AZ - Arizona Vision Services

Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. [2]

3100 East Roosevelt Street
Phoenix, AZ 85008
602-273-7411
602-273-7410 (Fax)
www.acbvi.org [3]
E-mail contacts: www.acbvi.org/contact/email.html [4]

The mission of the Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired is to enhance the quality of life of people who are blind or otherwise visually impaired, by providing a wide range of services, which include:

Assistive technology training
Counseling/Social work
Orientation and Mobility
Rehabilitation Teaching/Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
Social recreation
Assistive Technology Arizona Program
Vocational Rehabilitation Job Training Program

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Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration [7]

1789 West Jefferson 2, NW
Phoenix, AZ 85007
800-563-1221 (Toll free)
602-542-3332
602-542-3778 (Fax)
www.azdes.gov [8]

Programs and services for individuals who are blind or visually impaired:
www.azdes.gov/rsa/blind.asp [9]

Programs and services include:

Arizona Industries for the Blind
Vocational Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Instructional Services
Independent Living
The Business Enterprise Program

All State Rehabilitation Agencies [10]
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Assistech Special Needs [12]

4801 W. Calle Don Miguel
Tucson, AZ 85757
866-674-3549 (Voice/TTY)
520-883-5926 (Fax)
www.assistech.com [13]
Send e-mail [14]

Assistech™ carries a complete line of assistive products for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired, speech impaired, and physically challenged. They also feature products for the general public, such as medicine reminder watches and electronic language translators.

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Bossert Specialties, Inc. [19]

The Magnifying Center
5130 North 19th Avenue, Suite 7
Phoenix, AZ 85015
800-776-5885 (Toll free)
602-956-6637
602-956-1008 (Fax)
www.wemagnify.com [20]
E-mail: info@magnifyingcenter.com [21]

Offers a range of low vision and magnifying products, including magnifying glasses, hand-held magnifiers, reading lamps, video magnifiers for reading and writing, canes, protective eyewear, talking products, and products for people with hearing impairments.

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Chism Low Vision [23]

888-243-2020 (Toll free)
www.chismlowvision.com [24]
E-mail: visionsource-tyler@suddenlinkmail.com [25]

Dr. Larry Chism speaks to every patient on the telephone before scheduling a one-hour low vision evaluation appointment. Dr. Chism travels to multiple locations throughout Texas and Arizona to provide advanced low vision services. He presently sees patients on selected days in the following locations:

Texas: Georgetown, Grand Prairie, Houston, New Braunfels, Tyler, and Austin
Arizona: Phoenix

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Educating Mentoring Visually Impaired Association (EMVIA) [28]

Tucson, AZ 85710
520-290-4770
520-290-4170 (Fax)
www.emviatucson.org [29]
E-mail: info@emviatucson.org [30]

EMVIA is a comprehensive resource in Tucson, Arizona for people with visual impairments, their families, and their friends. The mission of EMVIA is to educate, mentor, inform, and help visually impaired people and their families deal with the many issues they face.

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Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [32]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [33]
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 [34]

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm [35]

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 [36]
Information about Vision Loss or Blindness along with Other Disabilities [17]
National Organizations [37]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [38]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [39]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [40]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [5]
CA - California Vision Services [41]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [42]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [43]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [44]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [45]
FL - Florida Vision Services [46]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [47]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [48]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [49]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [50]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [51]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [52]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [53]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [54]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [55]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [56]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [57]
ME - Maine Vision Services [58]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [59]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [60]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [61]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [62]
MT - Montana Vision Services [63]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [64]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [65]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [66]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [67]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [68]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [69]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [70]
NY - New York Vision Services [71]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [72]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [73]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [74]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [75]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [76]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [77]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [78]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [79]
TX - Texas Vision Services [26]
UT - Utah Vision Services [80]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [81]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [82]
WA - Washington Vision Services [83]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [84]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [85]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [86]

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Midwestern University Eye Institute [88]

19379 North 59th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308
623-537-6000
www.mwuclinic.com/Eye_Institute.html [89]

The faculty and students from the Arizona College of Optometry offers a wide range of services, including infant vision testing and seniors with low vision.

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Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired [91]

3767 East Grant Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-795-1331
520-795-1336 (Fax)
www.saavi.us [92]
E-mail: reception@saavi.us [93]

Programs and services include:

Aids and Appliances
Assistive Technology Center
Comprehensive Day Based Training Program
Fitness Center
Independent Living Skills and Orientation and Mobility
Social Clubs
Steppin' Out: Independent Community Living Program
Vocational Adjustment Services

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Southwest Low Vision, Inc. [95]

6595 North Oracle Road, Suite 123
Tucson, AZ 85704-7736
888-534-4321 (Toll free)
520-297-0027
www.southwestlowvision.com [96]
E-mail: southwest.vision@gmail.com [97]

Southwest Low Vision offers a range of low vision solutions, including magnifying glasses, reading lamps, video magnifiers for reading and writing, and links to resources and organizations.

A new mobile service will now include portions of New Mexico.

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NM - New Mexico Vision Services [69]

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Sun Sounds of Arizona [99]

http://sunsounds.org [100]
E-mail: info@sunsounds.org [101]
Additional contact information [102]

Sun Sounds of Arizona provides audio access to information to people in the Southwest who cannot read print due to a disability. Sun Sounds of Arizona has recording facilities in Flagstaff, Tucson, and Tempe, and also serves listeners in Yuma with daily local and national newspapers, magazines, and books. There is no cost to listeners for this service.

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United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs [104]

www.va.gov [105]
Contact the VA [106]

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 [107]:
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services [108]:
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 [109]:
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) [110]:
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 [111]
National Organizations [37]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [38]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [39]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [40]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [5]
CA - California Vision Services [41]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [42]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [43]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [44]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [45]
FL - Florida Vision Services [46]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [47]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [48]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [49]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [50]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [51]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [52]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [53]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [54]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [55]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [56]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [57]
ME - Maine Vision Services [58]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [59]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [60]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [61]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [62]
MT - Montana Vision Services [63]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [64]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [65]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [66]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [67]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [68]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [69]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [70]
NY - New York Vision Services [71]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [72]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [73]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [74]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [75]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [76]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [77]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [78]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [79]
TX - Texas Vision Services [26]
UT - Utah Vision Services [80]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [81]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [82]
WA - Washington Vision Services [83]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [84]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [85]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [86]

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ViewFinder Low Vision Resource Center [113]

1830 South Alma School Road, Suite 131
Mesa, AZ 85210
866-924-8755 (Toll free)
480-924-8755
480-854-1864 (Fax)

10001 West Bell Road, Suite 115
Sun City, AZ 85351
866-924-8755 (Toll free)
623-583-2800
623-583-1556 (Fax)
www.viewfinderlowvision.com [114]
E-mail: info@ViewFinderLowVision.com [115]

ViewFinder offers a comprehensive selection of magnification products and daily living aids to assist people with visual impairment. ViewFinder also serves as a low vision resource center to provide information on other services and agencies available to assist people with visual impairment.

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