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Useful Links

Blind Programming Site

The blind programming site provides the following services:

  • Blind Programming discussion forum, a place where Blind and Visually-impaired programmers (novice or expert) can exchange resources, ideas, knowledge, and experience in any programming-related field!
  • To be a part of the JAWS For Windows Scripts List. This informative list discusses the secrets, tips, tricks, and hints on writing, modifying, and learning the JAWS scripting language.
  • Windows Discussion list. A Discussion on installation, settings, and the general use of the different versions of the Windows operating system.

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the nation's largest and most influential membership organization of blind persons. By providing public education about blindness, information and referral services, scholarships, literature and publications about blindness, aids and appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind, advocacy services and protection of civil rights, development and evaluation of technology, and support for blind persons and their families, members of the NFB strive to educate the public that the blind are normal individuals who can compete on terms of equality.

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)

American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is the world's largest nonprofit organization creating educational, workplace, and independent living products and services for people who are visually impaired.

Whitestick.co.uk

This website has been set up to assist the Visually Impaired computer user locate information and services relating to blindness.

Blind links

Blind Links is a website that provides list of useful websites for the Blind and visually impaired. The links listed on this website cover different fields such as adaptive technology, advocacy and training, commercial, employment, medical links and mobility and Braille.

Bookshare.org

This sites provides online books and magazines. Bookshare.org dramatically increases access to books for the community of visually impaired and otherwise print disabled individuals. This online community enables book scans to be shared, thereby leveraging the collections of thousands of individuals who regularly scan books, eliminating significant duplication of effort. Bookshare.org takes advantage of a special exemption in the U.S. copyright law that permits the reproduction of publications into specialized formats for the disabled.