Website: http://www.mpvi.org Email: mpvi@mpvi.org |
| MI Protection & Advocacy Services, Inc. | Promotes, expands and protects human and legal rights of people by providing them with information and advocacy. Website: http://www.mpas.org Phone: (800) 288-5923 |
| MI Relay Center | Provides exemptions for directory and operator assisted dialing with signed doctor's statement of disability. Website: http://www.michiganrelay.com Phone: (800) 649-3777 Email: kl1659@sbc.com |
| MI Secretary of State | ssues, at no charge, handicapped sticker for card and an identification card similar to a driver's license. Website: http://www.michigan.gov/sos Phone: (888) 767-6424 |
| MI Ski for Light | A nonprofit organization promoting cross-country skiing and other outdoor activities for the visually- and mobility-impaired. Website: http://www.msfl.org/ Phone: (989) 224-8288 |
| MI Visiting Nurses | Provides a broad range of high-quality, reasonably priced home care services. Phone: (800) 842-5504 Email: Info@UMVN.com |
| Midwest Eye-Banks | Located at the University of Michigan, provides corneas for patients who need transplants. Actively supports research in the cause of blinding eye disease. Website: http://www.mebtc.org Phone: (734) 764-3262 |
| Mitchell Hearing Aid Services | Offers hearing exams and sells hearing aids through Mitchell Home Medical. Check local phone book. Phone: (888) 432-7036 |
| Mitchell Home Medical | Located in Michigan and Ohio, offers a variety of medical equipment and supplies. Check local phone book. Phone: (888) 432-7036 |
| MONS International | Online catalog offers magnifiers, talking products, CCTVs and more. Website: http://www.magnifiers.com Phone: (800) 541-7903 Email: sales@magnifiers.com |
| Motor Meals of Ann Arbor | A non-profit community service program of the U-M Health System whose mission is to promote the dignity and independence of the elderly, disabled, and other homebound persons by delivering nutritious meals. Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/chs/meals.htm Phone: (734) 998-6686 Email: aamotormeals@umich.edu |
| Music for the Blind | Complete music courses for the visually impaired music students. No Braille skills needed. Learn to play "by ear" with tapes, CDs or downloads. Website: http://www.musicfortheblind.com Phone: (888) 778-1828 Email: Bill@musicvi.com |
| My Home Doctor | Dr. Claude W. Hall makes house calls in Ypsilanti, MI. Phone: (866) 887-0477 |
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| National Association for Visually Handicapped | National information and referral agency for individuals with visual loss. Also sells low vision aids and appliances. Website: http://www.navh.org Phone: (212) 889-3141 |
| National Braille Press | Provides materials in Braille and offers a Braille transcription service. Website: http://www.nbp.org Phone: (888) 965-8965 Email: orders@nbp.org |
| National Exhibits by Blind Artists | Nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to showcasing the work of artists who are blind or visually impaired. Website: http://www.nebaart.org Phone: (800) 222-1754 / (215) 683-3213 |
| National Federation of the Blind | Provides education, information and referral services, scholarships, publications, equipment; advocacy services and protection of civil rights. Website: http://www.nfb.org Phone: (410) 659-9314 Email: nfb@nfb.org |
| National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped | Through a network of libraries, administers a free library program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the US by postage-free mail. There are two regional libraries (Library of Michigan SBPH and Wayne County LBPH) and 11 subregional libraries in Michigan. Citizens living outside of the US receive service directly from NLS. Website: http://www.loc.gov/nls Phone: (800) 424-8567 Email: nls@loc.gov |
| Nawrocki Center for Elder & Family Law, PLLC | Specializes in helping individuals and their families with the legal, financial and health care issues confronting today's aging population. Website: http://www.nawrockilaw.com Phone: (866) 923-5337 / (810) 229-0220 Email: nawrockilaw@nawrockilaw.com |
| Neighborhood Senior Services | A community outreach agency whose mission is to evaluate, secure and coordinate practical and emotional assistance to seniors and to persons with disabilities. Website: http://NSSweb.org Phone: (734) 712-7775 Email: tgriffith@nssweb.org |
| New York Times Large Type Weekly | Printed in 16-point type, offers a selected package of the week's news including articles, editorials and The New York Times crossword puzzle. Phone: (800) 631-2580 |
| Newsline | Using a touch-tone telephone, access to 145 free newspapers and several magazines. Applicants may sign up for service directly or through the Washtenaw County LBPD or through any library in the NLS network. Website: https://nfb.org/audio-newspaper-service Phone: (888) 882-1629 Email: nfb@nfb.org |
| NLS Firmware Upgrade | Provides the latest firmware upgrade for digital talking book players. Website: http://www.loc.gov/nls/DTBM/index.html |
| Nth Degree | Designs and markets t-shirts celebrating diversity and disability rights. Website: http://www.thenthdegree.com Phone: (800) 241-8468 Email: wheelchairboy@glasscity.net |
| NOIR Medical | Provides fashionable, functional and affordable sun filters for the partially sighted, post-operative cataract patients and recreationalists. Website: www.noir-medical.com Phone: (734) 769-556 |
| Nuance | Formerly ScanSoft, offers multi-lingual speech recognition products. Allows user to talk to the PC and words appear immediately on the screen. Website: http://www.nuance.com Phone: (800) 443-7077 |
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| OcuSource | Provides listings of low vision products and resources for people who are blind or have low vision. Website: http://www.ocusource.com Phone: (888) 299-6657 Email: support@ocusource.com |
| Ocutech, Inc. | Developer of optical low vision solutions for individuals with low vision. Website: http://www.ocutech.com Phone: (800) 326-6460 Email: info@ocutech.com |
| Odyssey Health Care | Teams of care providers serving patients in their own homes, nursing homes, long-term care, or assisted living facilities or hospitals. Website: http://www.odsyhealth.com Phone: (248) 356-5070 Email: info@odsyhealth.com |
| Olmsted Center for Sight | Offers a broad range of services for people of all ages and degrees of visual impairment. Website: http://www.olmstedcenter.org Phone: (716) 882-1025 |
| Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind | Provides outdoor education and recreation for blind children offering a unique camp experience at Michigan's Camp Tuhsmeheta. Website: http://www.campt.org Phone: (616) 754-5410 |
| Optelec | Designer and manufacturer of life-changing assisstive technologies for people who are visually impaired and dyslexic. Website: http://www.optelec.com Phone: (800)826-4200Email: info@optelec.com |
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| PatientsLikeMe | Provides patients with access to the tools, information, and experiences that they need to take control of their disease. Website: http://www.patientslikeme.com Email: support@patientslikeme.com |
| Paws With a Cause | Trains assistance dogs for people with disabilities and provides lifetime support. Website: http://www.pawswithacause.org Phone: (800) 253-7297 Email: paws@ionline.com |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Provides education and other services that build productive, meaningful lives for children and adults around the world who are blind, deaf-blind, or visually impaired, with or without other disabilities. Website: http://www.perkins.org Phone: (617) 924-3434 Email: info@perkins.org |
| Phillips Magnification | Markets magnification and speech products for the visually impaired. Phone: (800) 982-0226 Email: magnifiers@sbcglobal.org |
| Phoenix Medical Supply | Delivers respiratory, inhalation, medication, beds, wheelchairs, and ambulation products. Technicians spend time educating patients on proper and safe equipment operation and remain in contact on a regular basis. Phone: (248) 354-5200 |
| Pilot Dogs, Inc. | Provides guide dogs and training to qualified individuals. Website: http://www.pilotdogs.org Phone: (614) 221-6367 |
| Premiere Assistive Technology | Offers online computer training plus assistive technology computer programs for scanning and reading, text-to-audio, talking word processing and more. Website: http://www.readingmadeez.com Phone: (517) 668-8188 Email: info@readingmadeeasy.com |
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| Reader's Digest Large Type Edition | Reader's Digest is available in large print for easier reading. Website: http://www.rd.com Phone: (800) 807-2780 |
| Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic | Provides textbooks on cassette and CD to qualified individuals. Website: http://www.rfbd.org Phone: (800) 221-4792 |
| Resources for Rehabilitation | Source for publications that enable people with disabilities and chronic conditions to remain independent. Phone: (781) 368-9094 Email: info@rfr.org |
| Revolution Enterprises | Provides graphite folding or rigid canes for the visually impaired. Website: http://www.advantagecanes.com Phone: (800) 382-5132 Email: advantagecanes@aol.com |
| Right at Home | An in-home care and assistance agency, providing quality care to seniors and individuals with disabilities in Washtenaw County. Website: http://www.washtenaw.rightathome.net/ Phone: (734) 971-5000 Email: charles@rahannarbor.com |
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| Saint Joseph Mercy Home Care | Provides health care, disease management, and education services to people recovering from surgery, accute illness, or injuries in the comfort of their own home. Website: http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=291 Phone: (734) 327-3262 Email: SvecC@trinity-health.org |
| Seedlings Braille Books for Children | Provides high quality, low cost Braille books for children. Website: http://www.seedlings.org Phone: (800) 777-8552 Email: contact@seedlings.org |
| Seeing Eye | Breeds and trains seeing eye dogs and provides instruction for potential users. Website: http://www.seeingeye.org Phone: (973) 539-4425 |
| Select Specialty Hospitals | Provides innovative approaches for individuals who are not medically ready to transfer to a rehab center or nursing home and who need a longer acute stay for recovery. Website: http://www.selectmedicalcorp.com Phone: (734) 712-8659 |
| Serenity Home Health, Inc. | Provides home health services for people in the greater Ann Arbor area. Phone: (734) 677-0766 |
| Sight Connection | Online catalog of aids and appliances, Braille aids, magnifiers and low vision aids, health and beauty aids, games and more. Website: http://www.sightconnection.com Phone: (800) 458-4888 Email: csbstore@csbps.com |
| Ski for Light | See MI Ski for Light |
| Smart Glasses Resource Guide for the Blind | A Resource Guide for the Blind and Visually Impaired Website: http://www.smart-glasses.org/blind-resource-guide/ |
| Social Security Online | Provides online and toll-free public information materials in alternative media (Braille, audio cassette, disk, compact disk or large print) for people who are blind or visually impaired. Website: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/alt-pubs.html Phone: (800) 772-1213 / (410) 965-6414 |
| Society for Accessible Travel | Educational nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to raise awareness of the needs of all travelers with disabilities, remove physical and attitudinal barriers to free access, and expand travel opportunities in the United States and abroad. Website: http://www.sath.org Phone: (212) 447-7284 Email: sathtravel@aol.com |
| Society for the Blind | Offers many adaptive technology and other products. Website: http://www.societyfortheblind.org Phone: (916) 452-8271 ext. 502 Email: store@societyfortheblind.org |
| Speak To Me Catalog | Provides online catalog of products. Website: http://www.speaktomecatalog.com Phone: (800) 248-9965 |
| Spectrum Home Health Care | Provides a full range of skilled home care services to people living in Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, St. Clair, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. Website: http://www.spectrumhomehealthcare.com Phone: (248) 591-9500 |
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| 2-1-1 | National network (see also Washtenaw 2-1-1), supported by United Way, that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. Website: http://www.uwwashtenaw.org/ourwork/211.asp Phone: 211 |
| Talking Signs | Offers an infrared wireless communications system that provides remote human voice messages for reading signs in buildings and on the street. Website: http://www.talkingsigns.com Phone: (888) 825-5746 Email: ward@talkingsigns.com |
| Tea for Two Non-Medical Assisted Care | Provides a variety of personal service to people in Washtenaw and Oakland counties including hourly and live-in services; grooming/hygiene; housekeeping; meal preparation; transportation and much more. Phone: (734) 769-4839 |
| Temple Beth El | Provides Braille transcription services at no charge. Phone: (248) 788-0358 |
| Trusted Loving Care | Ann Arbor-based company that offers seniors and persons with disabilities safe, caring, reliable and friendly transportation, assistance and accompaniment. Phone: (734) 302-1234 Email: tlcmobility@yahoo.com |
| Turner Geriatric Clinic | See U-M Turner Geriatric Clinic |
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| U-M Health Science Libraries | Committed to improving access to the Libraries' information resources for all patrons. Library staff will assist in retrieving items from the stacks and photocopying materials for patrons with disabilities. Website: http://www.lib.umich.edu/taubman-health-sciences-library Phone: (734) 936-1402 |
| U-M Health Topics A-Z | University of Michigan online search engine allows users to find health information written or approved by U-M Health System experts. Website: http://www.med.umich.edu |
| U-M Kellogg Eye Center | University of Michigan specialty clinics providing medical diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of eye problems. Website: http://www.kellogg.umich.edu Phone: (734) 763-8122 |
| U-M Office of Services for Students with Disabilities | Assists students in negotiating disability-related barriers. Strives to improve access to University programs, activities and facilities. Website: http://www.umich.edu/~sswd Phone: (734) 763-3000 |
| U-M Turner Geriatric Clinic | Outpatient clinic providing health care to persons over 60 years of age. Conducts programs and a monthly low vision support group. Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/patient/turner.htm Phone: (734) 763-4786 Email: rbluhm@umich.edu |
| U.S. Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid | Provides Federal Student Aid print publications in Braille. Website: http://www.FSAPubs.gov Phone: (800) 433-3243 |
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| Veterans Affairs, Department of | Federal agency providing rehabilitation, benefits and other services to veterans and their dependents and the beneficiaries. Website: http://www.va.gov Phone: (800) 827-1000 |
| VisionAware | Website offers dynamic social networking and customized guidance for adults of all ages with rich content and practical tips on living with vision loss. Website: http://www.visionaware.org/ Email: visionaware@afb.net |
| Vision Technology, Inc. | Provides innovative imaging and magnification products. Website: http://www.visiontechnology.com Phone: (548) 777-1100 Email: vti@vti1.com |
| Visiting Angels of Washtenaw County | Provides senior care, elder care, personal care, respite care, and companion care to help the elderly and adults continue to live in their homes. Website: http://www.visitingangels.com/annarbor Phone: (734) 929-9201 |
| Visiting Physicians Association | Provide most levels of medical care in the home, from routine exams to complex treatment plans. Website: http://www.visitingphysicians.com Phone: (888) 742-0285 |
| Visually Impaired & Blind in Livingston | Support group for people with vision impairments or blindness who live in Livingston County, MI. Phone: (810) 231-1277 Email: viabilinc@cac.net |
| The Visually Impaired Information Center | Directory of hundreds of organizations, services and activities that are available to those with visual impairments. Website: http://www.viic.org/ Phone: (734) 421-6599Email: info@viic.org |
| Visual-Tech Connection | Sells Telesensory CCTV magnifiers. Website: http://www.visual-techconnection.com Phone: (800) 589-8835 |
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| Washtenaw 2-1-1 | Provides Washtenaw County residents with information about and referrals to human services, for everyday needs and in time of crisis. Website: http://www.wuway.org/ Phone: (734) 477-6211 |
| Washtenaw Community College Learning Support Services | Provides specialized services such as tutoring and assistive technology to students with disabilities enrolled at Washtenaw Community College. Website: http://www.wccnet.org/resources Phone: (734) 973-3342 |
| Washtenaw Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled | An NLS library providing books and magazines on cassette, descriptive videos, large print; offers programs, including a bi-monthly book club and free computer training, for patrons in Washtenaw County. Website: http://wlbpd.aadl.org Phone: (734) 327-4224 Email: wlbpd@aadl.org |
| Washtenaw County MLM Recreation Center | Washtenaw County’s Recreation Center offers a variety of services and programs for people with disabilities including swimming, cardio training, strength training, access to a gym and a track. Website: http://parks.ewashtenaw.org Phone: (734) 971-6355 |
| Washtenaw County Senior Nutrition Services | Supports good nutritional health and promotes the independence and well-being of older adults through two meal programs: Home Delivered Meals and Meals in Community Settings. Website: http://ewashtenaw.org Phone: 800-838-5832 / (734) 544-3046 |
| Wayne County Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped | NLS network library that provides books and magazines on cassette to qualified individuals and institutions in Wayne County. Website: http://wayneregional.lib.mi.us Phone: (734) 727-7300 Email: wcrlbph@wayneregional.lib.mi.us |
| Welcome Homes Residential Services | A project of the Lions of Michigan, this is a statewide network designed to address the needs of people with vision loss by facilitating sensitive and supportive living environment. Phone: (888) 939-9292 Email: blindhome@sprintmail.com |
| WGBH Descriptive Video Services | Provides feature films and television programs with descriptive narration. Website: http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/access Phone: (617) 300-2000 Email: access@wgbh.org |
| WKAR Radio Reading Service | Free radio reading service, with emphasis on local news in southeast Michigan. Website: http://wkar.org/radio-reading-service Phone: (517) 432-9527 Email: mail@wkar.org |
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| Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels | Dedicated to the improvement of the nutritional health and well being of homebound, ill, and disabled individuals living in Ypsilanti and the surrounding areas. Website: http://www.ymow.org Phone: (734) 487-9666 Email: ymow@tds.net |
Subject Index
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY SEE COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND MAGNIFIERS AND LOW VISION AIDS
- AMERICAN COUCIL OF THE BLIND www.acb.org
- AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND www.afb.org
- ANN ARBOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING www.aacil.org
- ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED http://www.asb.org
- BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION www.bva.org
- COUNCIL OF CITIZENS WITH LOW VISION INTERNATIONAL www.cclvi.org
- LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL www.lighthouse.org
- LIONS INTERNATIONAL www.lionsclubs.org/
- MICHIGAN PROTECTION & ADVOCACY SERVICE, INC. www.mpas.org
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND www.nfb.org
- VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF www.va.gov
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND www.acb.org
- AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND www.afb.org
- AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND www.aph.org
- ANN ARBOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING www.aacil.org
- ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.asb.org
- ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.abvimichigan.org
- BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION www.bva.org
- COUNCIL OF CITIZENS WITH LOW VISION www.cclvi.org
- FAMILYCONNECT www.familyconnect.org
- GREATER DETROIT AGENCY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.gdabvi.org
- LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL www.lighthouse.org
- LIONS CLUBS, ANN ARBOR COUNCIL http://www.annarborlions.org/t
- LIONS INTERNATIONAL www.lionsclubs.org/
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED www.navh.org
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND www.nfb.org
- OLMSTEAD CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.olmstedcenter.org
- ABLEZONE www.ablezone.com
- AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND www.aph.org
- ASSIS-TECH, INC. www.azhearing.com
- ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.asb.org
- BEYOND SIGHT, INC. www.beyondsight.com
- BIERLEY MONOMOUSE www.bierley.com
- THE BIG TYPE COMPANY www.bigtypeco.com
- CAROLYN'S LOW VISION PRODUCTS www.carolynscatalog.com
- CLEVELAND SIGHT CENTER www.eyedeashop.com
- DYNAMIC LIVING, INC. www.dynamic-living.com
- EN-VISION AMERICA www.envisionamerica.com
- ENABLING DEVICES www.enablingdevices.com
- GUILD FOR THE BLIND www.guildfortheblind.org
- GW MICRO www.gwmicro.com
- HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND www.horizons-blind.org
- INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS, INC. www.independentliving.com
- INDEPENDENT LIVING TECHNOLOGIES www.iltsource.com
- INNOVATIVE REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, INC www.irti.net
- LIGHTHOUSE OF HOUSTON www.houstonlighthouse.org
- LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL www.lighthouse.org
- LOW VISION SHOP information
- LOW VISION SOLUTIONS information
- LS&S www.lssproducts.com
- LUTHERAN BLIND MISSION www.blindmission.org
- MAXIAIDS www.maxiaids.com
- MICHIGAN BRAILLE TRANSCRIBING FUNDwww.mi-braille.org
- MONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. www.magnifiers.com
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED www.navh.org
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND www.nfb.org
- NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED www.nls.loc.gov
- NOIR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES www.fasthealth.com/goto.php?url=www.noir-medical.com/
- OLMSTED CENTER FOR SIGHT www.olmstedcenter.org
- PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND www.perkins.org
- REVOLUTION ENTERPRISES, INC. www.advantagecanes.com
- SIGHT CONNECTION www.sightconnection.com
- SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND www.societyfortheblind.org
- SPEAK TO ME www.speaktomecatalog.com
- TALKING SIGNS www.talkingsigns.com
ART SEE EDUCATION
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SEE COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND MAGNIFIERS AND LOW VISION AIDS
BATHROOM AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
BIBLES SEE RELIGIOUS PUBLICATIONS
BLINDNESS SEE EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE AND LOW VISION CLINICS AND U-M SERVICES TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES SEE ALSO BRAILLE AND EDUCATION
- AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND www.aph.org
- ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY www.aadl.org
- ASSISTIVEMEDIA www.assistivemedia.org
- AUDIO EDITIONS www.audioeditions.com
- AURORA MINISTRIES www.auroraministries.org
- BOOKSHARE.ORG www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html
- BRAILLE WORKS www.brailleworks.com
- BRAILLEINK brailleink.org/
- CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES www.christianrecord.org
- HOME READERS FOR THE BLIND www.homereaders.com
- HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND www.horizons-blind.org
- JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE www.jbilibrary.org
- LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS www.lbwinc.org
- MICHIGAN BRAILLE TRANSCRIBING FUND www.mi-braille.com
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED http://www.navh.org/
- NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS www.nbp.org
- NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED www.loc.gov/nls
- NEW YORK TIMES LARGE TYPE WEEKLY information
- NEWSLINE https://nfb.org/audio-newspaper-service
- READER'S DIGEST LARGE TYPE EDITION www.rd.com
- RECORDINGS FOR THE BLIND & DYSLEXIC www.rfbd.org
- RESOURCES FOR REHABILITATION www.rfr.org
- SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN www.seedlings.org
- SOCIAL SECURITY ONLINE www.ssa.gov/pubs/alt-pubs.html
- TEMPLE BETH EL information
- WASHTENAW LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED wlbpd.aadl.org
- WAYNE COUNTY LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED www.wayneregional.lib.mi.us
BRAILLE SEE ALSO BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND CLOTHING AND SPECIALTY ITEMS AND COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
- ACCESS-USA www.access-usa.com
- AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND www.aph.org/
- ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR THE BLIND www.asb.org/main/index.htm
- BOOKSHARE.ORG www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html
- BRAILLE PLUS, INC. www.brailleplus.net
- BRAILLE WORKS www.brailleworks.com
- BRAILLEINK brailleink.org/
- CHRISTIANSEN DESIGNS www.braillejewelry.com
- DUXBURY SYSTEMS www.duxburysystems.com
- ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES www.brailler.com
- FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC www.freedomscientific.com/
- HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND www.hadley-school.org
- HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND www.horizons-blind.org
- JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE www.jbilibrary.org
- MEE, Inc. http://www.meewebsite.com/
- MICHIGAN BRAILLE TRANSCRIBING FUND www.mi-braille.com
- NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS www.nbp.org
- NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED www.loc.gov/nls
- OCUSOURCE www.ocusource.com/
- PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND www.perkins.org
- SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN www.seedlings.org
- SIGHTCONNECTION www.sightconnection.com
- SOCIAL SECURITY ONLINE www.ssa.gov/pubs/alt-pubs.html
- TEMPLE BETH EL information
CALCULATORS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
CALENDARS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
- CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES www.christianrecord.org
- OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED FOR THE BLIND www.campt.org
CANES SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
CASSETTE PLAYERS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
- CITY OF ANN ARBOR RESOURCE GUIDE http://www.a2gov.org/disabilityresources
CLOCKS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISIONS (CCTVs) SEE MAGNIFIERS AND LOW VISION AIDS
- CHRISTIANSEN DESIGNS www.braillejewelry.com
- NTH DEGREE www.thenthdegree.com
COMMUNICATION SEE ALSO AIDS AND APPLIANCES
- ABLEZONE www.ablezone.com
- ACCESS-USA www.access-usa.com
- ASSIS-TECH, INC. www.azhearing.com
- DYNAMIC LIVING, INC. www.dynamic-living.com
- ENABLING DEVICES enablingdevices.com/home.aspx
- FREE411 www.free411.com
- INDEPENDENT LIVING TECHNOLOGIES www.iltsource.com
- LS&S www.lssproducts.com
- MAXIAIDS www.maxiaids.com
- MICHIGAN RELAY CENTER www.michiganrelay.com
- NUANCE nuance.com/
- 2-1-1 www.211.org
- WASHTENAW 2-1-1 www.washtenaw211.org
COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SEE ALSO AIDS AND APPLIANCES
- ABLEZONE www.ablezone.com
- ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER SOLUTIONS information
- ACCESS-USA www.access-usa.com/
- AI SQUARED www.aisquared.com
- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY OF MICHIGAN information
- BART GROUP www.bartsite.com
- BEYOND SIGHT, INC. www.beyondsight.com
- BLINDSOFTWARE.COM www.blindsoftware.com
- CRISSCROSS TECHNOLOGIES www.crisscrosstech.com
- DUXBURY SYSTEMS www.duxburysystems.com
- EM VITU information
- ENABLING DEVICES www.enablingdevices.com
- EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE INFORMATION (EASI) http://people.rit.edu/easi/
- FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC www.freedomscientific.com
- GW MICRO www.gwmicro.com
- HUMANWARE LOW VISION www.humanware.com
- INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS, INC. www.independentliving.com
- INDEPENDENT LIVING TECHNOLOGIES www.iltsource.com
- INNOVATIVE REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, INC www.irti.net
- KURZWEIL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS www.kurzweiledu.com
- LEVELSTAR www.levelstar.com
- LOW VISION SHOP information
- LOW VISION SOLUTIONS information
- LS&S www.lssproducts.com
- MEE, Inc. http://www.meewebsite.com/
- MAXIAIDS www.maxiaids.com
- NUANCE nuance.com/
- OCUSOURCE www.ocusource.com/
- PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND www.perkins.org
- PHILLIPS MAGNIFICATION information
- PREMIERE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY www.readingmadeez.com
- ASSIS-TECH, INC. www.azhearing.com
- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY OF MICHIGAN information
- BART GROUP www.bartsite.com
- BEYOND SIGHT, INC. www.beyondsight.com
- CRISSCROSS TECHNOLOGIES www.crisscrosstech.com
- eBLIND www.eblind.net
- EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE INFORMATION (EASI) http://people.rit.edu/easi/
- FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC BLIND www.freedomscientific.com
- GUILD FOR THE BLIND www.guildfortheblind.org/
- GW MICRO www.gwmicro.com
- HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND www.hadley-school.org
- MEE, Inc. http://www.meewebsite.com/
- MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND TRAINING CENTER michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313_33124-110979--,00.html
- PREMIERE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY www.readingmadeez.com
CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS SEE ADVOCACY AND AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED
COOKING AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES AND BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
- ANN ARBOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING www.aacl.org
- BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION www.bva.org
- GREATER DETROIT AGENCY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.gdabvi.org
- LAW OFFICE OF JOSH ARD, PLLC www.ardlaw.com
- MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313---,00.html
- MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND TRAINING CENTER michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313_33124-110979--,00.html
- NAWROCKI CENTER FOR ELDER & FAMILY LAW, PLLC www.nawrockilaw.com
- U-M OFFICE OF SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES www.umich.edu/~sswd
- U-M TURNER GERIATRIC CLINIC http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/patient/turner.htm
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES www.wccnet.org/studentresources/learningsupport/
CRAFTS, GAMES AND HOBBIES SEE ALSO AIDS AND APPLIANCES
- BLINDSOFTWARE.COM www.blindsoftware.com
- DYNAMIC LIVING, INC. www.dynamic-living.com
- ENABLING DEVICES www.enablingdevices.com
- HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND www.horizons-blind.org
- INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS, INC. www.independentliving.com
- MICHIGAN SKI FOR LIGHT www.msfl.org/
- SIGHTCONNECTION www.sightconnection.com
- SPEAK TO ME www.speaktomecatalog.com
DATING SERVICES SEE COMMUNICATION
DEAF SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES AND COMMUNICATION
- AUDIOVISION CANADA www.audiovision.ca
- WASHTENAW LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED wlbpd.aadl.org
- WGBH DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO SERVICES main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/dvs-home-video-catalogue.html#new
DIABETIC AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
DIGITAL TALKING BOOKS SEE ALSO COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
- ABLEZONE, INC. www.ablezone.com
- AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND www.aph.org
- HUMANWARE LOW VISION www.humanware.com
- LEVELSTAR www.levelstar.com
- MEE, INC. www.meewebsite.com
DOGS SEE GUIDE AND SERVICE DOGS
DRESSING AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
DVS HOME VIDEO SEE DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS
EDUCATION SEE ALSO BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/
- AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND www.afb.org
- AMERICAN MACULAR DEGENERATION FOUNDATION www.macular.org
- AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND www.aph.org
- ANN ARBOR DISABILITY RESOURCES www.a2gov.org/DisabilityResources
- ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.abvimichigan.org
- COUNCIL OF CITIZENS WITH LOW VISION INTERNATIONAL www.cclvi.org/
- DISABILITY.GOV www.disability.gov/
- EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE INFORMATION (EASI) http://people.rit.edu/easi/
- EYECARE AMERICA www.eyecareamerica.org
- FAMILYCONNECT www.familyconnect.org
- FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS www.blindness.org
- GLAUCOMA FOUNDATION www.glaucomafoundation.org
- GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION www.glaucoma.org
- GREATER DETROIT AGENCY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.gdabvi.org
- GUILD FOR THE BLIND www.guildfortheblind.org/
- HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND www.hadley-school.org
- LAW OFFICE OF JOSH ARD, PLLC www.ardlaw.com
- LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL www.lighthouse.org
- MACULAR DEGENERATION FOUNDATION www.eyesight.org
- MACULAR DEGENERATION INTERNATIONAL www.maculardegeneration.org
- MACULAR DEGENERATION SUPPORT www.mdsupport.org
- MEDLINEPLUS www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313---,00.html
- MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND TRAINING CENTER michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313_33124-110979--,00.html
- MICHIGAN PROTECTION & ADVOCACY SERVICE, INC. www.mpas.org
- NATIONAL EXHIBITS BY BLIND ARTISTS www.nebaart.org
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF MICHIGAN www.nfbmi.org/
- NAWROCKI CENTER FOR ELDER & FAMILY LAW, PLLC www.nawrockilaw.com
- OCUSOURCE www.ocusource.com
- OLMSTEAD CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.olmstedcenter.org
- PATIENTSLIKEME www.patientslikeme.com
- PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND www.perkins.org
- RECORDINGS FOR THE BLIND & DYSLEXIC www.rfbd.org
- RESOURCES FOR REHABILITATION www.rfr.org
- SOCIAL SECURITY ONLINE www.ssa.gov/pubs/alt-pubs.html
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES www.wccnet.edu/resources/learningassistance/learningsupport/
ELDER LAW SEE COUNSELING AND EDUCATION
ELECTRONIC MAGNIFIERS SEE MAGNIFIERS AND LOW VISION AIDS
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND www.acb.org
- AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND www.afb.org
- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY OF MICHIGAN information
- DISABILITY.GOV www.disability.gov/
- GREATER DETROIT AGENCY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.gdabvi.org
- GUILD FOR THE BLIND www.guildfortheblind.org/
- LIFT, INC. www.lift-inc.org
- MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313---,00.html
- MICHIGAN COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND TRAINING CENTER michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313_33124-110979--,00.html
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND www.nfb.org
- OLMSTEAD CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED www.olmstedcenter.org
- STATLER CENTER FOR CAREERS IN HOSPITALITY SERVICE www.olmstedcenter.org
- VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF www.va.gov
EXERCISE SEE HEALTH CARE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SEE ADVOCACY AND AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED
FOOD SEE HOME HEALTH SERVICES
GLAUCOMA SEE EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE AND LOW VISION CLINICS AND U-M SERVICES TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
- GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND www.guiding-eyes.org
- LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND www.leaderdog.org
- PAWS WITH A CAUSE www.pawswithacause.org
- PILOT DOGS INC. www.pilotdogs.org
- SEEING EYE www.seeingeye.org
HANDICAPPED STICKER SEE IDENTIFICATION CARD
HEALTH CARE SEE ALSO HOME HEALTH SERVICES
- AMERICAN MACULAR DEGENERATION FOUNDATION www.macular.org
- COMFORT KEEPERS www.comfortkeepers.com
- EYECARE AMERICA www.eyecareamerica.org
- FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS www.blindness.org
- GLACIER HILLS HOME CARE glacierhills.org
- GLAUCOMA FOUNDATION www.glaucomafoundation.org
- GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION www.glaucoma.org
- GREAT LAKES HOME CARE AND HOSPICE www.glhhs.com
- HOME CARE PHYSICIAN information
- LIFELINE www.lifelinesys.com
- MACULAR DEGENERATION FOUNDATION www.eyesight.org
- MACULAR DEGENERATION INTERNATIONAL www.maculardegeneration.org
- MACULAR DEGENERATION SUPPORT www.mdsupport.org
- MEDLINEPLUS www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- MICHIGAN VISITING NURSES http://www.med.umich.edu/homecare/mvn/
- MIDWEST EYE-BANKS www.mebtc.org/
- MY HOME DOCTOR information
- PATIENTSLIKEME www.patientslikeme.com
- SELECT SPECIALITY HOSPITALS www.selectmedicalcorp.com
- U-M HEALTH TOPICS A-Z http://www.med.umich.edu/
- U-M KELLOGG EYE CENTER www.kellogg.umich.edu
- U-M TURNER GERIATRIC CLINIC http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/patient/turner.htm
- VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF www.va.gov/
- VISITING PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION www.visitingphysicians.com
- WASHTENAW COUNTY MLM RECREATION CENTER parks.ewashtenaw.org
HEARING AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
HOME HEALTH SERVICES SEE ALSO HEALTH CARE
- COMFORT KEEPERS www.comfortkeepers.com
- FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES www.fhhs.us
- GLACIER HILLS HOME CARE glacierhills.org
- GREAT LAKES HOME CARE AND HOSPICE www.glhhs.com
- HOME CARE PHYSICIAN information
- HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE www.homeinstead.com
- INDEPENDENT LIVING TECHNOLOGIES www.iltsource.com
- LIFELINE www.lifelinesys.com
- MICHIGAN VISITING NURSES http://www.med.umich.edu/homecare/mvn/
- MITCHELL HOME MEDICAL information
- MOTOR MEALS OF ANN ARBOR www.med.umich.edu/chs/meals.htm
- MY HOME DOCTOR information
- NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR SERVICES NSSweb.org
- PATIENTSLIKEME www.patientslikeme.com
- RIGHT AT HOME www.washtenaw.rightathome.net/
- TEA FOR TWO NON-MEDICAL ASSISTED CARE information
- TRUSTED LOVING CARE information
- VISITING PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION www.visitingphysicians.com
- YPSILANTI MEALS ON WHEELS www.ymow.org
HOTLINES SEE INFORMATION HOTLINES
HOUSING SEE ALSO AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED
- HOUSING BUREAU FOR SENIORS www.med.umich.edu/seniors
- MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE www.michigan.gov/sos
INFORMATION HOTLINES
SEE ALSO COMMUNICATION
- AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND www.afb.org
- FAMILYCONNECT www.familyconnect.org
- 2-1-1 www.211.org
- WASHTENAW 2-1-1 www.washtenaw211.org
INTERNET SEE COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AND COMPUTER TRAINING
JEWELRY SEE CLOTHING AND SPECIALTY ITEMS
KITCHEN AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
LABELING SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
LAMPS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
LARGE PRINT SEE BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
LAW SEE COUNSELING AND EDUCATION
- ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY www.aadl.org
- JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE www.jbilibrary.org
- NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED www.loc.gov/nls
- WASHTENAW LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED wlbpd.aadl.org
- WAYNE COUNTY LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED www.wayneregional.lib.mi.us
LIONS SEE ADVOCACY AND AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED AND AIDS AND APPLIANCES
LOW VISION AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES AND MAGNIFIERS AND LOW VISION AIDS
- BENNETT OPTOMETRY http://www.bennettoptometry.com/
- U-M KELLOGG EYE CENTER www.kellogg.umich.edu
MACULAR DEGNERATION SEE EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE AND LOW VISION CLINICS AND U-M SERVICES TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
MAGNIFIERS AND LOW VISION AIDS SEE ALSO AIDS AND APPLIANCES AND LOW VISION CLINICS
- ABLEZONE, INC. www.ablezone.com
- AI SQUARED www.aisquared.com
- ASSIS-TECH, INC. www.azhearing.com
- BENNETT OPTOMETRY http://www.bennettoptometry.com/
- BEYOND SIGHT, INC. www.beyondsight.com
- BIERLEY MONOMOUSE www.bierley.com
- CAROLYN'S LOW VISION PRODUCTS www.carolynscatalog.com
- CLARITY OF MICHIGAN www.clarityusa.com
- DYNAMIC LIVING, INC. www.dynamic-living.com
- EM VITU information
- ENHANCED VISION www.enhancedvision.com
- ESCHENBACH OPTIK OF AMERICA www.eschenbach.com
- HUMANWARE LOW VISION www.humanware.com
- INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS, INC. www.independentliving.com
- INNOVATIVE REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. www.irti.net
- LOW VISION SHOP information
- LOW VISION SOLUTIONS information
- LS&S www.lssproducts.com
- MEE, Inc. www.meewebsite.com
- MAXIAIDS www.maxiaids.com
- MONS INTERNATIONAL, INC www.magnifiers.com
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED www.navh.org
- NOIR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES www.noir-medical.com
- OCUSOURCE www.ocusource.com
- OCUTECH, INC. www.ocutech.com
- PHILLIPS MAGNIFICATION information
- SIGHT CONNECTION www.sightconnection.com
- VISION TECHNOLOGY INC. www.visiontechnology.com
- VISUAL-TECH CONNECTION www.visual-techconnection.com/
MAPS AND GLOBES SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
MEALS SEE HOME HEALTH SERVICES
MEDICAL AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
MOVIES SEE DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS
- MUSIC FOR THE BLIND www.musicfortheblind.com
- NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
www.loc.gov/nls/music/index.html
NEWSPAPERS SEE ALSO BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND LIBRARIES AND READING SERVICES
ONLINE DATING SERVICES SEE COMMUNICATION
OPHTHALMOLOGISTS SEE LOW VISION CLINICS
OPTOMETRISTS SEE LOW VISION CLINICS
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE DISABLED SEE AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED
PERSONAL CARE SEE HOME HEALTH SERVICES
PHYSICIANS SEE HEALTH CARE AND LOW VISION CLINICS
RADIO SEE READING SERVICES
- ASSISTIVEMEDIA www.assistivemedia.org
- BRAILLE WORKS www.brailleworks.com
- DETROIT RADIO READING SERVICES (DRIS) www.wdetfm.org/dris
- NEWSLINE https://nfb.org/audio-newspaper-service
- WKAR RADIO READING SERVICE http://wkar.org/radio-reading-service
RECREATION SEE CAMPS AND CRAFTS, GAMES AND HOBBIES AND YOUR LOCAL TELEPHONE BOOK FOR LISTING OF ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ATHLETIC CLUBS, RECREATION CENTERS, YMCA, ETC.
REFERENCE AND REFERRAL SEE INFORMATION HOTLINES
REHABILITATION SEE AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED AND EDUCATION AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES
RELIGION SEE RELIGIOUS PUBLICATIONS
- AURORA MINISTRIES www.auroraministries.org
- CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES www.christianrecord.org
- JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE www.jbilibrary.org
- LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS www.lbwinc.org
RETIREMENT CENTERS SEE AGENCIES SERVICNG THE DISABLED AND HOUSING
SAFETY AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
SCALES SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
SCHOLARSHIPS SEE EDUCATION
SCOOTERS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
SEWING AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
SOCIAL SECURITY SEE AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED
SPORTS SEE CAMPS AND YOUR LOCAL TELEPHONE BOOK FOR LISITNG OF ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS ATHLETIC CLUBS, RECREATION CENTERS, YMCA ETC.
SUPPORT GROUPS SEE ADVOCACY AND AGENCIES SERVING THE DISABLED AND COUNSELING AND EDUCATION
TALKING AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
TALKING SIGNS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
TAPE RECORDERS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
TELEPHONE AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES AND COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PROVIDER FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FREE DIALING SERVICES
TELEPHONES SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES AND COMMUNICATION AND CONTACT YOUR LOCAL PROVIDER FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FREE DIALING SERVICES
TIMERS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
TOYS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES AND CRAFTS, GAMES AND HOBBIES
- AMTRAK http://www.amtrak.com/home
- ANN ARBOR DISABILITY RESOURCES www.a2gov.org/DisabilityResources
- ANN ARBOR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY www.aata.org
- CARE TRANSPORT information
- DAMAR TRAVEL & CRUISE www.damartravel.com
- DISABILITY.GOV www.disability.gov
- GREYHOUND BUS LINES http://www.greyhound.com/default.aspx
- MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE www.michigan.gov/sos
- NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR SERVICES NSSweb.org
- SOCIETY FOR ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL www.sath.org
- TEA FOR TWO NON-MEDICAL ASSISTED CARE information
- TRUSTED LOVING CARE information
TRAVEL SEE TRANSPORTATION
TTY SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
U-M SERVICES TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
- HOUSING BUREAU FOR SENIORS www.med.umich.edu/seniors
- MICHIGAN VISITING NURSES http://www.med.umich.edu/homecare/mvn/
- MIDWEST EYE-BANKS www.mebtc.org
- MOTOR MEALS OF ANN ARBOR www.med.umich.edu/chs/meals.htm
- U-M HEALTH TOPICS A-Z http://www.med.umich.edu/
- U-M KELLOGG EYE CENTER www.kellogg.umich.edu
- U-M OFFICES OF SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES www.umich.edu/~sswd
- U-M TURNER GERIATRIC CLINIC http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/patient/turner.htm
WALKERS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
WASHTENAW COUNTY RESOURCES
- ANN ARBOR CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING www.aacil.org
- ANN ARBOR DISABILITY RESOURCES www.a2gov.org/DisabilityResources
- ANN ARBOR DISTRICT LIBRARY www.aadl.org
- ANN ARBOR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY www.aata.org
- ASSISTIVEMEDIA www.assistivemedia.org
- BENNETT OPTOMETRY http://www.bennettoptometry.com/
- COMFORT KEEPERS www.comfortkeepers.com
- FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES www.fhhs.us
- GLACIER HILLS HOME CARE glacierhills.org
- HOME CARE PHYSICIAN information
- HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE www.homeinstead.com
- HOUSING BUREAU FOR SENIORS www.med.umich.edu/seniors
- LIONS CLUBS, ANN ARBOR COUNCIL http://www.annarborlions.org/
- MICHIGAN VISITING NURSES http://www.med.umich.edu/homecare/mvn/
- MIDWEST EYE-BANKS www.mebtc.org
- MITCHELL HEARING AID SERVICES information
- MITCHELL HOME MEDICAL information
- MOTOR MEALS OF ANN ARBOR www.med.umich.edu/chs/meals.htm
- MY HOME DOCTOR information
- NEIGHBORHOOD SENIOR SERVICES NSSweb.org
- NOIR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES www.noir-medical.com
- RIGHT AT HOME www.washtenaw.rightathome.net/
- SELECT SPECIALITY HOSPITALS www.selectmedicalcorp.com
- TEA FOR TWO NON-MEDICAL ASSISTED CARE information
- TRUSTED LOVING CARE information
- U-M HEALTH TOPICS A-Z http://www.med.umich.edu/
- U-M KELLOGG EYE CENTER www.kellogg.umich.edu
- U-M OFFICES OF SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES www.umich.edu/~sswd
- U-M TURNER GERIATRIC CLINIC http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/patient/turner.htm
- VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF www.va.gov
- VISITING PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION www.visitingphysicians.com/
- WASHTENAW 2-1-1 www.washtenaw211.org
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES www.wccnet.org/studentresources/learningsupport/
- WASHTENAW LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED www.aadl.org/wlbpd
- WASHTENAW COUNTY MLM RECREATION CENTER parks.ewashtenaw.org
- YPSILANTI MEALS ON WHEELS www.ymow.org
WATCHES SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
WHEELCHAIR AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
WHITE CANES SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES
WRITING AIDS SEE AIDS AND APPLIANCES