NV - Nevada Vision Services

Blind Center of Nevada [2]

1001 North Bruce Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
702-642-6000
702-649-6739 (Fax)
www.blindcenter.org [3]
E-mail: info@blindcenter.org [4]

The Blind Center offers many opportunities for the visually impaired to acquire skills necessary to enhance or develop a career. Hand-in-hand with career development, The Blind Center provides several unique products and services to the business community such as:

Computer and Electronics Recycling
Order Fulfillment
Call Center
Information Hotline
Product and Kit Assembly
Contract Packaging
Chair Caning
Braille Translation
Adaptive Workplace Technology

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Blindconnect, Inc. [7]

6375 West Charlston Boulevard
WCL #200
Las Vegas, NV 89146
702-631-9009
http://blindconnect.org [8]
E-mail: contact@blindconnect.org [9]

Provides information, referral, and peer support for blind persons. Programs and services include Daily Living Lab, Self-Advocacy Training, Adjustment to Blindness, and quarterly meetings.

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Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [11]

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [12]
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 [13]

Regional Representative contact information: www.hknc.org/FieldServicesREGREPADD.htm [14]

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 [15]
Information about Vision Loss or Blindness along with Other Disabilities [16]
National Organizations [17]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [18]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [19]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [20]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [21]
CA - California Vision Services [22]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [23]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [24]
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 [5]
NY - New York Vision Services [51]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [52]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [53]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [54]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [55]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [56]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [57]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [58]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [59]
TX - Texas Vision Services [60]
UT - Utah Vision Services [61]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [62]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [63]
WA - Washington Vision Services [64]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [65]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [66]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [67]

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ITNAmerica [69]

90 Bridge Street, Suite 100
Westbrook, ME 04092
207-857-9001
207-857-9199 (Fax)
www.itnamerica.org [70]
Send E-mail to ITNAmerica [71]

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 [15]
Searchable Databases [72]
National Organizations [17]
CA - California Vision Services [22]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [24]
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 [5]
NY - New York Vision Services [51]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [52]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [57]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [65]

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Las Vegas Low Vision [74]

8450 West Charleston Blvd. #1020
Las Vegas, NV 89117
702-522-7739
www.lasvegaslowvision.com [75]

Specializing in electronic video magnification systems (CCTVs) and high-powered electronic magnifying products for people who have low vision, are visually impaired, and are legally blind.

Assistive Technology Products [76]
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Lindave Vision [78]

P.O. Box 5152
Fallon, NV 89407
www.lindavevision.com [79]
E-mail: info@lindavevision.com [80]

Products include electronics, household products, lamps, magnifiers, telephones, health products, watches, and clocks.

Independent Living Products [81]
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Meier Eye and Vision [83]

Low Vision Services
3201 Lakeside Drive
Reno, Nevada 89509
775-825-0559
www.meiereyeandvision.com [84]
E-mail: info@meiereyeandvision.com [85]

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Nevada Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation [87]

1370 South Curry Street
Carson City, NV 89703
775-684-4070 (Voice/TDD)
775-684-4186 (Fax)
www.nvdetr.org [88]

Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired
http://detr.state.nv.us/rehab/reh_bvi.htm [89]

Services include:

Adaptive Training
Business Enterprise Program
Independent Living/Daily Living
Low Vision Exams and Aids
Mobility Training
Vocational Rehabilitation

All State Rehabilitation Agencies [90]
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The Yesnick Vision Center [92]

Low Vision Services
Sandy Yesnick, OTR/L
10198 West Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89147
866-610-0895 (Toll free)
702-966-2020
702-966-2022 (Fax)
http://lowvisionservices.com [93]
E-mail: info@lowvisionservices.com [94]

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United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs [96]

www.va.gov [97]
Contact the VA [98]

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 [99]:
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services [100]:
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 [101]:
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) [102]:
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 [103]
National Organizations [17]
AK - Alaska Vision Services [18]
AL - Alabama Vision Services [19]
AR - Arkansas Vision Services [20]
AZ - Arizona Vision Services [21]
CA - California Vision Services [22]
CO - Colorado Vision Services [23]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [24]
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 [5]
NY - New York Vision Services [51]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [52]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [53]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [54]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [55]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [56]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [57]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [58]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [59]
TX - Texas Vision Services [60]
UT - Utah Vision Services [61]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [62]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [63]
WA - Washington Vision Services [64]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [65]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [66]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [67]

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Vision Source Las Vegas [105]

Low Vision Services
8937 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite A
Las Vegas, NV 89117
702-254-3558
www.visionsourcevegas.com [106]
E-mail: info@visionsourcevegas.com [107]

Vision Source Las Vegas is a network of optometrists that provides patients with personal care and service while offering advanced medical technology and innovative products to promote eye health. Vision Source doctors are committed to continuing education and offering patients procedures to detect and correct eye conditions.

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Visionscope Support Groups [109]

Harold Blethen, Coordinator
775-351-7379
E-mail: visionscopegroups@yahoo.com [107]

Dayton Senior Center
320 Old Dayton Valley Road
First Monday of the month at 1:00 PM

Fallon Senior Center
310 East Court Street
Third Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM

Carson City Senior Center
911 Beverly Drive
Second Wednesday of the month at 11:15 AM

Fernley Senior Center
1170 West Newlands Drive
Fourth Friday of the month at 1:00 PM

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