Agency Type: Public Provides individuals counseling services, vocational rehabilitation, orientation and mobility, rehabilitation teaching, business enterprise, children's services and social services to visually impaired/blind individuals.
PROGRAMS: BUSINESS ENTERPRISE Training in special management to operate snack bar or other business of profit. Eligibility: Severe visual impairment to total blindness. ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY PROGRAM Mobility: safe travel skills in the home and in the community. Instruction in the use of white cane, possible low vision devices, electronic travel aides and more effective use of residual vision. Eligibility: Severe visual impairment to total blindness. REHABILITATION TEACHING SERVICES Teaching of skills to become independent in the home and community. Includes activities of daily living, typing, braille, home management, communication skills, etc. Eligibility: Severe visual impairment to total blindness. SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM Social services: preschool and school age services for blind/visually impaired children and their parents. Counseling, chore services, training to perform activities of daily living for adults. Eligibility: Severe visual impairment to total blindness. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES Vocational rehabilitation: counseling, adjustment to blindness services, physical restoration, low vision services, vocational training, job placement services. Eligibility: Severe visual impairment to total blindness.
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