Braille Institute

741 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90029 USA

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Braille Institute offers services to help people with limited or no vision lead independent and enriched lives. We've been helping people with vision loss since 1919, and all of our programs are free of charge.

• An in-home Child Development program for parents of blind infants and toddlers and help to mainstream blind children (up to age 5) in community preschools.
• Youth and Career Services that help foster self-confidence and independence in children and young adults, ages 6-30. This includes job counseling and referrals.
• Counseling and Support Services that help advise and assist adults with the adjustment to vision loss.
• More than 200 classes for adults in adaptation to sight loss and attaining independence, as well as many recreational subjects.
• Free Low Vision consultations that provide tools for making the most of remaining vision.

For those adults who can't go to a regional center, many classes are offered in community locations throughout Southern California. We also bring services to outlying area with our Mobile Solutions vehicles which travel throughout Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties to bring our services to you.

Vistas, our retail store has many practical, adaptive items for sale.