SPECIALIZED PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND

There are a number of groups, organizations, and companies which sell and distribute specialized tools, aids, or appliances for the blind. You may contact them for catalogs or information. Four of the most prominent ones are:

MATERIALS CENTER
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314

AIDS UNLIMITED, INC.
1101 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Voice/TTY (410) 659-0232

TECHNOLOGY FOR INDEPENDENCE
529 Main Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02129
Phone: (617) 242-7007

BLAZIE ENGINEERING
105 East Jarrettsville Road, Unit D
Forest Hill, Maryland 21050
Phone: (410) 893-9333

There are a great many companies and organizations which specialize in a single product or a particular piece of computer technology that might be of help to the blind. For information about such matters contact the International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind, located at the National Center for the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, Phone: (410) 659-9314.

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Updated February 13, 2002