American Council of the Blind (ACB)
1155 15th Street NW, #1004
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 800-424-8666;
202-467-5081
Fax: 202-467-5085
E-mail: info@acb.org
Website: www.acb.org

Description: This is the nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people. It offers a free monthly national magazine, The Braille Forum, numerous services, training, consulting, and holds an annual convention. Also, it is involved in many issues advocating for the blind and visually impaired.

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
11 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 800-AFB-LINE (232-5463); 212-502-7600
TTY: 212-502-7662
Fax: 212-502-7777
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Website: www.afb.org

Description: A non-profit organization founded in 1921, the AFB is a leading national resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, the organizations that serve them and the general public. Its mission is to enable people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve equality of access and opportunity that will ensure freedom of choice in their lives.

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH)
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: 502-895-2405
Fax: 502-899-2274
E-mail: info@aph.org
Website: www.aph.org

Description: APH, a non-profit organization, promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life.

Bibles for the Blind and Visually Handicapped International
3228 E Rosehill Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47805-1297
Phone: 800-223-1839;
812-466-4899
E-mail: info@biblesfortheblind.org
Website: www.biblesfortheblind.org

Description: This organization can help a blind person find a Bible in braille as well as Bible Study material for the computer. They also have evangelistic material (tracts) in both English and Russian braille and can link blind persons with other resources they may need.

Braille Circulating Library
2700 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
Phone: 804-359-3743

Description: This ministry, supported by volunteer offerings, loans braille books, records, reel to reel tapes, cassettes or large print to handicapped persons who have been taught to read braille, or have a talking book machine, or has access to a tape or cassette player. Listing available.

Christian Blind Mission International - USA (CBMI)
450 E Park Avenue
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 800-YES-CBMI (937-2264); 864-239-0065
Fax: 864-239-0069
E-mail: info@cbmi-usa.org
Website: www.christianity.com/cbmi

Description: CBMI is the leading provider of eye care programs and services for people suffering from blindness and other disabilities around the world. It supports more than 1,000 projects in 107 countries -- primarily in Asia, Africa, Latin America and in Eastern Europe. CBMI seeks to recruit medical, educational and rehabilitation professionals for foreign missions opportunities.

Description: This is a non-profit corporation which seeks to fulfill the vision of founding member Helen Keller by providing Christian nurture to persons worldwide who cannot see to read regular print, and to those who serve them, through free religious literature and educational scholarships, regardless of denominational affiliation.

Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc.
P.O. Box 5000
Yucaipa, CA 92399
Phone: 909-795-8977
Fax: 909-795-8970
E-mail: lbw@lbwinc.org
Website: www.lbwinc.org

Description: This non-profit organization is devoted to providing Braille and large-print Bibles, and Christian reading materials to the blind and visually impaired of the world. These materials are sent free of charge to over 125 countries, and published in 40 languages. This is made possible through generous free-will offerings and the aid of over 7,000 volunteers.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress (NLS)
1291 Taylor Street NW
Washington, DC 20011
Phone: 800-424-8567;
202-707-5100
TTY: 202-707-5100
Fax: 202-707-0712
E-mail: nls@loc.gov
Website: www.loc.gov/nls/

Description: NLS administers a free national library program of Braille and recorded materials (books and magazines) for persons with a visual or physical disability. Reading materials and playback machines are sent to borrowers and returned to participating libraries by postage-free mail.

National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 410-659-9314
Fax: 410-685-5653
E-mail: nfb@nfb.org
Website: www.nfb.org

Description: The NFB is a consumer organization of blind people working together to improve opportunities for the blind and the understanding of blindness by the general public. Its goal is to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect, and the complete integration of the blind into society on a basis of equality. NFB achieves its goals through a wide array of resources and programs.

New York Institute for Special Education/Education of the Blind (NYISE)
999 Pelham Parkway
Bronx, NY 10469
Phone: 718-519-7000, Ext. 315
Fax: 718-231-9314
E-mail: 112213.2114@compuserve.com
Website: www.nyise.org

Description: NYISE is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian educational facility with quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and pre-schoolers who are developmentally delayed. Also, the Blindness Resource Center includes organizations serving persons with visual impairments.

Description: Prevent Blindness America is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. It serves millions of people each year through public and professional education, community and patient services programs and research.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 800-221-4792;
866-RFBD (7323)-585
E-mail: webmaster@rfbd.org
Website: www.rfbd.org

Description: RFB&D is a national non-profit organization that serves people who cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability. It provides complete sources of material and equipment designed to support the education and professional goals of individuals unable to read standard printed text.

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
244 Great Portland Street
London, W1N 6AA
ENGLAND
Phone: 0170-388-1266
Fax: 0170-388-2034
E-mail: JHowell@rnib.org.uk
Website: www.rnib.org.uk/welcome1.htm

Description: RNIB helps all blind and partially sighted people in the UK. It challenges the disabling effects of sight loss by providing information and practical services to help people get on with their own lives. It also challenges all who put barriers in the path of blind and partially sighted people, and challenges the underlying causes of blindness by working towards its prevention, cure or alleviation.

US Association for Blind Athletes (USABA)
33 N Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: 719-630-0422
Fax: 719-630-0616
E-mail: usaba@usa.net
Website: www.usaba.org

Description: This non-profit amateur sport organization is more than just a world-class trainer of blind athletes, it has become a vocal champion of the abilities of America's legally blind residents. The USABA trains 3,000 blind and visually impaired athletes in nine sports.

Description: A Blind Net provides useful and factual information about blindness and related issues. The website includes links to organizations of and for the blind as well as companies selling products of interest to and/or specifically for the blind.

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Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured (ARBI)
3412 Spruce Drive SW
Calgary, AB
CANADA
Phone: 403-242-7116
Fax: 403-242-7478
E-mail: arbi@cadvision.com
Website: www.arbi.ab.ca

Description: ARBI's mission is to offer an individualized rehabilitation program within a positive caring environment for persons with severe traumatic brain injury in order to enhance their quality of life.

Avonlea Care Center (ACC)
1658 Blondeaux Crescent
Kelowna, BC, VIY 4J7
CANADA
Phone: 250-762-4378
Fax: 250-868-8998
Website: www.silk.net/avonlea/

Description: Located in a quiet residential area, ACC is a reputable specialized care home for survivors of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Features of the center include an extensive rehabilitation program and individual programs

Description: BioTech Institute is a distinguished facility with immediate access to a network of professional, medical and scientific consultants, providing comprehensive evaluation and documentation to identify or rule out the presence of soft tissue, head trauma, toxic chemical and/or related injuries -- conditions that are often extremely difficult to diagnose.

Brain Injury Association
105 N Alfred Street
Alexandria,VA 22314
Phone: 800-444-6443;
703-236-6000
Fax: 703-236-6001
E-mail: FamilyHelpline@biausa.org
Website: www.biausa.org

Description: This organization assists people with brain injury and their families to seek out needed resources and services. The Association offers a bimonthly newsletter, quarterly magazine, and also publishes the National Directory of Head Injury Rehabilitation Services.

Brain Train
727 Twin Ridge Lane
Richmond, VA 23235
Phone: 800-822-0538;
804-320-0105
Fax: 804-320-0242
E-mail: info@braintrain.com
Website: www.braintrain.com

Description: Brain Train is a publisher of software catalogs for brain injured rehabilitation.

The Centre for Neuro Skills
2658 Mt Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone: 800-922-4994;
661-872-3408
Fax: 661- 872-5150
E-mail: cns@neuroskills.com
Website: www.neuroskills.com

Description: The Center for Neuro Skills is a head injury rehabilitation organization. Its webpage is a helpful and an extensive TBI resource guide.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
110 N Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22201-5705
Phone and TTY: 800-328-0272
E-mail: ericec@cec.sped.org
Website: www.ericec.org

Description: ERIC gathers and disseminates professional literature, information, and resources on the education and development of individuals of all ages who have disabilities and/or who are gifted.

High Tech Centers for the Disabled
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
1109 Ninth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-8752

Description: High Tech offers assistive computer technologies for persons with acquired brain injury. Training and support are available in the areas of computer access technologies, productivity, basic skills, and cognitive retraining software for persons with learning disabilities or acquired brain injuries.

Higher Education and Training for People with Handicaps (HEATH)
2121 K Street NW, #220
Washington, DC 20037
Phone and TTY: 800-544-3284;
202-973-0904
Fax: 202-973-0908
E-mail: help@heath.gwu.edu
Website: www.heath.gwu.edu/

Description: The HEATH Resource Center of the American Council on Education is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the US Dept. of Education enables the center to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at campuses, vocational-technical schools, and others.

The Lighthouse Home for Head Injured
P.O. Box 289
Caro, MI 48723
Phone: 517-673-2500
Fax: 517-673-2500

Description: This program is spiritually oriented and is nestled in a peaceful country setting on a 12 acre campus, which includes a swimming pool and home-like environment.

More Than Survivors
6903 Cherry Meadow Drive
Austin, TX 78745
Phone: 800-484-9153 (after the tone, please press 1141)

Description: This Christian newsletter is by and for the brain injury community - survivors, family, friends, and healthcare professionals.

National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
350 Broadway, #192
Arlington, MA 02174
E-mail: njkaywood@nashia.org
Website: www.nashia.org

Description: Its purpose is to formulate and influence the establishment of sound national head injury policy; and to assist and serve state government administered programs in the development and implementation of state and local prevention, rehabilitation, and community support services/programs/policies.

The Perspectives Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 1859
Cumming, GA 30028-1859
Phone: 770-844-6898
E-mail: TPN@tbi.org
Website: www.tbi.org

Description: The Perspectives Network's primary focus is positive communication between persons with brain injury, family members, caregivers, friends, professionals, and community members in order to create positive changes and enhance public awareness/knowledge of acquired/traumatic brain injury.

Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Washington, DC
Phone: 205-665-5555;
408-295-9896
Fax: 408-295-9913
E-mail: tbisci@tbi-sci.org
Website: www.tbims.org

Description: These research and demonstration grants focus primarily on developing and demonstrating a model system of care for persons with TBI stressing continuity and comprehensiveness of care and maintaining a standardized national database for innovative analyses of TBI treatment and outcomes.

Traumatic Brain Injury Program
Sojourner's Transitional Living Center
1490 E Beltline SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Phone: 616-940-0040

Description: The Traumatic Brain Injury Program is specifically geared toward helping brain injured individuals over the age of 18. Although they cannot take everyone into their program, they offer networks with other programs.

University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
P.O. Box 356490
Seattle, WA 98195-6490
Phone: 206-543-3600
Fax: 206-685-3244
E-mail: rehab@u.washington.edu

Description: The brain injury services at the University and Harborview Medical Center offer a wide range of services directed toward helping clients 18 years of age and older cope with the complex and long-term consequences of brain injury.

Traumatic Brain Injury Project
University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Special Education
3901 Rainbow Blvd
4001 HC Miller Bldg
Kansas City, KS 66160-7335
Phone: 913-588-5943
E-mail: jtyler@kumc.edu

Description: The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Project, is a statewide project designed to provide training to educators and related service personnel serving students with TBI. The TBI project also provides technical assistance and consultation to educators surrounding individual students with TBI.

Description: This website provides information on brain injury without preference to any particular person, thought, theory or belief. One may converse with others about ABI/TBI via message boards or simply use links and other helpful resources.

Description: A complete range of design services that take a common sense approach to the design of attractive barrier free homes are offered. Each design incorporates features that enhance the convenience, safety, efficiency, and accessibility for all residents.

Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. (AEC)
374 Congress Street, #301
Boston, MA 02210
Phone and TTY: 617-695-1225
Fax: 617-482-8099
E-mail: adaptive@adaptenv.org
Website: www.adaptenv.org

Description: AEC is a major national provider for technical assistance materials on the ADA, the Fair Housing Amendments Act, and other disability policy related topics. This site includes information about the New England ADA Technical Assistance Center and two national programs of Adaptive Environments, the Universal Design Education Project and the ADA National Access for Public Schools Project.

Ascension
3526 E Ft. Lowell Road
P.O. Box 40020
Tucson, AZ 85717-0020
Phone: 800-459-0400;
520-881-3993
Fax: 520-881-4983
E-mail: sales@wheelchairlift.com
Website: www.wheelchairlift.com

Description: The Ascension SLA-2050E and SLA-2050ES models enable public facilities to provide access to their stages, platforms and risers in compliance with the ADA.

Description: Pre-design consultation, barrier removal plan development, public school ADA implementation, contractor/designer consultation and training, human resource assistance, facility management resources, product evaluations and post construction evaluations are available.

Hadley-Brickhouse Accessible Design Assoc., Inc.
150 Herricks Road
Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: 516-294-0555
Fax: 516-294-1976
E-mail: hbada@i-2000.com

Description: It designs and implements in-home and non-residential modifications to help the physically challenged and seniors to enjoy more comfortable, independent and satisfying lives.

National Association of Home Builders Research Center
400 Prince George's Blvd.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774-8731
Phone: 800-638-8556;
301-249-4000
Fax: 301-430-6180
E-mail: toolbase@nahbrc.org
Website: www.nahbrc.org

Description: National Association of Home Builders offers a Directory of Accessible Building Products, 1998 ( $5.00). This is updated annually. Descriptions of over 180 commercially available products designed for use by people with disabilities and age-related limitations are contained within.

National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse (NAAC)
201 N Union Street, #200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 800-421-1221
Fax: 703-518-6191
E-mail: clearinghouse@naahq.org
Website: www.forrent.com/naac/

Description: The NAAC connects physically disabled individuals with apartments that have been designed for or adapted to meet their needs.

National Easter Seal Society
230 W Monroe Street, #1800
Chicago, IL 60606-4802
Phone: 800-221-6827;
312-726-6200
TTY: 312-726-4258
Fax: 312-726-1494
E-mail: info@easter-seals.org
Website: www.easter-seals.org

Description: Easter Seals is a non-profit, community-based health agency dedicated to helping children and adults with disabilities attain greater independence. It operates nearly 500 program service sites nationwide, including housing assistance and modification programs.

Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
801 18^th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-3517
Phone: 800-424-8200;
202-872-1300
Fax: 202-416-7647
E-mail: info@pva.org
Website: www.pva.org

Description: The PVA is a congressionally chartered veterans service organization that was formed following World War II to serve veterans with spinal cord injury or disease. It offers a listing of publications/videos that address building accessibility issues.

Description: This is a professional planning and design firm. Established in 1987, its services have earned acclaimed results for projects across the USA. It specializes in church planning, custom executive homes, and commercial projects.

Description: This is a magazine serving the physically disabled community since 1956. It offers an assortment of books on topics relating to housing/home accessibility. Write or call for the catalog.

US Architectural &Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
1331 F Street NW, #1000
Washington, DC 20004-1111
Phone: 800-872-2253;
202-272-5434
TTY: 800-993-2822;
202-272-5449
Fax: 202-272-5447
E-mail: info@access-board.gov
Website: www.access-board.gov

Description: It serves the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.

Description: UDA offers a comprehensive range of cost-effective and intelligent accessible ideal home plans and planning services that effectively enable people with disabilities to productively utilize and move about their homes.

Description: Concrete Change is dedicated to making homes accessible, adaptable and visitable. Its site is about working together for basic access in ALL homes.

Description: This is a Christian camp program for children and adults with physical disabilities or limitations whose mission it is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through service to others.

Big Sky Bible Camp
501 McCaffery Road
Bigfork, MT 59911
Phone: 406-837-4864
Fax: 406-837-2382
E-mail: bsbc@cyberport.net

Description: Located 40 miles south of Glacier National Park, this camp caters to all ages as well as those who are physically disabled, mentally disabled, or economically disadvantaged. A wide variety of programs are offered.

Description: It offers a co-ed residential special needs program. Religious affiliation: interdenominational. Specific services are available for the emotionally disturbed, developmentally disabled, hearing impaired, learning disabled, physically disabled, and visually impaired.

Camp Emerald Forest
26000 Pittsburg Road
St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: 503-397-4226
Fax: 503-397-4226
E-mail: emeraldfor@columbia-center.org

Description: It is a small, private camp that gives groups flexibility to arrange their own programs. Home cooked food and lodging is provided at reasonable prices.

Description: Camp Penuel is a free, nondenominational Christian camp for inner-city, underprivileged, and abused children, ages 7-11. It is located in Ironton, MO, Hartville, MO, and Eldred, PA.

Camp Sunshine, Inc.
PMB 200
430 E Eighth Street
Holland, MI 49423
Phone: 616-994-9897
E-mail: campsunshine@juno.com

Description: This is a nondenominational ministry for individuals ages 12-55 with development disabilities focusing on one-on-one camper/counselor interaction. Camp Sunshine takes place the third week in August; 4 days, 3 nights.

Description: This camp caters to guests of all ages, including those with special conditions such as: moderate/severe physically disabled, visually/hearing impaired, mentally disabled, emotional disorders, economically disadvantaged, and speech impaired. A wide variety of activities are offered for all.

Christian Camping International (CCI/USA)
P.O. Box 62189
Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2189
Phone: 719-260-9400
Fax: 719-260-6398
E-mail: cciusa@cciusa.org
Website: www1.gospelcom.net/cci/

Description: CCI/USA is a not-for-profit membership association that provides extensive programs, products, and services for autonomous Christian camps and conferences nationwide. The website includes a directory of 900+ camps that are members of the organization.

Description: Inspiration Center offers a variety of fall and summer camps geared specifically for the physically and mentally disabled.

Description: This is primarily a church ministering to mentally and physically disabled individuals. Two weekend camps and a four day tent camping trip are held every year. Bible studies, swimming, walking, crafts, free time, evening gatherings with skits, and more are featured. Fishing, boating, and hiking are a part of the four day trip. An annual retreat is held for the members of the outreach teams and leadership.

Kentucky Mountain Mission
P.O. Box 588
Beattyville, KY 41311-0588
Phone: 606-464-2960

Description: School chapels and local outreaches help make up this organization which also runs two summer camps for those with mental and physical disabilities.

Little Bits Riding Club for the Disabled
Camp Horseshoe
P.O. Box 204, RR4
Edmonton, Alberta, T5E 5S7
CANADA
Phone: 780-476-1233
E-mail: info@littlebits.ca
Website: www.littlebits.ca

Description: Camp Horseshoe is operated by the Little Bits Riding Club at Joseph Lake near New Sarepta. It offers 7 one-week integrated programs for both disabled and non-disabled children and youths. Camp activities include horseback riding, lakeside activities, a recreational program and campfire fellowship.

Description: Monadnock Bible Conference is a year-round Christian camp, conference center, and retreat center.

Mustard Seed Farm/Camp
c/o Gateway Counseling Service
100 Porter Road, #104
Pottstown, PA 19464
Phone: 610-323-8866

Description: This camp is a ministry of the Reformed Episcopal Church. Campers between the ages of 6-21 with learning disabilities are eligible. Crafts, sports, games, singing, swimming, campfires, skit night, olympics, and much more are what make up Mustard Seed.

Description: Sky Ranch was built with the mission to provide the best barrier free camping, recreation, and conference facilities that are fun, safe and family oriented. Sky Ranch serves the disabled population as a test bed of the most innovative adaptive equipment for all types of working, living and recreational activities.

Description: Star Ranch is a Christian education camp for children (7-18) with learning disabilities. The focus is upon traditional camp activities, academic tutoring, and developing self confidence.

Description: Five day camps are featured that are geared toward individuals with physical or mental disabilities, ages 10 to senior adult. The camps are currently held in IL, WI, KY, AZ, CO, and MN with additions to come.

Spring Hill Camps
P.O. Box 100
Evart, MI 49361
Phone: 616-734-2616
Fax: 616-734-9870
E-mail: springhi@netonecom.net

Description: Eighty miles north of Grand Rapids, this camp caters to adults and children, including those with special conditions such as: moderate/severe physically disabled, visually/ hearing/ speech impaired, mentally disabled, emotional disorders, and economically disadvantaged. A wide variety of activities are offered for all.

Description: Go For It is a five day celebration of life in the High Sierra wilderness. Designed for the physically impaired, this course challenges participants to re-evaluate and re-define concepts and words like "success", "failure", "handicapped" and "potential." Able bodied and disabled participants are welcome on this wilderness challenge.