[Ohio-talk] fyi Resources for Low Vision and Blind

Mon Feb 10 12:57:52 UTC 2014

Kathy who is a member of the Dayton chapter has started doing this for  our membership. I think this is such a great thing that it would be good for us to create just this type of information to spread across the state. Richard

Resources for Low Vision and Blind
Advocacy:
National Federation of the Blind
Local 937 293 2131
National office 410 659 9314    nfb.org
Dayton Area:
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities:  937 331 5000 ood.ohio.gov
Job training and retention services:
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired:  ood.ohio.gov
  937 331 5000
  Goodwill Vision Center: 937 528 6323 gesmv.org
Orientation and mobility training, low vision supplies, job training technology skills, etc.:
Goodwill/Easter Seals Independent Living for blind seniors 937 528 6340 gesmv.org
Project Mobility 937 425 8300 RTA paratransit bus. Door to door service.
Orientation and Mobility specialists
Daniel Schoenharl - Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist/Rehabilitation Teacher
513-236-0536
dschoenharl at yahoo.com<mailto:dschoenharl at yahoo.com>
Health and Human Services Constituent services: 614 466 4986
Dayton Area Agency on Aging:  341 3000
Ohio Department on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman: 800 395 8267
Low Vision Services:
Kettering Memorial Hospital Occupational Therapy for persons with low vision. 937  298 4331 or 395 8882 option 2.
Dr. H. Gilbert Low vision care 937 228 2020
Cincinnati Area:
Cincinnati Association for the blind and Visually Impaired
 513 221 8558 cincyblind.org
Clovernook Center for the Blind
513 522 3860 clovernook.org
Cleveland Area:
Cleveland Sight Center
216 791 8118 clevelandsightcenter.org
Sight center has an on line training program for call center, customer service employment.
Education, Literacy, Enrichment:
Library of Congress, Library for the Blind, Cleveland, Ohio 216 623 2911, free service. Get digital books through the mail and a player to use. Oplbpd.cpl.org
OSSB Ohio State School for the Blind, Columbus, Ohio
K-12 614 752 1152 ossb.oh.gov
Hadley School for the Blind Correspondence School Chicago Area 847 446 8111 hadley.edu
H. S. diploma, braille literacy, technology, etc.
Newsline: 1 888 882 1629 Cheryl Fisher, Ohio coordinator 216 691 1619 Free service.  Hear newspapers and magazines, TV listings, weather, etc. on phone or online. nfb.org
Radio Reading Service
Angie Hoschouer, at 937.528.6564 or a.hoschouer at gesmv.org<mailto:a.hoschouer at gesmv.org>
Product catalogs for low vision and blind persons:
Independent Living aides
1 800 537 2118
Independentliving.com
Maxi Aids: maxiaids.com
Ordering: 1 800 522 6294
Instructional Products: CatalogAph.org
1 800 223 1839
National Federation of the Blind
  410 659 9314 nfb.org
Ask for Independence Market catalog

Advocacy:
National Federation of the Blind
Local 937 293 2131
National office 410 659 9314    nfb.org
Dayton Area:
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities:  937 331 5000 ood.ohio.gov
Job training and retention services:
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired:  ood.ohio.gov
  937 331 5000
  Goodwill Vision Center: 937 528 6323 gesmv.org
Orientation and mobility training, low vision supplies, job training technology skills, etc.:
Goodwill/Easter Seals Independent Living for blind seniors 937 528 6340 gesmv.org
Project Mobility 937 425 8300 RTA paratransit bus. Door to door service.
Orientation and Mobility specialists
Daniel Schoenharl - Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist/Rehabilitation Teacher
513-236-0536
dschoenharl at yahoo.com<mailto:dschoenharl at yahoo.com>
Health and Human Services Constituent services: 614 466 4986
Dayton Area Agency on Aging:  341 3000
Ohio Department on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman: 800 395 8267
Low Vision Services:
Kettering Memorial Hospital Occupational Therapy for persons with low vision. 937  298 4331 or 395 8882 option 2.
Dr. H. Gilbert Low vision care 937 228 2020
Cincinnati Area:
Cincinnati Association for the blind and Visually Impaired
 513 221 8558 cincyblind.org
Clover nook Center for the Blind
513 522 3860 clovernook.org
Cleveland Area:
Cleveland Sight Center
216 791 8118 clevelandsightcenter.org
Sight center has an on line training program for call center, customer service employment.
Education, Literacy, Enrichment:
Library of Congress, Library for the Blind, Cleveland, Ohio 216 623 2911, free service. Get digital books through the mail and a player to use. Oplbpd.cpl.org
OSSB Ohio State School for the Blind, Columbus, Ohio
K-12 614 752 1152 ossb.oh.gov
Hadley School for the Blind Correspondence School Chicago Area 847 446 8111 hadley.edu
H. S. diploma, braille literacy, technology, etc.
News line: 1 888 882 1629 Cheryl Fisher, Ohio coordinator 216 691 1619 Free service.  Hear newspapers and magazines, TV listings, weather, etc. on phone or online. nfb.org
Radio Reading Service
Angie Hoschouer, at 937.528.6564 or a.hoschouer at gesmv.org<mailto:a.hoschouer at gesmv.org>
Product catalogs for low vision and blind persons:
Independent Living aides
1 800 537 2118
Independentliving.com
Maxi Aids: maxiaids.com
Ordering: 1 800 522 6294
Instructional Products: CatalogAph.org
1 800 223 1839
National Federation of the Blind
  410 659 9314 nfb.org
Ask for Independence Market catalog