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Education
Materials Resource Page
Some
of the following listings are specific to blindness/visual
impairment; some are more general, but have useful information
or items.
American
Printing House for the Blind (APH)
1839 Frankfort Ave.
PO Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
1-800-223-1839
www.aph.org
The
major producer of instructional and educational materials
for blind/VI children from infancy through prevocational;
includes items for literacy, math, science, geography,
etc., and some games.
Art
Education for the Blind
160 Mercer St.
New York, NY 10012
212-334-3700
www.artseducation.info
Touch
and sound art history books; hands-on museum programs.
Carolina
Biological Supply Co.
2700 York Rd.
Burlington, NC 27215
1-800-334-5551
www.carolina.com
Hands-on
models for biology, chemistry, etc.
Childbirth
Graphics
PO Box 21207
Waco, TX 76702
1-800-299-3366
www.childbirthgraphics.com
Hands-on
internal organs; childbirth and general health catalogs.
Creative
Adaptations for Learning (CAL)
38 Beverly Rd.
Great Neck, NY 11021-1330
516-466-9143
www.cal-s.org
Raised
line drawings and learning materials.
Exceptional
Teaching Aids
20102 Woodbine Ave.
Castro Valley, CA 94546
1-800-549-6999
www.exceptionalteaching.com
Materials
for education, recreation, and independent living.
Howe
Press Perkins School for the Blind
175 No. Beacon St.
Watertown, MA 02472
617-924-3434
www.perkins.org
Perkins
braillewriter, slates and styluses, math aids.
Lilli
Nielsen Materials Books and materials created by
Lilli Nielsen, internationally known teacher of blind
children, especially children with delays or additional
disabilities; feature Active Learning approach to stimulate
development in all areas.
Vision
Associates
109 US Hwy 90 West #170-312
Lake City, FL 32055
407-352-1200
www.visionkits.com
Newsline
for the Blind
National Center for the Blind
1800 Johnson St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9314
www.nfb.org
Daily
access to a variety of newspapers over the telephone;
ready at 6 a.m.; free except for the cost of call, if
any. Users must call National Center to receive ID number
and security code.
Nienhuis
Montessori USA
140 East Dana Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
1-800-942-8697
www.nienhuis-usa.com
Educational
and independent living materials.
North
Coast Medical
18305 Sutter Blvd.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
1-800-821-9319
www.ncmedical.com
Dycem-non-slip
material (place on work area so that pages or other
items won't slip).
Jackson
Education Service District
Attn: Oregon Project
101 No. Grape St.
Medford, OR 97501
1-800-636-7450
www.jacksonesd.k12.or.us
Publishes
the Oregon Project, a curriculum for blind/VI children
birth to six.
Princeton
Braillists
28-B Portsmouth St.
Whiting, NJ 08759
732-350-3708
609-924-5207
Raised-line
maps and drawings excellent for school use.
Washington
State School for the Blind
2214 E. 13 St.
Vancouver, WA 98661-4120
360-696-6321
www.wssb.wa.gov
Adapted
software for preschoolers.
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