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Georgia Library for Accessible Services
Providing and encouraging visionary leadership; Ensuring equal access to information and technology;
Promoting the value and joy of life long reading and learning; and
Facilitating collaboration and innovation in the broader library community
Northeast Georgia Talking Book Center
The Northeast Georgia Talking Book Center provides free library services for patrons with visual, physical, and reading disabilities. The Center loans books and magazines on cassette tapes or in Braille, as well as the necessary cassette players. Books and players are mailed back and forth at no cost to the patron.
Through the Georgia Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and cooperating local libraries, Georgians have access to a free national library program which offers braille and recorded materials. The materials are provided by the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), to eligible visually and physically handicapped persons. All reading material and equipment is sent to borrowers and returned by postage-free mail.
Bainbridge Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Bainbridge Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is one of twelve subregional libraries in the state of Georgia and currently serves the following sixteen county region: Baker, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Webster
Through the Georgia Library for Accessible Services and cooperating local libraries, Georgians have access to a free national library program which offers braille and recorded materials. The materials are provided by the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (NLS), to eligible visually and physically handicapped persons. All reading material and equipment is sent to borrowers and returned by postage-free mail.
Rome Subregional Library for People with Disabilities
Previously referred to as the Rome Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped or the Talking Books Center, the Rome Subregional Library for People with Disabilities provides free library service to the disabled in eleven counties of Northwest Georgia.
Three Rivers Regional Library System
The Talking Book Center serves 12 counties--Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Ware and Wayne--with over 1200 patrons.
Columbus Library for Accessible Services (CLASS)
If you are a child or adult who can’t read materials printed by conventional methods, you may qualify for a free public library service. Through the Georgia Library for Accessible Services and cooperating local libraries, Georgians have access to a national library program which offers braille and recorded materials.
Georgia Rehabilitation Services
The five unique programs of Rehabilitation Services have a singular purpose – to help ensure that people with disabilities can reach their potential through independence and employment.
People with disabilities who join Georgia’s world-class workforce are self-sufficient, valued citizens who pay taxes, buy goods and services, rent apartments, own homes, and shop at malls. They do not need direct financial assistance, and that saves society millions of dollars
Vision Rehabilitation Services
Vision Rehabilitation Services is dedicated to assisting individuals who are visually impaired or blind so that they may function independently in all of their environments. Whether that environment is at home, school, place of employment, house of worship or anywhere else, VRS provides practical tools and proven techniques to help our clients carry out their daily activities
Center for the Visually Impaired
The Center for the Visually Impaired is Georgia's largest comprehensive, fully accredited, private facility providing rehabilitation services for individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired. Since 1962, the Center has grown to serve as a model of innovative services for people who have a wide range of vision impairments from low vision to total blindness.
Georgia Instructional materials Center
The Georgia Instructional Materials Center (GIMC) is a special project of the Georgia Department of Education, Division for Exceptional Students. The GIMC works with local school systems, state education agency personnel, textbook publishers, and other public and private agencies to procure and produce alternative format educational materials such as Braille, large print, and electronic format textbooks for students with visual disabilities.
Georgia Lions Light House Foundation
Providing vision and hearing care to the uninsured and working poor, the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation has served as a beacon of hope to many for almost 60 years. We provide eyeglasses, eye surgeries and hearing aids allowing people to see and hear again. We can do this because our partner medical providers greatly discount their services for the Lighthouse, at a combined value of $5 for every $1 we spend. In addition, the Lighthouse Foundation sends 100,000 pairs of recycled eyeglasses to developing countries each year.
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology
The Georgia Project for Assistive Technology (GPAT), a unit of the Georgia Department of Education, supports local school systems in their efforts to provide assistive technology devices and services to students with disabilities. Funded since 1991, GPAT has focused on building local assistive technology resources by providing quality professional learning and technical support services.
is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1980. Our mission is to provide blind and print-impaired Georgians with access to the printed word through technology and volunteer readers. We are staffed almost entirely by volunteers who read from more than 120 magazines, 35 newspapers, and 25 unabridged books each month. We also deliver public service information, as well as, community-support programs targeting such audiences as seniors and veterans
can give you and your family more options for greater freedom in your lives. Our mission is to increase access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for Georgians of all ages and disabilities so individuals can live, learn, work, and play independently in communities of their choice.
Georgia Industries for the Blind
Since March 1949, Georgia Industries for the Blind (GIB) has been providing employment opportunities to individuals with severe visual impairments. Under the auspices of the Georgia Department of Labor, Rehabilitation Services, Georgia Industries for the Blind works in conjunction with the Vocational Rehabilitation Program to provide employment to visually impaired individuals from across the state.
Georgia Industries for the Blind Employment Opportunities
Serving Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties.
We are one of the world’s largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Nationally, last year, Goodwill agencies across the country collectively provided employment and training services to more than 720,000 individuals.
Living Independent for Everyone
L.I.F.E., Inc. started in the home of two ladies with disabilities who had a vision of equal rights, equal opportunities and integration into the community for all people with disabilities. From it’s beginnings in Chatham County in 1986, L.I.F.E. has expanded to provide services for eleven (11) counties in southeast Georgia.
Macon Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Any citizen who resides permanently in Bibb, Baldwin, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Dougherty, Houston, Jones, Lee, Macon, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Twiggs, Wilkinson, or Worth counties is eligible to use the Macon Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped if a visual or physical problem makes regular print difficult to read.
North Georgia Talking Book Outreach Center
Our vision is to preserve a lifetime of sight for all Georgians, especially children, seniors, and those without access to eye care, through vision screenings, eye exams, and education.
Southeastern Guide Dogs' mission is to create and nurture a partnership between a visually impaired individual and a guide dog, facilitating life's journey with mobility, independence and dignity.
The mission of the Atlanta Vision Loss Center is to improve the everyday function and quality of life of aging Veterans with vision loss and their caregivers.
South Georgia Talking Book Center Regional Library
Walton Options for Independent Living
Empowering persons of all ages with all types of disabilities to reach their
highest level of independence, community inclusion and employment.
Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind
It is the mission of the Georgia Lions' Camp for the Blind, Inc. to provide personal growth experiences for children, teens and adults with visual impairments through the use of recreation, education, socialization and rehabilitation in an outdoor setting.
Savannah Association for the Blind Inc
Savannah Association for the Blind, Incorporated (SAB) is a private, nonprofit agency serving the general public in southeastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina. The mission of Savannah Association for the Blind, Inc. is to provide rehabilitation services designed to help blind and visually impaired individuals in all walks of life function independently in their homes and in the community. Currently, this mission is being addressed within the framework of interrelated Programs. The services provided are pre-vocational in nature and should be mastered prior to the commencement of any vocational or professional training. These services are designed to assist each person served to function independently in his/her home and in the community.These servies are designed to help visually impaired people adjust and cope with their visual loss.
Georgia Division for Aging Services
DHS is the new structure of the former Georgia Department of Human Resources. Our mission is to provide Georgia with customer-focused human services that promote child and adult protection, child welfare, stronger families and self-sufficiency. DHS includes the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) the Division of Aging Services (DAS), the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS), the Office of Residential Child Care (RCC) and support offices.
A statewide resource and technical assistance center promoting innovative, customized employment practice for all people, including people with disabilities.
Georgia High School/High Tech Initiative
Helps youth with disabilities make better, more informed decisions about their careers and their futures by focusing on employment, career development, education, training, leadership and growth opportunities.
Technology permeates every level of our ever changing, advancing society. Top growth careers in the world today as noted by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Handbook, all rely on some degree of math, science and technology skills.
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve all youth, including youth with disabilities and other vulnerable youth. The NCWD/Youth, created in 2001, is composed of partners with expertise in education, youth development, disability, employment, workforce development and family issues. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), the NCWD/Youth is housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C. NCWD/Youth offers a range of technical assistance services to state and local workforce investment boards, youth councils and other workforce development system youth programs.
The transition from youth to adulthood is challenging for almost every young person. This is particularly true for young people with disabilities. Yet, it is in those crucial transition-age years that a young person's future can be determined. Part of a successful future includes finding and keeping work. The total employment rate is projected to increase by 15% in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Employment in occupations that generally require a college degree or other postsecondary credential is projected to grow much faster than other jobs across all occupations. Jobs requiring work-related training will still account for the majority of the new positions.
Georcia Independent Living Centers
A list of Independent Living Centers (ILCs) in the state of Georgia. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
Georgia One stop Career Centers
Each center provides career counseling, resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training and information about local and national labor markets and unemployment compensation.
Provides employment and training for people with disabilities in Georgia and 9 other states.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Savannah Local Office
Enforces federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination.
Georgia Assistive Technology Loan Guarantee Program
Credit-Able is Georgia’s Alternative Financing Program for Assistive Technology. The mission of Credit-Able is to make independence affordable for Georgians with disabilities. Credit-Able achieves its mission by developing and sustaining strategic partnerships with community based organizations and financial institutions that share a common vision of improving the financial well-being of all Georgians, with a special emphasis given to individuals with disabilities and those who are on the fringe of the financial mainstream.
Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)
Links to county contact information for Aging and Disability Resource Centers, which provide a single point of entry for access to public long-term support programs and benefits, including transportation options for seniors and people with disabilities.
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Paratransit Service
Provides Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Complementary Paratransit Service to eligible persons with disabilities who are, because of their disability, unable to board, ride or disembark from an accessible vehicle in MARTA's regular bus or rail services.
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Accessibility Information
Information about accessible transportation in Atlanta, including vans and buses with wheelchair lifts.
Paratransit Van Service - Augusta
This curb to curb van service is available to qualifying persons with permanent or temporary disabilities. The paratransit service runs the same hours and places as the regular bus service.
Links to information about traveling in Georgia, including transit services and rail options.
Georgia Application for Disabled Parking Permit Pdf Version
Online form for disabled parking permits in Georgia.
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