Associations
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Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Web site - Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Description - The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is the only international membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to the professionals who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired children and adults. Our membership is comprised of more than 4,000 professionals who provide services to people with visual impairments. The Association was formed in 1984 as the result of a consolidation between the American Association of Workers for the Blind and the Association for Education of the Visually Handicapped.
The Alliance for Technology Access
Web site - The Alliance for Technology Access
Description - The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies. ATA Members can be found all across the country. We were the first organization...and continue to be the only one of its kind in the nation that focuses solely on technology for people with disabilities, working on the national and local levels. We promote a consumer-directed service model. We recognize the changing need for technology over the course of a person's life, and therefore serve people of all ages and all disabilities We work closely with technology companies to ensure the best and most accessible products possible.
The Association of Blind Piano Tuners
Web site - The Association of Blind Piano Tuners
Description - The Association of Blind Piano Tuners exists to serve the professional and particular needs of its members and other blind and partially sighted piano tuners throughout the world. There are three categories of membership: Full Member; Associate Member; Student Member. Only full members may add the letters (MABPT) to their name. Membership in the Association is at the discretion of the Council of ABPT, and commensurate upon passing the diploma in piano tuning and repair of the Association for the Education and Welfare of the Visually Handicapped (AEWVH). We seek to encourage all tuners to gain and maintain the highest professional standards and to exhibit ethical and professional integrity at all times.