Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment

The Perkins Clearinghouse is a comprehensive resource of carefully evaluated information about blindness and visual impairments. It is our goal to make the Perkins Clearinghouse a centralized hub for finding the most reliable and authoritative information about all aspects of living with blindness and visual impairments.

Explore a range of topics, including general information on blindness, help for families with relatives who are visually impaired, and resources for educators and other professionals.

If you are looking specifically for information on deafblindness, you may find DB-LINK - The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness helpful. Perkins School for the Blind, in partnership with the Teaching Research Institute and the Helen Keller National Center, operates DB-LINK at the National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness.

For users reading PDF files with a screen reader, Adobe Reader Version 8 or better is recommended.

Please send your comments and suggestions on the Information Clearinghouse on Blindness and Visual Impairment to clearinghouse@perkins.org. The following links are provided for information purposes only. Perkins School for the Blind has not reviewed or tested any product. Inclusion in the Clearinghouse does not constitute an endorsement of any product or vendor.