"The Mind's eye" was written by Oliver Sacks. You can find out more about him and his books at his official web site:
www.oliversacks.com
The Lighthouse in New York City:
www.lighthouse.org
or phone: 800-829-0500
In New York State, you can easily find support services for the blind by going to:
www.blindline.org
In Rochester, New York, the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ABVI) offers a variety of support and training services:
www.seegreatthings.com
or phone: (585) 232-1111
Camp Smile in Webster, New York offers summer camps and programs for the visually impaired:
www.campsmile.org
or phone: Webster Lions Club at (585) 234-5480
The Perkins School for the Blind provides education and services for children and adults around the world who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired.
www.perkins.org
The Hadley School for the Blind offers a wide range of remote learning opportunities:
www.hadley.edu
or phone: 800-323-4238
The Victor Reader Stream is a portable reading device made for the blind by Humanware:
www.humanware.com
or, in the US, phone: 1-800-722-3393
Phone numbers for international callers are available on their web site
The Bookport Plus is sold by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH):
www.aph.org
The product and ordering information for the Bookport Plus can be found at:
Bookport Plus Product Info
The PacMate portable PDA for the blind can be obtained from Freedom Scienntific:
www.freedomscientific.com
Sales & Information Phone: 1-800-444-4443 (within US)
Sales & Information Phone: 1-727-803-8000 (worldwide)
The BrailleNote portable PDA for the blind can be obtained from Humanware:
www.humanware.com
or, in the US, phone: 1-800-722-3393
International phone numbers are available on their web site
A summary of the PacMate, BrailleNote, and several other PDA's for the blind can be found at:
summary of PDA's for the Blind