RI - Rhode Island Vision Services

BBC Audiobooks America [2]

42 Whitecap Drive
North Kingston, RI 02852-7445
800-621-0182 (Toll free)
877-492-0873 (Toll free Fax)
www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com [3]
E-mail: CustomerService@BBCAudiobooksAmerica [4]

BBC Audiobooks America publishes and distributes unabridged audiobooks and radio dramatizations.

Reading and Listening [5]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [6]

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Carroll Center for the Blind [8]

770 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02458
800-852-3131 (Toll free)
617-969-6200
www.carroll.org [9]
E-mail: info@carroll.org [10]

The Carroll Center serves the needs of blind and visually impaired persons by providing rehabilitation, skills training, and educational opportunities to achieve independence, self-sufficiency, and self-fulfillment and by educating the public regarding the potential of persons who are blind and visually impaired.

Established in 1936, the Center has pioneered innovative methods for blind persons to gain independence in their homes, in class settings, and in their work places. New and evolving technologies, combined with time-tested adaptive methods, individualized instruction, and personalized therapies developed by the Carroll Center staff, have provided thousands of blind and vision impaired persons with diverse opportunities for success and independent living.

Carroll Tech [11] is a web-based distance learning service intended to assist blind and visually impaired individuals, as well as to train education and rehabilitation professionals. Instruction is offered in access technologies such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, braille embossers, note-takers, and scanners. Each course is comprised of text, videos, exercises, quizzes, and chat sessions.

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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 [26]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [27]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [28]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [29]
FL - Florida Vision Services [30]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [31]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [32]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [33]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [34]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [35]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [36]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [37]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [38]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [39]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [12]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [40]
ME - Maine Vision Services [41]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [42]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [43]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [44]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [45]
MT - Montana Vision Services [46]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [47]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [48]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [49]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [50]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [51]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [52]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [53]
NY - New York Vision Services [54]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [55]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [56]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [57]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [58]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [6]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [59]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [60]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [61]
TX - Texas Vision Services [62]
UT - Utah Vision Services [63]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [64]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [65]
WA - Washington Vision Services [66]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [67]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [68]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [69]

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In-Sight [71]

43 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI 02888
401-941-3322
401-941-3356 (Fax)
www.in-sight.org [72]
E-mail: cbutler@in-sight.org [73]

Programs and services include:

Vision Rehabilitation
Independent Living Skills Training Classes
Low Vision
Computer Classes
In-Sight Radio
Social Services
Industrial Workshop

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Rhode Island Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired [75]

40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02093-1898
401-421-7005
401-421-7016 (TDD)
401-272-8090 (Spanish)
401-222-3574 (Fax)
www.ors.state.ri.us/SBVI.html [76]

The purpose of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired is to provide eligible individuals with visual impairments the opportunities and support that will enable them to become independent, active, self-sustaining members of their communities.

Services may include:

Assessment, counseling, and guidance
Training in mobility, daily living skills, and communication (including braille)
Vocational training
Adaptive equipment
Job development and placement

Assistance is offered for:

Financial and medical benefits
Housing
Property and income tax exemptions
Information and referral

Most services are at no cost.

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Sailors with Disabilities [79]

U.S. Sailing
P.O. Box 1260
15 Maritime Drive
Portsmouth, RI 02871-0907
401-683-0800
Council for Sailors with Disabilities [80]

The Council for Sailors with Disabilities is dedicated to the proposition that sailing, of which sailboat racing is a part, is a true lifetime sport in which disabled sailors can participate, on equal terms, with anyone.

The Council is responsible for promoting sailing to persons with disabilities, representing disabled sailors to US Sailing, and addressing practical issues of training, education, and access to sailing and boating facilities.

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Saving Sight Rhode Island [83]

982 West Shore Road
Warwick, RI 02889
401-738-1150
401-732-0034 (Fax)
www.savingsightri.org [84]
E-mail: Info@savingsightri.org [85]

Since 1963, Saving Sight Rhode Island has provided free vision care services to over 760,000 medically underserved individuals and families, from early childhood to old age.

RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [6]

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United States Department of Veterans’ Affairs [87]

www.va.gov [88]
Contact the VA [89]

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 [90]:
Use this search feature to locate VA facility-related information quickly and accurately.

Fact Sheets about VA Services [91]:
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 [92]:
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) [93]:
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 [94]
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 [26]
CT - Connecticut Vision Services [27]
DC - District of Columbia Vision Services [28]
DE - Delaware Vision Services [29]
FL - Florida Vision Services [30]
GA - Georgia Vision Services [31]
HI - Hawaii Vision Services [32]
IA - Iowa Vision Services [33]
ID - Idaho Vision Services [34]
IL - Illinois Vision Services [35]
IN - Indiana Vision Services [36]
KS - Kansas Vision Services [37]
KY - Kentucky Vision Services [38]
LA - Louisiana Vision Services [39]
MA - Massachusetts Vision Services [12]
MD - Maryland Vision Services [40]
ME - Maine Vision Services [41]
MI - Michigan Vision Services [42]
MN - Minnesota Vision Services [43]
MO - Missouri Vision Services [44]
MS - Mississippi Vision Services [45]
MT - Montana Vision Services [46]
NC - North Carolina Vision Services [47]
ND - North Dakota Vision Services [48]
NE - Nebraska Vision Services [49]
NH - New Hampshire Vision Services [50]
NJ - New Jersey Vision Services [51]
NM - New Mexico Vision Services [52]
NV - Nevada Vision Services [53]
NY - New York Vision Services [54]
OH - Ohio Vision Services [55]
OK - Oklahoma Vision Services [56]
OR - Oregon Vision Services [57]
PA - Pennsylvania Vision Services [58]
RI - Rhode Island Vision Services [6]
SC - South Carolina Vision Services [59]
SD - South Dakota Vision Services [60]
TN - Tennessee Vision Services [61]
TX - Texas Vision Services [62]
UT - Utah Vision Services [63]
VA - Virginia Vision Services [64]
VT - Vermont Vision Services [65]
WA - Washington Vision Services [66]
WI - Wisconsin Vision Services [67]
WV - West Virginia Vision Services [68]
WY - Wyoming Vision Services [69]

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