Offers mutual support group.

Provides transportation/Escort to enable visual impaired individuals to safely reach facilities and essential community resources for such purposes as banking, shopping, receipt of support services, and material assistance. These services include door to door transportation to and from all medical appointments.

Provide people with visual impairments the skills, supports, and solutions that advance their self-sufficiency. Offers lIfe skills education support services, technology solutions, and preventive services.

Provides specialized information and referral services for individuals with visual impairments.

Provides library services to people who cannot use standard print materials. Audio books and magazines, equipment to play audio books, large print books, and described videos are available on free loan. Materials are mailed to the borrowers home in postage-free containers.

Offers specialty optometric and occupational therapy services to help patients maximize their remaining vision. A personalized treatment plan includes a comprehensive exam, prescribed vision devices, and the training necessary to guarantee success.

Facilitates some support and education groups that promote independence and life skills for those who are blind or visually impaired. Groups include a book club, a ladies' club, a sight loss support group, a craft class, and exercise classes.

Services include: - Independent Living Services - Specialized Services - Vocational rehabilitation including counseling, guidance, pre-vocational training, job placement, and specialized blindness skills training - Orientation and mobility instruction (white cane usage) - Rehabilitation Teaching - Business Enterprise program that trains persons who are blind to work in food service - Transportation can be purchased by the agency for consumers when needed in conjunction with another service - Public education programs

Offers client services through the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind's 25 member agencies. Note: The Association does not provide direct services.

Educates the public about the causes, symptoms, and prevention of vision loss.

Offers transportation to our vision-impaired clients to medical appointments and essential community resources, and transportation to our low vision and diabetic support groups, which are held quarterly. Provides support services encompassing a variety of activities, from organizing shopping lists and household items to reading mail and assisting clients with paying bills.

Providing a summer day camp with an instructional program that teaches children the daily living and socialization skills they need to become independent, productive members of the community.

Provides a range of services and support for the blind and visually impaired including: A) Case management and Information and Referral B) Low Vision Clinic Evaluations, Low Vision Aids and Devices, Technology Room C) In Home Services, Support Groups, Transportation/Escort, social activities D) Vision Rehabilitation Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Orientation and Mobility Training, Assistive Technology E) Healthy Living Classes, Mindfulness Classes, Yoga, In Chair Exercise

Provides adjustment to blindness support and instruction by offering the young adults a variety of learning experiences and social experiences. Life skills learning at camp includes socialization skills, arts and theater enrichment, food preparation, cooking and eating skills, cleaning techniques, personal hygiene and health, access technology, communication skills, conflict resolution, and orientation and mobility.

Provides employment for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Promotes development of individual skill sets.

Services offered: - Comprehensive examination by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Discusses what low vision aids are available. - Occupational Therapy services - Orientation and Mobility training - Demonstration, evaluation and sale of Closed Circuit Television Systems, also known as CCTVs. Access Technology services/training is available. - Provides comprehensive client support services: Access Technology, Talking Book Program, Public Education, Low Vision Rehabilitation, Low Vision Services, Preschool Screening and Remedial Eye Care. - Provides Social Services, including transportation to medical appointments and essential community errands; and in-home support services.

The Adjustment to Vision Loss Program consists of four service areas which include Initial Assessment, Adaptive Aids for Daily Living, Referral & Advocacy Services, and Sight Loss Support Groups.

Offers information and referral as well as life skills education designed to inform individuals with visual impairments about community resources and services, health care and medical options, banking and home care.

We feel that it is important for our blind and visually impaired clients to remain connected to the news and information they need- we refer our clients to Kings' College Radio, 88.5 FM to help them stay connected to the community by reading the newspaper from 10am-12pm daily. Northeast Sight Services provides referrals to this service.

Provides educational services for the blind and visually impaired. Promotes public awareness for visual impairment. Conducts engagements with the corporate and business community, community and civic organizations, and schools and universities.

Provides a severe vision loss support group. Learn the latest adaptations, make friends, practice skills, and experience new things. Transportation may be available.

Offers a wide range of support groups geared to bring individuals together and provide them with an atmosphere that is conducive to sharing personal experiences and thoughts around subject matter that is important to the group members (blind and visually impaired).

Provides a variety of services to visually impaired and blind individuals, increasing independence and improving quality of life. Offers transportation/sighted guide to and from medical appointments and shopping, life skills and support groups, technology information and assistive technology classes.

Teaches daily living techniques and skills to better cope with the challenges sight loss presents in the home. Instruction may include learning tasks such as food preparation and kitchen safety, cleaning techniques, clothing organization, labeling, and more.

Offers evaluation with a Low Vision Specialist, demonstration of assistive aids and appliances, digital talking book (a free library service), assistance with handicap placard, Telephone Directory Assistance exemption, and purchase of low vision aids such as UV shields, magnifiers, large print items, etc.