Service Name: COUNSELOR TEACHER SERVICES FOR THE BLIND

Organization Name: CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION

• Description: Offers free in-home counseling to establish support services and maintain independent living for blind and low vision individuals. Services include: -Vision evaluation -Optical aids -Mobility training -Access to residential school for independent living -Year long homemaker plans -Individual service plans -Case management -Coordination with employment rehabilitation and training -Resource directory of services
• Website: http://www.dor.ca.gov/
• Email: publicaffairs@dor.ca.gov
• Phone(s):
• Hours: M-F: 8am-5pm; please call for an appointment.
• Eligibility: Adults age 18 and older with 20/200 corrected vision in both eyes or peripheral vision 20 degrees or less. Written verification of legal blindness by physician or medical release to obtain vision assessment information.
• Areas Served:
  • Glenn United States
  • Butte United States
• Categories:
  • Blind Mobility Aids
  • Independent Living Skills Instruction
  • Eye Screening
  • Low Vision Aids
  • Case/Care Management
  • Evaluation for Assistive Technology
  • Agency Based Libraries/Resource Centers
  • Disease/Disability Information
  • Information and Referral