Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Administration)
National toll free
(800) 827-1000
TTY (800) 829-4833
Web site: www.va.gov
Directory of Veterans Services Organizations:
Directory listing of Veterans Service Organizations in the United States.
Links are to pages about individual organizations and includes contact information.
Web site: http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=view
BVA Link: http://www1.va.gov/vso/index.cfm?template=viewreport&Org_ID=32
**also included in Federal agencies
V I S T Program located at regional V A Medical Centers is a special program forlegally blind veterans. coordinates services by the V A and other community agencies. the goal is to help the veteran and his or her family adjust to vision loss.

Veterans Health Administration
Blind Rehabilitation Services
Washington D C 20240
request a copy of "coordinated services for blinded veterans" available in large print.

Blinded Veterans Association
477 H Street NW
Washington D C 20001-2694
Phone:(202) 371-8880
Toll Free: (800) 869-7079
Web site: http://www.bva.org
National nonprofit membership organization concerned with the welfare of blinded veterans and their familys. Their monthly newsletter "The B V A Bulletin" is available in large print or audio cassette free to all blind veterans on B V A's mailing list.
Scholarships are offered to the spouse and dependent children of blind veterans.
The BVA's field service program works with blinded Veterans across the country, linking them with services, rehabilitation, training and other benefits The Field Services Program Director can be contacted at:
Robert Brown
Field Service Program Director  (202) 371-8880
477 H Street NW
Washington, DC 20001-26994
(800) 669-7079

Regional Field Service Representative (Region IV)
Robert Del Malak
VARO Veterans assistance section
536 S. Clark St. #478
PO Box 8136 M/P 80
Chicago, IL. 60680
(312) 353-1740
*Membership is not a prerequisite to receive benefits.

Blinded American Veterans Foundation
Website: www.bavf.org
Focal point and clearing house for research, information dissemination efforts.
Funding patient needs at VA Medical Centers not being met by Federally appropriated funding.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Phone: (877) 426-2838
Web site: www.dav.org/

Visually Impaired Veterans of America (VIVA)
c/o The American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street Suite 720
Washington D C 20005
consumer organization of Visually impaired veterans. Affilliate of the American Council of the Blind.

Visually Impaired Veterans Net
Yahoo News group: Visually Impaired Veterans Net (VIVN)
To visit VIVN group go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VIVN/
This is a group of blind veterans who share info or list questions that they need an answer to. It is not a conduit for jokes or politics. There is also a an audio chat room for blind veterans.

The American Legion Magazine
P O Box 1055
Indianapolis, In. 46206
available on 4 track cassette to all veterans.

Email: [email protected]