LOW
VISION EDUCATION & REHABILITATION SERVICES
LOW VISION EDUCATION & REHABILITATION SERVICES
The Upshaw Institute for the Blind & Impaired (313) 272-3900
16625
q No fee;
donations requested
q Provides
in-home rehab services
q Lending
library
q Speakers
Bureau
15401
q Fees;
accepts Medicare
q Rehab
program
q Includes
support group and educational workshops
q Fees
q Vision
evaluation – maybe covered by Medicare/Medicaid
q Rehab
Services
4201
q Fees;
accept most insurances
q Rehab services
day program
q No fees
q Eligibility
– legally blind
q Must be
resident of
q In-home
rehab training, counseling, employment training
Library for the Visually and
Physically Impaired (248)
858-5050
q Large print
book collection books on tape and word processing with Braille output
q Narrated
descriptive videos
q Closed
circuit television for magnification purposes available on loan to seniors
q Xerox/Kurzwell Reading Edge machines to scan pages and read them
aloud via a voice synthesizer
National Library Program
Available at most local libraries. Request application form
q Large print
books, “Talking” books, Braille
q In-library
use or free delivery to home
q Free loan
of devices and equipment for home use
PBS Detroit, Channel 56 (313)
876-8356
Donations
requested but not required
q Provides
narrated description of TV program’s visual elements without interfering with
the dialogue
Newspapers for Blind (810)
762-3656
q Donations
requested
q Call for appointment
q Listen to
newspapers and magazines
q Must have a
pushbutton telephone
Publishes
“The Directory of Visually Impaired Services” MAGNIFIERS, DEVICES &
AIDS
Low Vision Solution (877)
277-1127 Toll Free
q Wide variety of magnifiers, electronic vision enhancers, talking clocks,
kitchen aids, daily activity aids, convenience items.
Assistive Technology of
q Wide
assortment of equipment and services for low vision and physically impaired,
including: automotive door openers,
phones for vision and hearing impaired, voice recognition software, alternative
computer keyboards and “mice”
Phillips Consumer
Communications (888)
709-0874 Toll Free
q Visual and
reading aids
q Special
telephones
Detroit Institute of
Ophthalmology (313) 824-4710
15415
q On-site
shop
q Low vision
aids, Braille items, large print and talking books
Visually Impaired
q