American Foundation for the Blind [AFB]
mail: 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, NY  10117-1614  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.afb.org
e-mail: afbinfo@afb.org
voice: 800-232-5463, 212-502-7661

Has several books for O&M professionals.

American Printing House for the Blind [APH]
mail: P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY  40206-0085  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.aph.org/
e-mail: info@aph.org
fax: 502-899-2274
voice: 800-223-1839, 800-572-0844, 502-895-2405

Sells (for cash, P.O., or federal quota funds) a kit for making tactile maps, a collection of national maps, and a portable sound source, among other products.

Apothecary Products, Inc.
mail: 11531 Rupp Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337 U.S.A.
voice: 612-890-1940

They sell a blindfold.

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired [AER]
mail: P.O. Box 22397, Alexandria, VA  22304  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.aerbvi.org/welcome.htm
e-mail: aernet@laser.net
fax: 703-823-9695
voice: 703-823-9690

Sells several books for O&M instructors, V.I. teachers, and parents.

Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority
mail: 5940 South Street, Halifax, NS  B3H 1S6  CANADA
fax: 902-424-0543
voice: 902-424-8500

Video on sighted guide techniques for visually impaired children and youth, $25 each.

Australian Working Group: Tactual and Large Print Mapping
mail: Mapping Science Institute - Australia, c/o Flexigraphics, 74 Shepherd Street, Chippendale,  N.S.W.  2008  AUSTRALIA
voice and fax: (02) 9319 1034

This committee of volunteers works "to provide maps and graphics to sight-impaired people".

Blind Children's Center
mail: 4120 Marathon Street, Los Angeles, CA  90029  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.blindcntr.org/bcc
e-mail: info@blindcntr.org
fax: 323-665-3828
voice: 800-222-3566 outside CA; 800-222-3567 inside CA; 323-664-2153

Books on how to teach O&M to young children.

C I L Publications and Audio Books
mail: VISIONS, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY  10005  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.cilpubs.com
e-mail: visions@sprintmail.com
fax: 212-425-7114
voice: 888-245-8333

Curriculum packages for indoor orientation and mobility, personal management, and sensory development.  There are audio tapes for the students with visual impairments and accompanying lesson plans for teachers.  These were adapted for use with older adults, but may be suitable for instruction of some young adults.

Checkered Eye
internet: http://www.checkeredeye.com

This site sells a lapel pin which features an eye with a checkered pupil. The inventor intends it to be worn by people who have low vision, to help identify themselves as having a vision problem when asking for help in public.

Clovernook Center
mail: 7000 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH  45231-5297  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.clovernook.org
e-mail: clovernook@clovernook.org
fax: 513-728-3946
voice and TTY: 513-522-3860

Publishes a book Human Guide Technique to explain sighted guide techniques.

Inegra Products
mail: 10728  18th Street, Dawson Creek, BC  V1G 4E2  CANADA
voice: 250-782-3380

Makes and sells: "Cook Tactile Orientation and Mobility Kit" with movable shapes on a board for making maps (plus two manuals on using it in O&M instruction).

Institute for Innovative Blind Navigation
internet: http://wayfinding.net/

Information on O&M and finding one's way in the environment.

International Mobility Center
internet: http://www.saginaw.k12.mi.us/~mobility/internat.htm

The author of this web site is making a good-faith effort to provide a real service to the O&M community.

Jason & Nordic Publishers
mail: Attn: Department A, P.O. Box 441, Hollidaysburg, PA  16648  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.nb.net/~turtlbks/index.html
email: turtlbks@nb.net
fax: 814-696-4250
voice: 814-696-2920

Book The Night Search, a braille and print book about a young girl learning to use her long cane.

Katan Publications
mail: 1019 West Lafayette Avenue, Jacksonville, IL  62650  U.S.A.
voice: 217-243-3029

Books The Road to Freedom: A Parent's Guide to Prepare the Blind Child to Travel Independently and Orientation and Mobility Training for the Deaf-Blind.

Lab Safety Supple, Inc.
mail: P.O. Box 1368, Janesville, WI 53547 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.labsafety.com
voice: 800-356-0783

Among the many safety products they sell are non-skip adhesive tapes for marking the ground, and adhesive tapes that glow in the dark.

Lighthouse International
mail: 111 East 59th Street, New York, NY  10022  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.lighthouse.org
e-mail: info@lighthouse.org
TTY: 212-821-9713
voice: 800-334-5497, 212-821-9200

Booklets Factsheet on Optical Devices and ADA Accessibility Guidelines: Provisions for People with Impaired Vision.

Mattingly International
mail: 938-K Andreasen Drive, Escondido, CA  92029  U.S.A.
fax: 800-368-4111
voice: 800-826-4200, 619-741-0767

Sells monoculars, magnifiers, and other optical devices for consumers and professionals.  Will only sell to companies via purchase order.

Mindfold, Inc.
mail: 8043 East 7th Street, Tucson, AZ 85710 U.S.A.
internet:  http://www.mindfold.com
e-mail: info@mindfold.com
voice: 888-705-3805

Carry large, plastic blindfolds that have foam around the edges to provide room to blink and keep your eyes open while wearing them.

Mostly Mobility
mail: 7100 Route 183, Bethel, PA  19507  U.S.A.
e-mail: golds2@ix.netcom.com
voice and fax: 717-933-5681

Book Travel Tales: a Mobility Storybook, about a blind boy as he travels around town.  $22

National Center for Vision and Child Development
mail: Lighthouse International, 111 East 59th Street, New York, NY  10022  U.S.A.
TTY: 212-821-9713
voice: 800-334-5497, 212-821-9200

Book Pathways to Independence: Orientation and Mobility Skills for Your Infant and Toddler (in English and Spanish) by B. O'Mara.  Also EnVision, Spring 1993, a newsletter issue which covered designing environments for children with visual impairments.

NoIR Medical, Inc.
mail: P.O. Box 159, South Lyon, MI  48178  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.noir-medical.com
e-mail: info@noir-medical.com
fax: 313-769-1708
voice: 800-521-9746, 313-769-5565

Makes and sells high-quality tinted plastic lenses (wraparound, spectacle, or clip-on styles) in several colors and intensities.  For adults and older children.

Parrot Software
mail: P.O. Box 250755, West Bloomfield, MI 48325 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.parrotsoftware.com
e-mail: catalog@parrotsoftware.com
fax: 248-788-3224
voice: 800-727-7681

This company's software is meant to be used by speech and language professionals. Of interest here is the program "Traffic Signs", which helps students learn to identify 50 common signs.

Pennsylvania College of Optometry
contact: Shannon Boss in the Department in Graduate Studies in Vision Impairment
e-mail: SBoss@pco.edu
voice: 215-780-1360

Their curriculum "Beyond Arm's Reach" helps students learn to use their distance vision.

Right Start, The
location: 5388 Sterling Center Drive, Unit C, Westlake Village, CA 91361-4627 U.S.A.
mail: P.O. Box 1259, Camp Hill, PA  17011 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.rightstart.com
fax: 800-762-5501
voice: 800-548-8531

Their safety products for babies include hats with wide brims, cushions for furniture edges (including fireplaces and bath faucets), and many types of "baby gates".

Scottish Sensory Centre
mail: Moray House Institute of Education, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh  EH8 8AQ  SCOTLAND
internet: http://call-centre.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/SSC/VISPages/3/VIS390235
fax: 0131 558 6502
voice: 0131 558 6501

This web page contains notes on O&M techniques.

Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped
mail: 47 Toa Payoh Rise  298104  SINGAPORE
internet: http://www.dpa.org.sg/SAVH/mobility.htm
fax: +65 253-7191
voice: +65 251-4331

The web site has a plethora of links to other web sites related to visual impairment, including many international ones.  Their orientation and mobility resources page is particularly complete, and includes much information on sighted guide techniques.

South Dakota Industries for the Blind
mail: 800 N. West Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 U.S.A.
e-mail: steveb@dtgnet.com
voice: 605-367-5266 x 11

They sell a blindfold made of denim.

Special Education Exchange
internet: http://www.spedex.com
e-mail: info@spedex.com

This web site has several features of interest to the field of visual impairments, including a listing of professionals, references, resources, pamphlets, job openings, and message postings.  There is good support for the O&M field.

Sunvisor Com.
mail: P.O. Box 423, Simonton, TX  77476-0423 U.S.A.
internet: http://www.neosoft.com/~sestrapp/sunvisor/default.html
voice: 281-346-1772

"The Detachable Sunvisor Shield" is a clear, flexible plastic shield which is worn as a sun visor.  It blocks out 100% of UVC rays and 99.8% of UVA and UVB.  It comes in three sizes, including newborn.  Velcro strips make it easy to attach to a bike helmet or sweat band.  Included is a brochure about protecting your eyes and skin from harmful radiation.

TravelVision Mobility Services, Inc.
mail: P.O. Box 10763, Glendale, CA 91203
internet: http://kathyz.home.mindspring.com/tags.htm
e-mail: kathyz@mindspring.com
voice: 818-551-0890

This company sells identification tags to wear out in public. There are: "Instructor, Ask me About Orientation and Mobility Training", "Student in Training" and "I'm Not Blind, I'm Partially Sighted". The cost is U.S.$5.50, which includes shipping and handling.

United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board [Access Board]
mail: 1331  F Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC  20004-1111  U.S.A.
internet: http://www.access-board.gov
e-mail: thibault@Access-Board.gov
fax: 202-272-5447
voice: 202-272-5434

Their newsletter Access Currents is available in alternative formats (braille, large print, audio cassette, computer diskette).  Also has a limited edition video cassette called Design Issues for Pedestrians Who are Blind, $10.

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