Resources
Links to Web Sites of interest. All of the links on this page visit other web sites.
Blindness and Visual Impairments
- VRCBVI Web Site
- VIB Web Site
- SeniorNavigator
- SeniorNavigator - Community-based Coordinated Services System (CCSS)
- Resource Directory for the Blind and Vision Impaired (Word Document)
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Printing House for the Blind
- National Eye Institute
- American Council of the Blind
- National Federation of the Blind
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
- ADA Information Cornell University
- Empowerment Zone (more than 1700 links to resource information)
- Hadley School for the Blind
- Iowa Department for the Blind
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- Social Security Special Site for Work and Benefits for People with Disabilities
- MD Community Support
- National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS)
- The American Foundation for the Blind's Braille Bug site
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Blinded Veterans Association
- Blind Adults in America: Their Lives and Challenges
Deafblind
- National Family Association for Deaf Blind
- Helen Keller National Center
- deafblind Perspectives
- Texas School for the Blind
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
- A Deafblindness Web Resource
- Together We Can Program
- North Carolina Deaf Blind Associates
- Perkins School for the Blind
- Office of Special Education Programs
- Multi Cultural Resource
Education Services
- DBVI Services to Families of Infants who are Visually Impaired
- DBVI Services to Local Early Intervention Systems and Providers
- Educating Blind and Visually Impaired Students; Policy Guidance; Notice (Federal Register: June 8, 2000)
- Guide to Toys for Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Report Of The Virginia Schools For The Deaf And The Blind Consolidation Task Force Plan For Consolidating Services For The Deaf And/Or Blind And Multi-Disabled Students Served By Virginia's Two Schools At Staunton And Hampton - Task Force Report
- Virginia's Part C Early Intervention Screening Process
- VDOE Guidelines for the Participation of Students with Disabilities in the State Accountability System (Supt. Memo 140; 10/11/02)
- VDOE Visual Impairment and Blindness Web Page
Employment Related Sites of Interest
- AFB CareerConnect
- Workplace Supports - VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
- Career Connect
- Virginia Employment Commission
- Worksupport - Disability Friendly Business Program
Programs for Families & Children
- Family Access to Medical Insurance Security - (FAMIS) is Virginia's program that helps working families provide health insurance to their children.
- Collection of Evidence-Based Treatment Modalities - for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Treatment Needs: 3rd Edition.
- Guide to Local Alternative Education Options - for Suspended and Expelled Students in the Commonwealt
Government
- Governor
- Lt. Governor
- Attorney General
- State and Local Government Web Sites
- Contact State Government
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
- Access VA - Virginia's Accessible Housing Resource
- Department of Rehabilitative Services
- Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
- Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority
- Prescription Assistance Programs in Virginia
Reading Services
State Vocational and Rehabilitation Agencies
Vision Loss and Driving
- Vision requirements for obtaining a driver's license through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - Resource/education info.
- DBVI mandate to report to DMV - DBVI reports monthly all individuals whose vision is less than 20/70.
- Citizen Reporting of Impaired Drivers to DMV - any citizen may report an individual they believe is impaired.
- GrandDriver - is a public education and awareness campaign to provide seniors with information and resources they need about staying safe and mobile as they age.
- Older Drivers - Virginia Department for Aging resource information.
- When You Are Concerned - New York State Office for the Aging.
- Older Driver Safety report - American Medical Association.
This File Was Last Modified: Wednesday September 28 2011