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for any product, method, service or treatment listed
that is not a County program.
| Blind
Rehabilitation Service - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
Baltimore VA
Medical Center
10 North Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 |
410-605-7000
(V)
1-800-463-6295 (Toll Free)
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| Coordinate
a healthcare service delivery system that provides a continuum of
care for blinded veterans extending from their home environment
to the local VA facility and to the appropriate rehabilitation setting.
These services include adjustment to blindness counseling, patient
and family education, benefits analysis, comprehensive residential
inpatient training, outpatient rehabilitation services, the provision
of assistive technology, and research. Visual Impairment Service
Team (VIST) Coordinators are located at VA Medical Centers and serve
as the initial contact person for getting help for your vision loss. |
| Blinded
Veterans Association |
| E-mail: bva@bva.org
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1-800-669-7079
(Toll Free)
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| Offer
service programs, regional groups, resources, and advocacy. There
is no charge for any service and membership is not a prerequisite
to obtain help. All legally blinded veterans are also eligible for
BVA's assistance whether they become blind during or after active
duty military service. Produce the BVA Bulletin that focuses on
issues and events relating to blinded veterans and includes general
topics on veterans. Audiocassette versions are sent to members.
Field Service Representatives assist blind veterans
in the development of benefit claims for the Department of Veterans
Affairs. This includes compensation, pension, death benefits (for
widows), housing adaptation grants, automobile grants, etc. Operation
Peer Support connects combat-blinded veterans of World
War II, Korea, and Vietnam with newly blinded veterans who have
been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Volunteer Service
Program helps blinded veterans obtain assistance and provide
information on programs and services, and demonstrate equipment
and aids used by the blind. |
| Columbia
Lighthouse for the Blind |
8720 Georgia
Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910
E-mail: info@clb.org |
301-589-0894
(V)
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an employment/ training program for veterans and returning warriors
who are blind or vision impaired. The program will supply high quality,
effective workforce development training services to ensure that
they are "job ready". Services include career assessments, assistive
technology assessments and training, resume writing, interviewing,
job development training (training internship program), job development
placement and retention, computer training, orientation and mobility
training, independent living skills, and case management. Also offer
rehabilitation programs, orientation and mobility training, independent
living skills, and Braille instruction. |
| Mid-Atlantic
Blind Veterans Association |
Claudia Perry,
Field Service Representative
1722 I Street, NW, Room 211
Washington, Dc 20421
E-mail: claudia.perry@va.gov
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202-530-9286
(V)
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| Information
on activities around the regional area, legislative news, and veterans
benefits. Baltimore Regional Chapter meetings are held in February
and August at the Baltimore VA Medical Center. For more information
about chapter meetings, call 410-695-7000 (V). |
| Veterans
Health Council - Vision Loss |
| E-mail: vhc@veteranshealth.org
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301-585-4000
(V)
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| Inform
veterans and their families about health issues and benefits available
to them, insure that veterans get the proper diagnosis based on the
impact of their particular military service, and advocate on behalf
of veterans' healthcare initiatives. Website features a section on
vision loss. |
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