A sample list of visually impaired help and support organizations located in the states of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and Georgia. For a complete list of each state’s support organizations or to purchase a worldwide reference guide visit the American foundation for the blind website.

Colorado:

1. Anchor Center for blind children – Denver, Colorado – Phone: 303-377-9732 – http://www.anchorcenter.org

2. Colorado Center for the blind – Littleton, Colorado – Phone: 303-778-1130 – http://www.cocenter.org

3. Colorado School for the deaf and the blind – Colorado Springs, Colorado – Local phone - 719-578-2100 Website – http://www.csdb.org

4. Curtis Strong Center for the Visually Impaired – Greeley, Colorado – Phone – 970-353-9417 Website – http://www.ensightskills.org

5. Helen Keller National Center for Deaf - Blind Youths and Adults – Rocky Mountain region Office – Lakewood, Colorado – Phone – 303-934-9037 Website – http://www.hknc.org/


Connecticut:

1. Connecticut Aging services Division, State Unit on Aging – Hartford, Connecticut – Phone – 860-424-5277 Toll Free: 800-443-9946 Website – http://www.ctelderlyservices.state.ct.us

2. Department of Rehabilitation Services – Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind – Windsor, Connecticut – Phone – 860-602-4000 (TDD/TTY) – 860-602-4002 Website – http://www.ct.gov/besb

3. Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped – Connecticut State Library – Rocky Hill, Connecticut – Phone – 806-6721-2020 Website – http://www.cslib.org/lbph.htm

4. Lions Low Vision Center of Eastern Connecticut – Colchester, Connecticut – Phone – 860-377-2063 Toll Free – 866-255-8655 Website – http://www.lionslowvisionctr.org

5. Parent to Parent of Connecticut – Parents Available to Help, Inc. – Northford, Connecticut – Phone - 203-234-9554 – Website – http://www.pathct.org/


Delaware:

1. Delaware Association for the Blind – Wilmington, Delaware – Phone – 302-655-2111 Toll free – 888-777-3925 Website – http://www.dabdel.org

2. Delaware Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired – Claymont, Delaware – Phone – 302-994-9435 Website – http://www.copland.udel.edu/~bwieland/

3. Delaware Department of Health and Social Services: Division for the Visually Impaired – New Castle, Delaware – Phone – 302-255-9800 Website – http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dvi/

4. Delaware Division of services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, Department of Health and Social services – New Castle, Connecticut – Phone – 302-255-9390 Toll free – 800-223-9074 Website – http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dsaapd
5. Delaware Library Access Services – Dover, Delaware – Phone (Toll Free) – 800-282-8676


Florida:

1. Center for the Visually Impaired – Daytona Beach, Florida – Phone – 386-253-8879 Toll Free – 800-227-1284 Website – http://www.cvicentralflorida.org/

2. Florida Center for the blind – Ocala, Florida – Phone – 352-873-4700 Website – http://www.flblind.org

3. Florida Council of the blind – Tallahassee, Florida – Phone – 850-422-7752 Toll free – 8800-267-4448 Website – http://www.fcb.org/

4. Florida Lions Conklin Center for the Blind – Daytona Beach, Florida – Phone – 386-258-3441 Website – http://www.conklincenter.org

5. Florida Outreach Center for the Blind – West Palm Beach, Florida – Phone – 561-642-0005 Website – http://www.flblindcenter.org/index.html


Georgia:

1. American Foundation for the Blind (Atlanta) – Atlanta, Georgia – Phone – 404-525-2303 Website – http://www.afb.org

2. Center for the Visually Impaired – Atlanta, Georgia – Phone – 404-875-9011 Website – http://www.cviga.org

3. Georgia Academy for the blind – Macon, Georgia – Phone – 478-751-6083 Website – http://www.gabmacon.org

4. Georgia Industries for the Blind – Bainbridge, Georgia – Phone – 229-248-2666 Toll free – 800-605-7260 Website – http://www.vocrehabga.org/gib/

5. Georgia Lions Camp for the blind – Waycross, Georgia – Phone – 912-283-4320 Toll free – 888-297-1175 Website – http://www.glcb.org/about.php