LOW VISION RESOURCES

For more information about low vision, you might find the following helpful:
 
AFB Senior Site
1-800-232-5463
seniorsite@afb.net
www.afb.org/seniorsite

All About Vision
www.allaboutvision.com

American Academy of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94120-7424
(415) 561-8500
www.aao.org

American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
8630 Fenton St., Suite 121
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4500
(301) 495-4403
(301) 495-4402—TTY
www.aadb.org

American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW, Suite 1004
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-424-8666
(202) 467-5081
www.acb.org

American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
1-800-232-5463
(212) 502-7600
www.afb.org

American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
1-800-437-2423
(301) 948-3244
www.ahaf.org

American Optometric Association
243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 991-4100
1-800-365-2219
www.aoa.org

American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
(502) 895-2405
www.aph.org

Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
919 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 627-0600
www.asb.org

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440
Alexandria, VA 22311
1-877-492-2708
(703) 671-4500
www.aerbvi.org

Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (ROPARD)
P.O. Box 250425
Franklin, MI 48025
1-800-788-2020
www.ropard.org

AWARE
P.O.Box 996
Mohegan Lake, NY 10547
(914) 528-5120
info@visionaware.org
www.VisionAWARE.org

Blinded Veterans Association
477 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
1-800-669-7079
(202) 371-8880
www.bva.org

Braille Circulating Library, Inc.
2700 Stuart Avenue
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 359-3743
(804) 359-3771
Choice Magazine Listening
85 Channel Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
1-888-724-6423
(516) 883-8280
www.choicemagazinelistening.org

Christian Record Services, Inc.
4444 South 52nd Street
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 488-0981
www.christianrecord.org

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
1859 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 2000
Clearwater, FL 33755-1862
1-800-733-2258
(727) 443-0350
www.cclvi.org

DB-LINK: National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
1-800-438-9376
1-800-854-7013—TTY
www.tr.wou.edu/dblink

Foundation Fighting Blindness
11435 Cronhill Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117-2220
1-800-683-5555
TDD: 1-800-683-5551
(410) 568-0150
TDD: (410) 363-7139
info@FightBlindness.org
www.blindness.org

Glaucoma Research Foundation
251 Post Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
1-800-826-6693
(415) 986-3162
question@glaucoma.org
www.glaucoma.org

Guide Dogs for the Blind
P.O. Box 151200
San Rafael, CA 94915-1200
1-800-295-4050
www.guidedogs.com

Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
1-800-323-4238
(847) 446-8111
www.hadley-school.org

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults (HKNC)
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
(516) 944-8900
www.hknc.org
Houston Low Vision Club
Meetings held at:
Metropolitan Multi-Service Center
1475 West Gray
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 284-1973
www.houstonlowvisionclub.org

Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind
U.S. Department of Education, OSERS
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3326, MES
Washington, DC 20202-2741
(202) 245-7454
www.ed.gov/programs/rsailob/index.html

Jewish Braille Institute of America
110 E. 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
1-800-433-1531
(212) 889-2525
www.jewishbraille.org

Jewish Guild for the Blind
15 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
1-800-284-4422
(212) 769-6200
www.jgb.org

Lighthouse International
111 E. 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
1-800-829-0500
(212) 821-9200
(212) 821-9713 (TDD)
www.lighthouse.org

Low Vision Gateway
www.lowvision.org
Me & My Caregivers
P.O. Box 157
Chelsea, MI 48118
1-800-530-9129
www.meandmycaregivers.com
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
P.O. Box 317
Watertown, MA 02471
1-800-562-6265
(617) 972-7441
www.spedex.com/napvi

National Association for Visually Handicapped
22 W. 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-3141
(212) 255-2804
www.navh.org
National Caregiving Institute
www.nationalcaregivinginstitute.org

National Eye Institute
2020 Vision Place
Bethesda, MD 20892-3655
(301) 496-5248
www.nei.nih.gov

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
1-800-255-0411
www.nfadb.org

National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 659-9314
www.nfb.org

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
1-800-424-8567
(202) 707-5100
(202) 707-0744 (TDD)
nls@loc.gov
www.loc.gov/nls
The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation - (NOAH)
PO Box 959
East Hampstead, NH 03826-0959
800 473-2310 (US and Canada)
603 887-2310
www.albinism.org

Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(617) 924-3434
info@perkins.org
www.perkins.org

Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
1-800-331-2020
www.preventblindness.org

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic – Headquarters
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
1-800-221-4792
(609) 520-8031
www.rfbd.org

Resources for Rehabilitation
22 Bonad Road
Winchester, MA 01890
781-368-9094
www.rfr.org

Talking Tapes/Textbooks for the Blind
16 Sunnen Drive, Suite 162
St. Louis, MO 63143-3800
1-877-926-0500
(314) 646-0500

Vision-Aid Incorporated
8 Vine Brook Rd
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 333-5252
info@visionaid.org
www.visionaid.org

VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
500 Greenwich Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013-1354
1-888-245-8333
(212) 625-1616
www.visionsvcb.org

Xavier Society for the Blind
154 E. 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-4595
1-800-637-9193
(212) 473-7800

This list was found at Aisquared:
http://www.aisquared.com/about_us/categories/category/low_vision_resources/

GOODBYE CROCK POT

I went to Wal-Mart tonight to grocery shop. This isn't where we normally go but my son picked me up from the dentist and had to make it to soccer practice so I just told him to drop me off there since it was close to his high school. It was so weird and wonderful to go by myself and not be in a hurry.  By the time my husband picked me up i had a full cart. I decided to make Home-made Macaroni and Cheese in my crock pot. I got the recipe from a friend. So I got home and started mixing everything. I plugged in the crock pot and set it on high. About 15 minutes later I remember to add milk. SO I added the milk and thought it needed more cheese. I stirred the mixture a few times and checked on it about 15 minutes later. Ok I haven't made this in a few months but it didn't look right. I tasted it. Why wasn't it hot. I unplugged it and plugged it in again. I waited another 15 minutes. Ok enough, it's been been hour.  My crock pot died. Hurray! One less thing in my cabinets. It's now in the trash. I transferred the noodle to a casserole pan and baked it in the oven. It was good because now I have half a pan of macaroni and cheese.


My Easy Macaroni and Cheese


Cook 1 pound of elbow noodles until the are almost done.
Drain and put into a large bowl.
Add 1 whisked egg, 1 stick of butter, i can evaporated milk, 1 cup milk and some pepper.
Add some cheese about 2 cups. I use cheddar and whatever we have in the refig.

Mix well and cook in a crock pot on high for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted. If you want to bake it but into a casserole dish in the over at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until cheese is melted.

TIME TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH

I haven't posed much since returning home. Life seems to be passing by so quickly. Besides flying back and forth to see my parents, my husband and I have decided to remodel the house. I think he wants to do this while I'm gone. Our home is eleven years old and needs some attention. My sons were six and eleven when we moved in plus we have had a dog for nine years. When we decided to move I had two conditions. First I wanted to go visit my family for two weeks in the summer. Little did I know I would lose my site in four months and never drive again plus two weeks is too long for anyone to have company. Second I wanted a dog. My family love Shih Tuz dog. My niece received one from her high school boy friend years ago. Sandy is still alive. I can elate to poor Sandy because she was attacked by another dog at Thanksgiving and lost her left eye. She has it sewn shut. She goes from house to house and town to town for visit. We love our dog Rusty. All of the dogs but mine are female. Sandy had puppies years ago and I wanted one but I worked full time.  So as I mentioned before I'll take a deep breath and try to relax during the remodel. I can do this because I worked at at our building supply store for 27 years. I'll post pictures along the way.

HOSPITAL LIFE

I know many of us with vision problems have had many surgeries and feel like they have lived in the hospital. At Thanksgiving my mother fainted and cracked the back of her head. She was in the hospital for almost a week recovering. December 23, 2011 she suffered a stoke and has been in the hospital since. I've been here for in town for nine days and have slept at the hospital for the past seven night. She just got moved to a rehab unit and is doing much better. As I have mentioned in a past post she is in the same hospital that I had my cataract surgeries in the 1960's. The staff has been very caring and kind. Below is a picture my brother found.


In March 1962 Mama Sara provided comfort for my sister Frances Marie. This week Frances Marie is providing comfort to Mama Sara as she recovers from very serious surgery in Oxford, MS.