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IN-SIGHT
43 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick , RI 02888
(401) 941-3322
Website: http://www.in-sight.org/
Programs in Productive Living for the Blind. In addition to programming for adults, IN-SIGHT maintains an active low vision clinic and provides opportunities for school age children to learn ADL skills in a social setting.
Office of Library and Information Services: Talking Books Plus
One Capitol Hill
Providence , RI 02908
(401) 222-5800
Website: http://www.lori.ri.gov/tbp/
The library loans reading materials and equipment free of charge to qualified individuals.
Rhode Island Braille Transcription Center
PO Box 1042
E. Greenwich , Rhode Island 02818
(401) 884-8408
Dorothy Mullen, Project Director
The Center produces literary Braille materials on a statewide basis for educational and advocacy purposes.
Rhode Island Department of Education:
Vision Services Program
1 Corliss Park
Providence , RI 02908
Local Telephone: (401) 222-3827
Website: http://www.ridoe.net/Special_needs/VisionService.htm
The Vision Education Services Program provides an array of educationally based compensatory skills to students who are blind or visually impaired in the majority of Rhode Island school districts. Services include Early Intervention to infants and toddlers and their families through a tri-agency collaboration, (DOE, DOH, and SBVI) and direct or consult teaching services to preschool and school age children, determined through evaluation. Orientation and Mobility is available to both Early Intervention and school age children who qualify.
Rhode Island Department of Health:
Division of Family Health
3 Capitol Hill
Room 302
Providence , RI 02908-5097
Local Telephone: (401) 222-5929
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 942-7434
Website: http://www.health.state.ri.us/family/index.php
Early Intervention information for the state of Rhode Island .
Rhode Island Department of Human Services:
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
40 Fountain Street
Providence , RI 02903-1898
Local Telephone: (401) 277-2382
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 752-8088
Website: http://www.ors.ri.gov/sbvi.htm
The agency provides eligible individuals with visual impairments the opportunities and support that will enable them to become independent, active, self-sustaining members of their community. Services provided include social work services to children and their families, transition planning, vocational guidance and assess to low vision evaluations and low vision aids. The agency is a co-founder and provides the management, coordination and programming for Camp Mauchatea , a unique camp experience for visually impaired youngsters.
Rhode Island Optometric Association
PMB 117
2484 Warwick Avenue
Warwick , RI 02889
Local Telephone: (401) 732-1752 Website: http://www.rioa.org/
In addition to information on several eye diseases, injury and safety, there is a "Find a Doctor" feature.
Rhode Island Services to Children
and Youth with Dual Sensory Impairments
The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Providence , RI 02908
(401)456-8072
(401)456-8773 TTY
Sue Dell, Child Services Coordinator
Website www.ric.edu/uap/
The Rhode Island Services to Children and Youth with Dual Sensory Impairments provides culturally sensitive information and support that will assist in empowering families of children with deaf-blindness to assist their children become active participants in home, school, and the community. The initiative provides technical assistance to professionals working with children with dual sensory impairments, birth through two years of age, as well as providing technical assistance to professionals working with children with dual sensory impairments, ages 3 - 22, to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to provide quality services in natural, home -school settings through increased availability of information, technical resources, pre-service training, and in service training for both parents and professionals.
Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation
P.O. Box 284
Greenville , Rhode Island 02828
Mr. Ralph Iannitelli
(401) 949-2442
The Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation provides assistance to families and children with visual impairments for the procurement of eyeglasses, specialized evaluations, technology, and other items not covered by traditional financial resources. The Foundation is a co-founder and the financial source for Camp Mauchatea, established 14 years ago to provide unique learning, recreational and social opportunities for children who are blind.
Rhode Island Parents of
Blind and Visually Impaired Children
(Affiliated with the Rhode Island Federation of the Blind)
(401) 658-0516
Elizabeth Frampton, President
Website: http:// www.ripbvic.com
Provides information, emotional support and public awareness regarding quality educational services for blind and visually impaired children. Also involved in fostering communication and provides advocacy at the local and state level of service provision.
Rhode Island Society of
Eye Physicians and Surgeons
235 Promenade Street, #500
Providence , RI 02908
Local Telephone: (401) 331-1501
RISEPS is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating fellow physicians in the latest medical advances in eye care, to promoting public awareness of issues surrounding proper eye health, and to advocating quality medical eye treatment before legislative and regulatory agencies.
Saving Sight Rhode Island
982 West Shore Road
Warwick , RI 02889
Local Telephone: (401) 738-1150
Provides assistance in obtaining eyeglasses and eye exams. The agency also delivers a vision screening program, a collaborative effort to identify toddlers and preschoolers in all communities in the state who may need glasses or further medical intervention regarding vision.
TechAccess of Rhode Island
110 Jefferson Boulevard
Warwick , Rhode Island 02886
(401) 463-0202
Judi Hammerlind Carlson, Executive Director
Web: www.techaccess-ri.org
A private, non-profit resource center that serves people with disabilities who are interested in assistive technology. Services include assessment, training and technical support .