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There are many organizations across the world that serve blind people and guide dog users. The purpose of many of these is to provide education for the public and to help stop discrimination against the disabled. Many of these offer ways to help promote access and employment so the blind population can return to work and lead productive lives.

GDUI - Guide Dog Users Inc. (GDUI) is the largest organization of people interested in the dog as a working guide. Our membership is international, with the bulk of members in the continental United States, but with members, in Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Brazil, Australia and Japan.

American Council of the Blind - The American Council of the Blind is the nation's leading membership organization of blind and visually impaired people. It was founded in 1961 and incorporated in the District of Columbia.

North Carolina Puppy Raising Program - The North Carolina Puppy Raising Program (NCPRP) is comprised of a dedicated group of volunteers who raise GEB puppies during the first year of their lives. These volunteers take the pups into their homes and give them the love, support, and direction they need to prepare them for their formal training as future guides for blind men and women. Puppy raisers are supported by additional volunteers who supply food and veterinary services.

National Federation for the Blind - Founded in 1940, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the nation's largest and most influential membership organization of blind persons. With fifty thousand members, the NFB has affiliates in all fifty states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and over seven hundred local chapters. As a consumer and advocacy organization, the NFB is considered the leading force in the blindness field today.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - National Library Service administers a free library program of braille and recorded materials circulated to eligible borrowers through a network of cooperating libraries.

Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, formerly Vision Enrichment Services was founded in 1913 as the Association for the Blind and for Sight Conservation. The agency was incorporated in 1921. The purposes of the agency is to assist, educate and promote the prevention of blindness.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness - The Foundation Fighting Blindness is a national eye research organization that funds laboratory and clinical research at over 40 prominent institutions in the United States and foreign countries. It serves as a source of information for eye care specialists, professionals and affected families.

The Hadley School for the Blind - The Hadley School for the Blind offers over 90 distance education courses to eligible students completely free of charge.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic - Providing services for nearly half a century, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a national nonprofit organization that serves people who
cannot read standard print because of a visual, perceptual or other physical disability.

This is but a few. More will follow in the future.

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Blind and Guide Dog Organizations

Blind and Guide Dog
Organizations