VENEREAL DISEASES
See SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
VETERANS
National Veterans Services Fund
(800)521-0198
9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Persian Gulf Veterans Information Helpline
(800)749-8387
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Central)
VISION
See also LIBRARY SERVICES and HEARING AND SPEECH

American Council of the Blind
(800)424-8666
hcraff@ACCESS.DIGEX.NET (E-mail)
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
2 -5 p.m. (to reach a staff person)

Better Vision Institute
(800)424-8422
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Blind Children's Center
(800)222-3566
(800)222-3567 (International calls)
ncrabb@acb.org (E-mail)
8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Pacific)

Braille Institute
(800)272-4553
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)

The Foundation Fighting Blindness
(800)683-5555; (800)683-5551 (TDD)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
(800)548-4337
8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Guide Dogs for the Blind
(800)295-4050
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Pacific)

The Lighthouse National Center for Education
(800)334-5497 (24-hour recording)

Louisiana Center for the Blind
(800)234-4166
8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)

National Alliance of Blind Students
(800)424-8666
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired
(800)562-6265 (Recording)
9 a.m.-5 p.m.

National Eye Care Project Helpline
(800)222-EYES (3937)
24 hours

National Eye Research Foundation
(800)621-2258
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
Leave recorded message after hours.

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind
(800)255-0411, ext. 275
8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

National Information Clearinghouse on
Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
(DB-Link)
(800)438-9376
(800)854-7013 (TTY)
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Prevent Blindness Center for Sight
(800)331-2020
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Central)
VIOLENCE
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800)799-7233 (recording)
(800)787-3224 (TDD)

National Organization for Victim Assistance
(800)879-6682
24 hours

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
(800)656-4673