Resources
Agencies | Consumer Organizations | Low Vision Clinics | Adaptive Technology Vendors | Massachusetts Independent Living Centers | Miscellaneous Disability-Related Services | National NFB Training Centers
Agencies
| Name of Resource | Website |
|---|---|
| Bookshare | www.bookshare.org |
| Boston Public Library Access Center | www.bpl.org |
| Carroll Center for the Blind | www.carroll.org |
| Deaf Blind Contact Center | www.deafinconline.org |
| Helen Keller Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults (HKNC) | www.hknc.org |
| Learning Ally (Formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic) | www.learningally.org |
| Lowell Association for the Blind (LAB) | www.lowellassociationfortheblind.org |
| Massachusetts Accessible Instructional Materials Library (formerly Vision Resource Library) | www.aimlibrary.org |
| Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI), A Division of MAB Community Services | www.mabcommunity.org |
| Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) | www.mass.gov/mcb |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) | www.doe.mass.edu |
| MCB/DDS Partnership Project for Orientation & Mobility/Low Vision Services | www.mass.gov/dds/visionloss |
| Massachusetts Department of Developmental Service’s (DDS) | www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dds |
| Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission | www.state.ma.us/mrc |
| National Braille Press | www.nbp.org |
| National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM) | www.main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/description.html |
| Perkins Library | www.perkinslibrary.org |
| Perkins School for the Blind | www.Perkins.org |
| The Polus Center for Social & Economic Development, Inc. | https://www.poluscenter.org |
| Talking Information Center (TIC) | www.ticnetwork.com |
| Veterans Administration: Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST) | www.visionsofindependence.com |
| Worcester Public Library Talking Book Library | www.worcpublib.org/talkingbook |
Consumer Organizations
| Name of Resource | Website |
|---|---|
| Association of Blind Citizens | www.blindcitizens.org |
| Berkshire Benevolent Association for the Blind | www.bva.org |
| Coalition for Usher’s Syndrome Research | www.usher-syndrome.org |
| Eye Care Referral Services | www.eyecareamerica.com |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness | www.fightblindness.org |
| Massachusetts Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired (MAPVI) | www.mapvi.org |
| Massachusetts Medical Society | www.massmed.org |
| Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons | www.mseps.org |
| Massachusetts Society of Optometrists | www.massoptom.org |
| National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts | www.nfbma.org |
| Visually Impaired and Blind Users Group (VIBUG) | www.vibug.org |
Low Vision Clinics
| Name of Resource | Website |
|---|---|
| Carroll Center for the Blind | www.carroll.org |
| MAB Community Services | www.mabcommunity.org |
| Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary Vision Rehabilitation Center | www.masseyeandear.org |
| New England Eye Care Center | www.mylasikdoc.com |
| New England Eye Commonwealth | www.newenglandeye.org |
| New England Eye On-Sight | www.newenglandeye.org/our-locations/on-sight |
| New England Eye Southeastern MA Low Vision Clinic | www.newenglandeye.org/our-locations/sema |
| Perkins New England Eye Low Vision Clinic | www.perkins.org/community-programs/low-vision-clinic |
| UMass Memorial Eye Center | www.umassmemorial.org |
| William P. Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Clinic | www.joslin.org |
Adaptive Technology Vendors
| Name of Resource | Website |
|---|---|
| Adaptivision | www.videomagnification.com |
| BAUM USA | www.baumusa.com |
| Duxbury Systems, Inc. | www.duxburysystems.com |
| Guidelights and Gadgets | www.guidelightsandgadgets.com |
| HumanWare | www.humanware.com |
| Ictext Inc. | www.ictextinc.com |
| Independent Science | www.independentscience.com |
| Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. | www.kurzweiledu.com |
| Magnisite | www.magnisitene.com |
| MassEDP (Massachusetts Equipment Distribution Program) | www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/massedp |
| National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program | www.icanconnect.org |
| New England Low Vision | www.nelowvision.com |
| Perkins Solutions | www.perkinsproducts.org |
| Verizon Center for Customers with Disabilities | www.verizon.com/disabilities |
| Vispero | www.vispero.com |
Massachusetts Independent Living Centers
| Name of Resource | Website |
|---|---|
| AD-LIB, INC. | https://www.adlibcil.org/ |
| Boston Center for Independent Living | www.bostoncil.org |
| Cape Organization for the Rights of the Disabled | www.cilcapecod.org |
| Center for Living and Working, Inc. | www.centerlw.org |
| Independence Associates, Inc. - Center for Independent Living | www.iacil.org |
| Independent Living Center of the North Shore and Cape Ann, Inc. | www.ilcnsca.org |
| MetroWest Center for Independent Living | www.mwcil.org |
| Multi-Cultural Independent Living Center of Boston | www.milcb.org |
| Northeast Independent Living Program | www.nilp.org |
| Southeast Center for Independent Living | www.secil.org |
| >STAVROS | www.stavros.org |
Miscellaneous Disability-Related Services
| Name of Resource | Website |
|---|---|
| Accessible Pharmacy | https://accessiblepharmacy.com |
| Architectural Access Board (AAB) | www.mass.gov/aab |
| Association of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual Impairments (AMESVI) | www.amesvi.org |
| Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) | www.cast.org |
| Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) | www.adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home |
| Disability Law Center (DLC) | www.dlc-ma.org |
| Disability Policy Consortium (DPC) | www.dpcma.org |
| Massachusetts Assistive Technology Loan Program | www.massatloan.org |
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Office of Transportation Access - THE RIDE | www.mbta.com |
| Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) | www.mass.gov/mcad |
| Massachusetts Legislative contacts | www.malegislature.gov |
| MassMATCH - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) | www.massmatch.org |
| Massachusetts Network of Information Providers (MNIP) | www.disabilityinfo.org |
| Massachusetts Office on Disability (MOD) | www.mass.gov/mod |
| Northeast Chapter of the Association for the Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired (NE/AER) | www.neaer.umb.edu |
| Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education Institute for Community Inclusion | www.nercve.umb.edu |
| University of Massachusetts Boston Graduate College of Education Vision Studies Program | www.umb.edu/academics/cehd/curriculum/grad/vision_studies_med |
| VSA Arts of Massachusetts | www.vsamass.org |
National NFB Training Centers
| Name of Resource | Website |
|---|---|
| BLIND, Incorporated (Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Incorporated) | www.blindinc.org |
| Colorado Center for the Blind (CCB) | www.coloradocenterfortheblind.org |
| Louisiana Center for the Blind (LCB) | www.louisianacenter.org |