Disability Resources by State

Through research, Stovall and Harper learned that there are 13 million people in the United States who have visual impairments severe enough to limit their enjoyment of movies and television programming. They began to develop a plan to make programs accessible to visually impaired people by adding the voice of a narrator describing the visual elements of the story. Even though they knew nothing about the technology it would require to accomplish such a task, they began working with borrowed equipment to produce the first few narrative soundtracks. Stovall and Harper then planned to add the narrative soundtracks to the existing movie audio. Experts in the television industry told them their plan would never work, but unfailing in their tenacity, they eventually found someone who would help them try, and the videos came together just as they had expected. Less than one year later, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded NTN with an Emmy for technology that has expanded the use of television.

This Division is responsible for preventive and community health programs and services. It is also responsible for the regulation and licensure of health-related professions and occupations, as well as the regulation and licensure of health care facilities and services.

While ATP does not directly fund the purchase of devices, it is a resource for individuals with disabilities and their family members, school staff, service providers, counselors, employers, and others to:
(1) Obtain information about AT and appropriate funding sources;
(2) Borrow equipment on a trial basis (or device repair);
(3) Purchase selected equipment or software at discount prices;
(4) Consult with specialists regarding accessibility issues;
(5) Receive training; and
(6) Receive on-site support at home, in schools and on the job.

The Bureau helps individuals with vision disabilities make decisions about their future  employment through evaluation and testing tailored to the participant’s needs. The program also offers counseling and training to help individuals learn to maneuver safely with confidence.

For more than 100 years the Association’s mission has been “To advance the independence of persons who are blind and visually impaired.”

Our goal is to help people with vision loss continue to live safely and independently – at home, at work and in their community. The New Hampshire Association for the Blind offers a number of vision rehabilitation services that are individually tailored to your needs. Among these are vision rehabilitation therapy, orientation and mobility training, low vision services, education services for school aged children and counseling. Volunteers are also available for transportation and home visits.

The NHDOE is committed to helping students, parents, and educators (including teachers, principals, superintendents, and school communities) meet the educational needs of each student. This site provides a wealth of data and information about the NHDOE’s programs, services, and initiatives at the fingertips of every citizen.

Our mission is to enable persons who are blind to achieve vocational, economic and social equality by providing career preparation, training in the skills of blindness and above all, promoting and conveying the belief that blindness is not a barrier to successful employment, or to living an independent and meaningful life.

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (formerly NMSVH) has for many years operated an Instructional Resource Center (IRC) on the school’s main campus to help provide educational materials for students with visual impairments statewide. In addition, it also now houses the New Mexico Repository, consisting of textbooks in Braille and large print contributed by schools from throughout New Mexico.