Resources
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Learn Braille Via Online Courses
Hadley.edu
Personalized learning opportunities including online Braille for the sighted or tactile learning via audio-delivered lessons for the visually impaired.
UEB online
Free online training for anyone wanting to learn Braille. It includes Braille literacy and mathematics via multiple accessibility options.
Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
San Rafael, CA & Boring, OR
Guide Dogs of America
Slymar, CA
Guide Dogs of the Desert
Whitewater, CA
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc.
Bloomfield & Wilton, CT
Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc.
Palmetto, FL
Guide Dogs of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Rochester Hills, MI
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Morristown, NJ
Freedom Guide Dogs of The Blind
Cassville, NY
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
Smithtown, NY
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Inc
Yorktown Heights, NY
Pilot Dogs, Inc
Columbus OH
Guide Dogs of Texas, Inc
San Antonio, TX
Custom Canines Service Dog Academy
Madison, WI
Occupaws Guide Dog Association
Madison, WI
Vision & Eye Health Awareness Calendar
January
Braille Literacy Month
Glaucoma Awareness Month
World Braille Day: January 4th
February
AMD/Low Vision Month
Rare Disease Day
March
Save Your Vision Month
Workplace Eye Awareness Month
World Optometry Day: March 23rd
April
CVI Literacy Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month
Women’s Eye Health & Safety Month
May
Healthy Vision Month
Blind Awareness Month
Vision Health Month
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (3rd Thursday of May)
June
Cataract Awareness Month
Deafblind Awareness Week (dates may vary)
Nystagmus Awareness Day: June 20th
Helen Keller’s Birthday: June 26th
July
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Disability Pride Month
August
Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month
Cataract Awareness Month
September
CVI Awareness
National Guide Dog Month
World Retina Day (last Sunday of September)
October
Vision Awareness Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
Meet the Blind Month
World Sight Day (second Thursday of October)
White Cane Day - October 15th
Blind Americans Equality Day - October 15th
National Braille Week (dates may vary)
Home Eye Safety Month
November
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3rd