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Low Vision Aids and Devices
Ann Morris Enterprises, Inc.
PO Box 9022
Hicksville, NY 11802-9022
Phone: (800) 537-2118
www.annmorris.com
Low vision information/support products for the visually impaired. Catalog available.
Bernell Corporation
4016 North Home
Mishawaka, IN 46545
Phone: (800) 348-2225
www.bernell.com
Products include magnifiers, low vision aids and vision assessment tools and equipment.
The Lighthouse, Inc.
111 East 59th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (800) 829-0500
www.lighthouse.org
Product catalog available.
L S & S Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
Phone: (800) 468-4789, TTY: (800) 317-8533
www.lssgroup.com
Product catalog available
Maxi-Aids
42 Executive Blvd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(800) 522-6294
TTY: (800) 281-3555
www.maxiaidscom
Product catalog available.
Radio Shack
Check your Yellow Pages for local store locations.
Large numbered clocks/watches, talking clocks/watches,
calculators, etc.
Freedom Scientific
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone: (800) 444-4443
www.freedomscientific.com
Machine that scans print and reads it back in synthetic voice.
Innoventions, Inc.
9593 Corsair Drive
Conifer, CO 80433
Phone: (800) 854-6554 or (303) 797-6554
www.magnicam.com
Hand-held electronic magnifier which connects to TV or monitor.
Lekotek Center
2001 N. Clybourn
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: (800) 366-7529
www.lekotek.org or www.ableplay.org
Adapted toys and technology.
Optelec U.S., Inc.
3030 Enterprise Ct., Suite C
Vista, CA 92081
Phone: (800) 828-1056
www.optelec.com or www.shoplowvision.com
Closed circuit TV for magnification, etc. Catalog of devices and aids.
TeleSensory
650 Vaqueros Avenue, Suite F
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Phone: (800) 804-8004
www.telesensory.com
CCTV systems, low vision aids, computer magnification, braille printers and computer systems.
Toys “R” Us
Check your Yellow Pages for local store locations.
Catalog of toys for the visually impaired.
Other Low Vision Resources
American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
Phone: (415) 561-8500
www.aao.com
AAO Foundation sponsors National Eye Care Project, an outreach program providing medical eye care to qualified patients.
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (800) 232-5463 or (212) 502-7600
www.afb.org
American Optometric Association
243 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: (314) 991-4100
www.aoa.org
National Association for the Visually Handicapped
22 West 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (212) 255-2804
www.navh.org
Large Print/Braille/Audio Sources
American Bible Society
1865 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 408-1200, TF: (800) 322-4253
www.americanbible.org
Large print publications
National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped Library of Congress
1291 Taylor Stree, NW
Washington, DC 20542
Phone: (202) 707-5100
www.loc.gov/nls/
Lending Book Service (800) 424-9100
Provides braille materials, recorded books and magazines. Through regional libraries, NLS provides reading/audio materials and playback machines.
New York Times
Large Print Edition
Phone: (800) 698-4637
www.nytimes.com
Can request sample of large print before ordering.
Random House, Inc.
Distribution Center
400 Hahn Road
Westminster, MD 21157
Phone: (800) 733-3000
www.randomhouse.com
Large print materials, tapes and catalogs.
Recorded Periodicals
919 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 627-0600
www.asb.org
Associated services for the blind. Wide range of popular and technical magazines.
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (800) 221-4792 or (609) 452-0606
www.rfbd.org
Academic and professional books, audio and computer disks. Lending library for adult and juvenile collections.
Thomson Gale – World Headquarters
27500 Drake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Phone: (248) 699-4253
www.galegroup.com
Publishes large print books.
VisionAWARE (Xavier Society for the Blind)
154 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
Phone: (800) 637-9193 or (212) 473-7800
www.visionaware.org
Large-print reading and several other resource lists. Free self-help information includes: coping with vision loss, personal self-care, travel, financial management, home modifications, writing, recreation, navigation within your own home, and much more.
Inclusion of any organization or company in this listing does not constitute endorsement by Prevent Blindness America. The information and recommendations contained in this publication have been compiled from sources considered to be accurate. The publication is provided with the understanding that Prevent Blindness America and its affiliates are not engaged in rendering professional eye care services through its distribution. Prevent Blindness America and its affiliates do not intend that this publication serve as a complete resource for eye health, eye care or eye safety information, or as a substitute for professional eye care advice.
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