This database comes from an automated system that generates web pages from a single database program. A series of macros and other software automatically generate the HTML material.

We believe this database is unique for a number of reasons. We find that web listings often omit mailing addresses or omit resources not on the web. We find that other lists omit email or web addresses. By combining all these sources, we are trying to produce the most comprehensive listings while still emphasizing web and email resources.

Of course we welcome any suggestions for improving these listings.

Printed Sources

• AFB Directory of Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons in the United States and Canada. It can be obtained from the American Foundation for the Blind.
• Agencies for Blind and Partially Sighted People: An International Guide, edited by Sue King at the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United Kingdom. Reach her at 224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA.
• Directory of National Information Sources on Disability from National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Services (part of the US Department of Education) 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington DC 20202
• Equipment for Blind & Partially Sighted Persons: An International Guide. It can be obtained from Dr. John Gill at the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United Kingdom. His fax number is +44 171 388 7747, his email is jgill@rnib.org.uk
• In Touch Handbook from In Touch Publishing, 102 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay, CF1 6AD United Kingdom.
• Resource Directory from Closing the Gap. Fax at 507-248-3810, email at info@closingthegap.com.
• Trace Resourcebook from the Trace Center, S-151 Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705. Contact them by fax at (1-608)262-8848 or email at info@trace.wisc.edu.
• Vision on Assistive Technology: A Guide for the Blind and their Assistants from Vlicht, Central Dispatching, Tervuursevest 101, 3001 Leuven Belgium. Fax: +32 1632 9198.
• World Braille Usage, information from UNESCO, printed and distributed by the National Library Service of the Library of Congress, Washington DC.

CD-ROM and Web Resources

• REHA '97 CD-ROM Exhibiiton Catalog, CD-ROM passed out free at 1997 REHA conference in Germany. This is available from SIC Software GmbH fax: +49 451 87988 30.
• Camera Obscura web page
• Phil Scoville resource list
• ACB web page
• Empowerment Zone web page
• New York Institute for the Blind web page
• Numerous other web pages which gave us new links which we would have otherwise have missed.

Personal Resources

We would like to thank Gloria Buntrock for carefully reviewing our list of American braille transcribers to make numerous suggestions.

Some topics which are regarded as more critical (such as braille transcribers, braille translation, and embosser makers) caused us to make numerous phone calls, send letters and faxes. Other topics were not pursued as actively.