Low Vision Rehabilitation Links

VISTAS, an affiliate of the Institute for Community and Organizational Development, Inc., is a resource center for the visually impaired. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for persons who are blind or visually impaired through education, training and advocacy.

The following services and programs are provided by VISTAS:

Computer Literacy
Braille Literacy
Advocacy Training
Leadership Training
Mobility Training
Micro-Enterprise
Independent Living Skills
Referral Services

VISTAS is located at:
999 Gaines School Road
(at the corner of Gaines School Road and Cedar Shoals Drive)

Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Contact:
Peggy R. Chavis
(706) 583-8001
(706) 583-8844 fax

Additional Resources:

American Bioptic Certified Drivers
23872 Innisbrook
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(714) 495-3334
www.biopticdriving.org/

Helen Keller Nat’l Center for Deaf-BlindYouth & Adults
111 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, NY 11050
(516) 944-8900
www.helenkeller.org/national/

Social Security Administration
6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235
(410) 594-7700
(800) 325-0778 (TDD)
www.ssa.gov/

Stargardt’s International
PO Box 136
West Chicago, IL 60186
(708) 208-5017
www.lighthouse.org

Nat’l Library Service for the Blind And
Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
www.loc.gov/nls

United States Association of Blind Athletes
33 North Institute, Brown Hall
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 630-0422
www.usaba.org/

Retinitis Pigmentosa International
PO Box 900
Woodland Hill, CA 91365
(818) 992-0500
(800) 344-4877
www.rpinternational.org/

Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1202
(212) 821-9200
(800) 829-0500
(212) 821-9713 TTY
www.lighthouse.org/

New England Retinoblastoma Support
603 Fourth Range Road
Pembroke, NH 03275
(603) 224-4085
www.retinoblastomasolutions.org

Parents Association for Cataract Kids
179 Hunters Lane
Devon, PA 19333
(215) 293-1917

Fred’s Head Database:
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, Kentucky 40206-0085
(502) 895-2405
(800) 223-1839
www.aph.org/

Directory of Services for the Blind And Visually Impaired in the United States

American Foundation for the Blind (A.F.B.), New York
A.F.B. 15 West 16 th Street
New York, NY 10011

International Low Vision Directory

The Institute for the Visually Impaired at the Pennsylvania college of Optometry (P.C.O.)
P.C.O.
1200 W. Godfrey Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141

The local State Department of Education, Office of Special Education and the State Rehabilitation Agency should be consulted for education and rehabilitation of the blind and visually impaired.

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