3100 East Roosevelt Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
602-273-7411
602-273-7410 (Fax)
www.acbvi.org 
E-mail contacts: www.acbvi.org/contact/email.html 

The mission of the Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is to enhance the quality of life of people who are blind or otherwise visually impaired, by providing a wide range of services, which include:

• Assistive technology training
• Counseling/Social work
• Orientation and Mobility
• Rehabilitation Teaching/Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
• Social recreation
• Assistive Technology Arizona Program
• Vocational Rehabilitation Job Training Program

1789 West Jefferson 2, NW
Phoenix, AZ 85007
800-563-1221 (Toll free)
602-542-3332
602-542-3778 (Fax)
www.azdes.gov

Programs and services for individuals who are blind or visually impaired:
www.azdes.gov/rsa/blind.asp

Programs and services include:

• Arizona Industries for the Blind
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation Instructional Services
• Independent Living
• The Business Enterprise Program

4801 W. Calle Don Miguel
Tucson, AZ 85757
866-674-3549 (Voice/TTY)
520-883-5926 (Fax)
www.assistech.com
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Assistech™ carries a complete line of assistive products for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired, speech impaired, and physically challenged. They also feature products for the general public, such as medicine reminder watches and electronic language translators.

The Magnifying Center
5130 North 19th Avenue, Suite 7
Phoenix, AZ 85015
800-776-5885 (Toll free)
602-956-6637
602-956-1008 (Fax)
www.wemagnify.com
E-mail: info@magnifyingcenter.com  

Offers a range of low vision and magnifying products, including magnifying glasses, hand-held magnifiers, reading lamps, video magnifiers for reading and writing, canes, protective eyewear, talking products, and products for people with hearing impairments.

888-243-2020 (Toll free)
www.chismlowvision.com
E-mail: visionsource-tyler@suddenlinkmail.com

Dr. Larry Chism speaks to every patient on the telephone before scheduling a one-hour low vision evaluation appointment. Dr. Chism travels to multiple locations throughout Texas and Arizona to provide advanced low vision services. He presently sees patients on selected days in the following locations:

• Texas: Georgetown, Grand Prairie, Houston, New Braunfels, Tyler, and Austin
• Arizona: Phoenix

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.

3767 East Grant Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-795-1331
520-795-1336 (Fax)
www.saavi.us  
E-mail: reception@saavi.us

Programs and services include:

• Aids and Appliances
• Assistive Technology Center
• Comprehensive Day Based Training Program
• Fitness Center 
• Independent Living Skills and Orientation and Mobility
• Social Clubs
• Steppin' Out: Independent Community Living Program
• Vocational Adjustment Services

6595 North Oracle Road, Suite 123
Tucson, AZ 85704-7736
888-534-4321 (Toll free)
520-297-0027
www.southwestlowvision.com  
E-mail: southwest.vision@gmail.com  

Southwest Low Vision offers a range of low vision solutions, including magnifying glasses, reading lamps, video magnifiers for reading and writing, and links to resources and organizations.

A new mobile service will now include portions of New Mexico.

1830 South Alma School Road, Suite 131
Mesa, AZ 85210
866-924-8755 (Toll free)
480-924-8755
480-854-1864 (Fax)

10001 West Bell Road, Suite 115
Sun City, AZ 85351
866-924-8755 (Toll free)
623-583-2800
623-583-1556 (Fax)
www.viewfinderlowvision.com
E-mail: info@ViewFinderLowVision.com

ViewFinder offers a comprehensive selection of magnification products and daily living aids to assist people with visual impairment. ViewFinder also serves as a low vision resource center to provide information on other services and agencies available to assist people with visual impairment.