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My only experience as a blind person has been in the USA with many advantages in technology, legislated accommodations, and public awareness of blind individuals. I progressed from having poor eyesight to being legally blind, and finally to having only light perception. I was continuously employed from 1964 until retirement from municipal employment in January 2004. Through rehab under the Ohio Bureau of Services for the Blind (now BSVI) in 1974, and subsequent membership, and some leadership, in organizations of the blind for about ten years, I met a wide variety of blind men and women. I have retinitis pigmentosa, as do three of my brothers. My employment experiences as a visually impaired person, provide examples of employer accomodation and some relational factors with other employees. My personal adaptive techniques and those I learned through rehabilitation training have been helpful at work, at home, and in service and social activities. My family and friends have been able to enjoy some unique teasing as I learned not to take myself or my blindness too seriously. the Hoover long cane, tactual markings, talking clocks and calculators, Talking Book equipment, and speech access for computers are my most frequently used specialty items. In my personal experience however, the most important factor of my blindness in my life is that it led me to salvation in Christ Jesus as described in "Being Blind."

Organizations Providing Services or Products for the Visually Impaired

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped | State Library of Ohio - Talking Book Program | Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission | National Broadcast Reading Service - Home of VoicePrint and AudioVision Canada | American Foundation for the Blind | International Center for Disability Information | EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information | The Inclusive Learning Exchange | WGBH About: Access: Services for People with Disabilities | Project Gutenberg - free E-books online | Bookshare.org - Help Finding and Reading Books | Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic | American Council of the Blind | National Federation of the Blind | American Printing House for the Blind - adapted educational and daily living products | Freedom Scientific - JAWS Screen Reader & other products | GW Micro, Inc. - Window-Eyes screen reader | WebbIE, the free web browser for blind people with little or no sight. | LookOut Screen Reader - Assistive Technology for Blind and Visually Impaired People | White Canes - Howell Mobility Products | Independent Living Aids - Low vision aids, products for visually impaired | Ann Morris Enterprises, products for the blind and vision impaired |

Computer & Internet Related Sites

Microsoft - Resource Guide for Individuals with Vision Difficulties and Impairments | Microsoft - Learn keyboard shortcuts | Smart Computing - computer magazines & More | Surf's Up! Surfing the Internet with JAWS | HTML 4.0 Elements | The W3C Markup Validation Service |

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