Resource Directory
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
AND TRAINING
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
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Independent Living Aids
1-800-537-2118
Low Vision Center
7701 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 604
Bethesda, MD 20814
Maryland Technology Assistance Program
Governor's Office for Individuals with Disabilities
2301 Argonne Drive, Room T17
Baltimore, MD 21218
1-800-832-4827
MAXI-AIDS
1-800-522-6294
White Cane Shop
8720 Georgia Avenue, 3rd Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-589-0866
BRAILLE & LARGE PRINT BOOKS
American Printing House for the Blind
1-800-223-1839
Washington D.C. Library for the Blind
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-727-0321
Videophone: 202-559-5368
TTY: 202-727-2255
National Braille Press
1-888 965-8965
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20011202-707-5100www.loc.gov/nls Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic
5225 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 312
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: 202-244-8990
Rockville Library
21 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
240-777-0140
www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/branchinfo/ro.asp
Seedlings Braille Books for Children
(800) 777-8552
BRAILLE INSTRUCTION
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21227
410-737-2600
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
BRAILLE PRODUCTION
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
CAREER SERVICES & EMPLOYMENT
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21227
410-737-2600
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
Workforce & Technology Center (WTC)
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-552-9440
EARLY INTERVENTION RESOURCES
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
Kennedy Krieger Institute – Johns Hopkins
888-554-2080
Maryland Infant and Toddler Program
410-767-4160
www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv/infant_toddlers
Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Ave
Baltimore, MD 21236-4499
(410) 444-5000
Montgomery County
Infants and Toddlers Program
Administrative Office
51 Monroe Street, Suite 1700
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240 777-3997
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/infantstoddlers
EDUCATION
Hadley School for the Blind
1-800-323-4238
Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Ave
Baltimore, MD 21236-4499
(410) 444-5000
Montgomery County Public Schools
Department of Special Education
301-279-3135
GUIDE DOGS
Guide Dogs for the Blind
1-800-295-4050
Guide Dogs of America
818-362-5834
Maryland Area Guide Dog Users
10 Breton Hill Rd
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-786-6256
Cecelia Warren: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Division on Visual Impairments
1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-5704
Toll Free: 800/224-6830
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
LOW VISION SERVICES
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
Lions Vision Research
Wilmer Eye Institute at John’s Hopkins
410-955-0580
MyEyeDr.
1-866-693-9336
National Eye Institute
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892-2510
301-496-5248
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Prevention of Blindness Society
1775 Church St NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-234-1020
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Council for the Blind
1-800-424-8666
American Council of the Blind of Maryland
301-562-2057
American Diabetes Association
National Capital Region
202-331-8303
www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/local-offices/washington-district-of-columbia
American Foundation for the Blind
800-232-5463
American Printing House for the Blind
1-800-223-1839
Blinded Veterans Foundation
1-800-669-7079
EyeSmart
415-447-0213
Foundation for Fighting Blindness
1-800-683-5555
Metro Washington Association for the Deaf-Blind (MWADB)
5027 Mangum Road
College Park, MD 20740
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National Association for the Visually Handicapped
212-889-3141
National Braille Press
1-888-965-8965
National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who are Deaf-Blind
ERIC Project
c/o Computer Sciences Corporation
655 15th St. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-538-3742
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, MD 21230-4998
410-659-9314
World Services for the Blind
2811 Fair Park Boulevard
Little Rock, AK 72204
1-800-248-0734
PARENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
FamilyConnect
Foundation for Fighting Blindness, Montgomery County Chapter
703-928-3581
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
1-800-562-6265
National Organization of Parents with Blind Children
410-659-9314
National Organization of Parents with Blind Children
District of Columbia Chapter
202-487-9485
Mary Taylor: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
National Organization of Parents with Blind Children
Maryland Chapter
410-659-9314 x2361
www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org
National Organization of Parents with Blind Children
Virginia Chapter
757-535-8232
Zina Lewis: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Maryland Infant and Toddler Program/Family Support Network
410-767-0261
RECREATION AND LEISURE
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21227
410-737-2600
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Programs for Individuals with Disabilities
Therapeutic Recreation office
240-777-4925
www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/rectmpl.asp?url=/content/rec/index.asp
National Air and Space Museum (accessible exhibits, audio description)
6th and Independence Avenue
Washington, DC
202-357-1400
Northern Virginia Beepball
National Building Museum (accessible exhibits for vision impaired)
401 F Street
Washington, DC
202-272-2448
United States Association of Blind Athletes
719.630.0422
YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
1112 16th Street, NW 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-473-9622
REHABILITATION SERVICES
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21227
410-737-2600
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services
Workforce & Technology Center
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-552-9440
Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Ave
Baltimore, MD 21236-4499
410-444-5000
ORIENTATION & MOBILITY/INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21227
410-737-2600
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Ave
Baltimore, MD 21236-4499
410-444-5000
SENIOR SERVICES
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-737-5100
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
Social Security Disability Benefits
1-800-325-0778
www.ssa.gov/pgm/disability.htm
STATE AGENCIES
Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services
Workforce & Technology Center
2301 Argonne Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-552-9440
TRANSPORTATION
Metro Access
202-962-2700
www.wmata.com/accessibility/metroaccess_service
Metro Reduced Fare Program for People with Disabilities
202-962-1245
www.wmata.com/fares/reduced.cfm
Office of Americans with Disabilities Act Programs (ADAP)
Metro Ombudsman Program for Customers with Disabilities
600 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-962-1100
www.wmata.com/accessibility/free_resources.cfm
