The following companies and organizations distribute catalogues and sell products
useful for blind and visually impaired persons. This listis not intended to be a complete
listing of all organizations which sell such products, nor is it intended to be an
endorsement of the actual products.
Alphatek
1223 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 494
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 393-7780
Distributors of talking watches, clocks and calculators.
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfurt Avenue
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206
(800) 223-1839 or (502) 895-2405/FAX (502) 899-2292
Have bold line paper, raised line paper, 4-track recorders,braille equipment, and
more. Catalog available on request.
Carolyn's
Box 14577
Bradenton, FL 34280-4577
(800) 648-2266/FAX (813) 761-8306
Products available include CCTVs, watches, clocks and timers,canes, kitchen
products, household, personal and recreation items,writing aids, sewing products,
medical devices, magnifying glasses,tools, etc.
The Chocolate Experience, Inc.
150-57 Bayside Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 461-1873/FAX (718) 321-0217
Braille chocolate greeting bars, available as gifts, for fundraisingor for resale.
Messages available on the window of the box: "LoveYou," "Happy Birthday," "Thank
You," "Happy Holiday," "Have aNice Day" and "Merry Christmas."
Data Systems Services
20301 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 320
Woodland Hills, CA 90364
(818) 712-0700
Sells talking watches, clocks, pens and calculators.
Descriptive Video Service
DVS Home Video Catalogue
P.O. Box 64428
St. Paul, MN 55164-0428
1-800-736-3099
Contains more than 140 videos with Descriptive Video Service. Hollywood hits and
public television documentaries.
Easier Ways, Inc.
1101 North Calvert Street, Suite 405
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 659-0232/FAX (410) 659-0233
Carries large assortment of aids and appliances for blind andvisually impaired people.
Catalog available on cassette, 5 1/4-inchcomputer disk, and in print.
Equipment for Visually Disabled People: An International Guide
Technical Research and Development Department
Royal National Institute for the Blind
224 Great Portland Street
London WI N 6 AA, England
Has lists of commercially available preschool and primarydevices, handwriting and
braille writing devices, measuring devices,canes, braille editing and translation
software.
General Electric Corporation
Consumer Affairs
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
(800) 626-2000 or (502) 452-4311
Produces tactile knobs for electric appliances and overlays formicrowave and
washer/dryer units.
Gladys E. Loeb Foundation
2002 Forest Hill Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20903
(301) 434-7748
Has guard rail rings for electric stoves, food labeling kits andother kitchen items.
Hartzler's, Inc.
P.O. Box 3553
Arcadia, CA 91006
(818) 796-6606/FAX (818) 445-5223
Markets products made by Carex, which includes a variety ofcanes (heavy duty
folding aluminum, lightweight folding, foldingsupport canes), kitchen accessories and
bathroom safety accessories.
Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02172-9982
(617) 924-3490/FAX (617) 926-2027
Sells braillers, slates and accessories, measuring and drawingsupplies, games and
more.
Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc. (IRTI)
1411 West El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040
(415) 961-3161
Distributes calculators, watches, tapes and recorders, radios,talking products,
compasses, etc.
Independent Living Aids, Inc.
27 East Mall
Plainview, NY 11803
(800) 537-2118
Sells watches, clocks and timers, canes, kitchen products,household, personal and
recreation items, writing aids, sewingproducts, medical devices, tools, etc.
The Lighthouse, Inc. Product Center
36-02 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City, NY 11101
(800) 829-0500 or (718) 937-6959
Carries a variety of products, including watches, canes,household and kitchen items,
personal products, writing aids,recreational products, medical devices, tools and
more.
LS & S Group
P.O. Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
(800) 468-4789 or (708) 498-9777
Products include talking watches, bathroom scales, clocks,calculators, large print
alarm clocks, computers and TV screenenlargers, TV radios, 4-track cassette
machines, voice activatedtelephones, etc.
Massachusetts Association for the Blind
200 Ivy Street
Brookline, MA 02146-3995
(617) 738-5110/In Massachusetts (800) 682-9200
TDD (617) 731-6444/FAX (617) 738-1247
Wide variety of products for blind and visually impaired people.
MONS International, Inc./Products for the Visually Impaired
6595 Roswell Road #224
Atlanta, GA 30328
(800) 541-7903 or (404) 551-8455
Sells braille watches, Optelec CCTVs, games, talking calculators,4-track recorders,
kitchen aids, writing guides, magnifiers, computersoftware and accessories, greeting
cards, talking scales, etc.
Ann Morris Enterprises, Inc.
890 Fams Court
East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 292-9232
Products include no-spill ice tray, microwave oven cookware,computer cookbooks,
large digit items, and gift wrapping service. Catalog available free in large print,
cassette and IBM format disk.
National Association for the Visually Handicapped
22 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-3141
Has visual aids, informational material and other publications.
Prophecy Designs - Braille Embossed Cards
P.O. Box 84
Round Pond, ME 04564
(207) 529-5318
Braille embossed and large print greeting cards.
Science Products for the Blind
P.O. Box 888
Southeastern, PA 19399
(800) 888-7400
Many products, including vendor equipment with voice, customelectronics, low vision
aids, recreation products, calculators,computers, recorders, musical, large print and
tactile books, toys andgames, voice output instruments, medical, ham radio aids, etc.
Technology for Independence
529 Main Street
Schraft Center Annex
Boston, MA 02129
(617) 242-7007
Products include: Myna talking computer, Talkmanplayer/recorders for Library of
Congress speed tapes, Life Scan, OneTouch II Monitor, One Touch II voice
synthesizer, talking watchesand clocks, talking blood pressure monitors, talking credit
cardterminals and talking calculators.
Telephone Pioneers of America
P.O. Box 18388
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 571-1200
Has local chapters which manufacture various products forvisually impaired persons.
Call the above number for referral to theappropriate chapter.
Vis-Aids
102-09 Jamaica Avenue
P.O. Box 180026
Richmond Hills, NY 11418
(718) 847-4734/FAX(718) 441-2550
Sells clocks, watches, timers, writing guides, magnifiers, kitchenaids, sewing aids,
games, etc.
Whirlpool Corporation
Consumer Information
AIS 2000 M-63
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(800) 253-1301 or (800) 632-2243
Has large print, braille and cassette cookbooks as well as use andcare guides and
overlays for controls on Whirlpool appliances.
[Find...] |
[Map...] |
[News...] |
[Info...] |
[RSAC] |
[ICRA] |
[ This web site does NOT uses cookies ] |
| Our friend web sites (support or financing): | EDC-Consulting | | Web4Unity | | Time Management |