The Michigan Commission for the Blind refers to its Senior Blind Program as the Independent Living Program.  The Independent Living (IL) Program is a federal‑state partnership providing services to older blind individuals so they can be as independent in their daily lives as possible. Older blind individual means a person 55 years or older whose severe visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to attain but for whom goals related to more independent living are feasible.

Services include:

• Information and referral
• Rehabilitation teaching services
• Orientation and mobility
• Low-vision services
• Adapted aids and appliances
• Daily living skills
• Leisure activities
• Counseling
• Braille and other communication methods
• Peer support groups