[+] Read about the specific criteria used to determine eligibility in the educational category of visual impairment/blindness.
The SSD Family & Community Resource Center (FCRC) offers books, videos and other resources on
visual impairment/blindness (PDF). Materials may be sent home through school mail to families whose children receive SSD services. Others may come into the FCRC to check out materials.
[+] Other local, state and national resources related to visual impairment/blindness
Local Resources
Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments
www.dgckids.org
Midwestern Braille Volunteers
www.mbvol.org
Missouri Council of the Blind
www.missouricounciloftheblind.org
St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
www.slsbvi.org
State Resources
National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
www.nfbmo.org
Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner
National Resources
American Council of the Blind (ACB)
www.acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
www.afb.org
www.braillebug.org
American Foundation for the Blind Hotline
800-232-5463
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
www.aph.org
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI)
www.aerbvi.org
Braille International Inc.
www.brailleintl.org
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Hotline
800-295-4050
Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley-school.org
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
www.spedex.com/napvi
National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired Hotline
800-562-6265
National Braille Press
www.nbp.org
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
www.loc.gov/nls
National Organization for Parents of Blind Children
410-659-9314
www.nfb.org/nfb/Parents_and_Teachers.Asp