555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite A300
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
717-766-2020
717-766-2099 (Fax)
www.pablind.org
E-mail: elaine.welch@pablind.org

The Pennsylvania Association for the Blind (PAB), through its network of 29 member agencies, provides innovative services for people of all ages who have a wide range of vision impairments from low vision to total blindness.

Use the PAB web site search function to find a local member agency near you.

PAB member agencies provide quality, caring services across the 67 counties of the Commonwealth of PA and to individuals residing outside state lines. These services include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Blindness Adjustment Counseling
• Life Skills Training at Agencies and in Homes
• Orientation & Mobility Instruction (Cane Travel)
• Home Retrofitting to Ensure Safe Mobility
• Access/Information technology Instruction
• Safety and Prevention Education Programs/Seminars on Prevention
• Vision Screenings in Schools, Preschools, Industries, Senior Centers, Nursing Homes, Hospitals, etc.
• Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment/Training
• Rehabilitation (including residential programs)
• Children’s Summer Instructional Programs
• Radio Reading Programs · Preschool
• Agency Industry Employing Persons with Vision Impairment
• Escorted Transportation
• Social/Recreational Activities
• Braille Instruction
• Low Vision Clinics/Low Vision Aids
• Low/no cost prescription eyewear
• Assistance with Finance Management
• Community Service Referrals
• Support groups/seminars/educational programs for Individuals/Families