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Products and Services Ableware Independent Living from Maddak, Inc. 6 Industrial Road Pequannock, NJ 07440-1993 973/628-7600 FAX: 973/305-0841 Services Provided : Catalog of independent living aids; mobility devices, wheelchair accessories, exercise, recreation, communication, reading and writing, dressing, eating, kitchen and household devices Access 20/20 Braille Services Ontario, CANADA 800/563-0668 FAX: 613/224-3480 www.access2020.com e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided : Sell Braille labels, print labels, and Braille business cards; visit their web site to have a sentence translated into Braille and shown as dots on the screen Access with Ease 1755 Johnson Chino Valley, AZ 86323 520/636-9469 or 800/531-9479 [email protected] FAX: 520/636-0292 Services Provided : Books, videos, and products for daily living Accessories for Mobile Independence 5235 Mission Oaks Boulevard, #381 Camarillo, CA 93021 805/987-8653 Services Provided : weather-ready ponchos, gloves, travel totes

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Products and Services Ableware Independent Living from Maddak, Inc. 6 Industrial Road Pequannock, NJ 07440-1993 973/628-7600 FAX: 973/305-0841 Services Provided: Catalog of independent living aids; mobility devices, wheelchair accessories, exercise, recreation, communication, reading and writing, dressing, eating, kitchen and household devices Access 20/20 Braille Services Ontario, CANADA 800/563-0668 FAX: 613/224-3480 www.access2020.com e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Sell Braille labels, print labels, and Braille business cards; visit their web site to have a sentence translated into Braille and shown as dots on the screen Access with Ease 1755 Johnson Chino Valley, AZ 86323 520/636-9469 or 800/531-9479 [email protected] FAX: 520/636-0292 Services Provided: Books, videos, and products for daily living Accessories for Mobile Independence 5235 Mission Oaks Boulevard, #381 Camarillo, CA 93021 805/987-8653 Services Provided: weather-ready ponchos, gloves, travel totes

AdaptABILITY 75 Mill Street Colchester, CT 06415 800/288-9941 or 800/266-8856 www.adaptability.com FAX: 800/566-6678 Services Provided: Catalog of rehabilitation and therapy (eating; kitchen; adaptive household devices; toileting; books, tapes, and videos; recreation; exercise; comfort; Velcro in bulk) AliMed, Inc. 297 High Street Dedham, MA 02026 781/329-2900 or 800/225-2610 FAX: 800/437-2966 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Aids for daily living (transfer boards, researchers, bathroom-access items, positioning devices, computer height and angle adjusters, exercise equipment, games) American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 800/232-5463 or 212/502-7600 www.afb.net See Information and Support American Diabetes Association National Services Center PO Box 25757 Alexandria, VA 22311 800/342-2383 www.diabetes.org Services Provided: Promotes the free exchange of information about diabetes mellitus and its complications. Conducts a comprehensive program of public, patient, and professional education and seeks to find a cure for diabetes. Publishes a variety of pamphlets and a monthly periodical, �Diabetes Forecast�, for people with diabetes and their families. Also publishes research journals for physicians who specialize in diabetes and for general practitioners. A T & T

800/537-0816 Services Provided: Will provide your calling card with Braille numbers, along with instructions and card information Ann Morris Enterprises, Inc. 551 Hosner Mountain Road Stormville, NY 12582 845/227-9659 or 800/454-3175 FAX: 845/226-2793 Services Provided: Signature guides, household, kitchen, and personal aids, Braille jewelry, cassette recorders and accessories, games, cards, and magnifiers. Catalogs available in large print, cassette or IBM disk Answers4Families Center on Children, Families, and the Law 121 South 13th Street, Suite 302 Lincoln, NE 68588-0227 402/472-0844 or 800/746-8420 FAX: 402/472-8412 Services Provided: Our telephones are staffed Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. central time. Assistive Technology Centers, Inc. PO Box 90294 Pittsburgh, PA 15224 412/829-2460 Services Provided: Braille placemats and bathtub puzzles, plus other products. They will sell their products in bulk at a discount for organizations who want to resell them as a fundraiser. Associated Services for the Blind New Visions 919 Walnut Street, First Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107 215/629-2990 Services Provided: Call for a free catalog (talking clocks, talking watches, canes, etc.) Attainment Company

PO Box 930160 Verona, WI 53593 800/327-4269 FAX: 800/942-3865 Services Provided: Augmentative communication systems, social skills programs, language enrichment programs, work activities � primarily for sighted people who are mentally disabled Autofold, Inc. 208 Coleman Street PO Box 1063 Gardner, MA 01440-1063 508/632-0667 FAX: 508/632-5094 Services Provided: Orthopedic canes, white canes (rigid/folding), Robocane software, laser cane, sonic pathfinder, talking clocks and watches, alarm clocks Avenues Unlimited 1199 K Avenida Acaso, Suite K Camarillo, CA 93012 805/484-8138 FAX: 805/484-9789 Services Provided: Products for people who use wheelchairs (ramps, fitness accessories, socks, shoes, gloves, easy access clothing) Beach Wheels, Inc. See Recreation Blink Link Telecommunications PO Box 100 Townville, SC 29689 800/441-5465 Services Provided: This company seeks to provide telecommunications services to people with visual impairments. They have an e-mail forwarding service with the address �@blinklink.net� and may add long distance telephone service. Braillery, The

5 Cumberland Circle El Paso, TX 79903 915/565-0179 Services Provided: Repair Perkin�s Braillers. Bruce Medical Supply 411 Waverly Oaks Road, Suite 154 Waltham, MA 02452 800/225-8446 Services Provided: Adaptive dressing accessories, wheelchairs and accessories, large print watches, security devices, diabetic supplies, ostomy systems, vibrating alarm clock C. Richcreek Enterprises, Inc. 38072 Highway 30 Astoria, OR 97103 503/325-4005 FAX: 503/325-4005 http://richcreekent.com/ e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Writing guides and telephone accessories for people with visual impairments CPR Technology 640 Dean Street Brooklyn, NY 11238 712/783-6000 [email protected] FAX: 718/783-0482 Services Provided: Talking pager � works in most urban areas in the United States Carolyn’s PO Box 14577 Brandenton, FL 34207 800/648-2266 Services Provided: Catalog of devices designed for visually impaired people (magnifiers, talking watches and calculators, lamps, CCTV�s, computer accessories, writing guides, household and kitchen accessories, Braille jewelry, �I Love You� ASL pendants, Braille/large print watches, Braille/large print games including Monopoly, Connect Four, Bingo, Checkers, Chess, and Backgammon) Childcraft

Education Corporation 2920 Old Tree Drive Lancaster, PA 17603 800/631-5652, Extension 4236 FAX: 717/397-7607 Services Provided: Classroom furniture dramatic play, block play, manipulatives, arts and crafts, woodworking, games, puzzles, teacher resource, records, cassettes, and books Chocolate Experience, Inc., The PO Box 540836 Flushing, NY 11354 888/568-6665 or 718/461-1873 FAX: 718/321-0217 www.chocomelt.com Speech Friendly: www.chocobraille.com Services Provided: Chocolate bars embossed with chocolate Braille and script messages (LOVE YOU, THANK YOU, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAY, HAVE A NICE DAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, etc). Each bar is individually gift packaged. Christiansen Studios PO Box 583 Hanover, NH 03755 800/444-7735 or 603/448-6166 www.braillejewelry.com Services Provided: Braille jewelry available in both .925 sterling silver and 18kt gold electroplate. Earrings come with hypoallergenic ear wires or posts and can be provided with sterling clips on request. Cuff links are sterling. Pendants come with a 30� black satin cord. Twenty-inch sterling silver chains are sold separately. Five percent of their net profits help fund programs that support the blind and visually impaired. Citibank Contact: Customer Service Department 800/950-5114 Services Provided: They offer their monthly credit card statements in Braille or large print Cleveland Sight Center

University Circle PO Box 1988 Cleveland, OH 44106-8696 216/791-8118 www.clevelandsightcenter.org FAX: 216/791-1101 Services Provided: Household, kitchen, and medical aids. Calculator with large digital display. Large-print Bibles and other books also in Braille. Recorders and accessories. Braille writing aids and supplies, clocks and watches, talking scales, games in Braille and large print, magnifiers, sunshields, and lamps, Braille and tactile measuring devices. Cobolt Systems, Ltd The Old Mill House Mill Road Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk NR13 3TL ENGLAND +0 1493-700172 (from the United Kingdom) (44) 1493-700172 (from elsewhere) FAX: +0 1493-701037 or (44) 1493-701037 www.cobolt.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: We are a United Kingdom-based company specializing in the design, manufacture, and supply of innovative aids for the blind and partially-sighted. Collis-Curve Toothbrush Catalog 302 North Central Avenue Brownsville, TX 78521 800/298-4818 FAX: 210/546-4818 Services Provided: Unique toothbrush cleans three tooth surfaces at once: top and both sides Columbia Medical Manufacturing Corporation PO Box 633 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 310/454-6612 310/305-1718 Services Provided: Adaptive seating equipment for children, including beach chair, bath support, and a large car seat (for children up to 102 pounds) Columbia University Press

136 South Broadway Irvington, NY 10533 914/591-9111 or 800/944-8648 www.columbia.edu FAX: 800/944-8648 Services Provided: Concise Columbia Encyclopedia on CD-ROM Constructive Playthings U.S. Toy Company 13201 Arrington Road Grandview, MO 64030 Orders: 800/448-7830 www.constplay.com Services Provided: Catalog of products (pretend play, furniture, books, manipulatives, infant care; also has other catalogs (carnival, imprinted merchandise, playground equipment, multi-ethnic materials, early childhood planning guide, Judias resources, Montessori materials) DVS Home Video 1000 Westgate Drive St. Paul, MN 55114 800/782-5756 [email protected] FAX: 612/659-4495 Services Provided: Sells videos with audio description for visually impaired persons Easy Street 8 Spring Brook Road Foxboro, MO 02035 800/959-EASY www.easystreetco.com Services Provided: Reachers, dressing aids, easy-grip manicure set, writing aids, kitchen and household adaptations, personal pager, vibrating alarm watch, talking watches, digital talking alarm clock Enable 1603 Court Street

Syracuse, NY 13208 315/455-7591 TTY: 315/455-1794 www.enable1.org Services Provided: An assistive technology program helps children and adults with all types of disabilities to use technology to address their needs in school, work and play; custom equipment assessment, design and build custom equipment, modify commercial equipment, and environmental assessments. Enabling Devices 385 Warburton Avenue Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 914/478-0960 or 800/832-8697 www.enablingdevices.com FAX: 914/478-7030 Services Provided: Catalog of toys, switch toys, switches, and sequential scanners En-Vision America, Inc. 1013 Porter Lane Normal, IL 61761 309/452-3088 [email protected] FAX: 309/452-3088 Services Provided: Identification mate, talking bar code reader for supermarket products Equal Access Computer Technology 39 Oneida Road Acton, MA 01720 508/263-6437 FAX: 508/263-6537 Services Provided: Minimal motion, keyboard products available in one-handed and two-handed versions � arm or wrist motion not required ETeX Elektronische Publikation Zum Jungen Str. 17 D-60320 Frankfort GERMANY +49-69 956520 00 FAX: +49-69 956520 60 Services Provided: various software and hardware adaptations for the visually impaired Exceptional Teaching Aids 20102 Woodbine Avenue

Castro Valley, CA 94546 800/549-6999 FAX: 510/582-5911 Services Provided: Educational materials in large type or Braille, books, games, computer software, a book stand, table toys for young children, teaching manuals Eurisco Information Systems Via San Gottardo 82 CH-6900 Massagno SWITZERLAND +41 91 966 3124 [email protected] FAX: +41 91 966 3124 Services Provided: Ecofax: DOS-based speech friendly FAX program and other products Fashion Ease 1541 60th Street Brooklyn, NY 11219 800/221-8929 Services Provided: Adaptive clothing to accommodate people who are mobility impaired Fishburne Enterprises 43550 Cactus Valley Road Hemet, CA 92543 909/765-9276 Services Provided: Fishburne Alphabet (alphabet system of touch identification for non-Braille readers; embossing device is used on 1/2� wide self-adhesive tape, cut into 1� long strips; audiocassette lessons are provided to teach the alphabet and use of the embosser) Flaghouse, Inc. 601 Flaghouse Drive

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604-3116 800/793-7900 or 201/288-7600 www.flaghouse.com FAX: 800/793-7922 Services Provided: Therapeutic equipment for adaptive positioning of infants and young children with motor disabilities, toys, bell balls, tricycles, bell basketball, bell soccer ball, bell volleyball Gay, Rev. George 1002 Johnson Street Pasadena, TX 77506 Services Provided: Signature guide of plastic (the size of a credit card) General Electric Consumer Affairs Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 800/626-2000 or 502/452-4311 Services Provided: Provides free Braille overlays for its appliances Gladys E. Loeb Foundation, Inc. 2002 Forest Hill Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903-1532 Voice/FAX: 301/434-7748 Services Provided: Guard rails for the burners on electric ranges, food labeling kits, and other kitchen items Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind 371 East Jericho Turnpike Smithtown, NY 11787 800/443-8372 Services Provided: Catalog �Second Sight Shop� � contains stationery and gift items featuring their dogs Home Readers 604 West Hulett

Edgerton, KS 66021 913/893-6939 Services Provided: This service records onto audiocassette the catalogs from many popular mail-order companies, including L.L. Bean, Chadwick�s, Nabisco, and others. Honeywell See ADA Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street Watertown, MA 02472-2790 617/924-3490 FAX: 617/926-2027 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Perkin�s Brailler (manual or electronic) and accessories, Brailling slates and accessories, handwriting aids for Braille beginners, Braille paper, measuring devices, games, and drawing supplies, math aids, drawing kits. Free catalogue available. ILA-Independent Living Aids, Inc. 27 East Mall Plainview, NY 11803 800/537-2118 www.independentliving.com Services Provided: Products for school and home (games, alarm clocks, watches, large print books, computer accessories, kitchen adaptations, dressing aids, hobbies, labelers and accessories, magnifiers, non-skid safety tape, scales, talking items, telephone products, writing guides/equipment); when ordering a free recording of the ILA catalog ask for Item #154000 Inclinator 2200 Paxton Street PO Box 1557 Harrisburg, PA 17105 717/234-8065 or 800/343-9007 www.inclinator.com FAX: 717/234-0941 Services Provided: Adaptive equipment to negotiate stairs Initram Technologies 1801 Brantley Road, #1413

Fort Myers, FL 33907 [email protected] Services Provided: games for the visually impaired Interlace Corporation PO Box 1329 Leominster, MA 01453 888/639-5223 Services Provided: Their �AirLace Lacing System� eliminates the need to tie shoes Iowa Compass S277 Hospital School 100 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, IA 52442-2011 Voice/TTY: 800/779-2001 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: A free and confidential information and referral service for Iowans with disabilities and their families J & K Trophy and Engraving 18693 Levan Road Livonia, MI 48152 248/473-7871 248/473-7879 Services Provided: Will engrave Braille onto products, including: plaques, trophies, desk sets, gift items (glass, silver, crystal), key chains, and clocks Kapable Kids PO Box 250 Bohemia, NY 11716 800/356-1564 www.KapableKids.com FAX: 631/563-7179 Services Provided: Books, sensory motor exploration, cause and effect, oral motor development, sensory play, motor activities, manipulative play, finger skills, puzzles, finger frolics, writing skills, perceptual development, tools for inclusion, toys for special children, mystery box, dolly downs, puzzles with characters using a wheelchair and using support braces Kaye Products, Inc. 535 Dimmocks Mill Road

Hillsborough, NC 27278 919/732-6444 FAX: 919/732-1444 or 800/685-5293 Services Provided: Adaptive equipment, daily care adaptations, mobility aids, developmental toys and products, and therapy products Keitzer Enterprises 5324 Ingleside Leesburg, FL 34748 Voice/FAX: 352/326-3437 Services Provided: Their multipurpose check writing guide can be used to complete personal and traveler�s checks, and to endorse the backs Kentucky Industries for the Blind 1900 Brownsboro Road Louisville, KY 40206-2199 502/893-0211 FAX: 502/893-3885 Services Provided: Say What (apparel identifier; plastic tag with looped end to slip over hanger; roll of tape is supplied for Brailling); Hi-Marks (3-dimensional identification marker); Say When (liquid level indicator buzzes and vibrates when liquid nears top of container) See also Education, Training, and New Skills for Daily Living Lakeshore Learning Materials 2965 East Dominquez Carson, CA 90749 800/443-4728 Customer Service: 800/428-4418 Services Provided: Catalog of educational equipment, adaptive equipment, and outdoor play equipment LS & S Group PO Box 673

Northbrook, IL 60065 800/468-4789 TTY: 800/317-8533 FAX: 847/498-1482 www.lssgroup.com [email protected] Services Provided: A comprehensive catalog of products for people with visual or hearing impairments Lighthouse, Inc. Consumer Products 111 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022-1202 212/821-9200 or 800/829-0500 TTY: 212/821-9713 www.lighthouse.org Linda Seidel Transforming Cosmetics, Inc. 7 West Aylesbury, Suite S Baltimore, MD 21093 800/701-5335 or 410/560-9000 www.seidelcorp.com FAX: 410/560-053 Services Provided: Manufactures and sells facial makeup which hides scars and birthmarks Maddak, Inc. Peguannock, NJ 07440-1993 201/628-7600 www.ableware.com FAX: 201/305-0841 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Specializes in adaptations for dressing and grooming, has three catalogs. Sells �Dyna-Form-It� � a rubber putty for making adapted handles Magnification Station Mesa Plaza Shopping Center 8022 Mesa Drive Austin, TX 78731 512/345-4123 www.magstation.com 512/452-5389 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Products for magnification, daily living, and technology Maxi Aids, Inc. PO Box 3209 Farmingdale, NY 11735

800/522-6294 www.maxiaids.com Services Provided: A comprehensive catalog of products for people with visual, hearing, and physical impairments Mobility Cane Vendors Advance Engineering Works 22 Lytton Road, Dehra Dun 248 001 Uttar Oradesh INDIA +91 135 654530 v +91 135 629244 f collapsible walking canes AmbuTech 34 DeBaets Street Winnipeg, Ontario R2J 3S9 CANADA 800/561-3340 or 204/663-3340 v 800/267-5059 f [email protected] various canes, including for children and support canes Autofold 208 Coleman Street Gardner, MA 01440 508/632-0667 v 508/632-5094 f various canes, including for children and support canes Handiworks 4761 Brisa Drive Palmdale, CA 93551 805/722-8595 v [email protected] cane holders Mobility Cane Vendors (Continued) Hartzler�s, Inc. PO Box 3553

Arcadia, CA 91006 818/796-6606 v 818/445-5223 f a variety of canes MSI Mobility Services, Inc. 761 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3 Atlanta, GA 30308 404/876-2636 v 404/872-5255 f [email protected] various canes including a variety of support canes National Federation of the Blind 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 410/659-9314 v 410/685-5653 f [email protected] a variety of long canes Revolution Composites, Inc. 3477 Hancock Street, #A San Diego, CA 92110 800/3820-5132 v very good folding canes White Cane Instruments for the Blind RT3, Box 89A Jenkins, MO 65605 417/574-6368 v various canes Mons International, Inc. 6595 Roswell Road NE, Suite 224 Atlanta, GA 30328 800/541-7903 or 770/551-8455 www.magnifiers.com e-mail: [email protected]

Services Provided: Sells products, delivers services, and gives out resources to people with visual impairments My Heart 3028 Chestnut Avenue Long Beach, CA 90806 888/277-7414 or 562/427-6644 www.laclassified.com/myheart e-mail: ndnbbs@aolcom Services Provided: Shirts, tote bags, and other �gift� items with four different designs depicting special and regular education students together; will customize orders; has children�s and adults� sizes from 2/4 to 4X Nth Degree 21325 Bradner Luckey, OH 43443 800/241-8468 www.thenthdegree.com FAX: 419/837-2513 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Satirical disability t-shirts National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Early Childhood Special Education 1509 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036 202/232-8777 or 800/424-2460 www.naeyc.org Services Provided: Information and pamphlets regarding ADA, technology, and mainstreaming children with special needs See also Infants and Toddlers, ADA, Technology National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH) 22 West 21st Street, Sixth Floor New York, NY 10010 212/889-3141 www.navh.org FAX: 212/727-2931

Services Provided: Catalog of visual aids for sale; on-line store; many informational pamphlets; counseling available at regional offices for individuals and families; most services are free to members; ask about the location of a regional office National Braille Press 88 St. Stephen Street Boston, MA 02115 617/266-6160 or 888/965-8965 www.nbp.org FAX: 617/437-0456 Services Provided: Variety of Braille manuals for computer peripherals including C Programming and Master MS DOS. Also, Second Beginner�s Guide to Personal Computers for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Braille, large type, large type/Braille superimposition transcription services. Publisher of magazines and books. See also Reading Resources ∫National Federation of the Blind 1800 Johnson Street Baltimore, MD 21230 410/659-9314 www.nfb.org Services Provided: Mail-order catalog. Products include talking, large print, and Braille calculators; clocks and watches; Braille slates, styli, labeling, and writing aids; magnifiers and sunglasses; canes; household, kitchen, and medical aids; cards and games; cassette recorders; talking scales See also Information and Support National Wheel-O-Vator Company, Inc. 509 West Front Street Roanoke, IL 61561-0348 888/353-8898 www.wheelovator.com FAX: 309/923-5091 Services Provided: Household stairlifts for people who use wheelchairs or have problems with stairs Omega Engineering 1 Omega Drive Stamford, CT 06907 203/359-1660 Services Provided: Have talking instruments, like the Omegasays � a

high-performance multi-meter (voltage, current, and electrical resistance) Ostrich Software 287 Cameo Drive Danville, CA 94526 925/552-0750 [email protected] FAX: 925/838-2958 Services Provided: portable four-ounce digital unit accepts up to three megabytes of data, output in synthetic speech; software works with Windows 95, 98, NT; connects to a serial port Our-Co Industries Contact: Joann Capone Location: New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc. 908/805-1912 Services Provided: Necklaces on which you can spell your name or a phrase in Braille; necklaces come in two lengths (18 and 22 inches) and have glass beads in four colors Outa Sight Products 269 South Beverly Drive, Suite 321 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 888/876-4733 [email protected] FAX: 818/894-2905 Services Provided: Products for visually impaired people to use around the home Perfectly Safe 7835 Freedom Avenue NW, Suite 3 North Canton, OH 44720-6907 800/837-5437 www.4perfectlysafe.com FAX: 330/492-8290 Services Provided: Safety products for children: bumpers for furniture edges, cord and knob covers, safety gates, stove guards, shopping cart straps, and many others Perspectives: Total Accessibility Specialists Voice/FAX: 207/772-7305 www.ourworld.compuserve/homepages/perspectives e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Sells a machine to stamp Braille symbols onto currency

Playback Marketing 1308 Evergreen Avenue Goldsboro, NC 27530 888/217-2312 or 919/736-0939 Services Provided: Catalog of �regular� products, comes only on audiocassette; items for sale include toys, Christmas items, music boxes, tools, edibles, and many others; four cassettes are $3.00 Power Access Corporation PO Box 235 Collinsville, CT 06022-0235 800/344-0088 www.power-access.com FAX: 860/693-0641 Services Provided: Automatic door opener for wheelchair users Prophecy Designs PO Box 84 Round Pond, ME 04564 207/529-5318 Services Provided: Offers the only retail line of full-color greeting cards with both print and Braille. Vivid designs by artist Kristina M. L. Nutting grace the front of 30 various cards. Cards are also available in large print. Quick-Scrybe 17734 Devonshire, #6 Northridge, CA 91325-1202 888/820-7845 or 818/832-6358 www.quikscrybe.com FAX: 310/301-0344 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Braille cookbooks R. E. B. Magnetics 3321 Mt. Pleasant Road Kelso, WA 98626 360/636-4693 www.cport.com/~russ/ FAX: 360/578-1219 e-mail: [email protected]

Services Provided: Many types of games for the blind (including Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Bingo, Scrabble, and some proprietary); magnetic Braille instructional equipment (e.g., letters, numbers, boards), plus sweatshirts and t-shirts with Braille symbols and some daily living aids Replogle Globes, Inc. 2801 South 25th Avenue Broadview, IL 60155 708/343-0900 FAX: 708/343-0923 Services Provided: Raised relief globes and globe stands. You can also order these items on quota from APH. Rifton PO Box 901 Rifton, NY 12471 800/777-4244 FAX: 800/336-5948 Services Provided: Catalog of devices for children with mobility impairments (lift walkers, gait trainers, mobile standers, advancement chairs, universal chair frame, tricycles, hand-driven tricycles, supine boards, standers, adaptable tray easel, activity chairs, therapy systems) S & S Worldwide PO Box 513 Colchester, CT 06415 860/537-3451 or 800/243-9232 www.snswwide.com FAX: 800/566-6678 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Catalog of products adapted for physical impairments S. Walters, Inc. 30423 Canwood Street, Suite 115 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 800/992-5837 or 818/706-2202 FAX: 818/706-2206 or 888/549-1843 Services Provided: Magnifiers, monoculars and accessories; also distributors for Eschenback line of products

Sammons-Preston Ability One Corporation 4 Sammons Court Bolingbrook, IL 60440 800/323-5547 FAX: 800/547-4333 Services Provided: Timer with large print numbers, raised/large print playing cards, magnifiers, adaptive home equipment; line of products for people who are physically disabled Science Products PO Box 888 Southeastern, PA 19399 800/888-7400 Services Provided: Magnifiers, lamps, and sunglasses; large print books, records, and Voxcom Message Recorder; large print playing cards; recreation equipment; audible electronic measuring tools and instruments; talking and large digit pocket alarm clocks and watches; miscellaneous aids. Alphabet and nursery rhyme books; scratch and sniff books and puzzles; touch and feel books with moving parts and touch activities; dramatized book and cassette combinations. Sears Home Health Care 7700 Brush Hill Road Hinsdale, IL 60521 800/326-1750 Services Provided: Clothing and accessories, home adaptation equipment, wheelchairs and accessories, transfer aids, furniture, mobility, self-help aids, medical equipment, talking blood pressure monitor Selsi PO Box 10 194 Greenwood Avenue Midland Park, NJ 07432 201/612-9200 FAX: 201/612-9548

Services Provided: Magnifiers, loupes, lamps, microscopes, telescopes, compasses, medical instruments, drawing instruments SilvoHome 800/331-1261 www.silvo.com FAX: 800/331-1261 e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Sell a lap desk with a raised lip around the edges � both the bottom of the desk and the lip are padded Speak to Me 330 SW 43rd Street, Suite 154 Renton, WA 98055 800/248-9965 www.speaktomecatalog.com Services Provided: Catalog of products which speak, sing or play music, including: children�s hairbrush, comb, fork, and toothbrush; stuffed animals; teddy bears dressed like the members of the singing group �Boyz-II-Men�; novelty coin banks; picture frames; clocks, etc. Sprint 800/877-4000 Services Provided: This long distance telephone company has (a) a phone card which is voice-activated (e.g., �call home� dials your home phone number) and (b) regular phone cards available in Braille Star Tech 1601 Fulton Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 916/488-3480 FAX: 916/489-9052 Services Provided: �Match Makers� are small clips to attach to clothing for identification, for use by the visually impaired Stringers, Inc. 3706 North Ocean Boulevard, #203 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 www.stringersinc.com e-mail: [email protected]

Services Provided: Shoelaces which are so curly that they hold shoes closed without being tied Toys to Grow On www.toysrus.com Services Provided: Science and nature activities, sports, dramatic play, arts and crafts, travel toys. U R Lov’d Online Gift Store www.urlovdgifts.com e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: They carry many products with their hearts logo, including bracelets, magnets, keychains, and a mug; several of these items can have Braille added Vision Associates 7512 Dr. Phillips Boulevard, #50-316 Orlando, FL 32819 407/352-5632 [email protected] FAX: 407/352-5632 Services Provided: Distribution of materials for vision assessment, Lilli Nelsen publications and vision checklists Visually Unique PO Box 20952 Dallas, TX 75382 972/416-5568 Services Provided: Daily appointment calendar and a check register with large print Volunteers for the Visually Handicapped 8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 210 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301/589-0894 FAX: 301/589-7281

Services Provided: Free catalog available (in Braille, large print or audiocassette) of adaptive devices for the blind Whirlpool Contact: Consumer Information AIS 2000 M-63 Benton Harbor, MI 49022 800/253-1301 or 800/632-2243 www.whirlpool.com e-mail: [email protected] Services Provided: Has large print, Braille, and cassette cookbooks plus use and care guides and overlays for controls on Whirlpool appliances White Cane Institute for the Blind PO Box 89A, Route 3 Jenkins, MO 65605 417/574-6368 Services Provided: Travel canes, collapsible and rigid canes with nylon tips, nylon tips for metal guide, nylon tip with metal glide, and metal glide