Massachusetts
Resources for Low Vision and Blindness
Serving Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Malden, Falmouth, Worcester, and surrounding areas since 1994
On our blog, Cape Cod resident Aylette Jenness shares about her experience working with AdaptiVision over the course of many years in her career as a photographer and author.
Just for fun
When we are not meeting with customers, here are some of our favorite spots to visit in the Massachusetts area!
- Freedom Trail
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace
- Fenway Park
- Waitts Mountain Park in Malden (Hidden gem!)
- Rami’s in Brookline
- Mechanics Hall in Worcester
Helping one person at a time achieve greater independence
As of 2016, there were reportedly 129,800 individuals in Massachusetts with a visual disability, according to statistics from the National Federation of the Blind. Our goal is to help each individual find greater independence through the use of technology. To learn more, simply schedule an appointment by following the link below.
Massachusetts Resources for Low Vision and Blindness
Select a category from the list below.
Braille & Audio
799 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
Local Telephone: (508) 797-1117
Email: info@audiojournal.net
Braille Authority of North America
c/o Kim Charlson
Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Local Telephone: (617) 972-7249
TDD/TTY Telephone: (617) 972-7690
Email: literacy2@mindspring.com
Braille Co., Inc.
65-B Town Hall Square
Falmouth, MA 02540
Local Telephone: (508) 540-0800
Email: braillinc@capecod.net
Descriptive Video Service: Media Access Group at WGBH
125 Western Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
Local Telephone: (617) 300-3600
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 333-1203
Email: access@wgbh.org
National Braille Press
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
Local Telephone: (617) 266-6160
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 965-8965
Radio Reading Service
285 Dorset Street
P.O. Box 80006
Springfield, MA 01138
Local Telephone: (413) 747-7337
Talking Book Library at Worcester Public Library
3 Salem Square
Worcester, MA 01608-2074
Local Telephone: (508) 799-1730
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 762-0085
TDD/TTY Telephone: (508) 799-1724
Email: talkbook@cwmars.org
Talking Information Center (Broadcasts of local news, articles, and items of interest)
130 Enterprise Drive
Marshfield, MA 02050
Local Telephone: (781) 834-4400
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 696-9505
Email: general@ticnetwork.com
Education
Campion Hall 211
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Local Telephone: (617) 552-4180
Email: isadmissions@bc.edu
Learning Ally (Support for students with learning differences)
2067 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02141
Local Telephone: (617) 500-2706
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 221-4792
Massachusetts Department of Education
Special Education Planning and Policy Development
350 Main Street
Malden, MA 02148
Local Telephone: (781) 338-3375
Email: specialeducation@doe.mass.edu
Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education/University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Wheatley Hall, 2nd floor
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Local Telephone: (617) 287-7623
Email: robert.mcculley@umb.edu
Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Local Telephone: (617) 924-3434
Email: info@perkins.org
Schepens Eye Research Institute
20 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114
Local Telephone: (617) 912-0100
Email: richard.godfrey@schepens.harvard.edu
Equipment & Technology
One Survey Circle, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 3
North Billerica, MA 01862
Local Telephone: (978) 262-9900
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 372-0519
Email: info@adatile.com
All in Play LLC (Inclusive playground equipment)
P.O. Box 104
Shrewbury, MA 01545
Local Telephone: (413) 585-9690
Email: support@allinplay.com
Massachusetts Assistive Technology Loan Program
Email: support@massatloan.org
Nuance (AI Solutions)
1 Wayside Road
Burlington, MA 01803
Local Telephone: (781) 565-5000
Eye Care
715 Albany Street
DOB-10th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
Local Telephone: (508) 823-7473
Joslin Diabetes Center
One Joslin Place
Boston, MA 02215
Local Telephone: (617) 732-2400
Email: diabetes@joslin.harvard.edu
Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons
260 Peakham Road
P.O. Box 557
Sudbury, MA 01776
Local Telephone: (617) 426-2020
Email: lsmeps@msn.com
Massachusetts Society of Optometrists
1071 Worcester Road, Suite 12
Framingham, MA 01701-5298
Local Telephone: (508) 875-7900
New England Eye Institute: Low Vision Clinic
930 Commonwealth Avenue Suite 2A
Boston, MA 02215
Local Telephone: (617) 262-2020
MA Low Vision Support Groups
- Boston/Roxbury Elders Support Group – Martin Luther King, Jr. Towers
- Braintree Elders Support Group – Braintree Council on Aging
- Brockton Elders Support Group – Campello High Rise
- Brookline Low Vision Support Group – Brookline Senior Center
- Concord Elders Support Group – Concord Council on Aging
- Dorchester Elders Support Group – Harbor Point Apartments
- Framingham Elders Support Group – Callahan Senior Center
- Gloucester Elders Support Group – Rose Baker Senior Center
- Greenfield Elders Support Group – Greenfield Senior Center
- Haverhill Elders Support Group – Haverhill Citizen Center
- Hingham Elders Support Group – Hingham Senior Center
- Holyoke/South Hadley Elders Support Group – South Hadley Council on Aging
- Ipswich Elders Group – Ipswich Council on Aging
- Jamaica Plain Low Vision Group – Nate Smith House (Please note that this group is conducted in Spanish)
- Marlborough Low Vision Support Group – New Horizons at Marlborough
- Medford Elders Support Group – Medford Senior Center
- Middleborough Elders Support Group – Middleborough Council on Aging
- Montachusett Elders Support Group – Leominster Senior Center
- Natick Low Vision Support Group – Community Center
- Needham Elders Support Group – Steven Palmer Senior Center
- New Bedford Elders Support Group – Hazelwood Senior Center
- Newburyport Elders Support Group – Newburyport Council on Aging
- Newton Elders Support Group – Newton Senior Center
- Northborough Low Vision Support Group – Northborough Senior Center
- Northampton Elders Support Group – Northampton Council on Aging
- Peabody Elders Support Group – Peabody Life Center
- Plymouth Elders Support Group – Plymouth Council on Aging
- Quincy Adult Vision Support Group – Quincy Public Library
- Reading Elders Support Group – Reading Elder Services
- Sharon/Stoughton Elders Support Group – Sharon Community Center
- Springfield Mixed Ages Support Group – Church in the Acres
- Sudbury Elders Group – Sudbury Senior Center
- Taunton Elders Support Group – Taunton Council on Aging
- Watertown Mixed Ages Support Group – Perkins School for the Blind
- Winthrop Elders Support Group – Winthrop Senior Center
- Worcester Low Vision Support Group – Worcester Senior Center
National Membership Organization
PO BOX 317
Watertown, MA 02471
Local Telephone: (617) 972-7441
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 562-6265
Email: napvi@perkins.org
Nonprofits
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
P.O. Box 515
Northampton, MA 01061-0515
Local Telephone: (413) 268-7660
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 622-8527
Email: amdf@macular.org
Choroideremia Research Foundation
23 East Brundreth Street
Springfield, MA 01109
Local Telephone: (413) 781-2274
Email: eric@choroideremia.org
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: New England Region Office
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Local Telephone: 617-923-1600
TDD/TTY Telephone: 617-923-1600
Email: peg.ouellette@hknc.org
Lowell Association for the Blind
174 Central Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Local Telephone: (978) 454-5704
TDD/TTY Telephone: (978) 458-5563
Email: labinfo@lowellassociationfortheblind.org
Massachusetts Association for the Blind
200 Ivy Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Local Telephone: (617) 738-5110
Email: mabvi@mabcommunity.org
Memorial Foundation for the Blind (Provides funding for organizations and individuals in Worcester County, MA, including funding for assistive technology)
799 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01606
Local Telephone: (508) 854-9980
Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries (Helping individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency gain independence through work)
1010 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02119
Local Telephone: (617) 445-1010
The Genesis Foundation (Programs and services for patients with rare diseases and genetic disorders)
1347 Main Street, Second Floor
Waltham, MA 02451
Local Telephone: 781-890-4282
Email: nbdc@thegenesisfund.org
Prevent Blindness Massachusetts (Bringing Americans to eye care)
100 Cummings Center, Suite 330C
Beverly, MA 01915-9500
Local Telephone: (978) 524-9500
Email: preventblind@aol.com
Rehabilitation Centers
770 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02458-2597
Local Telephone: (617) 969-6200
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 852-3131
Email: dina.rosenbaum@carroll.org
Harvard Ophthalmology Mobility Enhancement and Vision Rehabilitation Center
Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
Local Telephone: (617) 495-1000
MAB Community Services
200 Ivy Street
Brookline, MA 02446
Local Telephone: (617) 738-5110
Email: webmaster@mabcommunity.org
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary: Vision Rehabilitation Center
243 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114
Local Telephone: (617) 573-4177
Resources for Rehabilitation
22 Bonad Road
Winchester, MA 01890
Local Telephone: (781) 368-9094
Email: info@rfr.org
State Agencies
48 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Local Telephone: (617) 727-5550
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 392-6450
Email: mitch.sanborn@state.ma.us
Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Division for Special Health Needs, Early Intervention Services
250 Washington Street
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Local Telephone: (617) 624-5962
Email: Ron.benham@state.ma.us
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
1 Ashburton Place
Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Local Telephone: (617) 727-7750
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 243-4636
TDD/TTY Telephone: (800) 872-0166
Email: elder.affairs@state.ma.us
Agencies We Work With in Massachusetts
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