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Handbook of Resources and Services For Persons Who Are Visually Impaired
This Handbook of Resources and Services has been prepared to provide an overview of services available to a person with vision loss and is not intended to replace in-depth information about any particular service or program. Since most people who lose vision are more than fifty years of age, the Handbook is directed to the older population. You may download the complete Handbook in PDF or in text format at the appropriate links listed at the bottom of this page. A copy of the Handbook is available, free of charge, in a CD version upon request from the Office of Services to the Blind. For more information, contact:
Office of Services to the Blind
744 P Street, M.S. 8-16-94
Sacramento, California 95814
(916) 657-3327 (Voice)
(916) 653-4001 (Fax)
You may also email us at: BlindAccess@dss.ca.gov
These publications are in Adobe Acrobat "pdf" format. If you do not have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the Adobe Acrobat icon here, and you will be given instructions on how to download this free software.
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Frequently Asked Questions About Visual Impairment
- Services for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Other Social and Supportive Services
- Financial Assistance Programs
- Medical Assistance Services
- Orientation and Mobility
- Recreational Opportunities
- Assistive Technology
- Organizations and Associations
- California Agencies
- Low Vision Services in California
- County Social Services Offices
- California Department of Rehabilitation
- Large Print Books
- Audio Books and Periodicals
- Radio Reading Services in California
- Newsletters, Magazines and Journals
- Catalogs of Merchandise
- Vendors of Assistive Technology
- Handbook of Resources and Services for Persons Who are Visually Impaired (PDF)
- Handbook of Resources and Services for Persons Who are Visually Impaired (Text)