Friends & Resources

Guiding Eyes for the Blind is deeply grateful for the support of the individuals, corporations, and foundations that make our work possible.

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The Readers Digest Partners for Sight Foundation (PFS) and Guiding Eyes have worked side by side, since their inceptions in the 1950s, toward a parallel mission to increase the self-reliance and dignity of blind and visually impaired persons. Guiding Eyes is the recipient of two PFS grants. The first, awarded in 2002, enabled the school to raise $1 million and establish the Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Special Needs Endowment. Guiding Eyes was awarded a second PFS challenge in late 2006, with a November 1, 2009 deadline.

We are deeply grateful to PFS for their ongoing support of our work. For more information, visit www.partnersforsight.org.

We are privileged to work alongside the following organizations:

American Association of People with Disabilities
www.aapd.com
AAPD is dedicated to achieving total equality for and full participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of society.

American Federation for the Blind
www.afb.org
The AFB’s goal is to expand possibilities for people with vision loss by providing access to technology and a wealth of informative resources.

Assistance Dogs International
www.assistancedogsinternational.org
Assistance Dogs International, Inc. is a coalition of not for profit organizations that train and place Assistance Dogs. The purpose of ADI is to improve the areas of training, placement, and utilization of Assistance Dogs as well as staff and volunteer education.

Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org
Autism Speaks funds biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for autism. The organization works to raise public awareness and to bring the autism community together.

International Guide Dog Federation
www.ifgdsb.org.uk
Guiding Eyes is a fully accredited member of the International Guide Dog Federation, an organization dedicated to assuring the standards and progress of guide dog schools throughout the world.

Lighthouse International
www.lighthouse.org
The Lighthouse is dedicated to preserving vision and to providing critically needed vision and rehabilitation services to help people of all ages overcome the challenges of vision loss.

National Federation for the Blind
www.nfb.org
The NFB works to improves blind people’s lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.

NeoSpeech, Inc.
www.neospeech.com
NeoSpeech is a provider of speech technology that offers one of the highest quality Text-To-Speech (TTS) solution in the market today. NeoSpeech is a proud sponsor of Guiding Eyes for the Blind for its speech-enabled materials.

PAWS International
www.pawsinternational.com
PAWS facilitates a biennial conference for people who are involved with guide and assistance dogs.  The organization’s goal is to provide resources to enhance the lives of persons with disabilities and facilitate community awareness. This year’s conference is October 22-24, 2009.

VisionAWARE
www.visionaware.org
VisionAWARE is a free website that has information on a wide range of topics, including eye diseases and disorders, home management and modification, reading and writing, personal care and grooming, recreational activities, crafts, Braille, computers and technology, and other helpful services and resources.

Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley
www.vschv.com
The Veterinary Specialty Center of the Hudson Valley was created to provide an extension of a regular veterinarian’s medical and surgical services. The center offers advanced diagnostics and therapeutics with services including oncology, surgery, internal medicine, cardiology and emergency critical care.

Yorktown Cycles
www.yorktowncycles.com
This family-owned shop has a huge selection of equipment and the knowledgeable staff will answer any of your cycling questions.  Yorktown Cycles is the official bike shop of Guiding Eyes for the Blind.