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American Foundation
for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(800) 232-5463 (toll-free hotline)
(212) 502-7600
(212) 620-2158 TDD*
(212) 620-2147 (NY residents)
American Foundation for the Blind is a leading national resource for people
who are blind or visually impaired, the organizations who serve them,
and the general public.
National Association
for Visually Handicapped
22 W. 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-3141
(212) 727-2931 Fax
The National Association for Visually Handicapped is a private, nonprofit
organization serving visually impaired--not totally blind--children, their
parents, and professionals who work with them, as well as adults with
vision loss.
National Eye Institute
Information Office
Building 31, Room 6A32
31 Center Dr. MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
(301) 496-5248
The National Eye Institute's Office of Health Education and Communication
responds directly to requests for information on eye diseases and vision
research. Publications are available at no charge.
Prevent Blindness America
(formerly National Society to Prevent Blindness)
500 E. Remington Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 331-2020 (toll-free)
(708) 843-2020
Prevent Blindness America is the oldest, national voluntary health agency
working to prevent blindness through community service programs, public
and professional education, patient service programs and research.
The American Macular
Degeneration Foundation
P.O. Box 515
Northampton, Massachusetts 01061-0515
413-733-2547
The American Macular Degeneration Foundation works for the prevention,
treatment, and cure of macular degeneration through raising funds, educating
the public, and supporting scientific research.
Lions World Services
for the Blind
2811 Fair Park Boulevard
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone (501) 664-7100
or 1-800-248-0734
Fax (501) 664-2743
Lions World Services for the Blind in Little Rock, Arkansas, is one of
the World's largest, multi-service rehabilitation centers for the blind
and visually impaired persons.
International Federation
of Hard of Hearing People
Head Office (Interim)
P.O. Box 13
Abbots Langley
Hertfordshire, WD5 0RQ
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 1923 264584
Fax: + 44 1923 261635
International Federation of Hard of Hearing People consists of national
associations of and for hard of hearing and late deafened people, and
parents' and professional organizations. The board members of IFHOH carry
out their work on a voluntary basis. IFHOH now has 47 general and associate
members in 31 countries.
The Canadian Hearing
Society
271 Spadina Road,
Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2V3
(416) 964-0023 TTY
(416) 964-9595 Tel
(416) 928-2525 Fax
Email: info@chs.ca
The Canadian Hearing Society provides services that enhance the independence
of deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people, and encourage prevention
of hearing loss.
The Royal National
Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
330- 332 Gray's Inn Road
London. WC1X 8EE
0171-915-1553 (Voice/Minicom)
0171- 915-1443 (Fax)
email: rnidlib@ucl.ac.uk
The RNID library is a co-operative venture between the Royal National
Institute for Deaf People and University College London Library. The library
covers all aspects of hearing, speech and language and specializes in
literature on deafness - from academic journals, research reports and
student textbooks to children's books and novels with deaf characters.
The National Information
Center on Deafness (NICD)
(202)651-5051
(202)651-5052 TTY
(202)651-5054 FAX
Email: nicd@gallux.gallaudet.edu
The National Information Center on Deafness (NICD) is a centralized source
of accurate, up-to-date, objective information on topics dealing with
deafness and hearing loss. NICD responds to a wide range of questions
received from the general public, deaf and hard of hearing people, their
families, and professionals who work with them. NICD collects, develops,
and disseminates information on deafness, hearing loss, and services and
programs related to people with hearing loss.
Alexander Graham Bell
Association for the Deaf
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, DC 20007-2778
(202) 337-5220 (V/TTY)
http://www.agbell.org
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf is a nonprofit membership
organization whose mission is to empower persons who are hearing impaired
to function independently by promoting universal rights and optimal opportunities
to learn to use, maintain, and improve all aspects of their verbal communications.
American Tinnitus Association
P.O. Box 5
Portland, OR 97207-0005
(800) 634-8978
(503) 248-9985
The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to promoting the relief, prevention, and the eventual cure of tinnitus
for the benefit of present and future generations.
National Association
of the Deaf
814 Thayer Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 587-1788 (V)
(301) 587-1789 (TTY)
http://www.nad.org
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the oldest and largest organization
representing people with disabilities in the United States.
Self Help for Hard
of Hearing People, Inc.
7910 Woodmont Avenue
Suite 1200
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-2248 (V)
(301) 657-2249 (TTY)
http://www.shhh.org
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc., is a nonprofit educational
organization dedicated to the well-being of people of all ages and communications
styles who do not hear well.
American Health Care
Association (AHCA)
1201 L St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842 - 4444
(202) 842 - 3860 (Fax)
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a federation of 50 state
health organizations, together representing nearly 12,000 non-profits
and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, long term care, and
subacute care providers that care for more than one million elderly and
disabled individuals nationally.
Website: http://www.ahca.org
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