Do you, or does someone that you know, have low vision and have difficulty:
- Reading mail and paying bills
- Organizing medications
- Preparing meals
- Using the telephone
- Seeing steps and curbs and traveling safely in the community
Independence with Low Vision can help. Low Vision Training can assist with:
- Learning to use magnification, lighting and eccentric viewing techniques to read mail and pay bills
- Labeling and organizational techniques to manage medications
- Adaptive techniques to safely prepare nutritious meals
- Methods to dial the phone and complete daily tasks with low vision or no vision
- Learning to use a long cane to detect obstacles and drop offs and methods to travel safely in the home and in the community
To learn more or apply for the program contact: Beverly Bennett, Program Manager, at 352-810-9117.
The Independence with Low Vision Program is sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, Division of Blind Services.
