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Here is a list of handy links that will take you to other websites in New Zealand and around the world that you may find interesting and of use. Please note that the Foundation does not take responsibility for the content of the sites to which it links, nor does linking constitute an endorsement of the company or organisation concerned.

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New Zealand

NZ blindness, disability and support organisations

Achieve
Age Concern NZ Inc
Albinism Trust
Association of Blind Citizens NZ                       
Blind Sailing
Blind Sport New Zealand                               
Diabetes NZ
DPA NZ Inc (Disabled Persons Assembly)
Glaucoma NZ
Health and Disability Advocacy (Health and Disability Commissioner)
NZ Guidelines Group
NZ Radio For The Print Disabled Inc
NZ Riding for the Disabled Assn Inc
Parents of Vision Impaired NZ
Retina New Zealand Inc
Ripple Trust
Tiaho Trust
WEKA disability information website

NZ sports organisations

SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand)

NZ government and legislation (general)

Charities Commission
Human Rights Commission
National Library of NZ
NZ Government Online
Statistics NZ

NZ government and legislation (health and disability)

District Health Boards
Health and Disability Commissioner
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health
NZ Legislation site
Office for Disability Issues
Statistics NZ Disabilities pages

NZ optometry and ophthalmology

NZ Association of Optometrists
NZ College of Optometrists Inc
NZ Optometric Vision Research Foundation
Department of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of Auckland
Royal Australian and NZ College of Ophthalmologists

NZ research

Health Research Council
Social Policy Evaluation and Research Committee

NZ tertiary study

Te Puna Web Directory of Universities
Code of Practice for Tertiary Students with Impairments

NZ vision education

Vision Education Agency

NZ voluntary and community sector

Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research Inc
Charities Commission
CommunityNet Aotearoa
Funding Information Service
NZ Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations

Australian and Pacific blindness and disability organisations

Links provided by Blind Citizens Australia
Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc
Vision Australia

Other overseas blindness and disability organisations

E-accessibility
ACB Radio
AMD Alliance International
American Council of the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Foundation Fighting Blindness
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
International Federation of Guide Dog Schools for the Blind
National Federation of the Blind (USA)
Royal National Institute of the Blind (UK)
World Blind Union


Accessibility and universal design                

CAST universal design for learning
Dive Into Accessibility
NIMAS (XML-based standard)
Trace Center (accessible web sites)
W3C World Wide Web Consortium
Web Accessibility Initiative
World Summit on the Information Society
Google Accessible Web Search for the Visually Impaired -  promotes results that are accessible

Adaptive technology

Ai Squared
Dolphin Group
Freedom Scientific
GW Micro
HumanWare
Lexia
Microsoft Accessibility technology (101k)
Pacific Vision Equipment and Services
WEBSpeak software for Windows
Java TM Access Bridge 1.0
Listen and Learn Recordings has audio introductions, tutorials and walk throughs that are aimed at everyone from the beginner to the more advanced professional looking to get a running start with new software or hardware

Audio described videos

RNIB audio description homepage (UK)
WGBH (USA)

Braille

Australian Braille Authority
Braille Formats (online version)
BRL: Braille Reference Desk
HotBraille: free translation service
International Council on English Braille
Name game (see your name in braille) (AFB)
Future Aids: the Braille Superstore has everything from braille books to low vision aids

Deafblindness

DB-Link (deafblind children)
DeafBlindInfo.org
Deafblind International
Helen Keller Center (youths and adults)
Sense (UK)

Equipment

American Printing House for the Blind
Ocutech

Guides for blind, deafblind and vision-impaired people

Family Friendly Fun and Special Needs Resources
Introduction to the Guitar for the Visually Impaired

Human rights

Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Internet searching

Gateway to New Zealand Internet Links and Resources
Text only access for major search engines

Libraries for the blind and digital libraries

Camera Obscura - electronic books
CNIB Library for the Blind (Canada)
DAISY digital talking books
NLS (USA)
Project Gutenberg
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (USA)
Revealweb online catalogue (UK)
RNIB Talking Book Service (UK)
Vision Australia

Vision education and tertiary study overseas

The Blindness Resource Center at New York Institute for Special Education
CAST universal design for learning
NIMAS (XML-based textbook production)
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (New South Wales, Australia)
Space Camp for Visually Impaired Students

Other

New Zealand Book Month
Ability Adventures - accessible travel
Book links - downloadable audio books, electronic texts, electronic braille and online stores for audio books
Top 25 websites for gamers who are blind
Blind World - a free online magazine with the latest news and goings-on in the blind and visually-impaired communities
Eyes2eyes - a website with tips and articles for the blind and vision-impaired