Arizona Council of the Blind Home Page

The Arizona Council of the Blind is a nonprofit IRS exempt organization made up of blind, visually impaired, and sighted Arizonans, with a broad diversity of occupations and professions. Primary focus is on blindness-related issues - especially on dealing effectively with the challenges of daily living, whether a person be a child or adult, regardless of the cause of sight impairment. Members enthusiastically support furtherance of the organization and the mission to:

• Provide a forum for the free exchange of opinions, ideas and information relating to matters of concern to the blind and visually impaired.
  
• Elevate the social, cultural, and economic level of blind and visually impaired persons.
• Improve education and rehabilitation programs and facilities.
• Provide scholarships to assist qualified blind college students to pursue their higher education and goals.
• Encourage and assist the blind, especially the newly blind, to develop their abilities and potentials and to assume a responsible place in the community.
• Cooperate with public and private institutions and agencies of and for the blind.
• Conduct a program of public education aimed toward improving the understanding of the problems of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.
• Publish a quarterly newsletter, Fore-Sight, in accessible formats (i.e. Braille, Large Print and Audio Tape).
• Sponsor a Federal Credit Union to serve the financial needs of blind persons.
• Provide advocacy for further legislation affecting the blind and visually impaired.
• Encourage and support participation of members in local, state, and national gatherings of members and their special interests.

• Search the Arizona Council Web Site.
• Arizona Specific Information - Groups and Links. Including links to newspapers, radio, and TV.
• Links to Advocacy and Legislation.
• Guide Dog User's of Arizona
• Find out about donating your used car to the Arizona Council of the Blind. All donations are tax-deductable, and car pick-up and processing is handled by the Processing Donation Center
• Vendor's that Might be of Interest
• Other Groups That Might be of Interest
• Links to some Newspapers
• General Health and Vision Related Illness Lists
• Links to Sites with Windos and DOS Games that are Accessable.
• Over 100 Blindness Discussion Lists and Subscription Instructions
• American Council of the Blind
• Calendar of AzCB Events.
• Current and Past Fore-Sight - The Quarterly Newsletter of the Arizona Council of the Blind
• AZCB Board of Directors
• Please take a few minutes to answer the AZCB Survey.
• AZCB Application
• Guide Dog Laws by State.