Links Related to Blindness

 Contact Hines Blind Center via email

VA Blind Rehabilitation Web Sites

• National Site for VA Blind Rehabilitation
• Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Center - West Haven, CT
• Blind Rehabilitation Center - Waco, TX
• American Lake (Government intranet)
• Atlanta Research Facility - Center of Excellence for Aging Veterans with Vision Loss

Eye Condition Pages

• Foundation Fighting Blindness *
• Macular Degeneration Foundation *
• Glaucoma Research Foundation *
• John Whenberg's Retinitis Pigmentosa Page *

Other Sources of Education and Rehabilitation

• National Eye Institute
• American Council of the Blind *
• American Foundation for the Blind *
• National Federation of the Blind *

Dog Guide Schools

• Leader Dogs for the Blind (Rochester, MI) *
• Pilot Dogs (Columbus, OH) *
• KSDS (Washington, KS) *
• The Seeing Eye *
• Guide Dogs for the Blind*

Support Groups & Family Education

• American Self-Help Clearing House *
• SupportPath.com*
• Lighthouse for the Blind *
  • Recommended Reading for families *

University Programs

There are only a dozen universities across the country that offer degrees in Blind Rehabilitation. The following are universities from which Hines blind center employees have graduated; some maintain an affiliation with the CBRC.
Universities offering Blind Rehabilitation curriculum

• Western Michigan University *
• Northern Illinois University *
• University of Arizona *
• Florida State University *
  

Affiliations for Optometry and Vision Rehabilitation

• Illinois College of Optometry *

Research affiliations

• University of Illinois at Chicago *
  

Eye Care Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Ophthalmology *
• American Optometric Association *
  

Certifying Bodies, Professional Organizations and Accreditation

• Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals (ACVREP)*
• Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) *
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) *
  

Other Related Links

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Contains extensive listings of Blind and VI related links on the internet. Includes organizations, commercial listings, adaptive equipment, braille and mobility, medical, government, etext, and employment.

This list of selected links is not intended to represent all related organizations. The Department of Veterans Affairs or the CBRC does not necessarily endorse the above-named organizations.