Fred's Head Fred's Head is an accessible, on-line catalog of useful tips, techniques, and resources for the blind and visually impaired. There is a form for submitting questions not already covered. The membership is international, with the bulk of members in the continental United States, but with members in Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Brazil, Australia and Japan. This site is a portal for the blind, their friend and families. It offers many resources for blind people, many of which emphasize Braille.
Members can interact with instant messaging.
Membership and all of the sites other services are offered for free. The Lighthouse International is a non-profit organization that provides a wide range of resources, good and services for people with visual impairments including vision rehabilitation services, education, research and advocacy. National Eye Institute NEI, part of the National Institutes of Health, attempts to discover safe and effective methods to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases and disorders of the visual system. In this way, the Institute helps to prevent, reduce, and possibly even eliminate blindness and visual impairment. With 50,000 members, the NFB has affiliates in all fifty states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, and over seven hundred local chapters.