The Faculty Room

Low Vision Resources

A rich collection of resources on the World Wide Web is available to those who wish to know more about visual impairments and about resources and accommodations for students with visual impairments. The following Web sites provide a good start.

Access Adobe
A resource designed to help people with visual disabilities work more effectively with Adobe Acrobat Software.
http://access.adobe.com/

Access Unlimited
Various links to web sites for low vision and other disabilities.
http://www.accessunlimited.com/

Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired
Programs, services, and products for people who are visually impaired.
http://www.aerbvi.org/

Closing the Gap
Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
http://www.closingthegap.com/

eSight Careers Network
Employment and small business information and career networking for people who are blind or visually impaired.
http://www.esightcareers.net/

Disability-Related Resources on the Internet
A comprehensive list of Web sites and discussion lists related to disability.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/DRR/

Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)
Workshops, publications, and resources about computer access for people with disabilities.
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/

The Faculty Room Knowledge Base
A searchable collection of questions and answers, case studies, and promising practices of interest to postsecondary faculty members.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/kb.html

Learning Ally
Free taped educational books and books on diskette.
http://www.learningally.org/

Lighthouse International
Basic guidelines for making effective text legibility choices.
http://www.lighthouse.org/text_only/t_print_leg.htm

Lighthouse International
Effective color contrast design for people with partial sight and color deficiencies.
http://www.lighthouse.org/text_only/t_color_contrast.htm

Mississippi State University, (1996). College Students with Disabilities: A Desk Reference Guide for Faculty and Staff.
A quick reference for information, accommodations, and legal requirements in providing equal access for students with disabilities.
http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/offices/affirm_action/dss/faculty_staff/desk_ref/

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Free library of Braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a nationwide network of cooperating libraries.
http://www.loc.gov/nls/

National Association for Visually Handicapped
Low vision aids and information about NAVH membership.
http://www.navh.org/

National Center on Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
NCSA Mosaic Access Page.
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/

Project Assist - Iowa Department for the Blind
Creates and sells tutorials and keyboard guides that help people who are blind use popular Windows programs.
http://www.blind.state.ia.us/assist/

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision
General information on research, training, and publications for blindness and low vision.
http://www.blind.msstate.edu/

Trace Research and Development Center
An interdisciplinary research, development and resource center on technology and disability.
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/

U.S. National Federation of the Blind
Education about blindness, information and referral services, scholarships, literature and publications, adaptive equipment, advocacy services, job opportunities and support for blind people and their families.
http://www.nfb.org/

VITAC - Descriptive Video Resource
Providing both captioning and video description services.
http://www.vitac.com/

Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments
Video presentation and publication featuring computer technology for people with visual and hearing impairments.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/wt_sensory.html