Serial publications

Ability

Editor: John Lamb
Published by: John Lamb Media Ltd.
Dairy Cottage, Wolterton, Norfolk NR11 7LX, UK.
Tel: +44 1263 768572
Email: john.lamb@abilitymagazine.org.uk
Web: www.abilitymagazine.org.uk
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Electronic Document
Issues per annum: 4
Annual subscription: £50.00
Description: Ability Magazine is a campaigning publication for people who have difficulty using IT. It is aimed at those who buy, run and use accessible systems. In each issue Ability Magazine provides vital insight into the products, techniques and skills required to deliver systems for users who find it difficult to use standard software and hardware.
Last updated: 18/12/2007

Access by Design

Published by: Centre for Accessible Environments
70 Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RL
Email: info@cae.org.uk
Web: www.cae.org.uk/abd.htm
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print
Issues per annum: 4
Annual subscription: £24 (UK); £20 (additional subscriptions and students); £36 (International); Free to CAE members
Description: Access by Design has a focus on design, disability and access to the built environment. It regularly features design sheets, building studies, updates on legislation, reports on current research and book reviews.
Last updated: 20/09/2007

Access Journal

Editor: Natalie Westwood
Published by: Access Association & JMU Access Partnership
105 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE, UK.
Tel: +44 20 7391 2375
Email: ajmagazine@rnib.org.uk
Web: www.jmuaccess.org.uk
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Large print, Braille, Tape, Electronic Document
Issues per annum: 4
Average issue length: 32 pages
Average circulation: 3,000
Annual subscription: £20.00 (UK); £24 (International); £10 (discounted)
Access groups, students, unwaged and disabled people are eligible for the discounted rate - proof must be provided
Description: Provides information on access issues, including news, reviews, research and policy developments within the field. Written by access consultants, surveyors and designers, this journal is essential reading for anyone whose service, design or building work takes into account the Disability Discrimination Act.
Last updated: 20/09/2007

AccessWorld

Editor: Jay Leventhal
Published by: AFB Press
American Foundation for the Blind, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York, New York 10001, USA.
Tel: +1 212 502 7639
Fax: +1 212 502 7774
Email: jaylev@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?SectionID=1
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online
Issues per annum: 6
Average issue length: 8 - 10 articles
Average circulation: 3,000
Annual subscription: Free
Description: A comprehensive resource for obtaining the latest information on adaptive technology and visual impairment. AccessWorld provides evaluations of both adaptive technology and mainstream products, information on new products available, on-the-job profiles of people who are blind or visually impaired, current techniques in use, practical tips on using adaptive technology, reports from the field and more. Contains information on recent technology for the home and office.
Last updated: 02/10/2007

Acta Ophthalmologica

Editor: Einar Stefansson
Published by: Blackwell Publishing
Tel: +354 543 7217
Fax: +354 543 4831
Email: actaophthalmologica@hi.is
Web: www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/aos
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online, Print
Issues per annum: 8
Annual subscription: Free (for issues over 2 years old); $333.00 (Individual print and online); $404.00-$444.00 (Institution print and online); $384 (Institution online)
Description: Acta Ophthalmologica is the official scientific publication of the five Nordic ophthalmological societies: The Danish Ophthalmological Society, The Finnish Ophthalmological Society, The Icelandic Ophthalmological Society, The Norwegian Ophthalmological Society and The Swedish Ophthalmological Society, and also the European Association for Vision and Eye Research (EVER). Acta Ophthalmologica publishes clinical and experimental original articles, reviews, editorials, educational photo essays, case reports and case series, letters to the editor and doctoral theses.
ISSN: 1755-375X (print); 1755-3768 (online)
Last updated: 02/01/2008

Aging & Vision

Contact: Laurie A. Silbersweig
Published by: Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022, USA.
Tel: +1 212 821 9200
TTY: +1 212 821 9713
Fax: +1 212 821 9784
Email: aging&vision@lighthouse.org
Web: www.lighthouse.org/aboutus/newsletters
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online; In alternate formats upon request
Issues per annum: 2
Average circulation: 18,000
Annual subscription: Free
Description: A publication on issues surrounding age-related vision loss for practioners, researchers and educators.
Last updated: 02/10/2007

APH News

Editor: Bob Brasher
Published by: American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40206, USA.
Tel: +1 502 895 2405
Fax: +1 502 899 2269
Email: bbrasher@aph.org
Web: http://sun1.aph.org/advisory.advarch.html
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online
Issues per annum: 12
Price per issue: Free
Description: Latest information on products, services and training opportunities from the American Printing House for the Blind.
Last updated: 20/09/2007

BMC Ophthalmology

Editor-in-Chief: Melissa Norton
Published by: BioMed Central Ltd.
Middlesex House, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4LB, UK.
Email: bmcserieseditor@biomedcentral.com
Web: www.biomedcentral.com/bmcophthalmol/
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online
Price per issue: Open Access
Description: BMC Ophthalmology is an Open Access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
ISSN: 147-2415
Last updated: 18/12/2007

BPA Newsletter

Editor: Nandini Rawal
Published by: Blind People's Association
Vastrapur, Ahmedabad-380 015, Gujarat, India.
Tel: +91 79 263 050 82
Fax: +91 79 263 00106
Email: blinabad1@sancharnet.in
Web: www.bpaindia.org/Blind People's Association Newsletter.htm
Language of publication: English; Gujurati
Publication media: Print, Online
Issues per annum: 4
Average issue length: 12 pages
Average circulation: 2000 copies per issue
Price per issue: Rs.5/- (print copy); Free (online)
Description: All aspects of blindness discussed including: new projects for the blind, research information, news from afar as well as activities of the Association in India.
Last updated: 02/10/2007

Braille Forum

Editor: Sharon Lovering
Published by: American Council of the Blind (ACB)
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1004, Washington DC 20005, USA.
Tel: +1 202 467 5081
Fax: +1 202 467 5085
Email: editor@acb.org; slovering@acb.org
Web: www.acb.org/magazine/index.html
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Braille, Audio cassette, Large Print, Online, Email
Issues per annum: 12
Average circulation: 25,000
Description: Contains articles relevant to blindness and issues which are important to people who are blind and visually impaired and those who care about them, including legislative and advocacy matters, new products, important meetings and events; matters relevant to ACB as an
organization, and articles about coping with blindness and visual impairment.
Last updated: 13/12/2007

Braille Monitor

Editor: Barbara Pierce
Published by: National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230, USA.
Tel: +1 410 659 9314 ext. 2344
Fax: +1 410 685 5653
Email: nfb@nfb.org; bpierce@nfb.org
Web: www.nfb.org/nfb/Braille_Monitor.asp?SnID=676636106
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Large Print, Braille, 2 or 4-track audio cassette, Online, Email
Issues per annum: 11
Average issue length: 60 pages
Average circulation: 30,000
Annual subscription : $25 (U.S.); $35 (Canada); $75 (Other)
Description: The Braille Monitor covers the events and activities of the National Federation of the Blind and addresses the many issues and concerns of the blind. It offers a positive philosophy about blindness to both blind readers and the public at large, serves as a vehicle for advocacy and protection of civil rights, address social concerns affecting the blind, discusses issues relating to employment, education, legislation, and rehabilitation, provides news of technology, aids and appliances used by the blind.
Last updated: 13/12/2007

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Editors: Professor Harminder Dua; Dr. Arun Singh
Published by: BMJ
BMJ JOurnals Department, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, UK.
Tel: +44 20 7383 6170
Email: harminder.dua@nottingham.ac.uk; singha@ccf.org; bjo@bmjgroup.com
Web: http://bjo.bmj.com/
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Online
Issues per annum: 12
Average circulation: 2370
Annual subscription: £148.00 (Individual print and online); £95.00 (Individual online only); £371.00 (Institution print only); £371.00-£518.00 (Institution online only); £410.00-£568.00 (Institution online and print)
Description: The British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO) is an international peer-reviewed journal for ophthalmologists and visual science specialists describing clinical investigations, clinical observations, and clinically relevant laboratory investigations related to ophthalmology. Main features include articles on both clinical and laboratory sciences, a series of articles in the form of perspectives, providing brief up to the minute reviews and commentaries.
ISSN: 0007-1161 (print); 1468-2079 (online)
Last updated: 18/12/2007

British Journal of Visual Impairment

Editors: Dr Graeme Douglas, Steve McCall & Mike McLinden
Published by: Sage Publications
1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP, UK.
2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, USA.
Tel: +1 805 499 0721
Email: info@sagepub.com
Web: http://jvi.sagepub.com
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Online
Issues per annum: 3 January - May - September
Price per issue: Single print copies: for an individual $30.00; for an institution $141.00.
Annual subscription: Individual subscription, print only $70.00. Institutional subscription, print only $384.00; e-access $353.00; print and e-access $392.00
Description: The British Journal of Visual Impairment is for all professionals concerned with children and adults who have a visual impairment and is a forum for all views on related subjects. The editorial board welcomes articles of current interest on research, education, health, welfare, employment and technology.
ISSN: (print) 0264-6196; (online) 1744-5809
Last updated: 12/10/2007

BRPS Newsletter

Editor: Christine Medway
Published by: British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
40 Lime Avenue, Sholing, Southampton SO19 8NZ, UK.
Email: cjmx2@talktalk.net
Web: www.brps.org.uk/White/W-Articles_1.html
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Braille, Cassette, Email
Issues per annum: 4
Average issue length: 20 pages
Annual subscription: £15 per person (includes membership)
Description: Contains much information of interest to people with RP, together with up-to-date news of progress in medical research.
Last updated: 20/12/2007

Bulletin

Published by: National Braille Association Inc
3 Townline Circle, Rochester, New York 14623-2513, USA.
Tel: +1 585 427 8260
Fax: +1 585 427 0263
Email: NBAoffice@nationalbraille.org
Web: www.nationalbraille.org/Publications/nba_bulletin.html
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Braille, Cassette, Print, Disk
Issues per annum: 4
Average issue length: 28 pages
Average circulation: 2,000
Annual subscription: Subscription included in cost of regular and student NBA membership. For organisations and agencies: $50.00 (within USA); $60.00 (outside USA)
Description: Braille code modifications, tips to transcribers, availability of new materials, equipment and computer software. Series of articles designed to sharpen the skills of braille transcribers and others who prepare reading matter for the blind.
ISSN: 0550-5666
Last updated: 23/10/2007

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Editor: Professor H Barry Collin
Published by: Blackwell Publishing
PO Box 185, Carlton South VIC 3053, Australia.
Tel: +61 3 9663 6833
Fax: +61 3 9663 7478
Email: cxo.editor@optometrists.asn.au
Web: www.optometrists.asn.au/ceo
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online, Print
Issues per annum: 6
Annual subscription: Clinical and Experimental Optometry is distributed to all members of Optometrists Association Australia, the New Zealand Association of Optometrists and the Hong Kong Society of Professional Optometrists. You can also subscribe to the journal. Subscriptions are available through Blackwell Publishing.
Description: Clinical and Experimental Optometry publishes original research papers and reviews in clinical optometry and vision science.
ISSN: 0816-4622 (print); 1444-0938 (online)
Last updated: 20/12/2007

Closing the Gap

Editor: Megan Turek
Published by: Closing The Gap
PO Box 68, 526 Main Street, Henderson, Minnesota 56044, USA.
Tel: +1 507 248 3294
Fax: +1 507 248 3810
Email: mturek@closingthegap.com
Web: www.closingthegap.com
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Online as part of Solutions package
Issues per annum: 6
Average issue length: 40 pages
Average circulation: 5,000
Annual subscription: Print: $35.00 for 1 year; $62.00 for 2 years. Online: $50.00 for 1 year; $40 for 1 year Student subscription
Description: Provides up-to-date information on commercially available hardware and software products that can enable handicapped and disabled individuals access to the microcomputer and to the opportunities for education and independent living that it offers. It reviews hardware and software products appropriate for handicapped and disabled persons, and explains in everyday language how this technology is being successfully implemented in education, rehabilitation, and vocational settings around the world. Each issue also contains selected conference proceedings.
ISSN: 0886-1935
Last updated: 23/10/2007

CNIB Insight

Published by: CNIB
CNIB National Office, 1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8, Canada.
Tel: +1 800 563 2642
Fax: +1 416 480 7700
Email: info@cnib.ca
Web: www.cnib.ca/en/about/publications/newsletters/insight/Default.aspx
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Email, Online
Issues per annum: 12
Price per issue: Free
Description: The CNIB Insight newsletter provides vision health news and information. Typical content includes: Tips on how to improve your vision health; The latest vision health research; Common vision health questions and answers; The latest consumer products and assistive technologies for living independently with vision loss and upcoming events.
Last updated: 02/01/2008

CNIB Vision

Published by: CNIB
CNIB National Office, 1929 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4G 3E8, Canada.
Tel: +1 800 563 2642
Fax: +1 416 480 7700
Email: cnibvision@cnib.ca
Web: www.cnib.ca/en/about/publications/newsletters/insight/Default.aspx
Language of publication: English, French
Publication media: Print, Audio, Braille, Online
Issues per annum: 3
Price per issue: Free
Description: CNIB Vision reaches a broad spectrum of consumers and professionals who have an interest in vision health issues in Canada.
Last updated: 02/01/2008

Community Eye Health Journal

Editor: Elmien W.Ellison
Published by: International Centre for Eye Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
Email: admin@cehjournal.org
Web: www.cehjournal.org
Language of publication: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Indian
Publication media: Online, Print
Issues per annum: 4
Average circulation: 26,000
Price per issue: £10.00
Annual subscription: Free (readers in low and middle income countries); £50.00 (readers in high income countries)
Description: Contains articles on planning and management, appropriate technology, communication and advocacy and new developments in community eye care.
Last updated: 02/01/2008

Contact Lens Journal

Editor: M. Callender
Published by: School of Optometry, University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
Tel: +1 519 888 4414
Fax: +1 519 746 5977
Email: ncareles@uwaterloo.ca
Web: www.optometry.uwaterloo.ca/clj/
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Online
Issues per annum: 1
Price per issue: $25.00
Last updated: 09/01/2008

DbI Review

Editor: Eileen Boothroyd
Published by: Deafblind International
c/o Sense, 11-13 Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 3SR, UK.
Tel: +44 20 7272 7881
Fax: +44 20 7272 6012
Email: Eileen.Boothroyd@sense.org.uk
Web: www.deafblindinternational.org/standard/review.html
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print
Issues per annum: 2
Average issue length: 36 pages
Average ciculation: 650
Annual subscription: Magazine available to DbI members: Corporate membership €300 - €3,000; Individual membership €30 per year, €100 4 years
Description: Issues and developments within the international deafblind field.
Last updated: 23/10/2007

Deaf Blind American Magazine

Published by: American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADP)
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 121, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3803, USA.
Tel: + 1 301 495 4403
Fax: + 1 301 495 4404
Email: AADB-info@aadb.org
Web: www.aadb.org/publications/publications.html
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Large Print, Braille, Email, Disk
Issues per annum: 4
Annual subscription: Available to members only. Active, Associate and International membership $25 per year; Organisational membership $50 per year
Description: Contains articles of interest to deaf-blind individuals, their families, and service providers who work with people who are deaf-blind.
Last updated: 18/12/2007

Deafblind Perspectives

Editor: John Reiman
Published by: Teaching Research Institute of Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth, Oregon 97361, USA.
Tel: +1 503 838 8885
Fax: +1 503 838 8150
Email: dbp@wou.edu
Web: www.tr.wou.edu/tr/dbp
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Standard print, Large print, Grade 2 Braille, ASCII 3.5" disk, ASCII Email
Issues per annum: 2
Price per issue: Free
Description: Deafblind Perspectives is a free publication with articles, essays and announcements about topics related to deafblind people. It's purpose is to provide information and serve as a forum for discussion and sharing ideas. The intended audience includes deafblind individuals, family members, teachers and other service providers and professionals.
Last updated: 23/10/2007

Digital Journal of Ophthalmology

Acting Editor-in-chief: Carolyn Kloek, M.D.
Published by: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
243 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Email: djo@meei.harvard.edu
Web: www.djo.harvard.edu
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online
Price per issue: Free
Description: The DJO is a peer-reviewed ophthalmic journal dedicated to the dissemination of ophthalmic information over the World Wide Web. The mission of the DJO is to serve as a valuable resource for ophthalmologists, health and eyecare providers, vision scientists and ophthalmic patients throughout the world.
Last updated: 02/01/2008

EBU Newsletter

Published by: European blind Union
EBU Office, 58 Avenue Bosquet, Paris 75007, France.
Tel: +33 1 47 05 38 20
Fax: +33 1 47 05 38 21
Email: ebuoffice@euroblind.org
Web: www.euroblind.org/fichiersGB/pubnews.html
Language of publication: English, French, German, Spanish
Publication media: Online, Email, Braille (English language only on request)
Issues per annum: 4
Annual subscription: Free
Description: Publication contains information on EBU activity; articles on various aspects of blindness and partial sight. The EBU Newsletter comes with a supplement - The European Messenger.
Last updated: 23/10/2007

The Educator

Editor: Harry Svensson
Editor's address: Swedish Institute for Special Needs Education, Box 12161, SE-10226, Stockholm, Sweden.
Published by: International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)
Tel: +91 422 269 7530
Fax: +91 422 269 2353
Email: harry.svensson@sit.se
Web: www.icevi.org/publications/index.htm
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online
Issues per annum: 2
Average issue length: 52 pages
Average circulation: 4,000
Price per issue: Free
Description: The professional journal of the International Council for Education of people with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) contains articles of interest to those working with children and adults who are blind and visually impaired. Each issue also contains information on the regional activities of ICEVI.
ISSN: 0074-2937
Last updated: 13/12/2007

EnVision

Editor: Mary Ann Lang
Published by: Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street, New York, NY 10022, USA.
Tel: +1 212 821 9200
Fax: +1 212 821 9784
Email: envision@lighthouse.org
Web: www.lighthouse.org/aboutus/newsletters
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Online, Alternate formats upon request.
Issues per annum: 2
Average issue length: 18 pages
Price per issue: Free
Description: A publication for parents and educators of children with impaired vision.
Last updated: 21/11/2007

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Editor: Dr Seamus Hegarty
Published by: Routledge
Taylor and Francis Ltd., 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, OX14 4RN, UK.
Tel: +44 1256 813 000
Fax: +44 1256 479 438
Email: enquiry@tandf.co.uk
Website: www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/08856257.asp
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Online
Issues per annum: 4
Average issue length: 120 pages
Price per issue: £83.33 (single online copy)
Annual subscription: £341.00 (Institution print and online); £323.00 (Institution online); £108.00 (Individual); Special rate for NASEN members
Sample copies available at www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713698481~tab=sample
Description: The European Journal of Special Needs Education reflects the dynamic growth of the theory and practice of special needs education as it is emerging worldwide. Written for teachers and researchers it provides a forum for reporting and reviewing scholarly research and significant developments in the field of special educational needs. Each issue includes contributions from a variety of different countries dealing with special needs at all levels of education from primary to adult.
ISSN: 0885-6257 (print); 1469 - 591X (online)
Last updated: 21/11/2007

EyeWorld

Editor: Stephen S. Lane, M.D.; Stephen A. Obstbaum, M.D.
Published by: American Society of Catarat & Refractive Surgery
4000 Legato Road, #700 Fairfax, VA 22033, USA.
Tel: +1 703 591 2220
Fax: +1 703 591 0614
Email: ascrs@ascrs.org
Website: www.eyeworld.org
Language of publication: English
Publication media: Print, Online
Issues per annum: 12
Price per issue: $15.00; $30.00 (Overseas)
Annual subscription: Free to practicing Ophthalmologists in USA; $120.00 (US); $240.00 (Overseas); $250.00 (Institution)
Last updated: 02/01/2008