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Resources

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

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