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A non-profit organization
whose goal is to promote social,
economic and educational opportunities
for the blind ...


Did You Know? - image
That the latest available statistics from the Department of Health and Human Services show there are 4.3 million people in the United States who are blind or severely visually impaired?

An additional 50,000 people will go blind this year?

70 percent of the able-bodied blind population are unemployed simply because they are blind?

Only 10 percent to 15 percent of all blind people know how to read Braille at this time?

Blindness and low vision affects almost every family in America?

There are very few Audible Traffic Signals to assist the blind at major intersections?

There aren't enough "talking books" for every blind person who needs them?

That Helping Hands for the Blind is here to help all blind people with the unique problems they face?

Select from the links below to find out more and see how you can help!

A Hand Up link button
A Hand Up

Do's & Dont's - link button
Do's & Dont's

About - link button
About

Vehicle Donaton - link button
Vehicle Donation

Audio Symposiums - Link Button
Audio Symposiums

Old Time Radio for the Blind - link button
Old Time Radio

Shop 'Til You Drop - link button
Shop 'Til You Drop

Vendors Link
Accessible Vendors

To Help - link button
Click Here to Help!

Links Page - link button
Helping Hands Links Page

Thrift Store - link button
Thrift Store

E-Mail - image button
E-Mail: boacosta@pacbell.net


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