What follows is a list of the many resources for the Visually Impaired in Georgia. Visit the organization’s website to learn more about the services each offers. Items marked ** denote a funding source.
Organization Name | Telephone | Website |
Access 2 Independence ( computer & ILA services in Columbus) | (706) 405-2393 | www.home.access2independence.com |
American Council of the Blind | (800) 424-8666 | www.acb.org |
American Diabetes Association | (800) 342-2383 | www.diabetes.org |
American Foundation for the Blind AFB-Atlanta | (404) 525-2303 | www.afb.org |
American Macular Degeneration Foundation | (888) 622.8527 | www.macular.org |
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH) | (800) 223-1839 | www.aph.org |
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) | (800) 514-0301 | www.ada.gov |
**Association Of Blind Citizens Grant ( FUNDING) | (781) 961-1023 | aft@blindcitizens.org |
Bainbridge Advocacy Individual Network (BAIN)(Southwest GA) | (888) 830-1530 | www.baincil.org |
Braille Bibles International | (800) 522-4253 | www.BrailleBibles.org |
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access | (404) 894-4960 | www.catea.gatech.edu |
Center for the Visually Impaired | (800) 558-5451 | www.cviga.org |
Client Assistance Program | (800) 822-9727 | www.georgiacap.com/ |
Computers for the Blind | (214) 340-6328 | www.computersfortheblind.net |
**Credit-Able (Low interest loans for Assistive Tech) | (404) 385-7029 | www.gettingaheadassoc.org/credit-able |
Disability Connections | (800) 743-2117 | www.disabilityconnections.com |
Disability Resource Center (North Georgia) | (888)534-7144 | www.disabilityresourcecenter.org |
Eldercare Locator (Resources) | (800) 677-1116 | www.eldercare.gov |
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC)(DEVICES) | (866) 977-1204 | www.fodac.org |
**Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc. (GACHI) (I Can Connect) (GATEDP telephone for HI) | (800) 541-0710 | www.gachi.org |
Georgia Council of the Blind (GCB) | (706) 799-5225 | www.georgiacounciloftheblind.org |
Georgia DHS Division of Aging Services | (866) 552-4464 | www.aging.dhs.georgia.gov |
Georgia Library for Accessible Services (GLASS) | (800) 248-6701 | www.georgialibraries.org |
**Georgia Lions Lighthouse, Inc. | (800) 718-7483 | www.lionslighthouse.org |
Georgia Lions’ Camp for the Blind | (888) 297-1775 | www.glcb.org |
Georgia Radio Reading Service, Inc. (GaRRS) | (800) 672-6173 | www.garrs.net |
Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (Help Line) | (866) 436-7442 | www.gvra.ga.gov |
Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired (FREE COURSES) | (800) 323-4238 | www.hadley.edu |
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults | (516) 944-8900 | www.hknc.org |
Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE) (Southeast Georgia) | (800) 942-4824 | www.lifecil.com |
Magnifiers.com (online catalog) | (800) 541-7903 | www.magnifiers.com |
Middle Georgia AAA (Area Agency on Aging) | (888) 548-1456 | www.middlegeorgiarc.org/ |
Money ID through the federal “Currency Reader Program” | 844-815-9388 | www.BEP.gov |
National Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired | (800) 562-6265 | www.napvi.org |
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Georgia | (404) 371-1000 | www.nfb.org |
NFB Newsline | (866) 504-7300 | www.nfb.org |
Parent to Parent of Georgia | (800) 229-2038 | p2pga.org |
Prevent Blindness Georgia | (800) 331-2020 | www.preventblindness.org |
Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision | (912) 236-4473 | www.savannahcblv.org |
SOWEGA Council on Aging (Albany Senior Center) | (229) 432-1124 | www.sowegacoa.org |
Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia (SILCGA) | (888) 288-9780 | www.silcga.org |
Tools for Life (Computers) | (800) 497-8665 | www.gatfl.org |
Veterans Administration (VA) | (800) 224-4087 | www.va.gov/blindrehab |
Veterans Administration ALABAMA Debra Tazewell | (334) 727-0550 | Ex 3459 |
Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia (Northwest GA) | (770) 432-7280 | www.vrsga.org |
Visually Impaired Foundation of GA, Inc (VIFGA) (Services) | (877) 778-4342 | www.vifga.org |
Visually Impaired Specialized Training and Advocacy Services | (706) 995-2216 | www.vistascenter.com |
Walton Options for Independent Living (East Georgia) | (877) 821-8400 | www.waltonoptions.org |