Useful Resources
Here are web sites our members have found
entertaining, informative, or useful. Links to external web sites will
open in a new browser window.
View our external link policy here.
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The Washington Council of
the blind (WCB)
- www.wcbinfo.org
- A nonprofit statewide consumer organization for the blind or visually
impaired.
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The American Council of the
Blind (ACB)
- www.acb.org
- The nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually
impaired people.
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Organizations for the Visually Impaired
- www.mdsupport.org/resources/vis-imp.html
- A list of blindness related organizations from Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia, and elsewhere.
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The
Washington Assistive Technology Act Program (WATAP)
- www.watap.org/
- Providing
Assistive Technology resources and expertise to all Washingtonians with
disabilities to aid in making decisions and obtaining the technology and
related services needed for employment, education and independent living.
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Washington
Access Fund
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www.washingtonaccessfund.org/
- Washington
Access Fund provides low-interest loans and other financing services to help
individuals with disabilities obtain the technologies and business equipment
needed to live independently and to succeed at school, at work, at play and
in the community.
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The UW
Center for Technology and Disability Studies (UWCTDS)
- www.uwctds.washington.edu
- Technology can increase access to education, community and employment for
people with disabilities. The UW Center for Technology and Disability Studies
is an interdisciplinary program focusing on research, education, advocacy and
informatics related to assistive technology and accessible information
systems.
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The Washington State School
for the Blind (WSSB)
- www.wssb.org/
- A Washington State agency providing quality services to blind and visually
impaired students since 1886.
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SightConnection
- www.sightconnection.org/
- Enhancing
the ability of people with vision loss to lead active, independent lives.
Formerly Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted.
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Washington
Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL)
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www.wtbbl.org/
- The
Washington Talking Book & Braille Library provides a free public library
service which includes easy access to the informational and recreational
reading materials needed by individuals in the State of Washington who are
unable to read standard print material.
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Drugstore.com
www.drugstore.com
Shop for prescription drugs, health & beauty, green
& natural, pet products, food & gourmet, toys & games and more at
drugstore.com. "I've found drugstore.com to be helpful. I like the fact that
I can read package information. I've bought all kinds of stuff from them
include a shaver and a vacuum cleaner just to name two."
— CCCB member recommendation.
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