CT - Connecticut Vision Services

Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services [2]

Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street, 11th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
800-842-1508
800-842-4542 (TDD/TTY)
www.dss.state.ct.us/divs/brs.htm [3]
Programs for People with Disabilities [4]

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Connecticut State Board of Education and Services for the Blind [8]

184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
800-842-4510 (Toll free)
860-602-4000
860-602-4221 (TDD)
860-602-4020 (Fax)
www.besb.state.ct.us [9]
E-mail: BESB@PO.STATE.CT.US [10]

The mission of the Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) is to provide quality educational and rehabilitative services to all people who are legally blind or deaf-blind and children who are visually impaired at no cost to our clients or their families.

BESB is responsible for the confidential registry of people who are blind in Connecticut and provides, within available resources, comprehensive low vision services, specialized education services, life skills training, case management, and vocational services to individuals of all ages who are legally blind and to children who are visually impaired.

The agency assists them in acquiring the skills and support services necessary to be independent.

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Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [12]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [13]
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 [14]

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm [15]

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 [16]
Information about Vision Loss or Blindness along with Other Disabilities [17]
National Organizations [18]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [19]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [20]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [21]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [22]
CA - California Vision Services [23]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [24]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [25]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [26]
FL - Florida Vision Services [27]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [28]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [29]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [30]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [31]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [32]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [33]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [34]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [35]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [36]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [37]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [38]
ME - Maine Vision Services [39]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [40]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [41]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [42]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [43]
MT - Montana Vision Services [44]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [45]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [46]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [47]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [48]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [49]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [50]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [51]
NY - New York Vision Services [52]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [53]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [54]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [55]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [56]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [57]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [58]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [59]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [60]
TX - Texas Vision Services [61]
UT - Utah Vision Services [62]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [63]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [64]
WA - Washington Vision Services [65]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [66]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [67]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [68]

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ITNAmerica [70]

90 Bridge Street, Suite 100
Westbrook, ME 04092
207-857-9001
207-857-9199 (Fax)
www.itnamerica.org [71]
Send E-mail to ITNAmerica [72]

ITNAmerica is a national non-profit organization that provides transportation to seniors and adults with visual impairments. ITNAmerica provides rides with door-through-door, arm-through-arm service and allows older people to trade their own cars to pay for rides and enables volunteer drivers to store transportation credits for their own future transportation needs.

ITNAmerica's affiliate communities include Charleston, SC; Chicago, IL; Portland, ME; Orlando, Sarasota, FL; Los Angeles, San Diego, Monterey CA; Lexington, KY; Enfield, Middlesex, Middletown, and Fairfield County, CT; the Quad Cities of IA; Cincinnati, OH; Las Vegas, NV; Racine, WI; St. Charles, Kansas City MO; Westchester County, NY; Boston, Framingham MA

Services for Older Persons [16]
Searchable Databases [73]
National Organizations [18]
CA - California Vision Services [23]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]
FL - Florida Vision Services [27]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [30]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [32]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [35]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [37]
ME - Maine Vision Services [39]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [42]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [51]
NY - New York Vision Services [52]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [53]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [58]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [66]

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Lions Low Vision Center of Eastern Connecticut [75]

P.O. Box 43
Colchester, CT 06415
866-255-8655 (Toll free)
860-377-2063
http://lionslowvisionctr.org [76]
Contact information [77]

The mission of the Lions Low Vision Center of Eastern Connecticut is to provide appropriate low vision devices and empower people with decreased vision to improve their quality of life or maintain their independence.

The Lions Low Vision Center of Eastern Connecticut provides services to individuals in New London, Middlesex, Tolland, and Windham Counties. Services are rendered without charge.

The center is staffed by a technician trained in optimizing a client's remaining eyesight through the use of magnification, glare control, proper lighting, specialized reading techniques, and referral to additional supportive agencies. The technician dispenses low vision aids and trains individuals to use these devices to enhance remaining vision.

CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]

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Lions Low Vision Centers, Inc. [79]

33 Highland Street
New Britain, CT 06050
800-676-5715 (Toll free)
860-832-9601
860-832-9604 (Fax)
www.lionslowvision.org [80]
E-mail: lions_low_vision@sbcglobal.net [81]
Office locations [82]

The staff at the Lions Low Vision Center can teach the visually impaired person new ways to utilize remaining eyesight, by providing the necessary aids and devices that can increase independence and ease activities of daily living.

All clients must be under the care of an eye care provider and must have a report from that provider in order to be seen by the Lions Low Vision Center.

CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]

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Masonicare Health Center [84]

22 Masonic Avenue
Wallingford, CT 06492
203-679-5900
www.masonicare.org/healthcare_services [85]

Offers a wide range of geriatric-focused inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, including low vision services, hearing testing, rehabilitation services, and mental and behavioral health services.

CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]

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Music and Arts Center for Humanity [87]

National Resource Center for Blind Musicians
510 Barnum Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06608
203-366-3300
203-368-2847 (Fax)
www.musicandartscenter.org [88]
E-mail: info@musicandartscenter.org [89]

The resource center provides information and referral services for visually impaired students of all ages, their parents and teachers; learning opportunities for blind students headed to college; and maintains a network of visually impaired musicians willing to share their expertise in braille music, technology, and coping strategies.

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Oak Hill [92]

The Eleanor A. Brooks Blindness-Related Supports Center at Oak Hill [93]
E-mail: info@ciboakhill.org [94]

Housing information:
866-526-4492 (Toll free)
860-286-3105
860-286-3113 (TTY)

Vocational center and community support information:
866-526-4492 (Toll free)
860-286-3100
860-286-3113 (TTY)

Oak Hill program participants are empowered to achieve self-sufficiency. Oak Hill continues its commitment to people whose primary disability is blindness through the development of independent housing opportunities, community supports, and the vocational center.

CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]

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Solinsky EyeCare, LLC [96]

Low Vision Services
1013 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06107
860-233-2020
www.solinskyeyecare.com/services/low-vision [97]

CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]

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The Hartford Artisans Weaving Center [99]

40 Woodland Street
Hartford, CT 06112
860-727-5727
www.weavingcenter.org [100]
E-mail: HA@weavingcenter.org [101]

The mission of the Hartford Artisans Weaving Center is to promote and teach the craft of handweaving in a supportive and creative community. The Center encourages people with low or no vision and those 55 and older to develop their skills and interest in weaving original and beautiful handwoven items.

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United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs [103]

www.va.gov [104]
Contact the VA [105]

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 [106]:
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services [107]:
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 [108]:
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) [109]:
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 [110]
National Organizations [18]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [19]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [20]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [21]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [22]
CA - California Vision Services [23]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [24]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [25]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [26]
FL - Florida Vision Services [27]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [28]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [29]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [30]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [31]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [32]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [33]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [34]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [35]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [36]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [37]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [38]
ME - Maine Vision Services [39]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [40]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [41]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [42]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [43]
MT - Montana Vision Services [44]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [45]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [46]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [47]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [48]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [49]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [50]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [51]
NY - New York Vision Services [52]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [53]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [54]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [55]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [56]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [57]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [58]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [59]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [60]
TX - Texas Vision Services [61]
UT - Utah Vision Services [62]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [63]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [64]
WA - Washington Vision Services [65]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [66]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [67]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [68]

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Vision Dynamics [112]

470 West Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
203-271-1944
www.visiondynamics.com [113]
E-mail: info@visiondynamics.com [114]

Vision Dynamics offers a wide range of adaptive devices, software, and accessories specifically designed for use by blind or visually impaired individuals, including adaptive computers, Windows access software, speech synthesizers, refreshable braille products, voice recognition software, screen magnification software, CCTV products, labeling and marking, large print, lighting, low vision products, magnification, talking products, writing and reading aids.

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Yale School of Medicine [118]

The Lions Low Vision Center at Yale
40 Temple Street, 3rd Floor
New Haven, CT 06510
800-395-7949 (Toll free)
203-785-2020
203-785-6123 (Fax)
www.eyes.yale.edu/patient-care/low-vision.aspx [119]

Yale's low vision rehabilitation program offers services not readily available to individuals whose vision cannot be improved with ordinary glasses, medicine, or surgery.

CT - Connecticut Vision Services [6]

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