Special Education

Blindness/Low Vision:  Scholarship Information and Resources

Scholarship Information

• SEE THE FUTURE FUND Scholarship Application: This application is for Colorado students who are blind/visually impaired and who are college-bound or currently in a college program.

• American Foundation for the Blind

• Blinded Veterans Association

• Lighthouse International

• National Federation for the Blind

 

Resources

• Resources for Parents of Children with Disabilities, Including Blind/Low Vision
  • Family Connect for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
  • National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
  • National Federation of the Blind's National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
  • Parent to Parent of Colorado
  • PEAK Parent Center in Colorado
     
• Resources and Support Services Specific to Blindness
  • Anchor Center for Blind Children 
  • Audio Information Network of Colorado
  • Colorado Association of the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CAER) Chapter
  • Colorado Instructional Materials Center
  • Colorado Services for Children with Combined Vision and Hearing Loss
  • Colorado Talking Book Library
  • Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
  • Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind: Early Childhood Program for Children who are Blind
  • Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind: Student Employability
  • Learning Ally
  • National Center on Sensory and Severe Disabilities
  • University of Northern Colorado's teacher training program in Visual Impairment, which includes coursework in "Orientation and Mobility"
     
• Correspondence Courses, Publication / Video Clip / Website Resources Specific to Blindness/Visual Impairment
  • American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Press
  • Blind Babies Foundation (fact sheets)
  • Blind Children's Center (publications)
  • BlindHow (answers to questions about blindness)
  • Family Connect (articles, videos, personal stories)
  • Foundation for the Blind (products)
  • Hadley School for the Blind (correspondence courses)
  • National Federation of the Blind (publications)
  • Paths to Literacy for Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired (literacy resources)
  • Perkins School for the Blind (publications)
  • Perkins School for the Blind (webcasts specific to blindness/deafblindness)
  • Texas School for the Blind (handouts and publications)
  • Washington State School for the Blind (video clips on blindness tips)
     
• National Resources
  • AERBVI - Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • ACB - American Council of the Blind
  • ACVREP - Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals
  • AFB - American Foundation for the Blind
  • APH- The American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
  • BANA- Braille Authority of North America
  • BCF - The Blind Children's Fund
  • CEC - Division on Visual Impairment of the Council for Exceptional Children
  • COSB - Council for Schools for the Blind
  • LI - Lighthouse International
  • NAPVI - National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairment
  • NBA - National Braille Association
  • NCSSD - National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities
  • NFB - National Federation of the Blind
  • RRTC - Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision
  • USABA - United States Association for Blind Athletes
     
• International Resources
  • ICEVI - International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment
  • WBU - World Blind Union

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