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State to State Links for Massachusetts

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Association on Higher Education and Disability P.O. Box 540666 Waltham , MA 02454 Local Telephone: (781) 788-0003 Website: http://www.ahead.org/
Professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.

Audio Journal, Inc. 799 West Boylston Street Worcester , MA 01606 Local Telephone: (508) 797-1117 Website: http://www.audiojournal.net/
Radio reading journal for Central Massachusetts .

Boston College, Lynch School of Education:
Teacher Education, Special Education, and
Curriculum and Instruction Department
Campion Hall 211
Chestnut Hill , MA 02467
Local Telephone: (617) 552-4180
Website: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/about/admin/depts/te.html

Boston University Eye Associates 715 Albany Street DOB-10th Floor Boston , MA 02118 Local Telephone: (508) 823-7473 Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Dept /Home.aspx?DepartmentID=367

Braille Authority of North America c/o Kim Charlson Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library 175 North Beacon Street Watertown , MA 02472 Local Telephone: (617) 972-7249 TDD/TTY Telephone: (617) 972-7690 Website: http://www.brailleauthority.org/
The mission of the Braille Authority of North America (BANA) is to assure literacy for tactile readers through the standardization of Braille and/or tactile graphics. BANA's purpose is to promote and to facilitate the uses, teaching and production of Braille.

Carroll Center for the Blind 770 Centre Street Newton , MA 02458 -2597 Local Telephone: (617) 969-6200 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 852-3131 Website: http://www.carroll.org/
Private, non-profit agency serving persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.

Choroideremia Research Foundation 23 East Brundreth Street Springfield , MA 01109 Local Telephone: (413) 781-2274 Website: http://www.choroideremia.org/
International, no-for-profit organization for persons with choroideremia, their families and friends.

Descriptive Video Service: Media Access Group at WGBH 125 Western Avenue Boston , MA 02134 Local Telephone: (617) 300-3600 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 333-1203 Website: http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/access/
Media access for persons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind or visually impaired.

Executive Office of Elder Affairs 1 Ashburton Place Fifth Floor Boston , MA 02108 Local Telephone: (617) 727-7750 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 243-4636 TDD/TTY Telephone: (800) 872-0166 Website: http://www.state.ma.us/elder
State agency providing services to the elderly.

Ferguson Industries for the Blind 11 Highland Avenue Malden , MA 02148 Local Telephone: (617) 727-9840 Website:http://www.mass.gov/mcb/ferguson.html
Part of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, they sell their products primarily to state and federal agencies. They also provide employment for the blind and visually impaired.

Greater Boston Aid to the Blind PO BOX 218 , MA 02132-0002 Local Telephone: (617) 323-5111 Website: http://www.gbab.org/
Only agency in Massachusetts devoted exclusively to the personal support and rehabilitation of adults aged 50 and over who are visually impaired. Serve clients from eastern and central Mass. Through center-based, community and in-home programs.

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: New England Region Office Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 48 Boylston St. Boston , MA 02116 Local Telephone: (617) 727-5550 Website: http://www.hknc.org/

Hilton/Perkins Program Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown , MA 02472 Local Telephone: (617) 972-7228 Website: http://www.perkins.org/

Howe Press, Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown , MA 02172 -2790 Local Telephone: (617) 924-3490 Website: http://www.perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us/area.php?id=9

Lowell Association for the Blind 174 Central Street Lowell , MA 01852 Local Telephone: (978) 454-5704 TDD/TTY Telephone: (978) 458-5563 Website: http://www.lowellassociationfortheblind.org/
Non-profit community based organization serving the Greater Lowell/Merrimack Valley community. The Lowell office provides space for meetings, adaptive equipment training, Braille lessons and a radio-recording studio.

MAB Community Services 200 Ivy Street Brookline , MA 02446 Local Telephone: (617) 738-5110 Website: http://www.mabcommunity.org/
Formerly Massachusetts Association for the Blind, provides programs for the blind and visually impaired, including programs for adolescents with acquired brain injuries and adults with mental retardation. Programs focus on rehabilitation, education, capacity building and access.

Massachusetts Department of Education Special Education Planning and Policy Development 350 Main Street Malden , MA 02148 Local Telephone: (781) 338-3375 TTY: (800)439-0183 Website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/sped/

Massachusetts Department of Education: Vision Resources Library 3 Randolph Street Baylies Lower Building Canton , MA 02021 Local Telephone: (781) 575-1843 Website: http://www.mavisionlib.org/
Types of materials available for loan include: Braille writers, tape recorders, slate and stylus', pre-brailled and literacy kits, tactile tools, raised lined maps, Braille and large type textbooks, standardized tests, assessment tools and materials.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Division for Special Health Needs, Early Intervention Services 250 Washington Street Boston , MA 02108 -4619 Local Telephone: (617) 624-5070 Website: http://mass.gov/dph/fch/ei.htm

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: Vision Rehabilitation Center 243 Charles Street Boston , MA 02114 Local Telephone: (617) 573-4177 Website: http://www.meei.harvard.edu/shared/ophtho/low.php#overview
Offers a range of services to help the person with low vision remain as independent as possible.

Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons 260 Peakham Road Sudbury , MA 01776 Local Telephone: (617) 426-2020 Website: http://www.mseps.com/postnuke/index.php

Massachusetts Society of Optometrists 1071 Worcester Road Suite 12 Framingham , MA 01701 -5298 Local Telephone: (508) 875-7900 Website: http://www.massoptom.org/

Massachusetts State Commission for the Blind 48 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116- Local Telephone: (617) 727-5550 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 392-6450 Website: http://www.mass.gov/mcb/
The single Mass. state agency for the blind. Provides a broad array of social and rehabilitative services to all residents who have been determined to be legally blind.

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries 1010 Harrison Avenue Boston , MA 02119 Local Telephone: (617) 445-1010 Website: http://goodwillmass.org/framesg.htm
Offers rehabilitation programs.

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments PO BOX 317 Watertown , MA 02471 Local Telephone: (617) 972-7441 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 562-6265 Website: http://www.spedex.com/napvi/
Non-profit support organization for parents whose aims are to provide emotional support, outreach programs, networking and advocating for the educational needs and welfare of children who are blink or visually impaired.

National Birth Defects Center 40 Second Avenue Suite 520 Waltham , MA 02451 Local Telephone: (781) 466-9555 Website: http://www.thegenesisfund.org/nbdc.htm

National Coalition on Deaf-Blindness 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472 Local Telephone: (617) 972-7347

New England Eye Institute of the New England College of Optometry: Low Vision Clinic 1255 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 Local Telephone: (617) 262-2020 Website: http://www.ne-eyeinstitute.org/
Low vision programs tailored for specific communities for children and the elderly.

New England Home for the Deaf (Aged, Blind or Infirm) 154 Water Street Danvers , MA 01923 Local Telephone: (978) 774-0445
Residential setting for deaf and deaf/blind older adults.

Northeast Vision Consultants PO BOX 267 Sharon , MA 02185 Local Telephone: (617) 784-0642

Northeastern University: Department of Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation, and Special Education 203 Lake Hall Boston , MA 02115 Local Telephone: (617) 373-2485 TDD/TTY Telephone: (617) 373-2487 Website: http://www.casdn.neu.edu/~educate/

Occupational Rehabilitation Group Harvard Square P.O. Box 382037 Cambridge , MA 02238 Local Telephone: (617) 661-5667

Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown , MA 02472 Local Telephone: (617) 924-3434 Website: http://www.perkins.org/

Perkins School for the Blind: Braille and Talking Book Library 175 North Beacon Street Watertown , MA 02472 Local Telephone: (617) 972-7240 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 852-3133 TDD/TTY Telephone: (617) 972-7690 Website: http://www.perkinslibrary.org/
Affiliated with the Library of Congress National Library network, provides books, magazines, music publications and foreign-language materials to Massachusetts residents who are unable to read traditional print materials.

Prevent Blindness Massachusetts 280 Hillside Ave. Needham , MA 02494 Local Telephone: (781) 433-9900 Website: http://www.preventblindness.org/MA/
Offers a range of services including vision screening, Project "Bright Eyes", education, eye safety campaigns and research.

Radio Reading Service GW 285 Dorset Street Springfield , MA 01108 Local Telephone: (413) 747-7337

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic: Boston Unit 58 Charles Street Cambridge , MA 02141 Local Telephone: (617) 577-1111 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 221-4792 Website: http://www.rfbd.org/Boston_Unit.htm
The Boston branch of this non-profit organization focuses on recording science and technology textbooks.

Schepens Eye Research Institute 20 Staniford Street Boston , MA 02114 Local Telephone: (617) 912-0100 Website: http://www.theschepens.org/
Harvard affiliated eye research institute, whose primary mission is to find the causes of blinding eye diseases, and the discover cures and preventions.

Schepens Retina Associates: Low Vision Rehabilitation Center 100 Charles River Plaza Suite 201 Boston , MA 02114 Local Telephone: (617) 523-7800 Website: http://www.schepens.com/
Specialize in all forms of retinal diseases.

Sight Line Productions (Sight Line for the Blind) 505 Paradise Road Suite 200 Swampscott , MA 01907 Local Telephone: (781) 595-9800

Talking Book Library at Worcester Public Library 3 Salem Square Worcester , MA 01608 -2074 Local Telephone: (508) 799-1730 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 762-0085 TDD/TTY Telephone: (508) 799-1724 Website: http://www.worcpublib.org/talkingbook/
Affiliated with the Library of Congress National Library network, provides books, magazines, music publications and foreign-language materials to Massachusetts residents who are unable to read traditional print materials.

Talking Information Center 130 Enterprise Drive Marshfield , MA 02050 Local Telephone: (781) 834-4400 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 696-9505 Website: http://www.ticnetwork.com/
The Talking Information Center broadcasts the reading of printed materials over and extensive network of commercial and noncommercial radio and cable TV outlets.