Blind
or Visually Impaired
Information and Services
Rehabilitation services are provided by the
Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired (OBVI) to help individuals who
are blind or visually impaired to achieve their own goals of independent
living. OBVI staff visit individuals in their homes, conduct group
trainings, and teach techniques and technologies for use in daily living
(home management, personal care, Orientation & Mobility, and
communications). These specialized skills allow individuals to adapt and
adjust to vision loss, enabling them to live as independently as possible.
Adaptive Equipment
Design for individuals to compensate for visual loss.
Adjustment Skills, Information and
Techniques
Training to accomplish all the activities of daily living.
Blindness Rehabilitation
Education
Resources for those interested in pursuing career
working with the blind or visually impaired.
Council on
Blindness (exit DHS)
The Statutory Council on Blindness meets on a quarterly basis to advise
and make recommendations to state agencies regarding issues that affect
people who are blind and visually impaired in Wisconsin.
Eye Diseases
A listing of common diseases that can lead toward visual loss.
Other Resources and Information
A selected list of local and national resources.
Rehabilitation Teaching Services
Travel skills, personal management, communication, food preparation,
home maintenance as well as other activities of daily living provided by
trained staff.
Reports, Objectives and
Services
Training
The
Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired is hosting training for
professionals working with consumers who are blind or visually impaired.
The training is entitled: “Serving Consumers who are Blind or Visually
Impaired” and will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 (see agenda).
Individuals may attend or participate via live webcast. The training will
be archived for later viewing until May 4, 2012.
Wisconsin Statutes and other employment
laws/resources
Legal information on local and federal level.
White Cane
Information on legal rights of pedestrian with visual loss.
Here is a list of the rehabilitation
specialists/staff (PDF, 19KB), regional offices
or county field phone numbers.
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Last Revised: January 30, 2012
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