VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES INDEPENDENCE EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT
VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADVANCEMENT
LIVING WITH VISION LOSS
Finding Your Path
GETTING STARTED
• Talk with your eye care provider about any difficulties you’re having due to your vision
• Schedule a Low Vision Exam
• Get empowered, don’t give up
DO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT HAVE DIFFICULTY WITHANY OF THE FOLLOWING DUE TO VISION LOSS?
• Reading small or standard print and numbers
• Adjusting to / coping with vision loss
• Planning / preparing meals
• Keyboarding / computer use – for work or at home
• Training for and /or obtaining employment
• Job retention due to vision loss
• Safe indoor /outdoor travel
Whatever you’re going through, they’ve seen it and a lot worse. These people are specialists and professionals whose job it is to improve your quality of life.”
– Josh M.For more information about VIA’s clinic and services call: 716-882-1025
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WHAT IS LOW VISION?
A visual impairment that interferes with a person’s ability to perform everyday activities which cannot be improved with standard glasses or contact lenses, medicine, or surgery.
HOW IS A LOW VISION EXAM DIFFERENT FROM WHAT MY EYE DOCTOR DOES?
Your ophthalmologist will continue to monitor and treat the health of your eyes. Our Doctor of Optometry, a Certified Low Vision Therapist, will perform a thorough evaluation of your vision, talk with you about your goals, and determine what additional services will help you achieve those goals.
WHAT IS VISION REHABILITION?
Vision Rehabilitation includes an array of professional services that help to maximize safety, independence and quality of life following vision loss. Services may be provided in the home, school or workplace.
SERVICES
• Teachers for children who are visually impaired (TVI), birth through age 21
• Workforce development programs and training
• Orientation and Mobility
• Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
• Social Casework Services (related to vision loss)
VIA: Visually Impaired Advancement, formerly Olmsted Center for Sight, has been providing quality programs and services for people who are blind and visually impaired since 1907.
Our new name reflects the progressive nature of our organization: advancing the lives of people who are visually impaired. What’s your path?
1170 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
Main Number: (716) 882-1025 | Website: viawny.org