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Additional Resources for the Blind

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There are a great number of public and private agencies offering various services to the blindness community through out the country. Therefore, we are providing links to the organizations that we feel might be of some interest to our visitors.

National Links

• American Foundation for the Blind

• American Printing House for the Blind

• Blinded Veterans Association

• The Hadley School For the Blind

• Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults

• Lions World Services for the Blind

• National Council on Disability

• National Library Service for the Blind And Physically Handicapped

• President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities 

• Rehabilitation Services Administration United States Department Of Education

• Social Security Administration 

Massachusetts Links

• MassHealth

• Carroll Center for the Blind

• Lowell Association for the Blind, Inc.

• Food Assistance

• MAB Community Services

• Perkins School for the Blind

• Talking Information Center

• Piers Park Sailing – Offers Adaptive Sailing program

• National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts

• Bay State Council of the Blind

Job Searches

• America's Job Bank – A partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state operated public Employment Service

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commonwealth Employment Opportunities

• FedWorld Federal Job Search

• Redbook on Work Incentives – A Summary Guide to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives for People with Disabilities

Physicians and Optometrists

• Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine

• Massachusetts Board of Registration of Optometrists

• Massachusetts Society of Optometrists

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This information is provided by the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.