Services to help when transitioning students with low vision
Vison Connection, founded by the non-profit Lighthouse International, is a leading resource worldwide on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation dedicated to helping people who are blind or partially sighted lead independent and productive lives. From their website, http://www.visionconnection.org/Content/Technology/AssistiveTechnologies/AccessibleMedia/AccessibleMedia.htm :
One of the common reactions to losing one's sight is a feeling of being isolated. Avenues of information — books, magazines, computers — are...closed off...However, several organizations...have addressed this growing need by making books and periodicals available for blind or print disabled individuals, often at nominal or no cost to the user.
The website offers ideas of how people with low vision can continue to access text such as newspapers even after they leave a classroom. Additionally, the website is well-designed, with clear fonts and adjustable font sizes to meet the needs of all people.