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American Printing House for the Blind

The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. and Adult Life Products
1839 Frankfort Avenue
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085
800-223-1839 (U.S. and Canada)
502-895-2405
502-899-2274 (Fax)
E-mail: info@aph.org
catalogs@aph.org (request a catalog)

American Printing House for the Blind (APH) offers braille products, books, and supplies; large-print books; computer software and access; labeling and marking; lighting; low vision; mobility devices; personal care; recreation and leisure; talking products; and writing and reading devices.

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
National Office Headquarters:
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050-1218
Switchboard hours: 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
516-944-8900 (Voice)
516-944-8908 (VP)
516-944-8637 (TTY)
516-944-7302 (Fax)
E-mail: hkncinfo@hknc.org

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm

The Center provides services to youth and adults who are deaf-blind according to the definition of deaf-blindness in the Helen Keller Act. The national center in New York and regional offices that serve each state provide advocacy, support groups, information, and services to people who have both a vision and a hearing loss.

The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) is to enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in his or her community of choice. Authorized by an Act of Congress in 1967, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is a national rehabilitation program serving youth and adults who are deaf-blind.

ITNAmerica

90 Bridge Street, Suite 100
Westbrook, ME 04092
207-857-9001
207-857-9199 (Fax)
www.itnamerica.org
Send E-mail to ITNAmerica

ITNAmerica is a national non-profit organization that provides transportation to seniors and adults with visual impairments. ITNAmerica provides rides with door-through-door, arm-through-arm service and allows older people to trade their own cars to pay for rides and enables volunteer drivers to store transportation credits for their own future transportation needs.

ITNAmerica's first affiliate communities include Charleston, S.C.; Chicago, Ill.; Portland, Maine; Orlando, Fla; Los Angeles, Calif.; Lexington, Ky; San Diego, Calif.; Enfield, Middlesex, Middletown and Fairfield County, Conn.; Sarasota, Fla.; the Quad Cities of Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; Las Vegas, NV; Racine, WI; St. Charles, MO.

Kentucky Office for the Blind

275 East Main Street
Mail Stop 2-EJ
Frankfort, KY 40621
800-321-6668 or 877-592-5463 (Toll free)
502-564-4754
502-564-2929 (TDD)
502-564-2951 (Fax)
http://blind.ky.gov

The Kentucky Office for the Blind is a state government rehabilitation agency that offers assistance to persons who are blind or visually impaired. They also provide services for employers interested in hiring or accommodating workers who have a vision loss.

The mission of the Kentucky Office for the Blind is to provide opportunities for employment and independence to individuals with visual disabilities. They offer services that help individuals become more independent and productive in the workplace, community, school, and home.

Offices are located in Ashland, Bowling Green, Elizabethtown, Florence, Frankfort, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah, Prestonsburg, and Somerset.

Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

209 St. Clair Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
800-372-7172 (Toll free Voice/TTY)
502-564-4440 (Voice/TTY)
http://ovr.ky.gov
Contact information: http://ovr.ky.gov/contact_us.htm  

The Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation assists Kentuckians with disabilities to achieve suitable employment and independence.

Low Vision Services of Kentucky

120 North Eagle Creek Drive
Suite #500
Lexington, KY 40509
800-627-2020 (Toll free)
859-263-3900
859-263-3757 (Fax)
http://lowvisionky.com
E-mail: drdealba@lowvisionky.com  

Low Vision Services of Kentucky provides care for the visually impaired population of Kentucky and surrounding states with rehabilitative vision services and specialized prescribed magnifying devices. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for the visually impaired patient by helping to maintain independence.

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