Resource Guide
Books and Tapes
American Printing House for the Blind: 800-223-1839
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD): 202-457-0046. Website: www.aapd-dc.org Email:
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Arkenstone Atlas - 800-444-4443:
Art Education for the Blind Inc.: 212-334-3700. e-mail
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Associated Services for the Blind: (braille materials including cookbooks and crossword puzzles) 215-627-0600 ext. 3219 and (magazines on tape) 215-627-0600. On the web at http://www.asb.org/bookstore/
Beach City Braille Guild (Braille transcribing) 714-969-7992
Large Print Books for sale by Toby Press 203-830-8508 email
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Braille Book Store (children's books) 800-987-1231 email
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Choice Magazine Listening: 516-883-8280
Cleveland Library for the Blind Talking Book Program: 800-362-1262
Cleveland Sight Center: 216-791-8118
Columbus Metropolitan Library Outreach Services: 645-2530
Daily Catholic Scriptures (monthly cassettes produced by The Word Proclaimed) 888-203-0697
Descriptive Video Catalogues: 800-818-8181
Dialogue Magazine Blind Skills Inc.: 800-860-4224.
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Disability Bookshop (catalogs for sale): 360-694-2462 or 800-637-2256
Enable Magazine: 888-436-2253
Franklin Electronic Publishers: 800-762-5382
Global Sounds (CD of Blind Artists from around the world): 510-537- 7877
Guitar by Ear: 800-484-1839
Hadley School for the Blind: 800-323-4238
Handy Talk: 888-639-4954 ex. 218. http://www.ttalk.com .
Harvard Ranch Publishing (large print books): 800-815-9533 www.harvardranch.com .
Home Library (large print editions of current books with discounts): www.doubledaylargeprint.com .
Home Readers catalog: 913-893-6939.
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IBM Disk: 800-248-9965.
I Can See Books (books on tape for $5): www.ncf.carleton.ca/~dr100 . 250-753-3096 or e-mail
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K12 Academics: http://www.k12academics.com/blind.htm
Kraft Cookbooks (large print): 888-322-6322. Know about Low Vision: 877-569-8474
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Lady Bug Press (Women and Disabilities, It Isn't Them and Us): 888- 892-5000.
Lingualearn Communications (Dynamic Communications a 2-cassette audio course for improving written and verbal communication skills - $20) and (Teacher's Aid, a Comprehensive Handbook for Blind Teachers - $35) 724-941-8184.
Louis braille center (poetry books for sale) 425-776-4042
Macular Degeneration Book (So You Have Macular Degeneration by Jean Smith): 828-884-6352.
Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind: 80 8th Ave., Room 1304, New York, NY 10011. 212-242-0263 www.zieglermag.org .
Moving with Marj (exercise tape for people who are blind): Lois Howard 614-432- 2287.
National Association for Visually Handicapped: www.navh.org updated quarterly newsletter and on line store.
National Braille Press: 800-548-7323
New Orleans Lighthouse for the Blind: 504-899-4501 ext. 213
Songs of News Line ewsline (talking dial-up newspaper by telephone): Shelbi Johnson 261-1232 (demo). 261-0565 I.D. number 001 377 security code 9314.
Newsreel for the Blind: 469-0700
New York Times Large Type Weekly: 800-631-2580
NOW Times (Nation Organization for Women newsletter on cassette): 864-585-7323
NPR Puzzle Book (in Braille) 800-548-7323
Ohio State Library for the Blind: 614-644-6895.
Ohio Telephone Reader: 614-995-3888 or 888-333-8181.
Old Time Radio Shows. Call Metro Golden Memories for catalog: 800- 538-6675.
Old Time Radio Programs on cassette: PO Box 3207, Florence, Alabama 35631.
Out of Sight: 888-876-4733. www.outa-sight.com .
Optical Touch Systems Art History Audio Book Series: 212-334-3700
Piano by Ear: 800-484-1839
Princeton Braillists (tactile maps): 215-357-7715 or 609-924-5207
Recorded Books Inc.: 800-638-1304
Recorded Periodicals: 215-627-0600 ext. 3208
Recordings for the Blind: 800-221-4792
Rutgers State University (large print books): 888-999-6778
Safe Without Sight (self defense); available in any format: call Seedlings Catalog 800-777-8552
STAR Star Trek Audio Roleplay (organization of print disabled). Star Trek fans who also enjoy writing. Call Mike Shank: 505-792-1072 or Joe Gallegher (evenings): 724-545-9515 or e-mail
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Teachers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired by Deborah Kendrick. $19.95 in print, braille, cassette, AFB Press: 800-232-3044.
The Party Line (for free sample): Sanford Rosenthal, 3316 NE 33rd St., No. 4, Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 33308
Time Large Print Edition: 800-552-3773
Top Dot Enterprises (Sound Computing) magazine
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Voice Mate from Parrot Voice Organizer www.voice-assistance.com . 888-936-0001.
Voicespondence, contact Gail Selfridge, 2373 S. York, Denver, CO 80210-5340.
Voices to Access (Smithsonian Institution tapes): 202-786-2492. www.si.edu/resource/access .
We Media Magazine: 212-769-6233.
What You Should Know About Low Vision (book) 301-496-5428
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Xavier Society (publications and calendars): 800-637-9193
Products and Services Able Net: 877-221-5427.
Ackley Appliance Service (braille writer repair) Phone: 515-288-3931. e-mail:
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Alphatek: 310-393-7780.
AFB Directory of Services: 800-232-3044.
American Printing House for the Blind: 800-223-1839.
Arizona Brailler Repair: 602-678-5810.
Audio Yellow Pages 888-654-1236
Bank One Talking ATM Machines: 877-241-8665
Braille greeting cards. Kim Christiansen Designs: 802-649-2925 or e-mail
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Braille Jewelry - Kim Christiansen Designs 802 649 2925
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Braille Revival League - The Jenny Beck Chapter. Braille Transcription 50 cents per page. Send print material to: BRL, 219 Walnut St., 4th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Braille Sterling: 603-643-4096
Braille Transcription Beach City's Braille Guild: 714-969-7992.
Braille Writer Cleaning and Repair Service: 513-481-7662.
Selective Doctor Inc. (braille writer repair) 410-668-1143.
Brailler repair: 410-668-1143.
California Cane 866-489-1973.
Capable Canine Company (accessories for dog users, including gown- type smocks for grooming):
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Cassette Recording (Cynthia will read print onto tape for minimum wage): 618-345-5715.
Central Ohio Radio Reading Service: 614-274-7650.
C. Richcreek Enterprises: 503-325-4005.
Dee Dee Dot clothing with braille and large print labels: Dee Dee Dot clothing
Descriptive Video Catalogues: 800-818-8181.
Disability Resources Inc.: 631 585 0290. e-mail
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Easier Ways Braillable Labels for CD's: 303-290-0987.
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Electric bill in braille: 800-277-2177.
Enhanced Vision Systems: 800-440-9476.
En-Vision America Inc.: 800-890-1180.
Franklin Electronic Publishers: 800-762-5382.
Full Life Products (large button phone): 800-400-1540. Full Life Products .
Glow Dog: 888-456-9634. Glow Dog .
Golden Buckeye Card: 614-466-5500.
Goodysquare.com (voice recorders) 888-229-0118
Panasonic (digital cordless phones and tv remotes with SAP channel button) email
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800-211-7262
Hadley School for the Blind: 800-323-4238.
Handy Hams (ham radio equipment): 612-588-0811. e-mail
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Handy Works: 800-331-6123.
Hey Anita (free access to internet and current information): 800- 442-6482.
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Home Sharing: 614-221-4663.
Horizons for the Blind: 847-836-1400.
ITT Night Vision Aids: 800-448-8678. ITT Night Vision Aids .
Independent Living Aids catalog: 800-537-2118. can-
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Independent Living Aids Magnifier Highlights: 800-537-2118.
Jett Enterprises 800-275-5553 e mail
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Large print sheet music from NLS 800-424-8567/
Mature Mart: 877-833-8251.
Maxi Aids: 800-522-6294.
Mount Carmel Connection (transportation service) 234-0300
New York Lighthouse for the Blind: 800-829-0500.
No Frills Just Priced Right: 760-778-8280.
Out a Sight: 888-876-4733 Out a Sight
Raised Number Playing Cards: 502-491-3173
Ruffwear (gear for dogs on the go): www.ruffwear.com . 888-783-3932.
Shadows in the Dark (braille greeting cards): 318-459-2233 Shadows in the Dark .
Schwans (home delivery of foods): 614-863-8760 or 888-724-9267 Schwans .
Sixdot Braille Products (mugs with braille and raised print): Jeff Longtin, 612-824-5939.
South Dakota Industries for the Blind (large print and brailling): Frank Green, 605-367-5266 ex. 14.
Special Link resources for the visually impaired: Special Link .
Sugar Free Market Place: 800-726-6191
Talking Signs: 415-431-1481. Talking Signs .
Xavier Society (publications and calendars): 800-637-9193.
Sports and Recreation
Adaptive Recreational Sports at OSU: 614-292-7671.
Adult Summer Camp The Oral Hull Foundation: 503-520-9384.
Beep Ball: contact Rob Wygand, 614-261-9196.
Blind Bowling League: contact Jackie Giles, 614-267-1818.
Ski for Light International: contact Suzanne Brown, 528 W. 111th St., #7, New York, NY 10025-1934. 212-662-9593. Email: Suzanne Brown
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Winter Sports Retreat: contact Leah Noble, 606-442-5218.
Vision Community Services Resource List (free in large print, cassette, or on disk) 617-923-2790 www.mablind.org
Support Groups and Services
AARP: 614-224-9800.
Accessible Arts Line: 614-470-4777.
Adaptive Recreational Sports: 614-292-7671.
American Council of the Blind National Office: 800-424-8666.
American Council of the Blind Columbus Chapter: 614-470-2226.
American Council of the Blind of Ohio: 614-221-6688 or 1-800-835-2226.
Americans with Disabilities, Ohio Office: 614-784-9900.
Ask a Nurse: 614-293-5678.
Association of Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind: 703-548-1884.
Axis Public Awareness for People with Disabilities: 614- 262-8124.
Braille Fortune Cookies. Call Judith Lessner: 510-794-3800.
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired: 614-466-7730.
Call a Friend: 614-294-3309.
Cancer Support Group: 614-228-8466.
Candle in the Window. Sheila Killian: 510-547-5321.
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Central Ohio Diabetes Association: 614-486-7124.
Client Assistance Program: 614-466-7264.
Columbus State Office of Handicapped Students Services: 614- 227-2400.
Community Resource Center: 614-267-4680.
Council of Citizens with Low Vision: 800-733-2258.
Disabled Women's Network On Line Counciling Services 24-hour Rape Helpline: 614-267-7020.
Elder Choices: 614-221-3659.
First Community Village Transportation: 614-486-9511. Ask for Amy Schossler.
First Link: 614-221-6766.
Franklin County Office On Aging: 614-462-5230 or 614- 462-6200.
G.E. appliance overlays: 800-626-2000.
Guide Dogs Foundation for the Blind: 800-548-4337. Guide Dogs Foundation for the Blind.
Guide Dogs Support Group, Jenine Stanley: 614-766-5524.
Happy Canine Helpers: 614-965-2204.
Helping Hands for the Blind: 818-341-8217 or 888-386-3442.
Home Shopping Customer Service: 800-248-3900.
League of Women Voters: 614-221-1743.
Life Care Alliance: 614-278-3143.
Low Vision Support Group: 614-457-7876.
Macular Degeneration Support Group. Marilyn Miller: 614- 276-0866.
Marion Support Group. Kay Whitehead: 740-387-6870.
Medic Alert: 800-625-3783
Mississippi State Rehabilitation and Research Institute (information and referal services about blindness): 800-675-7782 Mississippi State Rehabilitation and Research Institute.
National Federation of the Blind: 800-638-7518. Local: Eric Duffey, 614-262-9378.
National Industries for the Blind: 703-998-0770.
Newsletter for the Blind (by telephone): 918-627-8867.
Ohio Education Telecommunications State Radio Reading Services: 614-644- 1714.
Ohio State School for the Blind, 5220 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214.
OSU Low Vision Clinic: 614-292-2788.
OSU Office of Disabilities: 614-292-3307.
Ohio Women with Disabilities Network: 614-876-7090.
Perkins School for the Blind: 617-924-3490.
Pilot Dog: 614-221-6367.
Prevent Blindness Ohio: 614-464-2020.
Princeton Braillists (braille maps): 732-350-3708 or 609-024-5207.
Project Mainstream: 614-272-3033.
RuffWear Inc. (dog accessories) RuffWear Inc.
Seeing Eye Dogs Inc.: 800-539-4425
Senior Options: 614-462-6200.
Sharing for Caring: 888-568-7308.
Share the Vision: Sally Harris, 614-459-4062 or 451-8995
SHARE THE VISION, 614-273-9999
Fax: 614-451-8995
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http://www.sharethevisionohio.org
Shopping Assistance at Tuttle Mall Helping Hosts: 614- 717-9604 Ex. 0.
The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coaltion: 614-823-7155.
United Friendship Network: Donna Webb, 531 Prescott St., Unit 12, Pasadena, Ca. 91104.
Vision for the Arts: Sally Harris, 614-451-7887.
Vision Center of Central Ohio, 614-294-5571.
Volunteer Partner Support: 614-294-5181 ex. 1395 or 1329.
Washington Ear web site: Washington Ear
Whirlpool Appliance Overlays and knobs: 800-253-1301
Travel
Access America (travel for people with disabilities: 888-302-2237.
Big Apple Greeters (personal tours of NYC) Alicia Pierro 212-669-2364
Campanian Enterprises Inc. (tours): 513-524-4846
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Captain Cook's Travel and Cruise 888-564-8501
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Diabetic Traveler, PO Box, 8223-rw, Stanford Con. 06905.
Disability Bookshop (catalogs of travel agencies): 360-694-2462 or 800-6372256.
Foresight Ski guides (downhill skiing) 866-860-0972 email
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Helen Keller Fishing Club (deep sea fishing): Helen Keller Services for the Blind, Walter Bach, 718-522-2122 ex. 347.
Hot line for travelers with disabilities 1-800-778-4838
Ski for Light International. Contact Suzanne Brown, 528 W. 111th St., #7, New York, NY 10025-1934, 770-438-0101 Email: Suzanne Brown
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Society for the Advancement of Travel for the Handicapped, Suite 610, 347 5th Ave., NY, NY 10016.
Travel Magazine. $32.95 subscription. For a sample, send $1 for cassette or $5 for braille to: PO Box 24236, Cincinnati, OH 45224.
Travel 'n Talk Network: 800-365-1220.
Winter Sports Retreat - contact Leah Noble 606-442-5218.
Technology
GW Micro: 219 489 3671 GW Micro
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Adaptive Innovations: 905-737-6388. Adaptive Innovations
Adaptive Technology Consulting Inc.: 978-462-3817.
Assistive Technologyof Ohio (AT Ohio). www.atohio.org
Adaptive Wear: 800-470-7483.
Bavisoft (computer games): Bavisoft
Blazie Engineering: 410-893-9333.
Blazie Technical Support: 561-223-6443.
BRL Inc. A View of Windows: 877-993-4994.
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BST (buy, sell, or trade): electronic list to subscribe, send blank e-mail message to
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Brytech Inc.: 800-263-4095 or e-mail
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Clarity Solutions (video magnifiers) 800-575-1456.
Cleveland Sight Center Storer Center: 216-791-8118.
Communication Aids Catalog for adults and children: www.communicationaids.com. Communication Aids Catalog 414-352-5678 e mail
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Computer Bytes (monthly compilation from other newsletters about computers): Computer Bytes
Computer Resources for the Disabled (lists sources for acquiring and using computers): 800-637-2256.
Computer User Group for beginners. Stan Kauffman: 614-326- 0644.
CPR Technology Talking Pager: 877-277-5327 CPR Technology Talking Pager.
Dancing Dots (automation of transcription of braille music): Dancing Dots or 610-783-6692.
Dolphin Computer Access LLC: Dolphin Computer Access LLC or 650 348 7401. Ask for Helen or Jane.
Firgason Enterprises: 605-546-2366.
Franklin Electronic Publishers: 800-762-5382.
Fred's Head (knowledge data base a collection of tips for people who are blind): APH 800-223-1839.
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Freedom Scientific Inc. (merger of Blazi and Hinter Joice): 800 444- 4443.
Graph Reader Centaurian Systems LLC. Call Steve Timmer: 517-381-9611.
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Hinter Joice and Arkenstone. Technical Support: 727-803-8600. Technology: 800-322-4784.
Jordy Low Vision System: a low vision aid for watching television, etc. E-mail
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Keeler Instruments Inc. New Vision head mounted magnification and image inhancement: 800-523-5620 Keeler Instruments Inc.
MindsEye2 (computer games for children) www.mindseye2.com 888-892-7878.
Narrative Television Network TV and Movie Programming: Narrative Television Network TV and Movie Programming or call Jim Stoval 918-627-1000
Natural History Education Science Technology. NHEST A Brief Guide to Common Birds Natural History Education Science Technology
Navigaid (manual for windows): 703-442-5023.
Kurzweil: 800-894-5374.
Optilec (video magnifieers): 800-828-1056.
Opus Dots (software for transcribing printed sheet music into braille music): 858-538-9401. e-mail
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Personal Computer Systems Audio games: 732-826-1917. e-mail
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Social Security Page for Women www.ssa.gov/women
Telability Media (directory of mass media outlets serving people with disabilities free on the web): Telability Media.
Telesensory: 800-804-8004. e-mail
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Tell Me (audio internet) Tell Me
Tell Me (information by telephone 800-555-8355
Top Dot Enterprises (interactive tutorials and Sound Computing, a bi-monthly magazine for blind computer users) 445-325-4894
Universal Low Vision Aids 224-6465
VisualTech Connection Rick Serey 899-9979
ZoomPower for Windows 95/98 schrene magnifier ZoomPower for Windows 95/98 aboutMusicetc (a list for people who enjoy discussing music, books, tv, and hobbies); send message to
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