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Action for Blind People (ABP)
– United Kingdom (UK)

All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB)
– India (IN)
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
(AAFBCA)
American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB)
American Blind Skiing Foundation (ABSF)

American Council of the Blind (ACB)

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired (AER)

Association of Blind Citizens (ABC)

Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand (ABCNZ)
– New Zealand (NZ)
Association of Blind Piano Tuners (ABPT)
– United Kingdom (UK)
Association of Visually Impaired Chartered Physiotherapists
(AVICP)
– United Kingdom (UK)
BiOptic Driving Network (BDN)
Blind Information Technology Specialist (BITS)
Blind Sailing New Zealand (BSNZ)
– New Zealand (NZ)
Blind Sport New Zealand (BSNZ)
– New Zealand (NZ)
Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
Braille Institute of America
1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553)
British Computer Association of the Blind (BCAB)
– United Kingdom (UK)
British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF)
– United Kingdom (UK)
Canadian Braille Authority (CBA) – Blind & Visually Impaired – Canada (CA)
Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB)
– Canada (CA)

Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (CGDB)
– Canada (CA)

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
– Canada (CA)

Center for the Partially Sighted (CPS)

Combat Blindness Foundation (CBF)
Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
(CCLVI)

Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB)

Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)
Deafblind Association, The
– Australia (AU)


Deafblind International (DbI)

DeafBlind New Zealand (DNZ)
– New Zealand (NZ)

Deafblind Scotland (DS)
– Scotland (UK)

Deafblind UK –
United Kingdom (UK)

Eye Dog Foundation for the Blind (EDFB)

Fighting Blindness (FB)
– Ireland (IE)

Foundation for the Junior Blind (FJB)
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind (GDFB)
Guide Dog Users Inc. (GDUI)
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA)
– United Kingdom (UK)
Guide Dogs of America
Guide Horse Foundation – For the blind using miniature horses
Homai National School for the Blind and Vision Impaired
(HNSBVI)
– New Zealand (NZ)
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
International Federation of Guide Dog Schools for the Blind
(IFGDSB)

Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind (IGDCB)– Israel (IL)

National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving People
with Blindness or Visual Impairment (NAC)
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual
Impairments (NAPVI)
National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
National Association for the Blind, India (NAB) – India (IN)
National Association of Blind Merchants (NABM)
National Association of Blind Musicians (NABM)
National Association of Blind Students (NABS)
National Association of Blind Teachers (NABT)
National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) – Blind & Visually Impaired
National Braille Press (NBP) – Blind & Visually Impaired
National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI)
– Ireland (IE)

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)

National Federation of Families with Visually Impaired
Children (LOOK)
United Kingdom

National Federation of the Blind (NFB)

National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Deaf-Blind Division
National Federation of the Blind of the United Kingdom
(NFBUK)
– United Kingdom (UK)
National Industries for the Blind (NIB)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS)
ORBIS “saving sight worldwide”
Parents of Visually Impaired New Zealand (PVINZ)
– New Zealand (NZ)
Prevent Blindness America (PBA)
Ray Charles Academy of Music for the Blind (RCAMB)
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D)
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)
Retina Association of New Zealand (RNZ)
– New Zealand (NZ)
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC)
– Australia (AU)
Royal National College for the Blind (RNCB)
– United Kingdom (UK)
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
– United Kingdom (UK)
Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB)
– New Zealand (NZ)
Scottish Blind Golf Society (SBGS)
– Scotland (UK)
Sense – Deafblind – United Kingdom (UK)

Sense International (SI) – Deafblind

Sense Scotland (SS) – Deafblind – Scotland (UK)

Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH)
– Singapore (SG)
Sight Savers International (SSI)
Talking Newspaper Association of the UK (TNAUK)
– United Kingdom (UK)
United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)
Vision 2020 Australia
– Australia (AU)
Vision Australia Foundation (VAF)
– Australia (AU)
Vision Council of America (VCA)
Vision of Children – Childhood hereditary blindness
Vision World Wide (VWW)

Regional


Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association (MABGA)
Northwest Association for Blind Athletes (NWABA)

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Wisconsin –
Wyoming

Alabama


Alabama Council of the Blind (ACB)
Alabama Industries for the Blind (AIB)
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB)
Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association (ALSCA)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Alabama

Alaska


 

Alberta, Canada (CA)


 

Arizona


Arizona Council of the Blind (ACB)
Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB)
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired – Arizona Chapter (AZ AER)
Foundation for Blind Children (FBC)
–


Phoenix, Arizona
Governor’s Council on Blindness and Visual Impairment
(GCBVI)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Arizona

Prevent Blindness Arizona (PBA)

Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired
(SAAVI)

Arkansas


Arkansas School for the Blind (ASB)

National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Arkansas

Australian Capital Territory, Australia


Guide Dog Association of New South Wales and A.C.T.
Royal Blind Society (RBS)

 

British Columbia, Canada
(CA)


British Columbia Guide Dog Services (BCGDS)

California


California Association of Blind Students (CABS)
California Association of Orientation and Mobility
Specialists (CAOMS) – Blind & Visually Impaired
California Council of the Blind (CCB)


California School for the Blind (CSB)


Parents & Friends Association of the California
School for the Blind (PFA-CSB)


National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of California
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of North San Diego
County
Parents & Friends Association of the California School
for the Blind (PFA-CSB)
Prevent Blindness Northern California (PBNC)

Colorado


Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Colorado

Connecticut


Connecticut Institute for the Blind (CIB) Oak Hill

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut (NFBC)
Prevent Blindness Connecticut (PBC)

Delaware


Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired – Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter
(Penn-Del AER)
Delaware Association for the Blind (DAB)

Florida


Florida Council of the Blind (FCB)
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Florida
Prevent Blindness Florida (PBF)

Georgia


Georgia Academy for the Blind (GAB)
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia (NFBGA)
Prevent Blindness Georgia (PBG)

Hawaii


Eye of the Pacific
– Guide dogs and mobility services for  blind residents
of Hawaii
Hawaii Association of the Blind (HAB)

Idaho


Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind (ISDB)
National Federation of the Blind of Idaho (NFBI)

Illinois


Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois (NFBI)

Indiana


Indiana School for the Blind (ISB)
Prevent Blindness Indiana (PBI)

Iowa


Iowa Braille School (IBS) – Blind & Visually Impaired
Iowa Department for the Blind
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Iowa – Old
Capitol Chapter
Prevent Blindness Iowa (PBI)

Kansas


Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
(KABVI)

Kansas Association of Blind Athletes (KABA)
Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Kansas

Kentucky


Kentucky Association of Blind Students (KABS)

Kentucky Department for the Blind

Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB)

Louisiana


Louisiana Association for the Blind (LAB)
Louisiana Center for the Blind (LCB)

Maine


 

Manitoba, Canada (CA)


Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) Manitoba Division

Maryland


Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM)
Maryland School for the Blind (MSB)

Massachusetts


Boston Foundation for Sight
–

Boston, Massachusetts
Greater Boston Aid to the Blind (GBAB)
–

Boston, Massachusetts
MAB Community Services – Blindness & Visually Impaired
Massachusetts Alliance of Visually Impaired Students
(MAVIS)
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB)
National Federation of the Blind of Massachusetts (NFB
Mass)
Prevent Blindness Massachusetts (PBM)

Michigan


Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind (MSDB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Michigan

Minnesota


Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired (AER) of Minnesota
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind (MSAB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Minnesota

Mississippi


Mississippi Industries for the Blind (MIB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Mississippi

Missouri


Missouri Council of the Blind (MCB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Missouri
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) – St. Louis
–


Saint Louis, Missouri (MO)
Saint Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
(SLSBVI)
–


Saint Louis, Missouri (MO)

Montana


Montana Association for the Blind (MAB)
Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind

Nebraska


National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska (NFBN)
Prevent Blindness Nebraska (PBN)

Nevada


 

New Brunswick, Canada (CA)


 

New Hampshire


New Hampshire Association for the Blind (NHAB)

New Jersey


Association for Blind Athletes of New Jersey (ABANJ)

Prevent Blindness New Jersey (PBNJ)

New Mexico


National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of New Mexico

New South Wales, Australia


Guide Dog Association of New South Wales and A.C.T.
Royal Blind Society (RBS)

New York


American Council of the Blind of New York (ACBNY)
Industries for the Blind of New York State (IBNYS)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of New York State
New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE)
New York State Association for Education and Rehabilitation
of the Blind and Visually Impaired (NYSAER)
New York State School for the Blind (NYSSB)

North Carolina


National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of North Carolina
North Carolina Council of the Blind (NCCB)
Prevent Blindness North Carolina (PBNC)

North Dakota


North Dakota Association of the Blind (NDAB)
North Dakota School for the Blind Foundation (NDSBF)
North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind

Nova Scotia, Canada (CA)


 

Ohio


Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the
Blind and Visually Impaired of Ohio (AERO)
Cincinnati Association for the Blind (CAB)
–


Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Ohio
Ohio Association of the Deaf-Blind (OADB)

Prevent Blindness Ohio (PBO)

Oklahoma


Oklahoma Council of the Blind (OCB)
Oklahoma League for the Blind (OLB)
Oklahoma School for the Blind (OSB)
Prevent Blindness Oklahoma (PBO)

Ontario, Canada (CA)


 

Oregon


Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired (AER) of Oregon
National Federation of the Blind of Oregon (NFBO)
Oregon Commission for the Blind (OCB)

Pennsylvania


Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired – Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter
(Penn-Del AER)
National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania (NFBP)
Pennsylvania Association for Blind Athletes (PABA)
Pennsylvania Association for the Blind (PAB)
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC)

Puerto Rico


 

Queensland, Australia (AU)


Guide Dogs for the Blind Association of Queensland
(GDABQ)

Rhode Island


National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Rhode Island

Saskatchewan, Canada (CA)


 

South Carolina



Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
and Visually Impaired (AER) – South Carolina

National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of South Carolina
South Carolina Commission for the Blind (SCCB)
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB)

South Dakota


 

Tennessee


National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Middle
Tennesse
Prevent Blindness Tennessee (PBT)

Texas


Dallas Lighthouse – Blind & Visually Impaired –

Dallas, Texas

Deaf Blind Multihandicapped Association of Texas (DBMAT)
Guide Dogs of Texas (GDTx) – Blind & Visually Impaired
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Texas
North Texas Association of Baseball for the Blind
(NTABB)
Prevent Blindness Texas (PBT)

San Antonio Lighthouse (SAL) – Blind & Visually Impaired –

San Antonio, Texas

Texas Association of Blind Students (TABS)
Texas Commission for the Blind (TCB)
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)

Utah


National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Utah
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB)

Vermont


National Federation of the Blind of Vermont (NFBVT)
Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
(VABVI)

Victoria, Australia (AU)


Guide Dogs Victoria (GDV) – Blind & Visually Impaired

Virginia


Commonwealth Council of the Blind (CCB)
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Virginia
Prevent Blindness Virginia (PBV)
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
(VDBVI)
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision
Impaired (VRCBVI)
Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (VSDB)
Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disabled
(VSDBMH)

Virgin Islands


 

Washington


Capital City Council of the Blind (CCCB)
Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted
(CSBPS)
Seattle, WA
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Washington
Washington Council of the Blind (WCB)


Capital City Council of the Blind (CCCB)


Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB)
Washington Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) – Blind & Visually Impaired

Washington DC – District of
Columbia


 

West Virginia


West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
(WVSD&B)

Western Australia,
Australia


Association for the Blind of Western Australia (ABWA)  Australia
VIZHELP Parent Support Group
– Blind and vision impaired

Wisconsin


Badger Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired
–


Milwaukee,


Milwaukee County, WI
Industries for the Blind
–


Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI)
National Federation of the Blind of Wisconsin (NFBW)
Prevent Blindness Wisconsin (PBW)
Wisconsin Council of the Blind (WCB)

Wyoming


 


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