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| Low Vision Resources American Academy of Ophthalmology P.O. Box 7424 San Francisco, CA 94120-7424 (415) 561-8500 American Health Assistance Foundation 22512 Gateway Center Drive Clarksburg, MD 20871 1-800-437-2423 (301) 948-3244 American Optometric Association 243 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63141 (314) 991-4100 Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440 Alexandria, VA 22311 (703) 671-4500 1-877-492-2708 Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases (ROPARD) P.O. Box 250425 Franklin, MI 48025 1-800-788-2020 Choice Magazine Listening 85 Channel Drive Port Washington, NY 11050 1-888-724-6423 (516) 883-8280 Christian Record Services, Inc. 4444 South 52nd Street Lincoln, NE 68516 (402) 488-0981 Council of Citizens with Low Vision International 1859 N. Washington Avenue, Suite 2000 Clearwater, FL 33755-1862 1-800-733-2258 (727) 443-0350 Lighthouse International 111 E. 59th Street New York, NY 10022 1-800-829-0500 (212) 821-9200 (212) 821-9713 (TDD) Low Vision Gateway Low Vision.com National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments P.O. Box 317 Watertown, MA 02471 1-800-562-6265 (617) 972-7441 National Association for Visually Handicapped 22 W. 21st Street, 6th Floor New York, NY 10010 (212) 889-3141 (212) 255-2804 National Library Service for Blind and Physically Handicapped Library of Congress Washington, DC 20542 1-800-424-8567 (202) 707-5100 (202) 707-0744 (TDD) Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - Headquarters 20 Roszel Road Princeton, NJ 08540 1-800-221-4792 (609) 520-8031 Resources for Rehabilitation 22 Bonad Road Winchester, MA 01890 781-368-9094 Talking Tapes/Textbooks for the Blind 16 Sunnen Drive, Suite 162 St. Louis, MO 63143-3800 1-877-926-0500 (314) 646-0500 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 |
| Did you know? |
| One in six Americans age 45 or older –representing 16.5 million people-report some form of vision impairment even when wearing lenses. |
| By age 76 one in four report some form of vision impairment. |
| The number of visually impaired persons will double by 2030. |
| Source: Lighthouse International, 2005 World Health Organization, 2005 |