The Self-help Resource Center for Vision LossAK - Alaska Vision Services
Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
3903 Taft Drive
Anchorage, AK 99517-3069
800-770-7517 (Toll free)
907-248-7770
907-248-7517 (Fax)
www.alaskabvi.org
E-mail: info@alaskabvi
The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers day and residential instruction in activities of daily living, orientation and mobility, braille, assistive technology, manual skills, job development and placement, on-the-job technology assessments, and coaching for job retention.
Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
801 West 10th Street, Suite A
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
800-478-2815 (Toll free)
907-465-2814
907-465-2856 (Fax)
www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/home.htm[link opens in new window]
Blindness and Visual Impairment Services
www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/blsvs.htm
- Guidance and counseling
- Information and referral
- Physical Restoration Assistance (Eye Surgery, Prosthetics, Eyeglasses)
- Personal Adjustment Training in Alternative Techniques of Blindness (Braille, Mobility Using Long White Cane, Home Management Skills). Available Through Residential Programs and/or Itinerant Service Providers
- Academic, Vocational and On-the-Job Training
- Work Adjustment Training/Job Coaching
- Selective Placement
- Assistive Technology (Low Vision Aids, CCTVs, Text Scanners and Speech Output for Computer, Screen Enlargement Software, Digital Voice Notetakers, Braille Printers)
- Transportation Assistance
- Training and Assistance in the Business Enterprise Program
Dimond Vision Clinic
Low Vision Services
1000 East Dimond Blvd., Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99515
907-349-6932
907-349-6347 (Fax)
http://dimondvisionclinic.com
E-mail: dimondvision@gci.net
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