NFB Training Centers

The National Federation of the Blind is proudly affiliated with the country’s leading training centers for the blind, which offer a variety of programs for all ages that help build blindness skills and encourage independence. For contact information, please visit www.nfb.org/about-us/training-centers.

Additional Resources

General Connecticut Resources:

The Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
http://www.ct.gov/besb/site/default.asp

Connecticut State Independent Living Council
http://ctsilc.org

Disability Rights Connecticut, Inc.
https://www.disrightsct.org

The Connecticut Radio Information System
https://crisradio.org

The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
https://ctstatelibrary.org/lbph

Connecticut Transportation Services:

Bureau of Education Services for the Blind Transportation resources
http://www.ct.gov/besb/cwp/view.asp?a=2848&q=331472

CT Transit
https://www.cttransit.com

CT Transit Reduced fare program
https://www.cttransit.com/fares/senior-disabled-reduced-fares

Paratransit Service
http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1390&q=305316

Mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, paratransit van services are provided in all areas with local fixed route bus services for people who can't use the local bus system due to their disability. Click here for a state wide application.

Way to go CT
http://waytogoct.org

Guide Dog Schools:

Guide dog Foundation
https://www.guidedog.org

Guide Dogs for the Blind
http://www.seeingeye.org

Guiding Eyes for the Blind
https://www.guidingeyes.org

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
https://www.fidelco.org

The Seeing eye Institute
http://www.seeingeye.org