Links to Resources on Blindness and Low Vision

This page contains links to organizations and their websites providing assistance to individuals with vision impairments.

Accessibility

ADA General Information

Phone: 1-800-949-4232 (Voice/TTY)

E-Mail: adainfo@transcen.org

 

Advisory Groups to the Bureau

Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council

Phone: 1-888-250-5175 (Voice) or 1-877-827-9974 (TTY)

E-Mail: racucpca@parac.org

 

Consumer Organizations

American Council of the Blind

Phone: 1-800-424-8666 (Voice)

E-Mail: info@acb.org

 

National Federation of the Blind

Phone: (410) 659-9314 (Voice)

E-Mail: nfb@nfb.org

 

NFB – NEWSLINE (Registered)
Free service to those who cannot read regular newsprint
Phone: 1-866-504-7300

 

National Organization of Parents of Blind Children

Phone: (410) 659-9314 (Voice)

 

Pennsylvania Council of the Blind

Phone: 1-877-617-7407 (Voice)

E-Mail: pcb1@paonline.com

 

Federal Agencies

Social Security Administration

Phone: Call your local SSA Office for general information or call SSA in Baltimore, MD at 1-800-772-1213 (Voice) or 1-800-325-0778 (TTY) to request information in alternate formats.

 

Professional Organizations

Other Service Providers/Agencies

American Foundation for the Blind

Phone: 1-800-232-5463 (Voice)

E-Mail: afbinfo@afb.net

 

Associated Services for the Blind

Phone: (215) 627-0600 (Voice)

E-Mail: asbinfo@asb.org

 

The Hadley School for the Blind

Phone: 1-800-323-4238 (Voice) or (847) 441-8111 (TTY)

E-Mail: info@hadley.edu

 

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

Phone: (516) 944-8900 (Voice) or (516) 944-8637 (TTY)

E-Mail: HKNCinfo@hknc.org

 

Pennsylvania Association for the Blind

Phone: (717) 766-2020 (Voice)

 

Learning Ally

Phone: 1-800-221-4792 (Voice)

E-Mail: Custserv@LearningAlly.org