IA - Iowa Vision Services

Accessibility.net, Inc. [2]

11110 Fort Street, Suite 103
Omaha, NE 68164
866-699-4357 (Toll free)
402-491-3191
402-491-3221 (Fax)
www.accessibility.net [3]
E-mail: info@accessibility.net [4]

Accessibility.net, Inc. is a full-service company providing technology solutions for persons who are blind or who have low vision in the states of Colorado, Nebraska, and Iowa.

Accessibility.net carries state-of-the-art solutions for a variety of needs, including screen readers, software magnification, scan-and-read programs, electronic note takers, braille displays, braille translation software, braille embossers, custom-built computer systems, and daily living products for persons with low vision.

Their service department provides installation and training, their technical staff is available for telephone support, and they provide remote support and training to anyone in the United States.

Printer-friendly version [10]

Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion [11]

3255 Williams Blvd. SW, Suite 2
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319-364-2311
319-364-9828 (Fax)
www.lowvisioniowa.com [12]
E-mail: crvisioninmotion@gmail.com [4]

Cedar Rapids Vision In Motion Low Vision Services provide a comprehensive functional vision evaluation conducted by a low vision optometrist, with a low vision occupational therapist offering training support. There is also a a retail store that provides a wide range of vision-related assistive devices.

IA - Iowa Vision Services [8]

Printer-friendly version [13]

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

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [15]
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 [16]

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm [17]

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 [18]
Information about Vision Loss or Blindness along with Other Disabilities [19]
National Organizations [20]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [21]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [22]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [23]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [24]
CA - California Vision Services [25]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [7]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [26]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [27]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [28]
FL - Florida Vision Services [29]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [30]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [31]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [8]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [32]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [33]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [34]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [35]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [36]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [37]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [38]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [39]
ME - Maine Vision Services [40]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [41]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [42]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [43]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [44]
MT - Montana Vision Services [45]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [46]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [47]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [9]
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]

Printer-friendly version [69]

Iowa Department for the Blind [70]

Des Moines Office
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
800-362-2587 (Toll free)
515-281-1333
515-281-1355 (TTY)
515-281-1263 (Fax)
www.blind.state.ia.us [71]
E-mail: information@blind.state.ia.us [72]

Waterloo District Office
Iowa Department for the Blind - Waterloo
3420 University Avenue, Suite A
Waterloo, IA 50701
888-378-4397 (Toll free)
319-226-3352
319-226-3354 (Fax)
E-mail: information@blind.state.ia.us [72]

Cedar Rapids District Office
Iowa Department for the Blind - Cedar Rapids
411 3rd Street SE
Suite 745
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401-1811
888-346-9557 (Toll free)
319-365-9111
319-298-9369 (Fax)
E-mail: information@blind.state.ia.us [72]

Programs and services include:

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Independent Living Rehabilitation Services
Adult Orientation and Adjustment Center
Business Enterprises Program
Aids and Devices Store
Public Education and In-Service Training.

All State Rehabilitation Agencies [73]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [8]

Printer-friendly version [74]

Iowa Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services [75]

510 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
800-532-1486 (Voice/TTY)
515-281-4211 (Voice/TTY)
515-281-4703 (Fax)
www.ivrs.iowa.gov [76]

All State Rehabilitation Agencies [73]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [8]

Printer-friendly version [77]

ITNAmerica [78]

90 Bridge Street, Suite 100
Westbrook, ME 04092
207-857-9001
207-857-9199 (Fax)
www.itnamerica.org [79]
Send E-mail to ITNAmerica [80]

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 [18]
Searchable Databases [81]
National Organizations [20]
CA - California Vision Services [25]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [26]
FL - Florida Vision Services [29]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [8]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [33]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [36]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [38]
ME - Maine Vision Services [40]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [43]
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]

Printer-friendly version [82]

The Low Vision Store [83]

2200 University Avenue West, Suite 200
Saint Paul, MN 55114
800-871-8780 (Toll free)
651-203-2200
651-203-2203 (Fax)
www.thelowvisioncenter.com [84]
E-mail: lowvisionstore@yahoo.com [85]

The Low Vision Store carries a full line of daily living products and reading machines for people who are blind or have low vision. They cover the five-state area of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa and will do free in-house demonstrations for all reading machines.

Assistive Technology Products [5]
Braille Products [86]
Independent Living Products [6]
Labeling Products [87]
Lighting Products [88]
Recreation, Sports, and Leisure Products [89]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [8]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [42]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [47]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [59]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [66]

Printer-friendly version [90]

The University of Iowa College of Medicine [91]

Ophthalmology: Vision Rehabilitation Service
Grandview Medical Center
300 North Grandview Avenue, Suite F
Dubuque, IA 52001
563-589-0592
Web site [92]
E-mail: clinical-outreach@uiowa.edu [93]

The new vision rehabilitation clinic complements services currently provided by University of Iowa's Specialty Eye Care - Retina Service and will provide treatment for patients with low vision, along with offering consultation, educational activities, and other support services for physicians in northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin, and northwest Illinois.

Printer-friendly version [94]

United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs [95]

www.va.gov [96]
Contact the VA [97]

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 [98]:
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services [99]:
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 [100]:
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) [101]:
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 [102]
National Organizations [20]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [21]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [22]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [23]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [24]
CA - California Vision Services [25]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [7]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [26]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [27]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [28]
FL - Florida Vision Services [29]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [30]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [31]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [8]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [32]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [33]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [34]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [35]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [36]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [37]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [38]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [39]
ME - Maine Vision Services [40]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [41]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [42]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [43]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [44]
MT - Montana Vision Services [45]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [46]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [47]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [9]
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]

Printer-friendly version [103]