325 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44304-1340
330-253-2555
http://akronblindcenter.org
E-mail: akronblindcenter@att.net

Programs and services include: a scholarship fund for blind and legally blind students; an annual "White Cane Walk" fundraiser; a monthly membership newsletter; and a full schedule of classes, including braille, Bible study, general computer, book club, current events, and assistive technology.

2045 Gilbert Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1490
888-687-3935 (Toll free)
513-221-8558
513-221-2995 (Fax)
www.cincyblind.org
E-mail: info@cincyblind.org

Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is a private, not-for-profit organization with a long and respected tradition of offering comprehensive services to people who are blind or visually impaired. Services and programs include:

• Computer Access Service
• Early Childhood and Youth Services
• Employment in Manufacturing Jobs
• Low Vision Service
• Orientation and Mobility
• Radio Reading Services
• Rehabilitation Teaching
• Social Service
• Speakers and Tours
• Talking Book Machine Service

University Circle
1909 East 101st Street
P.O. Box 1988
Cleveland, OH 44106-8696
216-791-8118
216-791-1101 (Fax)
www.clevelandsightcenter.org
E-mail: www.clevelandsightcenter.org/contact

Cleveland Sight Center is a multi-faceted private agency founded in 1906 providing educational, rehabilitative, preventative, and support services for 10,000 people in the greater Cleveland area who are blind or visually impaired. These programs and services are available to residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, and part of Medina County.

Services and programs enable people who are blind or visually impaired to reach their full potential at home, school, work and in the community through programs and services that:

• Evaluate by assessing client needs and exploring client preferences
• Habilitate and rehabilitate by setting and achieving goals and outcomes, acquiring skills, and increasing independence at home, school or work
• Employ by finding meaningful work and maintaining and developing a career
• Socialize by providing access to community recreation, challenging one's abilities, interacting socially, and gaining peer support
• Support independence by providing and maintaining access to community resources
• Eliminate obstacles through community education and advocacy.

7000 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45231
513-522-3860
513-728-3946 (Fax)
www.clovernook.org
E-mail: www.clovernook.org/contact.php

The mission of the Clovernook Center for the Blind is to promote independence and foster the highest quality of life for people with visual impairments, including those with additional disabilities.

Programs and services include:

• Social Services
• Instructional Services
• Work Experience
• Community Employment
• Low Vision Clinic
• Youth Discovery Program
• Recreation
• Information and Referral

Central Christian Church
421 Mount Vernon Avenue
Marion, OH
http://eyetoeyemarion.org
Contact Eye to Eye Low Vision Support Group

Eye to Eye Low Vision Support Group began in 1998 and it has been our goal to provide a supportive and enriching environment for both our members and the broader community.

Eye to Eye’s monthly group meetings are held the second Friday of each month from April through December, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. at Central Christian Church, 421 Mount Vernon Ave., Marion, Ohio.

We strive to help educate the visually impaired on how to live independently, accomplish daily tasks with dignity, and provide opportunities to talk with others with shared challenges.

Larry L. Lewis, Jr., Founder
955 Pembrook Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
216-381-8107
www.flying-blind.com
E-mail: Larry.Lewis@Flying-Blind.com

The Mission of Flying Blind, LLC is to develop and/or market Adaptive Technology Solutions for persons who are vision impaired within educational, vocational, community, and residential settings.

Through its work with various manufacturers of emerging technologies, Flying Blind, LLC is able to impact the direction of many Adaptive Technology Trends whose goals are to keep pace with the dynamic mainstream technology revolution.

c/o The Ability Center
5605 Monroe Street
Sylvania, OH 43560
Paul and Jan Rachow
419-867-1940
www.frogtownvision.org
E-mail: frogtowngroup2020@sbcglobal.net

Frog Town is an independent, not-for-profit support group, started in June, 2005 to provide information and support to adults who are blind, visually impaired, or have low vision. Frog Town is supported by Vision Associates, the Sight Center of NW Ohio, and the area office on aging.

The group meets on the first Wednesday of the month, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

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.

90 Bridge Street, Suite 100
Westbrook, ME 04092
207-857-9001
207-857-9199 (Fax)
www.itnamerica.org
Send E-mail to ITNAmerica

ITNAmerica is a national non-profit organization that provides transportation to seniors and adults with visual impairments. ITNAmerica provides rides with door-through-door, arm-through-arm service and allows older people to trade their own cars to pay for rides and enables volunteer drivers to store transportation credits for their own future transportation needs.

ITNAmerica's affiliate communities include Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Portland, ME; Orlando, Sarasota, FL; Los Angeles, San Diego, Monterey CA; Lexington, KY; Enfield, Middlesex, Middletown, and Fairfield County, CT; the Quad Cities of IA; Cincinnati, OH; Las Vegas, NV; Racine, WI; St. Charles, Kansas City MO; Westchester County, NY; Boston, Framingham MA

7775 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, OH 44060
440-946-3363
440-946-8899 (Fax)
www.magnifiersandmore.net
E-mail: cbetter@magnifiersandmore.net

Find Training, Optical & Non-Optical Aids, and Support

Magnifiers and More is a low vision resource that provides training, optical and non-optical aids, and support to help people with limited vision live independent, productive, and fulfilling lives. Magnfiers & More also offers four vision support groups to provide assistance and share information with the low vision community. An informational newsletter for people with low vision and their families and friends is available by mail several times a year.

8 East Long Street, Suite 420
Columbus, OH 43215
888-723-8737 (Toll free)
614-469-0700
614-469-7077 (Fax)
www.newsreelmag.org
E-mail: info@newsreelmag.org

Newsreel Magazine by and for the Blind is a monthly interactive audio magazine produced in the voices of its blind or visually impaired subscribers. Each issue of Newsreel Magazine contains three hours of content recorded in digital MP3 format or on a 4-track 90 minute NLS format cassette with 50-60 articles.

Subjects include: 

• Latest adaptive technology
• Personal experiences
• Pros & cons: cane vs. guide dog
• Travel tips and suggestions
• Recipes and cooking methods
• Poetry
• Sports information

985 Sawburg Avenue
Alliance, OH 44601
800-423-6811
330-823-1680
330-823-3831 (Fax)
www.ohioeye.com

Provides low vision services to help patients with severe vision loss find optimum low vision aids. Other specialities include medical treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic-related eye disease.

400 East Campus View Boulevard
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
800-282-4536 (Ohio only)
614-438-1200 (Voice/TYY)
614-438-1257 (Fax)
www.rsc.ohio.gov

Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Visually Impaired
www.rsc.ohio.gov/bvrbsvi/bsvi

Independent Living/Older Blind Program
www.rsc.ohio.gov/bvrbsvi/ilolderblind

The Independent Living Older Blind program is for individuals who are 55 years old or older, not able to work competitively, and who have a visual impairment that results in substantial functional limitations in one or more daily living activities such as reading, cooking, cleaning, dialing the phone, or setting dials.

Low Vision/Vision Rehabilitation Service
338 West Tenth Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1280
614-292-2020 (Appointments)
Web site

3775 Muddy Creek Road
Cincinnati, OH 45238-2055
513-241-0720
www.samuelbell.org
E-mail: swbellhome@fuse.net

Samuel W. Bell Home for Sightless, Inc. has been providing a safe, clean, and homelike residence for any adult legally blind person since it was founded in 1929.

Sally Harris, Executive Director
614-538-0988
www.sharethevisionohio.org
E-mail: sharethevision@columbus.rr.com

Share the Vision is a non-profit organization offering peer support to individuals who are blind or have low vision through education, advocacy, self-help support groups, and resource dissemination.

1002 Garden Lake Parkway
Toledo, OH 43614
419-720-3937
419-720-3938 (Fax)
www.sightcentertoledo.org
E-mail contacts: www.sightcentertoledo.org/contact/index.asp

The Sight Center offers a unique blend of multi-disciplinary services that provide direct support to people of all ages and socio-economic levels. These services include:

• Low vision clinic: Specialized vision rehabilitation services that allow people with low vision to make the best use of their remaining vision.
• Rehabilitation Teaching: Instruction in performing daily routines and activities such as personal grooming, reading the mail and using the stove.
• Orientation and Mobility: Instruction in safe travel in the home, workplace or community.
• Children's Services: Early prevention for children from birth to three years and daily living skills for school-aged children ages 5 to 19.
• Technology Resources: Assistance and training on the use of adaptive computer technology.
• Roving Eye and Satellite Locations: The Roving Eye is a low vision mobile vehicle that carries state-of-the-art magnification and lighting equipmen to outlying satellite office locations.
• Communications Programs: Audio descriptions and telephone reader support.

358-A Lincoln Avenue
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-687-4785
740-689-9753 (Fax)
Web site
E-mail: sosc@SEOhioSightCenter.org

The Southeast Ohio Sight Center provides the visually impaired with a better quality of life through outreach and direct services assisting the community at large. Cultivating hope, the Southeast Ohio Sight Center advocates change with rehabilitative help while fostering independence and nurturing healing – striving towards a common goal.

Current staff includes a certified rehabilitation teacher, nurse, administrative assistant, and social worker.

Programs and services include:

• Functional low vision evaluation
• Community rehabilitation teaching
• Assessment
• Case management
• Prevention program which includes vision screenings (adult/child)
• Health fairs
• Support and craft groups (transportation is available for a minimal cost)
• Community outreach which includes presentations at elementary schools and assisted living centers

730 W. Market Street
Lima, OH 45801
419-227-3361
800-232-7762 (Toll free)
St. Rita's Medical Center web site
St. Rita's Medical Center contact information

St. Rita's Low Vision and Brain Acquired Vision Loss Prpgram provides evaluation by an occupational therapist specially trained in vision loss problems.

750 Main Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-232-4810
www.seeinghandassociation.com

The Seeing Hand Association, Inc. began services in 1936 and was incorporated in 1946 in Wheeling, WV. It serves citizens in Ohio and West Virginia.

The Seeing Hand offers a number of specialized services for blind and visually impaired individuals, including community education, advocacy, adaptive technology skills training, orientation and mobility training, job development, and a low vision clinic.

These services assist in meeting the identified needs of the individual while maintaining our core values of accountability, honesty, integrity, trust, teamwork, independence, personal and professional growth, dignity and self-esteem.

Low Vision Clinic
9224 Darrow Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330-425-2020
330-425-2269 (Fax)
www.twinsburgeye.com
E-mail: info@twinsburgeye.com

Low Vision Services
388 South Main Street, Suite 302
Akron, OH 44311-1064
330-996-4080
330-996-4181 (Fax)
www.udsakron.org/services/vision

United Disability Services provides low vision services to individuals who are experiencing visual difficulty that cannot be corrected by medical treatment, surgery, or conventional eyeglasses.

The program provides low vision assessments and the opportunity to try vision aids and adaptive equipment such as special reading or telescopic glasses, handheld magnifiers, large print or "talking" devices, special lighting and/or closed circuit television systems. Orientation and mobility services and Low Vision Support Groups are also available.

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.

Facilities Locator Home Page: 
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services:
Use this search feature to locate VA News Releases and Fact Sheets on topics that include health care and benefits.

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

1350 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 112
Columbus, OH 43212
614-224-6465
614-224-2258 (Fax)
http://ulva.com

Universal Low Vision Aids, Inc. is a service dealer and authorized distributor of assistive technology serving people with special needs since 1988.

1393 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43201
614-294-5571
614-294-5576 (Fax)
www.visioncenter.org
E-mail: pbergados@visioncenter.org

Vision rehabilitation is tailored to each individual’s needs, and staff works one-on-one with each client. Vision rehabilitation services include:

• Clinical Low Vision Evaluations
• Functional Low Vision Assessment
• Residence Program
• Job Site Evaluation
• Bioptic Driving
• Orientation and Mobility
• Comparative Closed Circuit Television Evaluation
• Computer Adaptive Evaluations

2865 N. Reynolds Road, Suite 170
Toledo, OH 43615
419-578-2020
419-539-6323 (Fax)
www.visionassociates.net
E-mail: info@visionassociates.net

Vision Associates is the University of Toledo Medical Center Division of Ophthalmology. Vision Associates provides comprehensive and subspecialty eye care in the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan region, with offices in Toledo, Bowling Green, Fostoria, and Defiance.