These organizations can help transcribe texts into braille.
AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
ACCESS USA
242 James Street (mail via: PO Drawer 160)
Clayton NY 13624
(800)-263-2750 or (613)-969-5148 -phone
800-563-1687 – fax
e-mail: info@access-usa.com
They transcribe print documents as well as specialty items such as braille/print labels and tags for products. Price quotes are available upon request.
ACCESSBRAILLE
1421 West 12th Street
Bloomington IN 47404
812-339-6351 – phone
contact: Jacob Atz
e-mail: info@accessbraille.com
They will transcribe textbooks, technical manuals, product catalogs, and other documents. Price quotes are available upon request.
ADAPT TO DOT
Attn: Jennifer Johnson
2709 Napoleon Street
Indianapolis IN 46203
(317) 783-7941
A home-based braille transcription service that caters to individuals. Price quotes are available upon request.
ALABAMA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
803 East South Street, P.O. Box 698
Talladega AL 35160
205-761-3259
AMERICAN ACTION FUND
18440 Oxnard Street
Tarzana CA 91356
818-343-2022
Provides children’s books and Twin-Vision books that are written in print and braille. Send for an application. Price quotes are available upon request.
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 895-2405 – direct
(800) 223-1839 – toll free
(502) 899-2363 – fax
website: http://www.aph.org/
ARIZONA STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
PO Box 85000
Tuscon AZ 85754
602-770-3700 – phone
ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
Attn: Dolores Ferrara-Godzieba
919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19107
(215) 627-0600 – phone
(215) 922-0692 – fax
e-mail: dfgodz@asb.org
web site www.asb.org
BIBLES FOR THE BLIND
3228 E Rosehill Ave
Terre Haute In 43805
812-466-4899 v
e-mail: info@biblesfortheblind.org
They can help you find Bibles in braille, large print, and cassette.
BLUE MOUNTAIN BRAILLE CENTER
Attn: Janine Robinson, Certified Braille Transcriber
104 Main Avenue
La Grande OR 97850
(541) 963-0539 – phone/fax
e-mail: smartdots@aol.com
They transcribe documents from print and IBM disks, including books, textbooks, employment manuals, computer related materials and some foreign language texts. Price quotes are available upon request.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND, INC.
4809 Avenue N. PMB 134
Brooklyn NY 11234
718-951-9081 – phone
718-677-4035 – fax
e-mail: JohnHeller@email.com
BRAILLE ACCESS CENTER
Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB)
2120 East 13th Street
Vancouver, WA 98661
(360) 696-6321, ext. 183
e-mail: braille@wssb.gov
Located on the campus of the Washington School for the Blind, the Braille Access Center provides braille to the state government of Washington and the private sector on a fee for service basis. Email or call the Braille Access Center for more information.
BRAILLE & TACTUAL DESIGN CENTER
2550 51st Street Drive
Brandon, IA
Contact dithom@mebbs.com
or jrouse2002@msn.com
NLS Certified transcriptionists available for production of literary, textbooks, and tactual graphics. Experienced in literary, tests, foreign language, nemeth code, picture books, and tactual adaptations. Uncontracted and transitional contraction levels of braille available for child’s skill level needs. Options available: e-files, single-sided or interpoint embossed braille, and bound copies. Competitive prices.
BRAILLE CO., INC.
65-B Town Hall Square
Falmouth, MA 02540
(508) 540-0800 – phone
(508) 548-6116 – fax
e-mail: braillinc@capecod.net
Braille Inc. can receive documents in print or on IBM disks for braille transcription. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE COMPUTER CENTER
Attn: Donna Gartenmann
Boulder Public Library PO Drawer H
Boulder CO 80306
(303) 441-3098 – phone
Braille Computer Center can transcribe documents from print or from a WordPerfect disk. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE INC.
64B Town Hall Square
Falmouth MA 02540
508-540-0800 – phone
508-548-6116 – fax
e-mail: braillinc@capecod.net
They can transcribe math, science, and foreign language. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE INTERNATIONAL
3290 S.E. Slater Street
Stuart FL 34997
772-286-8366 or 800-336-3142 – phone
772-286-8909 – fax
e-mail: okern@brailleint.org
As a large braille press, they can transcribe everything from menus to books. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE JYMICO
110 51 Rue Est
Charlesbourg Quebec G1H 2J9
Canada
418-624-2105 – phone
418-624-0994 – fax
contact: Jacques Cote
e-mail: jcote@braillejymico.ca
BRAILLE LYNQUE(S)
8550 W. Charleston Blvd. #102-101
Las Vegas, NV 89117
(702) 313-1100 – phone
(877) 799-DOTS – toll-free for out of state only
(702) 313-3456 – fax
e-mail: braille@yumston.com
Braille Lynque(S) can and will do literary braille only. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE PLUS
A Document Conversion Service
P.O. Box 1104
Gilbert, Arizona 85299-1104
(480) 782-0223 – phone
(480) 782-0267 – fax
e-mail: Brailleit@aol.com
website: http://www.brailleplus.com/
contact: Abby Chancellor
Braille Plus accepts information in print, on disk, WordPerfect, MS Word/Office, ASCII, and via fax, or to be typed in. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE PRODUCTION SHOP
c/o Matthew Chao–Shop Instructor
Bay State Correctional Center
PO Box 73/#28 Clark Street
Norfolk MA 02056-0073
(617) 727-5046 ext 171 – phone
This is a cooperative effort between the Bay State Correctional Center and the Mass. Department of Education to transcribe educational materials for students in Massachusetts. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLING ENTERPRISES
Attn: Brenda Tracy
9 Gabriel Road
Sharon MA 02067
(781) 784-5640 – phone/TDD
e-mail: etracybraillenterprises@juno.com
Brailling Enterprises can receive material in print or on disk in Microsoft WORD. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE PRESS SERVICES
741 North Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 663-1111 – direct
(800) 272-4553 – North American Resource Line
Braille Press Services of the Braille Institute produces more than 9.2 million pages of braille annually. Items include restaurant menus, children’s textbooks, ballots, maps, and bus schedules. Price quotes are available on request.
BRAILLE READY, INC.
6913 Colony Drive
Madison, WI 53717
(608) 833-2876
e-mail address nwarren@terracom.net
or brlready@chorus.net
website: http://userpages.chorus.net/brlready/
Transcribes printed documents into professionally formatted braille. Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE WORDS
PO Box 64721
Virginia Beach VA 23467
757-495-7735 – phone
757-495-7735 – fax
e-mail: brlwords@aol.com
contact: Tina Hable Price quotes are available upon request.
BRAILLE WORKS
941-942 Darby Lake St.
Seffner, FL 33584
Toll Free: 800-258-7544
Phone: 813-654-4050
Fax: 813-689-8628
Email: info@brailleworks.com
Website: http://www.brailleworks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrailleWorks
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrailleWorks
Blog: http://www.brailleworks.com/blog
A leader in creating and distributing reading materials for people that are legally blind or have a visual impairment. Specializing in business to business Braille translation and transcription services, Braille Works is “Making The World A More Readable Place”™ by providing companies with the means to deliver ADA compliant large format print, Braille and audio materials for customers with reading and visual impairments. Serving any and all industries that have a need for alternative format materials.
JUDI CANNON
146 Glendale Road
Quincy, MA 02169-1966
(617) 479-7452 (home)
(617) 972-7646 (day)
e-mail: cannonja@delphi.com
Ms. Cannon has produced braille in a variety of formats. Equipment used are an IBM-compatible computer, scanner, Word, WordPerfect and Duxbury for Windows.
Price quotes are available upon request.
CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES
4444 South 52nd Street, P.O. Box 6097
Lincoln NE 68506
402-488-0981 – phone
402-488-7582 – fax
e-mail: info@christianrecord.org
Provides religious material in braille and on tape. Price quotes are available upon request.
CLOVERNOOK CENTER
7000 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati OH 45231
513-522-3860 – phone
e-mail: clovernook@clovernook.org
As a large braille press, they can produce production orders of books and magazines. Price quotes are available upon request.
COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
9709 Third Avenue NE, Suite 100
Seattle WA 98115
206-525-5556 or 800-458-4888 – phone
e-mail: csbstore@csbps.com
contact: Nan Hawthorne Price quotes are available upon request.
COMPUTERS TO HELP PEOPLE, INC.
John J Boyer, Executive Director
835 E Johnson
Madison WI 53703
(608) 257-5917 – phone
e-mail: chpi@execpc.com
DANCING DOTS BRAILLE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
Attn: William R McCann
1754 Quarry Lane
P.O. Box 927
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0927
(610) 783-6692 – phone
(610) 783-6732 – fax
e-mail: info@dancingdots.com
website: http://www.dancingdots.com/
DOTS
Hampton VA 23666
757-766-0208 v
e-mail: nanmillsmi@aol.com
“DOT’S RIGHT!” TRANSCRIBING SERVICE
Contact: Liz Conejo
1864 North Avenue 51
Los Angeles, CA, 90042
(323) 254-9213 – phone
e-mail: Iconejo@concentric.net
EASY TO READ DOCUMENTS
Melita Waters
4326 W. Colby
Springfield, MO 65802
417-832-0281
Fax 417-832-9730
e-mail: mjwaters@surfree.com
website: http://www.easytoreaddocuments.com/
EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER – REGION 20
1314 Hines Ave
San Antonio TX 78208
210-299-2421 or 800-514-9310 v
210-299-2423 f
e-mail: rwalling@tenet.edu
FLORIDA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
207 North San Marco Ave
St. Augustine FL 32084
(904)823-4000 – phone (904) 823-4018 – fax
e-mail: hesson_d@popmail.firn.edu
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th St. NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
www.acb.org
FUTURE ALTERNATIVES
1639 Ashwood Lane
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 939-0223 – phone (205) 918-0731 – fax
http://www.future-alternatives.org/
GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIAL SERVICES, VISION DEPARTMENT
2500 SOUTH STATE STREET
Salt Lake City UT 84115
Ph: 801-646-4633
charlotte.ovard@granite.k12.ut.us
VICTOR S. HEMPHILL, SR.
2221 South Real Road #120
Bakersfield, California 93309-5234
(626) 797-0765
e-mail victorhemphill@charter.net
LIZ GRAY
12142 Cherokee Drive
Northport, AL 35475
lizgray@tusc.net
HADLEY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
700 Elm Street
Winnetka IL 60093
847-446-8111 – phone 847-446-8153 – fax
e-mail info@hadley-school.org
HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLIND; BLIND LIBRARY
320 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead NY 11550
516-485-1234 – phone
516-538-6785 – fax
BOOKS@helenkeller.org
HORIZONS FOR THE BLIND
2 North Williams Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 444-8800
mail@horizons-blind.org
http://www.horizons-blind.org/commercial.htm
HOT BRAILLE
2601 Mountaingate Way
510-402-2113 x 1034 – phone
info@hotbraille.com
HUFF SERVICES
25 Edward Avenue
Florence, KY 41042
(859) 746-0800 – phone (859) 746-0820 – fax
services@huffservices.net
ILLINOIS SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
658 East State Street
Jacksonville IL 62650
217-479-4400 – 217-479-4479 – fax
INDIANA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
7725 North College Ave
Indianapolis IN 46240
317-253-1481 – phone 317-251-6511 – fax
JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE
110 East 30th Street
New York NY 10016
212-889-2525 or 800-433-1531 – phone
admin@jewishbraille.org
JOHN MILTON SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
475 Riverside Drive Room 455
New York NY 10115
212-870-3335 – phone
212-870-3229 – fax
order@jmsblind.org
QUIK-SCRYBE
1723 Sumac Street
Longmont, CO 80501
(303) 485-6861
quikscrybe@earthlink.net
http://www.quikscrybe.com/
READINGS FOR THE BLIND
29350 Southfield Rd #130
Southfield MI 48076
248-557-7776 – phone 248-557-5382 – fax
RON’S BRAILLE TRANSCRIBING SERVICES
Attn: Ronald Kolesar
9910 E. Peach Street
Girard, PA 16417
(814) 774-5709 – phone
kolesar@surferie.net
SEEDLINGS BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
PO Box 51924
Livonia MI 48151
734-427-8552 or 800-777-8552 – phone 734-427-8552 – fax
seedlink@aol.com
SERVICES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Attn: Judith Rasmussen
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4574
(301) 589-0894 – phone (301) 589-7281 – fax
vvh@tidalwave.net
judyras@tidalwave.net
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED
423 S.E. 17th Avenue
Aberdeen SD 57401
605-622-2580 – phone 605-622-2607 – fax
KaiserM@sdsvh.northern.edu
TACTILE ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS
1149 South Campus Courts-E, Purdue University
West Lafayette IN 47907
765-496-2856 – phone 765-496-3423 – fax
taevis@purdue.edu
TECHADAPT, INC.
3426 Bridlewood Court
Bellingham, WA 98226
360-756-1296 (home) 214-264-8895 (office)
svonsee@techadapt.com
TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED
1100 West 45th Street
Austin TX 78756
512-454-8631 – phone 512-458-3395 – fax
TFB PUBLICATIONS
234 Lafayette Avenue
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
201-313-8905
Braille Production Specialist
7501 Ridge Boulevard Apt 2A
Brooklyn NY 11209
(718) 745-4343 – phone
TRIANGLE BRAILLE SERVICES
P.O. Box 50606
Minneapolis MN 55405
612-822-0549 – phone
jenshar@concentric.net
TRI-COUNTY BRAILLE VOLUNTEERS
Attn: Emily Buchman
17889 Bonscelle
Southfield MI 48075
(248) 559-7112 – phone
UTAH SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
742 Harrison Boulevard
Ogden UT 84404
801-629-4810 v
801-629-4896 f
VIP BRAILLE SERVICES
405 East Tremont Street
Hillsboro IL 62049
(217) 532-2207 – phone
k8dmu@cillnet.com
VISION COMMUNITY SERVICES
(division of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind)
Attn: Braille Program
23A Elm Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 926-4232 – phone (800) 852-3029 – toll-free (Massachusetts only)
(617) 926-1412 – fax (617) 926-0290 – TTY
braille@mablind.org
VOLUNTEER BRAILLE AND LARGE PRINT SERVICES
Attn: Jean Zolik
4139 Regent Avenue North
Robbinsdale MN 55422
(763) 971-5231 – phone (763) 971-2570 – fax
VOLUNTEERS WHO PRODUCE BOOKS
LOC NLS/BPH
Washington DC 20542
(202) 707-9275 – phone (800) 424-8567 – phone
WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
2214 East 13th Street
Vancouver WA 98661
360-696-6321 – phone 360-737-2120 – fax
braille@wssb.org
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR BLIND CHILDREN
201 North Bellefield Street
Pittsburgh PA 15213
412-621-0100 – phone
METROLINA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
Attn: Ruth Loncar
704 Louise Avenue
Charlotte NC 28204
(704) 372-3870 – phone (704) 372-3872 – fax
braille@Charlotte.infi.net
MICHIGAN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE
1023 S. US 27
St. Johns MI 48879
517-224-0333 or 800-274-7426 – phone
matr@mtach.org
MICHIGAN BRAILLE TRANSCRIBING FUND
ATTN: Francelia Wonders, Director
3500 N. Elm Road
Jackson, Michigan 49201
(517) 780-5096 – phone (734) 668-1094 – fax
MIDWESTERN BRAILLE VOLUNTEERS
325 North Kirkwood Road, Suite G5
Kirkwood MO 63122
314-966-5828 – phone 314-966-0388 – fax
mbvol@juno.com
MISSOURI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
3815 Magnolia Ave
St. Louis MO 63110
314-776-4320 – phone 314-776-1875 – fax
MSMT BRAILLE CENTER
Attn: Carolyn Colclough
651 Yolanda Avenue
Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 579-1115 – phone (707) 523-0552 – fax
msmt@gire.org
MULTIMEDIA TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE (MTS)
Attn: Cathy Zimmerman/Trish Carney
131 Main Street Suite 120
Hackensack NJ 07601
(201) 996-9423 – phone (201) 996-9422 – fax
ber@hipcil.org
NAPERVILLE AREA TRANSCRIBING FOR THE BLIND
25 S Washington Street, Suite L300
Naperville IL 60540-5367
(630) 357-9464 – phone/fax (630) 357-2037 – TDD
Naperville_area_transcribing@altavista.com
NATIONAL BRAILLE ASSOCIATION, INC.
Attn: Angela Coffaro
3 Townline Circle
Rochester NY 14623-2513
(716) 427-8260 – phone (716) 427-0263 – fax
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS, INC.
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 266-6160 – direct line; (800) 548-7323 – toll free (617) 437-0456 – fax
orders@nbp.org
http://www.nbp.org/
NEW YORK INSTITUTE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
999 Pelham Parkway
Bronx NY 10469
718-519-7000 – phone 718-231-9314 – fax
nyise@aol.com
NORTHWEST BRAILLE SERVICES
PO Box 234
Ferndale WA 98248
(360) 714-1630 or (360) 384-6494 – phone (360) 384-1819 – fax
nwbsbeth@cnw.com
OVERBROOK SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
6333 Malvern Ave
Philadelphia PA 19151
215-877-0313 – phone 215-877-2709 – fax
denise@obs.org
PARKVIEW SCHOOL (OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND)
3300 Gibson Street
Muskogee OK 74403
918-682-6641 – phone 918-682-1651 – fax
osb@azalea.net
MAUREEN PRANGHOFER
4910 Dawnview Terrace
Golden Valley MN 55422
(763) 522-2501 – phone
maureensmusic@comcast.net
http://www.brailleit.com/
PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown MA 02172
617-924-3434 – phone 617-926-2027 – fax
LIBRARY REPRODUCTION SERVICE
14214 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles CA 90061
310-354-2610 or 800-255-5002 – phone 310-354-2601 – fax
LOUIS BRAILLE CENTER
320 Dayton Street, unit 125
Edmonds WA 98020
425-776-4025 – phone 425-778-2384 – fax
LUTHERAN BRAILLE WORKERS
PO Box 5000
Yucaipa CA 92399
909-795-8977 – phone 909-795-8970 – fax
LBWBraille@aol.com
LUTHERAN LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND
1333 South Kirkwood Road
St. Louis MO 63122
314-965-9000 or 800-433-3954 – phone 314-965-0959 – fax
IL_RYNEARR@LCMS.ORG
MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
3501 Taylor Ave
Baltimore MD 21236
410-444-5000 – phone 410-426-3360 – fax
besyb@mdschblind.org
COUNTRIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
AUSTRIA
Odilien-Institut
Center for Vocational Training and Rehabilitation
A-8010 Graz, Leonhardstrasse 130
A-8010 Graz
Austria
Tel: ++43 (0)316/32 70 75
BELGIUM
Belgian Federation for the Welfare of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Avenue Georges Henri 278
Brussels, B-1200
Tel: +32 2-732 5324
Blindenzorg Licht en Liefde
Kunstlaan 24, bus 21
1000 Brussel
Tel: 02-286 52 50
Handicape Visuel Formation Emploi asbl
rue Winston Churchill 121 A
Courcelles, B-6180
Tel: +32 71 46 18 08
Koninklijk Instituut Spermalie
Institute for the Visually Impaired
Snaggaardstraat 9
BRUGES B-8000
Belgium
BULGARIA
Union of the Blind of Bulgaria
Ul. Naicho Tzanov 172
1309 Sofia
Tel : +359 221 9170
CANADA
Frontier Computing
Attn: Chris Chamberlin, President
2221 Yonge Street, Suite 406
Toronto, ON M4S 2B4 CANADA
(416) 489-6690 – phone
(888) 480-0000 – Canadian toll-free (416) 489-6693 – fax
sales@frontiercomputing.on.ca
http://www.frontiercomputing.on.ca/featurearticle.php
I CAN SEE BOOKS
88 Captain Morgans Blvd
Nanaimo BC V9R 6R1
Canada
250-616-7414 – phone
transcription@braille-books.com
MARK JOLY; ACCESS 20/20
29 Indian Road
Napean, Ontario K2G 1N7 Canada
(800) 563-0668 – phone (613) 224-3480 – fax
markj@access2020.com
PROVINCIAL RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
106-1750 West 75th Ave
Vancouver BC V6P 6G2
Canada
604-266-3699 – phone 604-261-0778 – fax
MATERIALS RESOURCE CENTRE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
12360 142 ST NW
Edmonton AB T5L 4X9 Canada
403-427-4681 – phone 403-427-6683 – fax
imiller@edc.gov.ab.ca
LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
1929 Bayview Ave
Toronto ON M4G 3E8
Canada
416-480-7674 – phone 416-480-7700 – fax
flamers@lib.cnib.ca
CHINA
China Blind Association
172 Xizhimennei Street, Beijing, 100035
China
Tel: +86 1 55 51 63
Helen Keller International
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
54 Xianlie, Guangzhou, China
Tel: +86 20 76 5309
COLUMBIA
Instituto Nacional para Ciegos
National Institute for the Blind
Carrera 13 No. 34-91 city, Bogota, 13 34 91
Colombia
Tel: +57 1 232 90 29
Instituto Para Ninos ciegos y sordos de cali
Rehabilitation for the Blind
Carrera 38 NÏ 5B1 39 Barrio San Fernando
Cali, Columbia
Tel: (092) 514 1176
Dansk Blindesamfund
Danish Organization for the Blind
Thoravej 35
DK-2400 Copenhagen NV
Tel : +45 3814 8844
Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted
Rymarksveji 1
2900 Hellerup
Denmark
Tel: (+ 45) 39 45 25 45
FRANCE
Centre de Reducation Fonctionnelle pour Aveugles ou Malvoyants
Domaine des Ombrages F-78160 Marly-le-Roi
France
Tel : 01 39 58 48 20
Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles
National Institute for Young Blind
56 Boulevard des Invalides, Paris, 75007, France
Tel: +33 1 44 49 35 35
GEORGIA
Georgian Association of the Blind
Bochormy Street 23
0380044 Tbilisi
Tel : +995 883 2 740 022
GERMANY
Berufsforderungswerk Duren gGmbH
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Karl-Arnold-Stra?e 132-134, D 52349 Duren
Tel: (+49 24 21) 59 80
Christoffel-Blindenmission eV
Christian Blind Mission International
Nibelungenstrasse 124, 64625 Bensheim , Germany
Tel: +49 6251 1310
German Federation of Blind and Visually Impaired People
Bismarckallee 30
53173 Bonn
Tel : +49 228 95 5820
Medizinische Universitat zu Lubeck
Luebeck University, Department of Ophthalmology
Ratzeburger Allee 160
23538 Lubeck
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)451 / 500 – 2216
Stiftung Blindenanstalt Frankfurt am Main
Center for Vocational Training and Rehabilitation.
Adlerflychtstrabe 8-14
D-60318 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.: +49 (0)69 9 55 12 40
GREECE
Hellenic Orientation and Mobility Center for Visually Impaired people
9 Iraklitou Street
Athens, 10673, Greece
Tel: +30 1 3622728
Panhellenic Association of the Blind
31, VERANZEROU STR. 104 32
ATHENS, GREECE
TEL.: (01) 5228333-5228365-5245001-5245455-5245578
ICELAND
Blindrafelagid
Icelandic Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted
Hamrahlid 17, IS-105
Reykjavik, Iceland
Tel: +354 525 0000
Diagnostic and Counseling Center
Digranesvegur 5-200 Kopavogur 1
Iceland
Tel: (354) 564-1744
INDIA
Blind Men’s Association
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Road
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad 380015
Tel: 44 20 70 / 44 00 82
Helen Keller Service Society for the Disabled and Visually Impaired
Vizhiyagam, Viswanathapuram, Madurai – 625014
Tamilnadu , India
Phone: 91-452-641446, 91-452-640735
National Association for the Blind
11 Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road, Worli Seaface, Mumbai
Maharashtra, India 400 025
Tel: +91 22-493 5370 or 493 6930
Vocational Rehabilitation Training Centre for Blind
Habowal Road, Opp. Kitchlu Nagar, Ludhiana
Punjab-141001, India
Tel: +91 161 471425
INDONESIA
Helen Keller International
JL. Patra Kuningan 14 No. 12
Jakarta, Selatan, 12950
Indonesia
Tel: +62 21 525 0529
Indonesian Association of the Blind
Jl Wartawan IV/14
Buahbatu
BANDUN 40264
Indonesia
IRELAND
Blind Centre for Northern Ireland
126 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast
County Antrim, BT5 5AE, Ireland
Tel: +44 (0)28-9050 0999
National Council for the Blind of Ireland
PV Doyle House
Whitworth Road, Drumcondra
Dublin 9
Tel : +353 1830 7033
The Royal Victoria Hospital
Department of Ophthalmology
Institute of Clinical Science
Belfast BT12 6BA
N. Ireland
Tel: (028) 90346278
St. James Hospital
Department of Ophthalmology
Dublin, Ireland
Tel: 4532867
ISRAEL
Center For The Advancement Of The Blind In Israel
P.O.B. 1132
Tsfat, 13111, Israel
Tel/Fax: 972-4-692-0445/6
Hadassah’s Department of Ophthalmology
Division of External Relations
Hadassah Medical Organization
Kiryat Hadassah – P.O.B. 12000
Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Tel: 972-2-677-6078
The Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
Beit Oved 76800
Tel: 08-940 8213
Jewish Institute for the Blind
POB 925
Kiryat Moshe
Jerusalem 91008
Israel
NAMAG Association of AMD Patients in Israel
Ramat – Hasharon
37 Sokolov Str
Tel Aviv 47236, Israel
Tel: 03-5472751
National Society for the Visually Handicapped
PO Box 19924, Jerusalem, Israel
Tel: +972 2 743564
ITALY
Istituto dei ciechi Francesco Cavazza
Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired
via Castiglione, 71
40124 Bologna
Italy
Tel: 051.332090
Instituto per Ciechi e Ipovedenti ‘David Chiossone’
David Chiossone Institute for Blind and Visually Disabled People
Corso Armellini 11
Genoa, Italy 16122
Tel: +39 10-839 1160
Scuola Nazionale Cani Guida per Ciechi
via dei Ciliegi 26, 50018 Scandicci
Florence, Italy
Tel: +39 55 74181
Unione Italiana Ciechi
Vis Borgogna 38, Rome, 00187
Tel: +39 (0)6-6998 8375
JAPAN
Japan Federation of the Blind
1-10-33 Takadanobaba
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169
Tel: +81 3 3200 0011
Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
22-1, 1-chome Toyama, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 162-0052, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5273-0601
National Institute of the Special Education Department for the Visually Handicapped
5-1-1 Nobi, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 2 39 – 0841
Japan
Tel: +81 468 48 4121
National Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind
Tokorozawa 359, Tokorozawa-shi
Tokyo, Japan
Tel: +81 3 0429953100
JORDAN
Friendship Association for the Blind
PO Box 7063, Amman, Jordan
Tel: +962 6 656228
Fax: +962 6 641570
KUWAIT
Kuwait Society of the Blind
PO Box 43244, Hawalle 32047, Kuwait
Tel: +965 562 2245
Fax: +965 562 4700
LEBANON
Lebanese Union of Blind Organisations
PO Box 113 – 5487, Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961 3 826 680
Fax: +961 3 364 259
MEXICO
Asociacion Mexicana para Ciegos y Debile Visuales
Mexican Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Durango 289, 10 Piso, Col Rome, DF 06700
Mexico
Tel: +52 5535682
Centro de Educacion Especial para la Integracion de Carentes de Vista y Disminuidos Visuales
Centre of Special Education for the Integration of the Visually Impaired
Calle 60 no 333 x 35 y Avenue Colon, Merida
Yucatan, CP 97000, Mexico
Tel: +52 91 99254634
Centro de Estudios para Invidentes A.C.
Periféfico Ortiz Mena 3807
Col. Fovisste, Chihuahua, Chih.
México C.P. 31237
Tel: (52-1) 418-23-01
Helen Keller International
Edif. Heroes de la Revolution, 40 Piso
Venustiano Carranza No. 815, Chihuahua, Chih
Mexico
Tel: +52 14 29 33 00 Ext. 2676
NORWAY
Norges Blindeforbund
PB 5900 Hegdehaugen
0308 Oslo 3
Tel : +47 232 15038
PAKISTAN
Al-Faisal Markaz-E-Nabina
Al-Faisal Centre for the Blindz
New Civil Lines near Iqbal Stadium
Faisalabad, Punjab, 38030
Pakistan
Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital
Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology
Jhelum Road, Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-523480
PORTUGAL
Associano Promotora de Emprego de Deficientes Visuais
Vocational Training & Employment Institution for the Blind
AV. Joao Paulo II Chelas, Lote 5.25
Lisboa, 1900-726, Portugal
Tel: +351 21 859 58 12
Centro de Reabilitacao Profissional de Gaia
Rehabilitation Center
Av. Joao Paulo II
4405 Arcozelo VNG
Tel: + 351-2-7629840 / 7629815/ 7629115
Hospital de Santa Maria
Servico de Oftalmologia
Av. Prof. Egas Moniz
1699 Lisboa Codex
Portugal
Núcleo de Apoio à Deficiência Visual (NADV)
Rua General Humberto Delgado – nº 319 – 3030-327
COIMBRA, Portugal
Tel. 239 798 850 – Fax 239 402 095
ROMANIA
Asociatia Nevazatorilor din Romania
Romanian Association of the Blind
str Vatra Luminoasa, nr 108 bis, Sector 2
Bucharest, 73302
Tel: +40 1-2506525 or 0519
SAUDI ARABIA
Regional Bureau for the Middle East
Committee for the Affairs of the Blind
PO Box 3465
Riyadh, 11471, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 1 488 2200
SWEDEN
Lund University Hospital
Department of Ophthalmology
S-221 85 Lund, Sweden
Tel: +46-46-17 14 70
Synskadades Riksforbund
Sandsborgsvagen 52
S-122 88 Enskede
Tel : +46 8 39 9000
TUNISIA
Nadi Al Bassar
North African Center for Sight and Visual Sciences
9 Boulevard Bab Menara
Tunis, Tunisia 1008
Tel: +216 1-560 333
TURKEY
Ege University Medical School and Hospital
Ophthalmology Clinic
35100 Barnova-Izmir
Turkey
Tel: ++90 232 3881023
Federation of the Blind of Turkey
GMK Bulvan 32/6
Demirtepe / Ankara
Tel : +90 312 231 8243
TAIWAN
Huikang Guide Dog Centre
Institute for the Blind of Taiwan
384 Chungcheung Road, Hsinchuang
Taipei Hsien, Taiwan
Tel: +886 2 2998 5588
Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
Department of Ophthalmology
Changhua, Taiwan
VIETNAM
Association of the Blind of Vietnam
139 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street
Hanoi, Vietnam
Blind Association of Hochiminh City
185 Cong Quynh Street, District 1
HoChiMinh City, Vietnam
Tel: +84 8 839 6697
Fax: +84 8 839 6697