The Self-help Resource Center for Vision Loss
contrast

A A
font
A A A
  • Subscribe to our Newsletter!
  • Donate NOW!
    Register | Log In

AR - Arkansas Vision Services

Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind

Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Services for the Blind
700 Main Street
P.O. Box 3237
Little Rock, AR 72203-3237
800-960-9270 (Toll free)
501-682-5463
501-682-0093 (TDD)
501-682-0366 (Fax)
www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/dsb
Office locations 

Programs and services include:

  • Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation Teaching
  • Vending Facility Program
  • Arkansas Information Reading Network

Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind

6818 Murray Street
Little Rock, AR 72209
501-562-2222
501-568-5275 (Fax)
www.arkansaslighthouse.org
E-mail: info@ArkansasLighthouse.org
Additional contact information

The Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind employs workers who are blind and visually impaired, along with sighted workers as needed, to manufacture diverse products for government clients, including the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) for the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, the General Services Administration, and private industry.

Rehabilitation professionals and other Lighthouse supporters throughout the state refer potential employees. The number of employees who are blind and visually impaired has been steadily increasing to meet the needs of new product lines, and National Industries for the Blind has recognized Lighthouse for employment retention, growth, and upward mobility.

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services

1616 Brookwood Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202
800-330-0632 (Voice and TTY) (Toll free)
501-296-1600 (Voice and TTY)
501-296-1655 (Fax)
www.arsinfo.org
Contact: www.arsinfo.org/contact.aspx

A division of the Department of Workforce Education, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services provides programs and comprehensive services that enable individuals with disabilities to prepare for and enter the workforce.

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

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.

Joplin Association of the Blind

Regional Low Vision Center
311 S. Shifferdecker Avenue
Joplin, MO 64801
417-623-5721
417-623-1968 (Fax)

The primary service area for the Joplin Association for the Blind and Regional Low Vision Resource Center is a 100-mile radius of Joplin, Missouri, serving the four-state areas of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Services include:

  • Regional low vision center
  • Children’s braille and large type lending library
  • Joplin Service Club of the Blind
  • Joplin Association of the Blind Support Groups
  • Transportation
  • Information and referral

Lions World Services for the Blind

2811 Fair Park Boulevard
Little Rock, AR 72204
800-248-0734 (Toll free)
501-664-7100
501-664-2743 (Fax)
www.lwsb.org
E-mail: training@lwsb.org

The mission of Lions World Services for the Blind is "To enable people who are blind or visually impaired to function independently and to live full, productive lives with dignity and self-respect, and to promote a positive public awareness of blindness."

Services include:

  • Personal adjustment program
  • Vocational training
  • Vision rehabilitation clinic and training
  • Assistive technology learning center
  • Job placement assistance
  • College preparatory program
Print Bookmark and Share
 

© 2010 AWARE - Associates for World Action in Rehabilitation & Education