Welcome to
A Blind Net Home Page

          Thank you for clicking, surfing, searching and/or otherwise stopping by Blind Net. These pages will provide you with USEFUL and FACTUAL information about blindness; general information as well as links to organizations OF the Blind, those organizations FOR the Blind that work with us, some of the companies that provide equipment we use, and other resources.

          It should go without saying, but we'll say it anyway, that this is NOT a complete guide to sites on the Web. There are a number of reasons for this but the main one is the Web grows and changes so fast that keeping up is all but impossible. Also please remember a company or organization being listed here DOES NOT constitute an endorsement.

          Every site on the web reflects the views of its creators and or sponsors. It is no different here at A Blind Net. If you realize that blind people are normal human beings who simply can't see and that we can do most anything a sighted person can do, (we just use alternative techniques), then you'll almost certainly like what you find here. We DO NOT have, "THE RIGHT ANSWERS", what we do have is a positive philosophy about blindness and it's related issues.

          This web site is devided into the following sections. The letters to the left of each item, for example [G] for General Informaiton, are the access keys which some browsers can use to take you to the specified page.

• [G] General Information About Blindness.
  Who is blind, the courtsey rules of blindness, do you know a blind person, major causes of blindness, services for the blind, alternative techniques, where the blind work, civil rights.

• [P] A Philosophy Of Blindness.
  Views on what blindness is and is not.

• [W] Who Are The Blind Who Lead The Blind.
  Leaders in the organized blind movement.

• [O] Organizations OF The Blind.
  Organizations actually founded BY the blind.

• [F] Organizations FOR The Blind.
  Organizations created to help blind people.

• [C] Companies Specializing In Products For The Blind.
  Companies and organizations selling equipment and other products of interest and / or use to blind people.

• [R] Other Resources For The Blind.
  Libraries, rehabilitation agencies, and other services to help blind people.

• [H] How You Can Help The Blind.
  Ways you can help, many of which don't cost money.

• [T] Text Map Of This Web Site.
  A text list of the pages on A Blind Net.

• [A] Awards.
  The awards that have been given to A Blind Net.

• [E] Web Rings.
  The webrings that A Blind Net has joined.

• [V] Organizations And Activities.
  A list of the organizations that A Blind Net has joined.

• [S] How You Can Help A Blind Net Stay On-Line.

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