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Advocacy, Information, & LegalAid

Catalogs/Products

Direct Distributors

Accessibility/Forums

Education/Training

Eye Care, Exams, and Glasses (Free or Low Cost)

Medical Services

Media Services

Service Dogs

Telephones/Appliances

Transportation

Museums/Recreation

Lions


Advocacy, Information, & Legal Aid

Accessibility Exchange
      Social Network for Disability, Government & Business

ADA Hot Line (New National Directory Assistant Service)
      1-800-466-4232 Ext. 101515 800. Cost $4.99

Alameda County Area Agency on Aging
      1-800-510-2020

AFB West Coast Division
      1-415-392-4845

Assistive Technology Professionals LinkedIn Group

Bay Area Legal Aid
      1-510-250-5270

California Council for the Blind
      Bay View Chapter, President Sherri Annes: 1-925-354-6794

      California Connection (Hot Line for the CCB):
      1-800-221-6359

Center for Independent Living, Berkeley:
      1-510-841-4776; (TTY) 1-510-848-3101

Center for Independent Living, Oakland
      1-510-763-9999

Client Assistance Program, Sacramento
      1-800-952-5544

      Disabled Air Travelers Hotline
      1-800- 778-4838; (TTY) 1-800-455-9880

Disability Rights California
      1-800-776-5746; 1-510-267-1200
  
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
      1-510-644-2555

Legal Assistance for Seniors
      1-510-832-3040

National Council of Private Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired
      1-314-961-8235

National Federation of the Blind, Bay Chapter
      1-415-218-5862

Oakland Department of Human Services, Commission on Aging
      1-510-238-3121

The Offices of Services for the Blind (Resource Handbook) 
      1-916-657-3327

Prevent Blindness, Resource Book
      1-800-338-3041

Society for the Blind 
      1-916-452-8271

Tele-Care Program 
      Free daily phone service providing clients with caring support from dedicated volunteers. 510-204-4487

Through the Looking Glass (For Parents with Disabilities and for Parents of Children with Disabilities)
      1-510-848-1112
      1-510-763-4100


Catalogs & Products

Adaptations Online Store

Ann Morris Enterprises, Inc.
      1-800-537-2118

Enable Mart
      1-888-640-1999 (Toll Free)
      1-360-695-4155 (Outside the U.S.)

iCan Connect
      1-800-825-4595

LS & S Group
      1-800-468-4789

Maxi-Aids
      1-800-522-6294

See More Vision Products
      1-800-428-6673

Spectra Concepts
      1-888-744-4803

 Independent Living Technologies
      1-877-458-7687


Direct Distributors

Access Ingenuity
      1-877-579-4380

Ambutech
      1-800-561-3340

Bierley Associates, Inc.
      1-800-985-0535

Enabling Technologies
      1-800-777-3687

Enhanced Vision
      1-888-811-3161

Freedom Scientific 
      1-800-444-4443 (within the US)
      1-727-803-8000 (worldwide)

HumanWare
      1-800-722-3393

Jitterbug Phones 
      1-800-918-8543

Kurzweil Educational Systems 
      1-800-894-5374

Optelec
      1-800-828-1056

Perkins Braillers and Braille Accessories
      1-877-473-7546

Perkins Braille Writer Repair
      707-448-6841

Telesensory 
      1-408-616 8700

VTEK Solutions, Inc.
      1-877-839-2096


Accessibility/Forums

ABLEDATA

Access Watch

Access World

Blind Cool Tech

Fred's Head Database


Education/Training New Skills

The Assistive Technology Center
      1-888-723-5011

The 2012 Barbara Rhodes Adaptive Technology Grant Program
     408-429-9567

California School for the Blind, Fremont
      1-510-794-3800

California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) Scholarships
      323-217-5039

Center for Accessible Technology
      1-510-841-3224

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International Scholarships
      1-800-733-2258

      Diablo Valley Lions Center
      1-925-432-3013

East Bay Center for the Blind
      1-510-843-6935

Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael
      1-800-295-4050
      1-415-499-4000

Hadley School for the Blind
      1-800-323-4238

Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco
      1-888-400-8933
      1-415-431-1481

Lighthouse International
      1-800-829-0500
      1-212-821-9200

The Hatlen Center for the Blind San Pablo
      1-510-234-4984

Lions World Service for the Blind
      1-800-248-0734

NFB 2013 Scholarship Program
      410-659-9314, extension 2415

Orientation Center for the Blind, Albany
      1-510-559-1208

Sacramento Society for the Blind

San Francisco State - Orientation & Mobility Masters Program

Western Blind Rehabilitation Center
      1-800-232-5463


Eye Care, Exams, and Glasses (Free or Low Cost)

California Vision Project
      Free comprehensive eye exams and low cost glasses: 800-877-5738

Eye Care America
      Eye exams & up to one year of medical eye care to US citizens & legal residents: 877-887-6327

EyeBuy Direct
      Low cost glasses

Give the Gift of Sight
      Contact your local LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical or Target Optical for referral.

InfantSEE
      Comprehensive eye & vision assessments for infants regardless access to insurance: 888-396-3937

Knights Templar Eye foundation
      Provides assistance for surgical treatment for those unable to pay: 773-205-3838

Mission Cataract USA
      Performs cataract surgery free-of-charge for people in need: 800-343-7265

New Eyes for the Needy
      Provides vouchers for free prescription eyeglasses. Apply for the a school or social service: 973-376-4903

Lion's Sight Savers
      Contact Bud Guderham for a referral to the appropriate club: 925-689-1218

      To inquire about receiving a pair of eyeglasses donated through the Lions Clubs International call:
      Berkeley Lions Sight Savers: 510-843-1228
      Oakland Chinatown Lions Club:510-465-7982 (ask for Stuart Chen)

Low Vision Clinic, UC Berkeley
      1-510-642-5726

Low Vision Clinic, UCSF
      1-415-353-2800

Low Vision Services, CPMC
      1-415-600-3930

Prevent Blindness Northern CA
      Free eyeglass frames and prescriptional lenses for those who qualify .

Sight for Students
      Provides free vision exams and glasses to low-income, uninsured children: 888-290-4964

Walmart
      Eye exams starting at $58


Financial/Medical Support Services

      Diabetes Support Groups and Education

Alta Bates Summit
      1-510-204-4444

Denti-Cal
      1-800-322-6384

HICAP (The Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Project)
      1-800-434-0222

Summit Medical Center
      1-510-655-4000

      In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), Oakland:
      1-510-577-1800

Kaiser 
      1-510-752-7272

 Medi-Cal
      1-510-383-8523

Social Security and SSI
      1-800-772-1213

      Hearing Impaired Services

California School for the Deaf, Fremont:
      1-510-794-3666

DCARA (Deaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency)
      1-510-483-0753

Hellen Keller National Center (Deaf/Blind Services)
      1-516-944-8900 Ext. 253

      Lions Hearing Foundation, East Bay
      1-925-687-3883


Media Services

Read This to Me
      1-877-333-8874
      1-877-333-8848 (FAX)

AudioBooks

      Bay Area Supermarket and Drugstore Sales Ads
      408-794-2840

      Bay Area TV Listings
      415-294-3624

      Bay Area Shopping Ads
      415-294-3623

Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology:
      1-916-445-5103

      Descriptive Video Service
      1-800-333-1203

Listentoamovie.com

Newsline
      1-888-882-1629

      RSBND Learning Through Listening:
      1-800-221-4792

Talking Books, Sacramento State Library
      1-800-952-5666
      1-916-654-0640

Tellme
      (Use Voice Commands for news, weather, lottery, etc.)
      1-800-555-8355

      Andlyn Braille Press
      Braille Transcription Service
      510-845-5858


Service Dogs

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
     The premier legal and resource support for psychiatric service or comfort animals: 202-467-5730

California Department of Social Services Assistance Dog Special Allowance (ADSA) Program
     Pmonthly stipend to eligible persons using a guide, signal, or service dog: 916-651-8848

Humane Society: Resources for Affording/Supporting Your Pet (California)


Telephone and Appliance Service

CTAP- California Telephone Access Program:
      1-800-806-1191

PG&E Disabled Services
      1-800-743-5000; (TTY) 1-800-6524712


Transportation

AC Transit (Discount Cards)
      1-510-891-4706

BART (Customer Service):
      1-510-464-7133

DMV Placard for the Disabled
      1-800-777-0133

      East Bay Paratransit
      1-510-287-5000; 1-510-287-5053

Fremont Paratransit
      1-510-574-2053

      Oakland Paratransit
      1-510-238-3036

Outreach Paratransit (San Jose)
      510-891-4706

RTC Discounted Transit Cards
      1-408-436-2865

Union City Paratransit
      1-510-675-5373

Wheels (Livermore)
      1-925-455-7554


Museums & Recreation

      Access Office of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
The de Young Museum
The Legion of Honor
       415-750-7645

Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program
      Adventure, Fitness and Recreation for People with Disabilities.
      510-849-4663


Lions

Lions Blind Centers in US

Diablo Valley Lions Center

East Bay Lions Clubs

Lions Clubs International


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