Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

2045 Gilbert Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1490
888-687-3935 (Toll free)
513-221-8558
513-221-2995 (Fax)
www.cincyblind.org
E-mail: info@cincyblind.org  

Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) is a private, not-for-profit organization with a long and respected tradition of offering comprehensive services to people who are blind or visually impaired. Services and programs include:

• Computer Access Service
• Early Childhood and Youth Services
• Employment in Manufacturing Jobs
• Low Vision Service
• Orientation and Mobility
• Radio Reading Services
• Rehabilitation Teaching
• Social Service
• Speakers and Tours
• Talking Book Machine Service

Cleveland Sight Center

University Circle
1909 East 101st Street
P.O. Box 1988
Cleveland, OH 44106-8696
216-791-8118
216-791-1101 (Fax)
www.clevelandsightcenter.org
E-mail: www.clevelandsightcenter.org/contact

Cleveland Sight Center is a multi-faceted private agency founded in 1906 providing educational, rehabilitative, preventative, and support services for 10,000 people in the greater Cleveland area who are blind or visually impaired. These programs and services are available to residents in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, and part of Medina County.

Services and programs enable people who are blind or visually impaired to reach their full potential at home, school, work and in the community through programs and services that:

• Evaluate by assessing client needs and exploring client preferences
• Habilitate and rehabilitate by setting and achieving goals and outcomes, acquiring skills, and increasing independence at home, school or work
• Employ by finding meaningful work and maintaining and developing a career 
• Socialize by providing access to community recreation, challenging one's abilities, interacting socially, and gaining peer support
• Support independence by providing and maintaining access to community resources
• Eliminate obstacles through community education and advocacy.

Clovernook Center for the Blind

7000 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45231
513-522-3860
513-728-3946 (Fax)
www.clovernook.org
E-mail: www.clovernook.org/contact.aspx

The mission of the Clovernook Center for the Blind is to promote independence and foster the highest quality of life for people with visual impairments, including those with additional disabilities.

Programs and services include:

• Social Services
• Instructional Services
• Work Experience
• Community Employment
• Low Vision Clinic
• Youth Discovery Program
• Recreation
• Information and Referral

Magnfiers & More, LLC
7775 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, OH 44060
www.magnifiersandmore.net
E-mail: cbetter@magnifiersandmore.net

Find Training, Optical & Non-Optical Aids, and Support

Magnifiers & More is a low vision resource that provides training, optical and non-optical aids, and support to help people with limited vision live independent, productive and fulfilling lives. Magnfiers & More also offers four vision support groups to provide assistance and share information with the low vision community. An informational newsletter for people with low vision and their families and friends is available by mail several times a year.

National Beep Baseball Association

5568 Boulder Crest Street
Columbus, OH 43235
614-442-1444
www.nbba.org
Contact information: www.nbba.org/contacts.htm

The National Beep Baseball Association promotes this adaptive form of baseball, America's favorite pasttime. Learn all about how the game is played and where to find sources of beep baseball equipment.

Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

400 East Campus View Boulevard
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
800-282-4536 (Ohio only)
614-438-1200 (Voice/TYY)
614-438-1257 (Fax)
www.rsc.ohio.gov [link opens in new window]

Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Visually Impaired

www.rsc.state.oh.us/bvrbvsi  

Independent Living/Older Blind Program

www.rsc.state.oh.us/bvrbvsi/ilolderblind 

The Independent Living Older Blind program is for individuals who are 55 years old or older, not able to work competitively, and who have a visual impairment that results in substantial functional limitations in one or more daily living activities such as reading, cooking, cleaning, dialing the phone, or setting dials.

Share the Vision

Sally Harris, Executive Director
614-538-0988
www.sharethevisionohio.org
E-mail: sharethevision@columbus.rr.com

Share the Vision is a non-profit organization offering peer support to individuals who are blind or have low vision through education, advocacy, self-help support groups, and resource dissemination.

The Sight Center of NW Ohio

1002 Garden Lake Parkway
Toledo, OH 43614
419-720-3937
419-720-3938 (Fax)
www.sightcentertoledo.org
E-mail contacts: www.sightcentertoledo.org/contact/index.asp  

The Sight Center offers a unique blend of multi-disciplinary services that provide direct support to people of all ages and socio-economic levels. These services include:

• Low vision clinic: Specialized vision rehabilitation services that allow people with low vision to make the best use of their remaining vision.
• Rehabilitation Teaching: Instruction in performing daily routines and activities such as personal grooming, reading the mail and using the stove.
• Orientation and Mobility: Instruction in safe travel in the home, workplace or community.
• Children's Services: Early prevention for children from birth to three years and daily living skills for school-aged children ages 5 to 19.
• Technology Resources: Assistance and training on the use of adaptive computer technology.
• Roving Eye and Satellite Locations: The Roving Eye is a low vision mobile vehicle that carries state-of-the-art magnification and lighting equipmen to outlying satellite office locations.
• Communications Programs: Audio descriptions and telephone reader support.