602 South Lawrence Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
800-441-7607 (Toll free)
334-293-7500
334-293-7383 (Fax)
www.rehab.state.al.us

Blind Services include:

• Vocational guidance and counseling
• Vocational evaluation to determine skills, abilities and potential to work
• Vocational training
• Transition services
• Adaptive equipment
• Rehabilitation teaching
• Orientation and mobility
• Job placement assistance
• Rehabilitation technology services

700 South 18th Street
Birmingham, AL 35233
800-96-SIGHT (Toll free)
205-325-8519
205-325-8564 (Fax)
www.alsca.org
E-mail: sight@alsca.org

Alabama Lions Sight Conservation Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit state project of the Lions Clubs of Alabama. They fund medically necessary eye care for low-income adults and children, and provide vision screenings in schools and communities across the state.

3280 Dauphin Street, Suite C129
Mobile, AL 36606
251-476-4744
251-476-4741 (Fax)

3054 McGehee Road
Montgomery, AL 36111
334-782-3557

251 South Greeno Road
Fairhope, AL 36532
251-928-2888

www.csvrlowvision.org
E-mail: visionrehab@bellsouth.net  

Community Services for Vision Rehabilitation is a non-profit community-based organization, dedicated to helping those with low vision and blindness. It has offices in Mobile, Montgomery, and Fairhope, Alabama.

The clinic provides professional evaluation by eye doctors (ODs and MDs), occupational therapists, ophthalmic technicians, computer specialists and others. It works in collaboration with state agencies and regional and national resources.

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
National Office Headquarters:
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050-1218
Switchboard hours: 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
516-944-8900 (Voice)
516-944-8908 (VP)
516-944-8637 (TTY)
516-944-7302 (Fax)
E-mail: hkncinfo@hknc.org

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm

The Center provides services to youth and adults who are deaf-blind according to the definition of deaf-blindness in the Helen Keller Act. The national center in New York and regional offices that serve each state provide advocacy, support groups, information, and services to people who have both a vision and a hearing loss.

The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (HKNC) is to enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in his or her community of choice. Authorized by an Act of Congress in 1967, the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is a national rehabilitation program serving youth and adults who are deaf-blind.

46 Medical Park East Drive, Suite 475
Birmingham, AL 35235
205-838-3162
205-838-3947 (Fax)
Web site
E-mail: mcjones@ehs-inc.ocm

Services include:

• Evaluation by a team of professionals
• Specific training with low vision devices for activities of daily living
• Counseling and education concerning the particular problem
• Referral to agencies for supplemental assistance such as talking books, radio reading, vocational rehabilitation, or other community resources 
• Low Vision Support Group has monthly meetings to provide additional social activities and education
• Golf School for the Visually Impaired provides golf instruction and course play throughout the year for all ages

2440 Gordon Smith Drive
Mobile, AL 36617
877-292-5463 (Toll free)
251-473-3585
251-470-8622 (Fax)
www.mobileblind.org  
E-mail: sales@Mobileblind.org

In 1924, a group of concerned citizens in Mobile started the Mobile Association for the Blind to create job opportunities for people who were blind.

The Mobile Association for the Blind is now a 45,000 square foot manufacturing facility where many visually impaired individuals who are not able to join the public workforce are employed in our Sheltered Workshop.

Our organization also provides assistance to other citizens with disabilities. Counseling and evaluation, skills training, and job placement are just some of the services we provide to help create the self-esteem needed to become productive members of society.

www.va.gov 
Contact the VA

The mission of the Veterans' Healthcare System (VHA) is to serve the needs of America's veterans by providing primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services. Approximately a quarter of the nation's population -- approximately 70 million people -- are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans.

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Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Veterans:
The mission of the VA Blind Rehabilitation Service is to coordinate a healthcare service delivery system that provides a continuum of care for blinded veterans extending from their home environment to the local VA facility and to the appropriate rehabilitation setting.

Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST):
The Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Coordinator serves as the initial contact person for getting help with vision loss. VIST Coordinators are located at local VA Medical Centers across the country. They work to ensure that veterans with visual impairments receive appropriate benefits and services.

The VIST Coordinator is a case manager who has major responsibility for the coordination of all services for legally blind veterans and their families. Duties include providing and/or arranging for the provision of appropriate treatment plans and programs in order 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.

Services for blind and visually impaired veterans include:

• Orientation and Mobility
• Independent Living Skills
• Manual Skills
• Visual Skills and Low Vision Services
• Computer Access Training
• Physical Conditioning
• Recreation
• Adjustment to Blindness
• Family Program

UAB Eye Care
Mailing address:
HPB 121
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-0010
205-975-2020 (Appointments)
UAB Eye Care web site

UAB Eye Care is the clinical operation for the UAB School of Optometry, an integral part of the UAB Medical Center. The state-of-the-art facility is a multidisciplinary clinic with both optometrists and ophthalmologists providing eye care in a number of subspecialties, including low vision.

P.O. Box 1473
Selma, AL 36702
334-354-4015
334-875-1244
http://visuallyimpairedpeople.org
E-mail: info@vip-inc.org

The V.I.P. Organization, Inc. is a tax exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to providing low vision educational programs, support, and mentoring to the blind and visually impaired of Selma and throughout Dallas County.

Programs and services include the V.I.P. Support Group, a mentoring program, and educational programs.