Other Links of Interest

Last Updated 07/25/2007

Consumer Protection

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection
If you feel like you have been a victim of consumer fraud, you should consider contacting the Federal Trade Commission and filing a complaint. Many of the disabled and veterans returning from war have been preyed upon and unless these incidents are reported, the perpetrators will continue such practices.
FTC Homepage FTC Complaint Form

Current News for Veterans

OPM Report Shows Veterans Continue Entering Federal Employment Ranks; Overall Gains Made by Veterans and Disabled Veterans
From the Whitehouse - Service-Disabled Veterans Executive Order
From the Whitehouse - Fact Sheet: Honoring America's Veterans
Veterans Today - VA Home Loans, Vet Jobs, VA Benefits, VA Hospitals, VA Administration
Military.com - Benefiting the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, Marine Corps, & Coast Guard

The following are links that should be of interest to Blinded Veterans:

Atlanta VA Rehabilitation R&D Center of Excellence
Blinded Veterans Association Website
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Home Page
EVAS Computer Data Sheet for Computers issued to Veterans
Local CAT Training - Blind Rehabilitation Service
VHA Blind Rehabilitation Service Home
Welcome to VetSuccess.gov (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

CHAMPVA - Health Administration Center
Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research
Welcome to TRICARE.mil
VeteransEyeCare.com: Presented by AAO

C-SPAN: CONGRESS GUIDE -- CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION CENTER
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
US House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
US Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Welcome to VetsCommision.org
VeteransAdvocacy - JERE BEERY
Write Your Representative - Contact your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Llinks of general interest to the visually impaired:

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND
American Foundation for the Blind - Home Page
DisabilityInfo.gov: Disability related information and resources from the Federal Government
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
Lighthouse International
Medicare Home page - Screen Reader On
National Federation of the Blind
VisionConnection

Computer Related:

AccessWatch: A Resource for the Visually Impaired
Accessible programs and Custom Jaws Scripts

Education and Training for the visually impaired:

Access Technology Institute
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Blindskills, Inc. - Publisher of DIALOGUE magazine home page
Carroll Center for the Blind
Duxbury Resource Pages: List of Rehabilitation Services
EASI Home page - Equal Access to Software and Information
Hadley School for the Blind
Knowbility, accessibility consultants, trainers and advocates
Lions World Services for the Blind Main Page
Music for the Blind Recorded Music Lessons for Intruments and Courses for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Rehabilitation Engineering And Assistive Technology Society of North America

General Knowledge and Information:

American Printing House for the Blind
Home Page of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Welcome to Bookshare.org
CIA - The World Factbook

Sports & Recreation for the Visually Impaired:

National Sports Center for the Disabled - outdoor recreation opportunities for individuals with disabilities
United States Association of Blind Athletes
United States Blind Golf Association
The National Beep Baseball Association - Home Page
US Blind Horseshoe Pitchers Association

Vendors of Products for the Visually Impaired:

Freedom Scientific - Adaptive and Assistive Software and Hardware Technology
Welcome to GW Micro
Premier Assistive Technologies
products for the visually impaired - Ann Morris Enterprises
Independent Living Aids for Low Bision
LS&S Products for The Visually Impaired and Hard of Hearing
Maxiaids Online Store
Technologies for The Visually Impaired
En-Vision America - We make a difference!
Products - blindness visual impairment - HumanWare Canada

Audio Resources:

Audio, Video & Multimedia Resources on the Web
ACB Radio - Connecting the Blind Community
C-Span Radio
FederalNewsRadio - WFED: Listen Online
National Public Radio - Text Only
ShoutCast - Home
RadioFree Dishnuts
People With disabilities Broadcasting Corporation
Bill Sparks - Radio Look up
Fear You Can Hear - Old Time Radio Programs you can Download
RadioLovers.com - Old Time Radio Shows
Venerable Music - Music from the 78 RPM Era.

Military Bands Web Sites:

The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
United States Navy Music Program Downloadable Samples
"The President's Own"United States Marine Band
US Air Force Heritage of America Band
The United States Coast Guard Band

Other Recommended Voice Chat sites:

VIP Conduit "Many voices, one chorus."
The Accessible Friends Network (United Kingdom)

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