Resources Relating to Blindness Awareness and Visual Impairment:
American Foundation for the Blind
Extending Possiblities for people with vision loss.
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza
Suite 300
New York, NY10001
212- 502-7600
American Printing House for the Blind
Largest provider of excessible, educational and daily living products.
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
PO Box 6085
Louisville, KY40206-0085
800223-1839
Public Relations publicaffairs@aph.org
Associated Services for the Blind
Provide Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired
Associated Services for the Blind
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA19107
215- 627-0600
Ms. Pat Johnson pjohnson@asb.org
Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc.
Serves people with vision disabilities of all ages
Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc.
Binghamton, NY
607-724-2428
Joyce Bucci, Communication and Dev. Specialist jbucci@avreus.org
Association of Blind Atheletes
The Association for Blind Athletes of New Jersey (ABANJ) is an organized group that works to sponsor and promote sports and physical activities for blind and visually impaired people. Through ABANJ many people have been introduced to sports like Goalball, beep baseball, and other accommodated sports such as Track and Field and Swimming.
Association of Blind Atheletes
29 Newfield Street
East Orange, NJ07017
973-673-6384
Ms. Pansy King perking@aol.com
Bookshare
Download Book Service for the Blind
Bookshare
2212 Baltimore Blvd.
Finksburg, MD21048
410-871-2670
Valerie Chernek, Public Realtions Manager valerie.c@bookshare.org
Camden Eye Center
The mission of the Camden Eye Center is to reduce visual impairment by providing high quality comprehensive eye health and vision care services and to raise the awareness of eye health and vision care services in all populations especially the poor, low income, uninsured and underinsured residents of Camden City, Camden County and the State of New Jersey without regard to age, race, sex, religious preference or ethnic origin.
Camden Eye Center
400 Chambers Avenue
Camden, NJ08103
(856) 365-1811
Dr. Lawrence Regone larodcec@comcast.net
Cape May County Disability Services
Providing resources for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Cape May County Disability Services
4 Moore Road, DN 606
Cape May Courthouse, NJ08210
609-465-4117
Paulann Pierson
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Pennsylvania
CBVI is a multi-service agency offering comprehensive services for individuals with blindness and visual impairment. Our agency mission is dedicated to helping individuals in the greater Delaware Valley area to prevent, prepare for and adapt to vision loss in order to achieve and maintain independence.
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Pennsylvania
100 W. 15th Street
Chester, PA19013
610-874-1476X161
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA19104
267-426-7285
Stewart Hughes hughess@email.chop.edu
Eyes2Eyes
A website for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Eyes2Eyes
All Coorespondance through Email
Julia Johnson questions@eyes2eyes.com
Ez2C Foundation
A referral, training and counseling service for individuals with blindness and vision loss in the Greater Philadelphia region
Ez2C Foundation
489 Devon Park Drive
Suite 300
Wayne, PA19087
610-964-7931
Ms. Jule Anne Liberman juleann@ez2cproducts.com
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected with various eye diseases.
Foundation Fighting Blindness
P.O. Box 449
Princeton, NJ08542-4523
609-924-8034
Donna Carey donnac@gicnj.com
Free Library of Philadelphia, Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Free Library of Philadelphia, Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
919 Walnut Street
Phildelphia, PA19107-5289
800-222-1754
Ms. Susan Horvath horvaths@freelibrary.org
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries
2835 Route 73 South
Suite 1
Maple Shade, NJ08052
856-439-0200
Mr. Michael Shaw julilundberg@goodwillnj.org
Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children
Vacation Home for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children
127 26th Street
Avalon, NJ08202
609-967-7285
Mr. Chuck Covington cpcovington@comcast.net
Kingsway Learning Center
School for Disabled Children
Kingsway Learning Center
144 Kings Highway West
Haddonfield, NJ08033
856-428-8108
Mrs. Madge Bradley mbradley@kingswaylearningcenter.org
Liberty Resources - Academy
Drive the research that will provide preventions, treatments and cures for people affected with various eye diseases.
Liberty Resources - Academy
714 Market Street
Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA19106
215-634-2000
Ms. Lynne Maleef lynnemaleeff@lriacademy.org
Lighthouse International Headquarters
Lighthouse International Headquarters
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY10022
212-821-9760
Ms. Leslie Gottlieb, Dir. of Communications lgottlieb@lighthouse.org
Lions Club of Avalon
Provide Services to people who loose their vision
Lions Club of Avalon
40 Chambers Avenue
Camden, NJ08103
856-365-9070
Mr. Paul Gossin
Lions Club of Cherry Hill
Provide Services to people who loose their vision
Lions Club of Cherry Hill
1240 Brace Road
Cherry Hill, NJ08003
Mr. Steve Ripa
Midatlantic Blind Golfers Association
Free Golf Clinic for Blind children who would like to learn how to golf. Lunch will be provided
Midatlantic Blind Golfers Association
123 Keats Place
Cherry HIll, NJ08003
Mr. Norman Kritz jerrynorman2@verizon.net
Moore Eye Institute
Provide Vision Health Care to the Phildelphia Suburbs
Moore Eye Institute
100 West Sproul Road, Suite 100
Healthplex Pavillion II
Springfield, PA
610-690-4900
Dr. Leonard H. Ginsburg, Founder,Chief of Ophthalmology drlhg@yahoo.com
Music Works
Provides Music Therapy to children of all ages
Music Works
412 East Eagle Road
Havertown, PA19083
610-449-9669
Ms. Lori O'Leary lori.oleary2@verizon.net
National Braille Press
Publisher for Braille Books
National Braille Press
88 Saint Stephen Street
Boston, MA02115-4302
617-266-6160
Tanya Holton, VP tholton@nbp.org
National Parents of Visually Impaired
National Parents of Visually Impaired
PO Box 317
Watertown, MA02471
800-562-6265
Ms. Susan Leventure and Ms.Jean Ann Volgelman 610-626-0303
NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
153 Halsey Street
5th Floor
Newark, NJ07102
Vito DeSantis Vito.DeSantis@dhs.state.nj.us
NJ Foundation for the Blind
All About Color: Art Exhibition and Sale
Reception Sunday, October 17, 2010, 1 - 4 PM
Helen Gromann Hall at NJFFB
$60 per person, $100 per couple suggested donation
Wine Bar | Hors d'oeuvres | Live Music | Door Prizes
Join us for an extraordinary art exhibition and sale featuring the works of The American Society of Contemporary Artists as well as Juried NJFFB Artists who are visually impaired. What better way to commemorate Blindness Awareness Month in New Jersey?
NJ Foundation for the Blind
Diamond Spring Lodge, PO Box 929
230 Diamond Spring Rd
Denville, NJ07834
973-627-0055
Ms. Kathy Caviston, Director, Development/PR kcaviston@njffb.org
Overbrook School for the Blind
Overbrook School for the Blind
6333 Malvern Ave.
Philadelphia, PA19151
215-884-6589
Mr. Gil Kayson gloria@obs.org
Pennsylvania Council of the Blind
Pennsylvania Council of the Blind
931 N. Front Street
Harrisburg, PA17102
215-748-3556
Mr. George Holiday, President george.holliday1@verizon.net
Perkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA02472
877-617-7407
Public Relations
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
NovaCare Complex
One NovaCare Way
Philadelphia, PA19145
215-463-2500
Recordings for the Blind and Dislexic
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® (RFB&D), a national nonprofit, volunteer organization, has been the leading accessible audiobook library for students with disabilities such as visual impairment or dyslexia that make reading standard print difficult or impossible for the last 60 years. With titles available in every subject area and grade level, RFB&D’s digitally recorded audio textbooks on CD and downloadable audio textbooks help students challenged by the printed page.
Recordings for the Blind and Dislexic
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ08540
609-243-7610
Edward Bray ebrey@rfbd.org
Ruff at Rowan University
Rowan University Forward to Freedom (RUFF) is a student volunteer organization that raises puppies for The Seeing Eye, Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting independence the and dignity of visually impaired individuals through the use of guide dogs.
Based in Morristown, New Jersey, The Seeing Eye breeds its own German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and Lab/Golden crosses for guide work.
Puppies are placed in foster families at just seven and eight weeks of age. These puppies, destined for a special job, stay with their puppy raisers until they are approximately 16 months of age. At this time, they return to The Seeing Eye for their formal harness training.
While the puppies are with their volunteer raisers they learn basic obedience commands and experience the world in which they will eventually work. The campus is the perfect place to raise a guide dog as we are a small city unto ourselves. The dogs get plenty of exposure to the things they will encounter as guide dogs. These dogs grow up in crowds, around traffic, construction equipment, bicycles, wheelchairs, fire alarms and so much more.
RUFF is in its fifth year on the campus. Several pups have returned to The Seeing Eye for training from Rowan University. So far eleven dogs have gone into service.
Ruff at Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ08028
856-256-4000
Mrs.Robin Brelsford brelsfordr@rowan.edu
Salus University
Salus University
8360 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA19027
800-824-6262
Dr. Audrey Smith, Director O&M Program audrey@salus.edu
Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Scheie Eye Institute is the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The Department is a world leader in research and was #1 in 2006 in the nation in funding by the National Eye Institute. We provide clinical care, training and community outreach.
Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania
3154 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA19104
215-898-5000
Dr. Nicholas J. Volpe MD, Professor of Ophthalmology nickvolp@mail.med.upenn.edu
Seedlings Braille Books for Children
Seedlings Mission
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to increasing the opportunity for literacy by providing high quality, low cost braille books for children.
Seedlings Braille Books for Children
P.O. Box 51924
Livonia, MI48151-5924
734-427-8552 X301
Ms. Julie Connoyer, Community Outreach Coordinator info@seedlings.org
St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Concordia Learning Center
St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Concordia Learning Center
761 Summit Avenue
Jersey City, NJ07307
201-876-5432 X113
Ms. Ellen Felicetta, Dir. Of Development efelicetta@sjsnj.org
SW Unlimited LLC
SWUnlimitedllc.com is leading provider of Adaptive Products, Products for Independent Living, and Products designed simply to enhance your lifestyle by making your life and daily tasks easier. Our professional customer service staff is here to give you the quality and professional service you deserve. He world’s largest service organization is a sincere desire to serve.
SW Unlimited LLC
81 Ortley Court
Matawan, NJ07747
732-290-1677
Mr. Sherlock Washington sherlock@swunlimited.com
The Little Rock Foundation
Non-Profit organization dedicated to helping families with visually impaired or blind children.
The Little Rock Foundation
P.O. Box 138
Voorhees, NJ08043
877-220-2500
Debbie Nichols dnichols@tlrf.org
The Seeing Eye
The mission of The Seeing Eye is to enhance the independence, dignity, and self-confidence of blind people through the use of Seeing Eye dogs.
The Seeing Eye believes:
Blind persons who seek greater independence will benefit most from a Seeing Eye dog.
Dogs are uniquely capable of increasing the mobility of blind people and enhancing their lives.
The best Seeing Eye dogs are well bred and cared for, socialized, trained, and motivated by a desire to please.
Our students – people who are blind or visually impaired – come from all over the United States and Canada to spend up to a month training with a new Seeing Eye dog. They range in age from 16 to senior citizens, their home environments may be rural or urban, and they may be homemakers, volunteers, or judges. But they all have this in common: They are motivated by a sense of independence and armed with the knowledge that Seeing Eye dogs will provide an extra edge to attain success, however they may choose to define it. Join us in providing those opportunities for success.
The Seeing Eye Celebrates 80 Years!
The Seeing Eye, Inc., pioneers and innovators in dog guide services, is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2009. The Seeing Eye® provides specially bred and trained dogs to guide people who are blind and visually impaired. Seeing Eye® dog users experience greatly enhanced mobility and independence, allowing them to retain their active lifestyles despite blindness. The school is holding a special graduate reunion in August, expected to attract graduates from across the United States and Canada.
Recently, the Seeing Eye opened a gift shop at 14 Maple Avenue, Morristown, N.J., adjacent to the Seeing Eye’s newly opened Jane H. Booker Student Center. The center is used by students to relax and socialize in between training routes with instructors and their new Seeing Eye dogs. The Seeing Eye is philanthropy and is supported solely by contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, bequests and other planned gifts. By shopping at this store, you can directly help the Seeing Eye continue its mission. The shop features a wide selection of Seeing Eye merchandise, including fleece jackets, T-shirts, mouse pads, polo shirts, baseball caps, pens, pencils, refrigerator magnets, holiday ornaments and cards. Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. You can also shop online and learn more about the Seeing Eye.
The Seeing Eye
Washington Valley Road
PO Box 375
Morristown, NJ07963
973-539-4425
Ray Kornman rkornman@seeingeye.org
Additional Organizations Participating in Blindness Awareness Month:
Eye Designs
Eye Designs
1140 White Horse Road
Voorhees, NJ08043
856-784-3366
Dr. Jack Dugan
Eye Physicians
Eye Physicians
1140 White Horse Road
Voorhees, NJ08043
856-784-3366
Dr. Jack Dugan, Ophthalmolgist dugan@eye-physicians.com
Wills Eye Laser Vision
Wills Eye Laser Vision
Wills Eye Laser Vision is the tri- state area's leading LASIK surgery practice. With offices in Cherry Hill, Voorhees and Philadelphia, Will’s Eye Laser Vision uses the most state-of-the-art techniques available in refractive surgery. It is always our goal to provide patients with high-quality care and to ensure our patients are well informed about treatment, pre-op and post-op procedures, and the overall health of their eyes. It is this personal dedication to patient comfort and satisfaction that has made Will’s Eye Laser Vision a LASIK surgery leader in the area.
On our site you will find information on LASIK surgery using Wavefront™ and IntraLase® technology, Epi- LASIK, and PRK. You will also find a set of pre-op and post-op instructions we give each of our LASIK patients. If you would like to learn more about laser vision correction or would like to schedule a consultation at any of our tri-state area offices to discuss LASIK surgery.
Wills Eye Laser Vision
1140 White Horse Road
Voorhees, NJ08043
800-961-2020
Companies Donating to Blindness Awareness Campaigns:
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Thank You Build-A-Bear!
Build-A-Bear Workshop Blindness Awareness Month
October, 2009
As part of Blindness Awareness Month, Build-A-Bear Workshop is joining forces with LRF to bring awareness about blindness and visual impairments
Build-A-Bear Workshop
1954 Innerbelt Business Center Dr.
St. Louis , MO63114
877-789-2327
Ms. Maxine Clark
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