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Provides information and referral to individuals, their families, health care professionals and others seeking research, treatments, and other support services for deafness and hearing loss.

Researches the cause, cure and treatment of retinal degenerative diseases, Retinitis Pigmentosa, macular degeneration, and Usher's Syndrome. Also serves as a source of information, referral and education.

Provides a fitness program offering martial arts/self-defense, yoga and meditation classes designed specifically for the blind and visually impaired.

Assists blind/visually handicapped persons ages 10 and older wishing to engage in a vocational program, to obtain a job, or keep a present job. Offers consultations with rehabilitation counselor to develop a plan of services that can include training and/or education. Assists with job placement upon completion of plan requirements.

Provides employment and job placement services, recreational classes, adapted computer training courses, fitness and exercise classes, social work and benefits counselors as well as volunteer readers for adults who are legally blind or severely visually impaired. Call to register. Registration available in print, audiotape, or braille.

Offers monthly support groups for individuals with visual impairments. Groups at times offer a feature speaker with a specific topic planned. Groups also provide the opportunity to share triumphs and trials with others living with visual impairments.

Provides a year round overnight recreation, social service and rehabilitation program for blind and visually impaired teens (18+), adults, and senior citizens and families with one or more members of any age who are visually impaired. Offers educational programs, Employment and Technology Institute, Consumer Conference, sports, arts and entertainment. Call for an application.

Offers Vision Services, including Assistive Technology and Orientation and Mobility Assessment and Training, for students attending district programs. Call for more detailed information.

The Vision Services program provides counseling and support for adults with vision loss and other disabilities to help them live more independently. The program connects individuals with peers who share similar experiences, offering opportunities to share ideas, concerns, and life experiences. Vision Services also assists with information and guidance on assistive technology, helping individuals identify tools and devices that can enhance daily functioning and independence.

The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired enhances employability in order to maximize independence, and assists in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind.

Provides individuals with blindness or visual impairments with the education and job training to become independent, and take care of themselves.

Provides limited brailling of materials onto CDs or floppy disks for computer use. No full length books

Serves older adults who are blind or visually impaired by offering a full array of customized service programs ranging for benefits assistance to health and wellness programs in a fully accessible facility. Also offers a hot dinner meal Monday-Friday.

Provides comprehensive care management for individuals with blindness or impaired vision and who may also have other medical conditions which helps them to remain safe in their own homes, or wherever they live in the community.

Provides information and referrals regarding community services, recreational activities, and many other resources for individuals with disabilities.

Offers many support and peer groups for individuals with disabilities including social and recreational gatherings. The groups are facilitated by individuals. Call for specific information. Groups are available for youth and adults.

Dedicated to creating, publishing and distributing tactile illustrations for readers who are blind or visually impaired. Creative Adaptations for Learning (CAL) produces books, flash cards, and other educational materials which use raised lines and textured shapes to help visually impaired people recognize shapes and objects the product is particularly useful for developing reading readiness (braille or print), orientation and mobility and communication skills. Young children, their parents, siblings, teachers and Occupational Therapists, any of whom may be blind or visually impaired, use these materials...as well as children who have dyslexia, autism, cerebral palsy or learning delays. Serves a national geographic area.

Offers guidance and counseling to assist consumers who are legally blind find or retain employment. Vocational counselors work with the consumer to develop an Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). The IPE acts as a road map to guide the consumer toward their employment goals. Goals vary, and include preparing for and finding a job, continuing at a current workplace or maintaining a household independently.

Provides the following services to the blind and visually-impaired and to organizations/individuals working with this audience: information and referral, publications on blindness, data collection and information dissemination, and production of recorded materials for the blind through the Talking Books Program. Conducts a wide variety of programs to support independent living, literacy, employment and access to technology. Advocates for legislation and operates a web site which offers access to an on-line book store, Career Connect(employment planning tool), and Braille Bug(children's web channel for literacy).

Provides funds for children under age 14 (or under 21 if multi-disabled). Offers services of children's consultant to develop a plan of services, including services provided in the home, community, and/or with other rehabilitation agencies. Provides family counseling/guidance, advocacy services, case management, educational consultation and vocational coordination.

Provides employment and job placement services, recreational classes, adapted computer training courses, fitness and exercise classes, social work and benefits counselors as well as volunteer readers for adults who are legally blind or severely visually impaired. Call to register. Registration available in print, audiotape, or braille.

Provide self-help information, primarily via the internet, on adapting everyday activities and locating helpful services and independent living resources for individuals with vision loss, their family members and those who work with them.

Provides case management for clients, helping them with specific issues related to blindness or low vision and linking them to the resources within their community.

Provides coordination of services for legally blind veterans and their families. Duties include providing and/or arranging for the provision of appropriate treatment modalities to enhance a blinded veteran's functioning level. Other duties include identifying new cases of blindness, providing professional counseling, resolving problems, arranging annual healthcare reviews and conducting education programs relating to blindness.

The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired enhances employability in order to maximize independence, and assists in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind.