Blind / Low Vision

Alphapointe is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has continued to serve people who are blind and visually impaired in the Kansas City, Missouri community and surrounding region.

Creating educational, workplace, and independent living products and services for people who are visually impaired.

Strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life, for all blind and visually-impaired people.

Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss.

Assistance to Kansans for those with vision and hearing loss for assistive technology.

To create a language of inclusion and provide the visually impaired with the necessary exposures to help them reach their highest potential alongside their sighted peers. Simultaneously, teaching those with sight to learn to be advocates for those who are visually impaired.

To prepare children with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities, to function at their highest potential in the sighted world.

The Foundation funds innovative and cutting-edge research in promising areas such as genetics, gene and stem-cell therapies, retinal cell transplantation, and pharmaceutical and nutritional therapies. The Foundation’s funding often provides the critical bridge between discovery research, proof of concept, and corporate investment in clinical trials and commercialization.

The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired, and print disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri.

Development of exemplary programs and practices in vision services in Kansas.

Raising the expectations of blind people.

A free national library program of Braille and recorded materials for persons with visual and physical disabilities is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress.

Services to people with varying degrees of visual impairment, ranging from those who cannot read regular print to those who are totally blind.

National Center on Deafblindness works with state deafblind projects and other partners to improve educational results and quality of life for children who are deafblind and their families.

List of district offices in Missouri.

Free, accurate online tool that converts speech to text and text to speech.

The Educational Considerations for Students with Usher Syndrome Webinar offers a detailed overview of Usher syndrome and its educational implications, covering topics such as developing individualized education plans (IEPs), accommodations, and modifications. It also emphasizes the importance of building a supportive educational team and ensuring smooth transitions, with insights and personal stories.

Provides informational and recreational materials in braille and audio formats, free of charge, to Missourians who are unable to use standard print materials due to blindness, visual or physical impairment, or a reading disability, either temporary or permanent. Play back equipment also provided.