ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents

Accessible Books/Courses

Accessible Book/Courses / Toll Free Phone / Local Phone / Contact / Email/Web Address / Website
Bookshare /
Hadley School for the Blind (courses) / 800-323-4238 / /
Learning Ally / 800-221-4792 /
National Braille Press / 888-965-8552 /
Seedlings Braille Books / 800-777-8552 /
Texas State Library Talking Book Program / 800-252-9605 / 512-463-5458 / /

Agencies/Resources

Agency/Resource / Toll Free Phone / Local Phone / Contact / Email/Web Address / Website
211 Texas (Call 2-1-1) / 877-541-7905 / 211 /
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program / 800-252-8023 / 512-458-7355 /
Community Living Assistance and Support (CLASS) / 877-438-5658 /
Agency/Resource / Toll Free Phone / Local Phone / Contact / Email/Web Address / Website
Education Service Center Region 13 (Austin area) / 512-919-5354 / /
Home and Community Based Services / 800-252-8154 / 512-447-4141 /
National Center on Deaf-Blindness / 800-438-9376 (Voice) / /
Parent Companion: First five years / /
State Services for the Blind/Visually ImpairedTeens (10 and up): Texas Workforce Solutions / 800-687-7008 / 512-533-7100 /
State Services for the Blind/Visually Impaired (Children):
Blind Children’s Program / 512-416-5263 / Tina Adkins /
Texas Medicaid Waiver for People with Deaf-Blindness and Multiple Disabilities / 877-438-5658 / 512-438-2622 /
Texas Project First: Parent information / 855-773-3839 /
Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired / 800-872-5273 / 512-454-8631 / /

Camps/Sports

Camps/Sports / Toll Free Phone / Local Phone / Contact / Email/Web Address / Website
Beep Baseball (Ages 13 and up) / 214-641-1427 / Faith Penn / /
Children’s Association for Maximum Potential (respite camp) / /
Goal Ball / 512-919-5331 / Beverly Jackson /
Miracle Baseball League of Austin / 512-335-7434 /
Miracle Baseball League of San Antonio / 210-225-6666 / Michael Miller / /
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability - Programs in Texas /
Summer Camp List / 866-896-6001 / 512-458-8600 /
Texas Lion’s Camp / 830-896-8500 /
Therapeutic Riding Centers in Texas / 281-373-9304 /

Support Groups

Support Groups / Toll Free Phone / Local Phone / Contact / Email/Web Address / Website
Texas Parents of Blind Children (NFB) / Norma Crosby / /
Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Association of Texas / 512-206-9423 / Edgenie Bellah / /
Family Connect / /
Magic Foundation (Optic Nerve Hypoplasia) / 800-362-4423 / /
NOAH (Albinism) / 800-473-2310 /
Retina Foundation (research and information) / 214-363-3911 /
TAPVI Parent Association / 800-562-6265 / Karen Whitty / /
Texas Chargers / 512-358-4970 / Debika Ingham / /
Texas Parent to Parent / 866-896-6001 / 512-458-8600 /

ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │October 2016- 1