Links
Disabled Sports & Literacy Links
Resources for the print impaired
Blindskills, Inc.
Publishes Dialogue, a bimonthly periodical on blindness that features news, interviews, articles, fiction, and poetry. Dialogue is available in numerous formats, including large type, Braille, cassette, and diskette.
National Association for Visually Handicapped
Maintains a lending library of large-print books and information on research into vision loss, as well as information on new technology and strategies for making living a full life despite vision loss.
National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Offers 60,000+ books as well as magazines, music, and playback equipment through a network of state libraries. Its site features a comprehensive database and online editions of Talking Book Topics and Braille Book Review
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Offers over 90,000 books on cassette and a growing number on CD-ROM with an emphasis on textbooks for all education levels. Conducts free bibliographic searches for members and records books.
Sports & Recreation
Camp Abilities
A weeklong developmental sports camp for blind, deaf-blind, and multi-handicapped children that offers 1:1 instruction on a broad range of sports and activities.
Inter-Actions
A summer camp experience for visually impaired children aged 5 to 18 held at Deer Hill Camp in the New Hampshire lakes region.
Outward Bound
Outward Bound schools offer courses in life skills training through multi-element wilderness courses.
Ski for Light
Offers an annual program of cross-country skiing for blind, and mobility-impaired individuals and guides at major Nordic ski centers (Anchorage, Granby, Col. Et al).
Team With a Vision
Organizes road race participation for blind runners for the Boston Marathon and an annual 5K race held in September.
United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
National organization offers sports training for blind and visually impaired athletes in numerous areas, including goal ball, judo, swimming, tandem cycling, track & field, and wrestling.