919 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-627-0600
215- 922-0692 (Fax)
www.asb.org
E-mail: asbinfo@asb.org

Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired is located in historic Center City, Philadelphia. Our many divisions serve the local Philadelphia and Delaware Valley areas and beyond.

Programs and services include:

• Radio and Recording: The Radio Information Center for the Blind (RICB) is a 24-hour radio reading service broadcasting throughout the Delaware Valley. The Recording Department narrates more than two dozen popular magazines, which are then made available on cassette. 
• Production and Custom Braille: ASB's Braille Division brailles, proofreads, presses and binds over 5 million braille pages per year for many municipalities, schools and businesses worldwide.
• Computer Technology Center: Clients enhance their communication skills and employment prospects by learning basic computer operations at ASB's Computer Technology Center.
• Rehabilitation: Hands-on training programs give blind and visually impaired adults the skills necessary to function independently at home, at work, and in the community. 
• Specialized Services: Experienced professionals offer case management services, blindness-specific counseling, food shopping assistance and transportation, and a variety of classes and support groups.
• Philadelphia Lighthouse of the Blind: Founded in 1945 to provide social, cultural, and educational opportunities for blind and visually impaired people.

174 Court Street
Binghamton, NY 13901-3514
607-724-2428
607-771-8045 (Fax)
www.avreus.org  
E-mail: avreinfo@avreus.org  

The Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc. (A.V.R.E.) is a private, non-profit organization that serves people with vision disabilities. People of all ages, from infants to elders, can and do benefit from our services. We offer a range of learning, living, and working options for people who have a vision disability.

A.V.R.E. works with individuals who live in the New York counties of Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Tioga, and Tompkins, as well as the Pennsylvania counties of Bradford, Susquehanna, and Tioga.

Programs and services include:

• Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Services
• Low Vision Services
• Orientation and Mobility
• ACCESS-Tech Center
• Counseling Services
• Adaptive Aids and Devices
• Infants and Children Services
• Employment and Career Services
• Senior Vision Services
• Support Groups

3827 Powelton Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-382-6233
215-382-6687 (Fax)
www.rudolphy.org

The Edith R. Rudolphy Residence for the Blind is a program for low-income individuals with blindness and other disabilities.

Located in the Powelton/Saunders Park area of Philadelphia's University City, Rudolphy has joined forces with Mercy-Douglass Human Services Affiliate to revitalize Rudolphy's landmark building and establish a new concept in independent living.

The Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry
1200 West Godfrey Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141
800-433-EYES (3937) (Toll free)
215-276-6111 (Appointments)
www.teivision.com/services_low_vision.htm
Appointment information: www.teivision.com/appointment.htm

The Feinbloom Center's interdisciplinary staff is made up of optometrists, social workers, and certified low vision specialists. The interdisciplinary team develops low vision strategies that help patients with visual impairment to achieve goals such as reading, identifying street signs and bus numbers, watching television, managing household and job-related tasks, and keeping up with school work.

The services provided by the professional staff at the Feinbloom Center include:

• Comprehensive low vision evaluations for adults and children
• Prescription and dispensing of low vision devices and adaptive equipment
• Rehabilitative training in the use of remaining vision
• Adaptive technology evaluations
• Referral to agencies that offer assistance in obtaining adaptive equipment and rehabilitative services.

Low Vision Services
311 East Baltimore Pike, Suite 100A
Media, PA 19063
610-892-8767
610-892-8766 (Fax)
No web site at present

Richard Brilliant, O.D., Director
Healthplex Pavilion II, Suite 125
100 West Sproul Road
Springfield, PA 19064
610-690-4900
E-mail: gkc59@comcast.net
No web site at present

Low Vision Rehabilitation
Marla Moon, O.D., F.A.A.O.
428 Windmere Drive
State College, PA 16801
814-234-2015
www.nittanyeye.com
E-mail: drmoon@nittanyeye.com

Scheie Eye Institute
Ralston House, Suite 141
3615 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
800-789-7366 (Appointments)
http://pennhealth.com/ophth/services/lowvision.html

Scheie Eye Institute is the Department of Ophthalmology for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

The Penn Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation is a state-of-the-art facility that combines the skills of ophthalmology, optometry and occupational therapy to make the most of vision that cannot be restored further through medical or surgical means.

90 East Shady Lane
Enola, PA 17025
717-234-3261
717-234-4733 (Fax)
www.pablind.org
E-mail: neal.carrigan@pablind.org

PAB is a consortium of private agencies throughout Pennsylvania, dedicated to helping people prevent, prepare for, and manage vision loss.

The PAB web site contains contact information, including address and web site (if applicable), for all member agencies throughout Pennsylvania.

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
909 Green Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
800-622-2842 (Toll free)
717-787-6176
800-233-3008 (TTY)
717-787-3210 (Fax)
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The mission of the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (BBVS) is to assist Pennsylvanians who are blind or visually impaired gain the skills necessary to live and work independently in their communities. BBVS services are provided throughout the Commonwealth by professional staff in District Offices located in the following cities: Philadelphia, Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg, Altoona, Pittsburgh, and Erie.

Programs and services include:

• Vocational Rehabilitation Program
• Rehabilitation Teaching
• Orientation and Mobility Instruction
• Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program
• Independent Living for the Older Blind Program
• Specialized Children's Program
• Specialized Services for Adults
• Prevention of Blindness Services

114 State Road 103 South
Mount Union, PA 17066-9601
814-542-2511
814-542-7437 (Fax)
www.beaconlodge.com
E-mail: beaconlodgecamp@verizon.net

The Pennsylvania Lions' Beacon Lodge Camp is a 583-acre camp for children and adults with special needs including blindness, deafness, and many other physical and mental challenges.

Beacon Lodge was established in 1948 as a summer camp for blind residents of Pennsylvania and has become a conference center for special groups, an educational facility for families, and a rental camp for group retreats.

Low Vision Services
Tracy Carpenter Sepich, O.D.
100 Oakwood Avenue, Suite 300
State College, PA 16803
814-272-0262
814-272-1501 (Fax)
www.sepicheyecare.com/LowVision.htm
E-mail: tsepich@sepicheyecare.com

551 Walnut Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19128
215-487-1444
www.blindrelieffund.org
E-mail: brfop@aol.com

The Blind Relief Fund provides financial, medical, material and emotional assistance to the needy blind of Philadelphia:

• Financial aid (monthly/emergency food coupons , client loans, rent/security deposit assistance, utilities assistance)
• Material aid (clothing, heaters/air conditioners, refrigerators and appliances, furniture assistance, home repair assistance)
• Medical aid (glasses, prescriptions, low vision aids, canes)
• Services (medical visits, food shopping, housing assistance, assist with applications, forms and bills, referrals to other agencies)

521 Reading Avenue
West Reading, PA 19611
610-396-0999
800-374-4149 (Toll free)
610-396-1223 (Fax)
www.keystonemagnification.com
E-mail: info@keystonemagnification.com

The Keystone Magnification Center carries a range of video magnification CCTV systems to help people with macular degeneration and other forms of low vision to read, write, and live independently.