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Located in Arlington, Va., NatureServe is a nonprofit conservation organization that provides scientific information and tools to guide an effective conservation action. The organization represents an international network of biological inventories. It has conservation data centers, operating in throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. It develops information products, data management tools and conservation services to meet local, national and global conservation needs. Its services enable to create customized Web applications to access comprehensive data on the location and distribution of species populations and ecological communities. The organization additionally offers an array of expertise to assist clients in interpreting biological and ecological data planning and management objectives. It also has offices in Boston, Minneapolis, Durham, N.C., and Boulder, Colo.

National Industries for the Blind and its associated agencies provides employment to blind people. The agency focuses on enhancing the opportunities for economic and personal independence of blind people through creating, sustaining and improving employment. It operates under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act and the AbilityOne Program, a federal purchasing program that enables people who are blind to work and provide products and services to federal and commercial customers. The agency s SKILCRAFT products are made by blind and disabled people and includes biodegradable cleaning, paper and plastic products. It offers employment opportunities for the blind by employing them in customer care, telephone support and distribution services. National Industries for the Blind is located in Alexandria, Va.