Helpful Links

Local Resources:

Social Services

• California Achieving Better Life Experience (CalABLE)
• California Department of Social Services-Office of Services to the Blind
• California: Disability Benefits 101
• California State Department of Rehabilitation-Blind Field Services
• Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living (DRAIL)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness of San Joaquin - Self-help support and advocacy organization 
• National Disability Institute
• San Joaquin County Human Services Agency
• San Joaquin County Public Health Services
• San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters
• Valley Mountain Regional Center

Transportation

• San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD)
• City of Escalon eTrans
• City of Lodi’s Transit Division
• Manteca Transit
• City of Ripon Blossom Express
• City of Tracy TRACER
• Altamont Corridor Express (ACE)
• Amtrak
• Greyhound
• dibs

Regional, State and National Resources:

Organizations of and for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired:

• American Council of the Blind
• American Foundation for the Blind
• American Printing House for the Blind
• Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles (AIRSLA)
• Books Aloud, Inc.
• California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists
• California Department of Rehabilitaion 
• California Telephone Access Program (CTAP)
• Environmental Travel Companions
• Financial Resources for Students with Disabilities
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• Hadley School for the Blind
• Helping Students with Visual Impairments
• Media Access Group at WGBH
• National Beep Baseball Association 
• National Braille Press
• National Federation of the Blind
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• United States Association of Blind Athletes
• United States Blind Golfers Association
• U.S. Currency Reader Program

Information on Blindness and Visual Impairment:

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 
• California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons 
• California Optometric Association 
• Foundation Fighting Blindness 
• Glaucoma Research Foundation
• National Eye Institute
• National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation 
• The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision
• Prevent Blindness Northern California 
• Vision Aware™
• VisionCenter
• Visual Impairment and Blindness Global Data and Statistics

The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)

• Macular Degeneration Research
• National Glaucoma Research

Information on Assistive Technology:

• Assistive Technology Industry Association
• Blazie Engineering, Inc.
• Dolphin Computer Access Ltd.
• Freedom Scientific
• NV Access
• Vispero™

Additional Information on Disabilities:

• Council for Exceptional Children
• National Organization on Disability

Helpful Topics:

• A Guide for Financially Vulnerable Adults
• A Guide to Psychiatric Service Dogs
• Affordable Health Insurance
• All About Accessibility Remodeling and Retrofit
• Assisted Living Resource Guide for Seniors with Disabilities
• Bankrate.com Time to Stop Driving
• Blind and Low Vision Employment Skills Training
• Career Options for the Visually Impaired
• Chair Exercises for Older Individuals
• Dementia Care Central
• Eight Shopping Tips for Wheelchair Users
• Electric Vehicles and Accessibility: What Drivers with Disabilities Need to Know
• Enhancing Accessibility: Key Home Modifications for Young Adults with Special Needs
• Fair and Affordable Housing Resources for Everyone
• Four (4) Tips for Right-Sizing Your Home After Retirement
• Getting Help to Pay for Home Repairs or Modifications to Make Homes Accessible
• Guide to How to Get Scholarships and Grants for Students with Disabilities
• How to Create a More Accessible Garden
• How to Create an Accessible Backyard
• How to Raise a Disability-Aware Child
• How to Set Up a Disability-friendly Home Office
• How to Teach Children to Include Classmates with Disabilities
• How to Tell if Social Media Is Harming Your Health
• Making Volunteer Opportunies Inclusive
• Medicaid Long Term Care Eligibility Requirements Finder
• Medicare Plans
• Medi-Cal Long Term Care Programs, Benefits and Eligibility Requirements
• Navigating College with Disabilities: An Essential Guide
• Navigating College with Visual Impairments
• Novoresume ApS
• Physical Disability and Addiction
• Positive Effects of Extracurricular Activities and Hobbies on Individuals with Disabilities
• Safety Guide to Driving with Poor Eyesight
• Seniors Mobility
• Six Best Sites for Job Seekers with Disabilities
• Spending Down to Medicaid Long Term Care Eligibility
• Test Prep Insight Resource Guide for Students with Disabilities
• The Ultimate Guide to Finding and Renting Housing with Disabilities
• The United States of Student Debt
• Ways to Modify Yoga Practice to Accommodate a Disability

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