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Low Vision or Blindness

Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Commonwealth of Virginia

The mission of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired is to enable blind or visually impaired individuals to achieve their maximum level of employment, education, and personal independence.

 

 

Do You Have Low Vision? - English or Espanol

A quiz from the National Eye Institute. Links to Related Topics provided.

Low Vision Aids

Some simple things you can do on your own to improve your ability to see. From the Macular Degeneration Partnership.

MedlinePlus: For Low Vision Users

Health information with large fonts, easy-to-read language, and audio to listen to on each page.

 

National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped

Information about laws (Americans with Disabilities Act), equipment that is available, Braille readers, articles about assistive devices, Bibles for people with low vision, Braille embossers, national organizations. From the Library of Congress.