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People who experience serious vision loss including total
blindness can learn how to use their other senses as well as special equipment and
techniques to continue to function as independently as they wish. The Rehabilitation
Services Department of Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh is an administrative grouping of a
variety of services whose purpose is to help people learn to function without vision or
with severely reduced vision.
Within Rehabilitation Services, there are four areas of service:

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Low Vision Services evaluates each
client's remaining vision and a Low Vision Optometrist prescribes devices
designed to enhance what the individual is able to see. A Low Vision
Therapist provides instruction in the use of the devices prescribed.
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The Personal Adjustment to Blindness
Training Program is a residential rehabilitation program designed to
provide individuals without vision or with severely impaired vision, the
personal skills needed to be able to function as independently as
possible. Rehabilitation counseling is an integral part of the
program.
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The Access Technology Center uses
state-of-the-art technology to provide blind and visually impaired
individuals with evaluation and training designed to help them select the
best computer and access equipment for their needs and to learn to use the
specific equipment and software chosen.
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Summer Programs for Teens includes a
College Prep Program designed to help visually impaired college bound high
school juniors and seniors prepare for the transition from high school to
college, a Career and Community Adjustment Program to help visually
impaired high school students learn about the world of work and develop
personal and social skills and a Summer Adjustment to Blindness Program
designed to provide visually impaired students with personal skills
training to allow them to function as independently as possible.
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To make a referral or to learn more about any of these programs please
call our
Information Resource Specialists at 412-368-4400 or 800-706-5050 (within
Pennsylvania).
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