NH - New Hampshire Vision Services

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [2]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [3]
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 [4]

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm [5]

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 [6]
Information about Vision Loss or Blindness along with Other Disabilities [7]
National Organizations [8]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [9]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [10]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [11]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [12]
CA - California Vision Services [13]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [14]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [15]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [16]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [17]
FL - Florida Vision Services [18]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [19]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [20]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [21]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [22]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [23]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [24]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [25]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [26]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [27]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [28]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [29]
ME - Maine Vision Services [30]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [31]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [32]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [33]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [34]
MT - Montana Vision Services [35]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [36]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [37]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [38]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [39]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [40]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [41]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [42]
NY - New York Vision Services [43]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [44]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [45]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [46]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [47]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [48]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [49]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [50]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [51]
TX - Texas Vision Services [52]
UT - Utah Vision Services [53]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [54]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [55]
WA - Washington Vision Services [56]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [57]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [58]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [59]

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Life with Ease [61]

P.O. Box 302
Newbury, NH 03255
800-966-5119 (Toll free)
603-938-5116
603-938-5090 (Fax)

Life with ease specializes in practical solutions for a range of independent living, rehabilitation, and accessibility needs. A section of their online store is devoted to low vision products.

Independent Living Products [62]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [39]

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New England Disabled Sports [64]

P.O. Box 26
Lincoln, NH 03251
603-745-6281 x5663
http://nedisabledsports.org [65]
Contact New England Disabled Sports [66]

New England Disabled Sports (formerly known as the White Mountain Adaptive Snowsports School) provides year-round adaptive sport instruction to adults and children with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Their programs allow disabled students to enjoy a boundary-free environment, enjoy outdoor recreation with friends and family, and have access to equipment and instruction that might otherwise be unavailable.

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New Hampshire Association for the Blind [69]

McGreal Sight Center
25 Walker Street
Concord, NH 03301-4599
800-464-3075 (Toll free)
603-224-4039 (seacoast)
www.sightcenter.org [70]
E-mail: services@sightcenter.org [71]

The New Hampshire Association for the Blind is the statewide leader in providing vision rehabilitation services for New Hampshire people of all ages who are blind and visually impaired. Founded in 1912, it provides services in virtually every community statewide and at the McGreal Sight Center in Concord.

Services include:

Social Work
Rehabilitation Teaching
Orientation and Mobility Instruction
Low Vision Services
Educational Services
Technology Service
Volunteer Services
Public Education
Braille and audio transcription services

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New Hampshire Department of Education - Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired [73]

Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired [74]
Department of Education
21 South Fruit Street, Suite 20
Concord, NH 03301
800-581-6881 (Toll free)
603-271-3537
603-271-3471 (Voice/TTY)
603-271-3816 (Fax)

Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides those services necessary to help people with visual loss to enter, re-enter, or maintain employment. Most services are provided without charge to the referred individual as the Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Program is supported by State and Federal tax dollars.

Rehabilitation services include:

Job Placement
Skills Training
Low Vision
Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
Orientation and Mobility
Personal and Household Management
Counseling and Guidance
Employer Services
Consultative Services on ADA, job and task analysis, and reasonable job accommodation

Sight Services for Independent Living [75]

Independent Living Services are available for individuals who are legally blind or visually impaired and who are 55 years of age or older including:

Peer Counseling
Rehabilitation Teaching
Low Vision Services
Orientation and Mobility

All State Rehabilitation Agencies [76]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [39]

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Unabridged [78]

Digital Audio Books for the Blind
Tom Peters, Project Coordinator
6106 South Stillhouse Road
Oak Grove, MO 64075
816-616-6746
www.unabridged.info [79]
E-mail: tpeters@tapinformation.com [80]
State contact information: www.unabridged.info/contact.htm [81]

Unabridged provides narrated downloadable digital audio books for eligible individuals living in California, Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Texas, and Vermont who are blind, visually impaired, or physically challenged.

The goal of Unabridged is to develop and evaluate a multi-state program that provides a downloadable library of narrated digital audio book content and services to blind, low vision, and physically challenged library users in the participating states.

The Unabridged collection contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles. Current popular fiction is the strength of the collection. There are books for children, tweens, and teens, as well as old-time radio programs.

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United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs [84]

www.va.gov [85]
Contact the VA [86]

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 [87]:
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services [88]:
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 [89]:
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) [90]:
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 [91]
National Organizations [8]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [9]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [10]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [11]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [12]
CA - California Vision Services [13]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [14]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [15]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [16]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [17]
FL - Florida Vision Services [18]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [19]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [20]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [21]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [22]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [23]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [24]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [25]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [26]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [27]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [28]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [29]
ME - Maine Vision Services [30]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [31]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [32]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [33]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [34]
MT - Montana Vision Services [35]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [36]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [37]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [38]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [39]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [40]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [41]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [42]
NY - New York Vision Services [43]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [44]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [45]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [46]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [47]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [48]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [49]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [50]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [51]
TX - Texas Vision Services [52]
UT - Utah Vision Services [53]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [54]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [55]
WA - Washington Vision Services [56]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [57]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [58]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [59]

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