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Cincinnati Association for the Blind Visually Impaired (CABVI
Who We Are: Founded in 1911, CABVI provides counseling, rehabilitation, information and employment services to people of all ages who have severe vision loss in the Greater Cincinnati region. Through all of its programs and services, it strives to help nearly 5,000 people annually to lead full and independent lives. CABVI receives client referrals for services from local eye doctors, hospitals, schools, and other social service agencies in the Greater Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky area. CABVI has two Cincinnati locations: we house our vision rehabilitation services at CABVI on Gilbert Avenue near Eden Park and we provide employment for people with vision loss at the Hornbeck Social Enterprise Center on Kenner Street in the West End.
What We Do: CABVI’s programs include Early Childhood and Youth Services, Social Services, Vision Rehabilitation Therapy, Orientation and Mobility Services, Low Vision Services, Radio Reading Services, Talking Book Machine Services, Personalized Talking Print Services, Volunteer Services, and Access Technology Services. CABVI provides employment opportunities in our Industries Program (for people who are legally blind or visually impaired) and in our Communication Center. We sell office products and other supplies through VIE Ability, a social enterprise that provides employment for people with vision loss. CABVI operates a Base Supply Center, called Office Runway, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base that sells office products and employs people who are blind. We also provide employment in Contract Management Services at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and in Quantico, VA.
Why We’re Important: CABVI’s mission is “Empowering people who are blind or visually impaired with opportunities to seek independence.” CABVI is associated with the National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the National Association for the Employment of People Who are Blind (NAEPB), Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER), International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS), Ohio Radio Reading Services (ORRS), and VisionServe Alliance (VSA). CABVI is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Charity. CABVI won the 2018 BBB Torch Award for outstanding ethics. How We Serve the Community: CABVI serves people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired in Greater Cincinnati. Our service area includes eight counties in Ohio (Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren) and three counties in Kentucky (Boone, Campbell, and Kenton). We also serve adjoining counties as needed.
How You Can Help: CABVI welcomes community support through financial donations and volunteer opportunities. Volunteers assist people by: reading on-air for Radio Reading Services; reading newspapers, magazines, or other materials over the telephone for Personalized Talking Print (PTP); providing transportation and serving as sighted guides, and helping with administrative projects and special events. For more information about CABVI or to make a donation, please call (513) 221-8558 or visit our website at www.cincyblind.org.
Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI) 2045 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513-221-8558 www. cincyblind.org www.facebook.com/CABVIcincy www.twitter.com/CABVICincy http://www.instagram.com/CABVIcincy www.youtube.com/channel/UCphNPX5ob7TpaNFBc3uZGgw https://www.linkedin.com/company/cabvi/
Dennis Dern, Interim President/CEO
Aaron Bley, VP of Community Relations/CDO Email: aaron.bley@cincyblind.org
Glen Vogel, Interim Board Chair Mary L. Rust, Immediate Past Chair Kim Ravenhall, Vice Chair/Treasurer Kelly Schlafman, Vice Chair/Secretary Brenda D. Gumbs, Vice Chair
