California Resources

State Agencies and Resources

• California Deafblind Services
• California Department of Education (CDE Internet)
• California Department of Rehabilitation: Blind Field Services
• California Department of Special Education
• Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology (CDE Internet)
• California Department of Education Assistive Technology Checklist (CDE Internet)
• California Department of Social Services
• CA Program Guidelines for Students Who are Visually Impaired: 2014 Revised Edition

Agencies serving the State of California

• Braille Institute
• California Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (CAPVI)
• California Council of the Blind
• California Optometric Association
• California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Wayfinder Family Services (formerly Junior Blind)
• Society for the Blind

Agencies serving Regions and Counties

• Academy of Music
• Blind Children’s Learning Center (Orange County)
• Blind Children’s Center (Los Angeles)
• Blindness Support Services (Inland Empire)
• Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County Inc.
• Community Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (San Joaquin County)
• Earle Baum Center (Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino County)
• East Bay Center for the Blind
• Inland Empire Lighthouse for the Blind
• San Diego Center for the Blind
• Santa Clara Valley Blind Center
• Sierra Services for the Blind
• Valley Center for the Blind (Fresno)
• Vista Center (Palo Alto)

Agencies serving Regions and Counties (All Disabilities)

• The Center for Independent Living
• Through the Looking Glass
• Easterseals of Northern California
• Life Steps Foundation
• Family Resource Navigators
• Disability Rights California

VI Vendors and Manufacturers

• Exceptional Teaching
• Sterling Adaptives
• Access Ingenuity
• A.T. Kratter & Company, Inc.
• Sweetman Systems

Conferences

• California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• California Association of Orientation and Mobility Specialists (CAOMS)
• CSU Northridge Assistive Technology Conference

University Programs in California

• Education Specialist Credential in Visual Impairments (San Francisco State University)
• Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential: Orientation & Mobility (San Francisco State University)
• Special Education Option in Visual Impairment & Blindness (California State University Los Angeles)
• Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential: Orientation & Mobility (California State University Los Angeles)

Ophthalmology Resources

• California Pacific Medical Center: Department of Ophthalmology with Low Vision Service
• California Vision Foundation
• Jules Stein Eye Institute
• University of California Berkeley: School of Optometry, Low Vision Clinic

Transcribing and Library Resources

• AFB Directory of Listings for Transcribers
• Clearinghouse for Specialized Media and Technology (CDE Internet)
• NLS at the Library of Congress
• Louis Database

Residential Transition Programs

• Davidson Program for Independence
• Hatlen Center
• Orientation Center for the Blind

Recreational Opportunities

• Blind Stokers Club (CSB) in San Diego
• Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (BORP) for Goalball
• Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra
• City of Sacramento - Goalball
• Wayfinder Family Services - Goalball

Social Media Groups

• Parents and Families of Children with Visual Impairements in San Diego

Don’t see your organization on here? Email info@csb-cde.ca.gov if you think an agency should be added to this list.