AK - Alaska Vision Services

Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired [2]

3903 Taft Drive
Anchorage, AK 99517-3069
800-770-7517 (Toll free)
907-248-7770
907-248-7517 (Fax)
www.alaskabvi.org [3]
E-mail: info@alaskabvi [4]

The Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers day and residential instruction in activities of daily living, orientation and mobility, braille, assistive technology, manual skills, job development and placement, on-the-job technology assessments, and coaching for job retention.

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Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation [7]

801 West 10th Street, Suite A
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
800-478-2815 (Toll free)
907-465-2814
907-465-2856 (Fax)
www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/home.htm [8]

Guidance and counseling
Information and referral
Physical Restoration Assistance (Eye Surgery, Prosthetics, Eyeglasses)
Personal Adjustment Training in Alternative Techniques of Blindness (Braille, Mobility Using Long White Cane, Home Management Skills). Available Through Residential Programs and/or Itinerant Service Providers
Academic, Vocational and On-the-Job Training
Work Adjustment Training/Job Coaching
Selective Placement
Assistive Technology [9] (Low Vision Aids, CCTVs, Text Scanners and Speech Output for Computer, Screen Enlargement Software, Digital Voice Notetakers, Braille Printers)
Transportation Assistance
Training and Assistance in the Business Enterprise Program

All State Rehabilitation Agencies [10]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [5]

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Dimond Vision Clinic [12]

Low Vision Services
1000 East Dimond Blvd., Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99515
907-349-6932
907-349-6347 (Fax)
http://dimondvisionclinic.com [13]
E-mail: dimondvision@gci.net [14]

AK - Alaska Vision Services [5]

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Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [16]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [17]
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 [18]

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm [19]

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.

Services for Older Persons [20]
Information about Vision Loss or Blindness along with Other Disabilities [21]
National Organizations [22]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [5]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [23]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [24]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [25]
CA - California Vision Services [26]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [27]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [28]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [29]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [30]
FL - Florida Vision Services [31]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [32]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [33]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [34]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [35]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [36]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [37]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [38]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [39]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [40]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [41]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [42]
ME - Maine Vision Services [43]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [44]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [45]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [46]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [47]
MT - Montana Vision Services [48]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [49]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [50]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [51]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [52]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [53]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [54]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [55]
NY - New York Vision Services [56]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [57]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [58]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [59]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [60]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [61]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [62]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [63]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [64]
TX - Texas Vision Services [65]
UT - Utah Vision Services [66]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [67]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [68]
WA - Washington Vision Services [69]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [70]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [71]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [72]

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United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs [74]

www.va.gov [75]
Contact the VA [76]

The mission of the Veterans' Healthcare System (VHA) is to serve the needs of America's veterans by providing primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services. Approximately a quarter of the nation's population -- approximately 70 million people -- are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans.

Facilities Locator Home Page [77]:
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services [78]:
Use this search feature to locate VA News Releases and Fact Sheets on topics that include health care and benefits.

Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Veterans [79]:
The mission of the VA Blind Rehabilitation Service is to coordinate a healthcare service delivery system that provides a continuum of care for blinded veterans extending from their home environment to the local VA facility and to the appropriate rehabilitation setting.

Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) [80]:
The Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Coordinator serves as the initial contact person for getting help with vision loss. VIST Coordinators are located at local VA Medical Centers across the country. They work to ensure that veterans with visual impairments receive appropriate benefits and services.

The VIST Coordinator is a case manager who has major responsibility for the coordination of all services for legally blind veterans and their families. Duties include providing and/or arranging for the provision of appropriate treatment plans and programs in order to enhance a blinded veteran's functioning level.

Other duties include identifying new cases of blindness, providing professional counseling, resolving problems, arranging annual healthcare reviews, and conducting education programs relating to blindness.

Services for blind and visually impaired veterans include:

Orientation and Mobility
Independent Living Skills
Manual Skills
Visual Skills and Low Vision Services
Computer Access Training
Physical Conditioning
Recreation
Adjustment to Blindness
Family Program

Veterans' Services [81]
National Organizations [22]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [5]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [23]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [24]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [25]
CA - California Vision Services [26]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [27]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [28]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [29]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [30]
FL - Florida Vision Services [31]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [32]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [33]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [34]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [35]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [36]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [37]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [38]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [39]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [40]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [41]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [42]
ME - Maine Vision Services [43]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [44]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [45]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [46]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [47]
MT - Montana Vision Services [48]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [49]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [50]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [51]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [52]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [53]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [54]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [55]
NY - New York Vision Services [56]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [57]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [58]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [59]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [60]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [61]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [62]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [63]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [64]
TX - Texas Vision Services [65]
UT - Utah Vision Services [66]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [67]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [68]
WA - Washington Vision Services [69]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [70]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [71]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [72]

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