Vision Loss Resources
Vision Loss Services
Call for location
(612) 871-2222
info@vlrw.org
https://visionlossresources.org/programs/adjustmenttoblindness
Service Details
Description
Blind or visually impaired support services involve direct support to people who are blind, deaf-blind, or those with low vision. Program focuses on teaching Independent Living Skills (ILS) to people with a visual impairment.
Additional Information
The Adjustment to Blindness Training Program helps you learn adaptive techniques. Subjects include technology, typing, orientation and mobility, Braille, cooking, and tasks of daily living. They also provide fully furnished apartments near their training center, for those traveling from Greater Minnesota.
Offers a low vision assessment to evaluate the impact of your vision loss in your home.
DeafBlind Services advances the independence of children and adults with combined hearing and vision loss.
Offers Vision Rehabilitation Training to learn adaptive techniques
Features
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Area Served by County
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Wright County
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Client Conveniences
- Assistance with community resources
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Specialization
- Adults with disabilities
- Blind or visually impaired
- Children and/or youth with disabilities
- Deaf or hard-of-hearing
- Disabilities
- Older adults
- Older adults with disabilities
Business Hours
8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
Area Served
Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington and Wright counties
Websites
Phone Numbers
| Type | Number | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Main | (612) 871-2222 |
Last Update
8/20/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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LF-4900.1900Evaluation for Assistive Technology Definition
Programs that assess the current ability to function of people who have disabilities and prescribe or recommend the most appropriate assistive technology product to meet their individual needs including communication/learning aids, control and signaling aids, daily living aids, hearing augmentation aids, mobility aids, prosthetic/orthotic/seating devices, recreational aids, speech aids and/or visual/reading aids.
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LR-1000Braille Instruction Definition
Programs that teach people who are blind and other interested individuals to read and write using Braille, a system that uses raised dots to represent numerals and letters of the alphabet which can be identified by the fingers.
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LR-3200Independent Living Skills Instruction Definition
Programs that assist people who have disabilities to learn the basic skills of daily living through individual and group counseling and instruction, experience and practice in coping with real or simulated life situational demands; or through the use of assistive devices, special equipment and specialized assistants. Services include but are not limited to training in the ability to travel about the community alone; to live independently in a private residence; to maintain health through self-care and use of medical services; to live within personal income; to maintain acceptable grooming and appearance; to deal with legal, family or social problems; and to cope with other requirements for successful independent living.
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LR-6400Orientation and Mobility Training Definition
Programs that help people who are blind or who have visual impairments develop the fundamental spatial concepts and skills that are necessary for maximum mobility and independent living. Instruction focuses on moving safely and purposefully in the school, home or community environment; and usually includes procedures for street crossings, travel in unfamiliar areas, utilization of public transportation, and appropriate use of aids such as sighted guides or canes. Training for persons who want to acquire the skills to be a sighted guide may also be provided.
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TJ-6750Reading Services for People With Disabilities Definition
Programs that provide people with visual impairments or other disabilities that limit their ability to read print material with access to recorded tapes, readings from current popular publications or a volunteer who reads for them. Included are radio reading services which offer programming that features highlights from national newspapers, articles from periodicals, or novels and other special interest reading material; telephone reading services which provide access to prerecorded material via touch-tone telephone; and programs that arrange for a call or visit by a volunteer reader.
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YF-5500.1800Deaf-Blindness Definition
A disability that is characterized by a combination of hearing and visual impairments.
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YF-9000.0100Blindness Definition
A condition in which affected individuals are totally blind and cannot see or are legally blind and have central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with maximal correction, or a peripheral field of vision that is so contracted that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
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YJ-6750.6500Parents of People With Disabilities Definition
The natural or adoptive mothers and fathers of individuals who have physical, sensory, developmental, cognitive, mental or emotional limitations, whose own patterns of personal, social and familial coping have been significantly affected by their responsibility for and concern about the person.