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Provides a long-standing heritage of addressing the needs of people who are blind or visually impaired. This includes those with multiple disabilities or chronic medical conditions.

Connects users to resources on blindness/visual impairment such as assistive technology, braille instruction and document producers, diabetic support, scholarships, employment, guide dog programs, and legal rights.

Provides a phone-based support group system that offers parents of children diagnosed with an eye condition the opportunity to share their experiences, resources, and feelings to like-minded individuals. Current support groups include: Cortical visual impairment, Retinopathy of prematurity, Leber congenital amaurosis, Autism and blindness.

Provides various support services for blind and visually-impaired individuals. Services include: information and referral, Braille instruction, peer support groups, advocacy, JAWS and Zoom Text computer classes, Stand Along Reading Apparatus (SARA) classes, white cane instruction assistance, and access to aids and appliances.

Provides residential summer camps, respite weekends, and recreational, educational, and social-development programs for children, teens, and adults with visual, intellectual, developmental, physical disabilities, autism, and Down syndrome. Promotes independent living skills, socialization, and community participation in an accessible camp setting.

Provides legally blind high school students in the United States the opportunity to earn a scholarship, based upon strong academic accomplishments and merit. A single scholarship is also awarded to a current or prospective graduate student who is legally blind.

Provides a 2-week training program that matches individuals who are visually impaired with trained guide dogs. Also provides transportation.

Provides structured rehabilitation and skill-building services for adults with vision loss or blindness. Supports independent living through training in daily living skills, assistive technology, mobility/orientation instruction, emotional wellness, and occupational therapy.

Inspire advocacy and break down societal barriers to ensure individuals experiencing vision loss can live, learn, and work with equal opportunity.