Our Work and Resources

Key Statistics

  • How many children in the U.S. experience vision loss?
  • How many students receive special education services for visual impairments?
Estimates of Children and Youth with Vision Loss

Resources

Key links on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, accessible instructional materials, and more.

Key Links on Education for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision

Looking Back

Access a selected archive of AFB's work to improve the education of students who are blind or visually impaired.

Advocacy for Cogswell-Macy Act National Agenda on Education Response from the Field to OSEP Memo on Eligibility