Do you know a blind person who needs help or information? Perhaps he or she is newly blinded and having trouble adjusting to the loss of sight. Maybe he or she does not know about all the services that are available, such as Social Security benefits, rehabilitation, or library services. Whoever it is a newly blinded man or woman, a senior citizen with filing eyesight, a blind child or infant - we (the National Federation of the Blind) would like to try to help. About 500,000 people in the U.S. are blind, and each year 50,000 more will become blind. Studies have shown that only cancer is feared more than blindness. However, blindness does not need to be the tragedy which it is generally thought to be. With proper training, knowledge, and opportunities blind people can be productive, first class citizens. But first the blind individual must know where and how to get the training and services he or she needs. we you and the National Federation of the Blind can work together to find and provide necessary information to the blind in our communities. Here are some of the services available to the blind in our communities. For more specific information about any of these services, please contact us.