Blind and Low Vision Disabilities

Bookshare

Bookshare provides access to audiobooks and ebooks designed for readers with dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and other reading barriers.

Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL)- Library of Congress in Sacramento

BTBL has braille and audiobook titles available. Call to request an application for Talking Books. The Peninsula Center for the Blind also has applications.
(800) 952-5666
btbl@library.ca.gov

California Deaf-Blind Services (CDBS)

CDBS offers advocacy and referral services for individuals through age 21 who are deaf-blind and for family members, care providers, and personnel from public and private schools and agencies, who serve individuals who are deaf-blind.
Voice: (415) 405-7560
TTY: (800) 822-7884
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132

Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired

The Vista Center provides services such as a low vision clinic with an optometrist specialist, daily living skills and mobility training. There are also braille classes available. In addition, they have a social worker who can come to your home to assess the services you need and provide training to become more independent within the home. Call (650) 858-0202 or email info@vistacenter.org  2500 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Palo Alto, CA 94306