If you are looking for a way to support organizations fighting blindness or deafness, the Humane Charity Seal of Approval recommends charities that are committed to providing vital services and care to patients or advancing research without the use of animals:

BLINDNESS

American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
1800 Johnson St., Ste. 100
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 410-659-9315
Web: www.actionfund.org

American Association of the Deaf-Blind
8630 Fenton St., Ste. 121
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803
Phone: 301-495-4402
Web: www.aadb.org

Collier County Association for the Blind
4701 Golden Gate Parkway
Naples, FL 34116
Phone: 239-597-6112
Web: www.naples.net/social/ccab/

Deaf-Blind Service Center
16 W. 18th Ave., Ste. 200
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-323-9178
Web: www.seattledbsc.org

Helen Keller International
352 Park Ave., S., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 877-535-5374
Web: www.hkworld.org

International Eye Foundation
10801 Connecticut Ave.
Kensington, MD 20895
Phone: 240-290-0269
Web: www.iefusa.org

Junior Blind of America
5300 Angeles Vista Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90043
Phone: 323-295-4555
Web: www.juniorblind.org

Living Skills Center for Visually Impaired
2430 Road 20, #112B
San Pablo, CA 94806
Phone: 510-234-4984
Web: www.livingskillscenter.org

National Association for the Visually Handicapped
22 W. 21st St., 6th Fl.
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-255-2804
Web: www.navh.org

National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson St., Ste. 300
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: 410-659-9314
Web: www.nfb.org

Oak Hill
120 Holcomb St.
Hartford, CT 06112-1589
Phone: 860-242-2274
Web: www.ciboakhill.org

Radio Information Service
2100 Wharton St., Ste. 140
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: 412-488-3944
Web: www.readingservice.org

Visions Resource Center
725 W. Rowan St.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Phone: 910-483-2719

VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
500 Greenwich St., Floor 3
New York, NY 10013-1354
Phone: 212-625-1616
Web: www.visionsvcb.org

Washington Volunteer Readers for the Blind
901 G St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-727-2142

DEAFNESS

American Association of the Deaf-Blind
8630 Fenton Street, Ste. 121
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3803
Phone: 301-495-4402
Web: www.aadb.org

Better Hearing Institute
515 King St., Ste. 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-684-3391
Web: www.betterhearing.org

Chicago Hearing Society
2001 W. Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773-248-9121
Web: www.chicagohearingsociety.org

Deaf Action Center
3115 Crestview Drive
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone: 214-521-0407
Web: www.deafactioncentertexas.org

Deaf Independent Living Association Inc.
806 Snow Hill Road
Salisbury, MD 21804
Phone: 410-742-5052
Web: www.dila.org

Deaf-Blind Service Center
16 W. 18th Ave., Ste. 200
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-323-9178
Web: www.seattledbsc.org

Dogs for the Deaf, Inc.
10175 Wheeler Road
Central Point, OR 97502
Phone: 541-826-9220
Web: www.dogsforthedeaf.org

Helen Keller International
352 Park Ave., S., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 877-535-5374
Web: www.hkworld.org

Institute for Rehabilitation, Research, and Recreation Inc.
P.O. Box 1025
Pendelton, OR 97801
Phone: 541-276-2752

League for the Hard of Hearing
50 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 917-305-7700
Web: www.lhh.org

Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
615 Olaf Hanson Drive
P.O. Box 308
Faribault, MN 55021
Phone: 507-332-5400
Web: www.msad.state.mn.us