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Blinded Veterans Association: Helping Veterans Overcome the Challenges of Blindness

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, December 20, 2013, In : Military 
The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1945 by a group of blinded World War II veterans who were staying at an Army hospital in Avon Old Farms, CT. Its primary mission is to help veterans and their families meet and overcome the challenges that come with blindness. 

BVA’s mission includes promoting the welfare of blinded veterans for them to be able to take their rightful place in the community and getting the o...

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American Printing House for the Blind: Enhancing Education for Blind Students

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, In : Education 
American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is a not-for-profit corporation based in Louisville, Kentucky, Unites States. It promotes independent living among individuals who are blind or visually impaired. For more than 150 years, the corporation has already created unique products and services to support all aspects of its clients and beneficiaries even without sight or limited seeing abilities. 

In the 1830s, the first of the schools for blind children opened in the United States. Back then...

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