Center for the Partially Sighted - CPS
Organization URL(s)
info@low-vision.orgwww.low-vision.org/
Other Contact Information
12301 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 600
Los Angeles,
CA 90025
800-481-EYES (Voice - In-state only)
310-458-3501 (Voice)
310-458-8179 (FAX)
Description
The Center for the Partially Sighted (CPS) offers rehabilitative services to the partially sighted, of all ages, including the legally blind. Services include low vision evaluations, prescription of visual aids and training in their use, orientation and mobility training to improve daily functioning, community referrals, psychological counseling, peer counseling, follow up visits, support groups, outreach programs, presentations to community groups, referrals to low vision specialists nationwide, independent living skills-group and private, diabetes education support group, HIV and vision loss education support group, and boundary-limited transportation program. Fees for services are on a sliding scale if income is less than $1,800 per month.
Online Resources
- About Low Vision
http://www.low-vision.org/?dispage=10 - Low Vision Library: Articles and Publications
http://www.low-vision.org/?dispage=20
Print Resources
CPS publishes papers, reports, and transcripts of testimony on such subjects as visual aids, environmental barriers, teaching aids, and visual environmental adaptation problems.