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Services & Resources

This page provides an abundance of information and resources available to those individuals that are blind or have low vision. You will find information regarding government agencies, assistive technology vendors, support groups and other organizations.

Website Links and/or Contact Information to Assistive Technology Vendors
Freedom Scientific
MaxiAIDS
American Printing House
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
ZoomText (Ai Squared)
Mons International
6595 Roswell Road #224
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
770-551-8455
1-800-541-7903
Serves Metropolitan Atlanta Area
Adaptive Technology Help Desk
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Help Desk: 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
Available to anyone who is blind or visually impaired needing assistance with technology questions or problems Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
Hadley School for the Blind
Government Agencies

disabilityinfo.gov
DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others. . . . Visit any of the nine subject areas at the top of this page to find disability-related resources, and then click on the State and Local Resources map to locate programs and information in your state.

Georgia Department of Labor - Rehabilitation Services

Iowa Department for the Blind

Other Organizations
American Council of the Blind

American Foundation for the Blind

The Foundation Fighting Blindness

American Association of the Deaf-Blind

Georgia Radio Reading Service

Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Center for the Visually Impaired
739 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
404-875-9011
1-800-558-5451
Serves Northeast and Central Georgia

Blind and Low Vision Services of North Georgia
3830 South Cobb Drive SE
Smyrna, Georgia 30080
770-432-7280
1-800-726-7406
Serves Northwest Georgia

Savannah Association for the Blind
214 Drayton Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
912-236-4473
Serves Southeast Georgia

VISTAS
337 S. Milledge Avenue, Suite 114
Athens, Georgia 30605
706-583-8001
Fax: 706-583-8844
Serves Northeast Georgia

Multiple Choices for Independent Living
850 Gaines School Road
Athens, GA 30605
email: info@multiplechoices.us
Phone: 706-549-1020
Toll-free: 877-549-1020
fax/tyy: 706-549-1060
Toll-free fax/tyy: 866-449-2020

Walton Options
948 Walton Way
Augusta, Georgia 30903-0519
706-724-6262
1-877-821-8400
Serves East Georgia


Sports

United States Blind Golf Association

National Beep Baseball Association

American Blind Skiing Foundation

Transportation Services

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
ATTN: Department/Name
2424 Piedmont Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30324-3311
Phone: (404) 848-4800

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA)
Marquis One Tower
245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE
Suite 900
(Corner of Peachtree Center Ave, NE and Harris Street)
Atlanta, GA 30303-1223
Phone: (404) 463-3000

Atlanta Regional Transportaion Page




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