147 Schleigel Boulevard
Amityville, NY 11701
631-789-5218 (Phone/TTY)
www.catholiccharities.cc/ourservices/disabilities.html
E-mail: question@catholiccharities.cc

The Office For Persons With Disabilities (OPD) encourages clients to attain their highest possible level of independent, socially integrated, and productive living.

Programs and services for blind and visually impaired persons include:

• Orientation and mobility instruction enables clients to function independently and safely in their neighborhoods, work places, other daily environments, and to use public transportation. 
• Rehabilitation training helps newly disabled people acquire communication and daily living skills like braille, telecommunications, cooking, home management, and handling money. 
• Counseling enables clients to adjust to their vision loss. 
• Visually impaired adults in Nassau County can share in weekly recreational, educational, and interfaith programs at the Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) Club. Transportation and a hot lunch are provided.