Vision Rehabilitation Services
VISIONS Rehabilitation Department helps blind and visually impaired seniors achieve their highest level of independence. Certified Vision Rehabilitation Professionals provide instruction in adaptive independent living skills and mobility at home, at work and in the community, in addition to occupational therapy, social work counseling, and assistance with employment.

For More Information Contact:
Diana Cruz, Intake Coordinator
Toll Free 1-888-245-8333 x 134
Email: dcruz@visionsvcb.org


Community Outreach and Training
Through inter-agency collaborations, VISIONS ensures that individuals who are blind have access to community-based resources. VISIONS works closely with advisory boards in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. VISIONS provides training in senior centers, assistance in utilizing senior programs in local communities, public education forums on eye disease and blindness prevention in all five boroughs of New York City, and has affiliations with 64 senior centers.

For More Information Contact:
Antoinette M. Emers, Assistant Director, Community Outreach
Toll Free 1-888-245-8333 x 144
Email: aemers@visionsvcb.org

VISIONS at Selis Manor
VISIONS at Selis Manor is an adapted learning environment and meeting place for blind youth, adults and seniors. Located at 135 West 23rd Street in Manhattan, Visions at Selis Manor offers support groups, adapted recreation from fitness to computer training, assistance with benefits, social programs such as Senior Speak Out, and various volunteer and social work services for seniors who are blind.

For More Information Contact:
Amanda L. Slattery, Director of VISIONS at Selis Manor
646-486-4444 x 11
Email: aslattery@visionsvcb.org


Intergenerational Volunteer Program
VISIONS Intergenerational Volunteer Program recruits and trains high school students to assist blind seniors in their homes, and at Selis Manor. The youth provide companionship, escort, assistance with reading and shopping.

For More Information Contact:
Elizabeth Lee, Volunteer Coordinator
Toll Free1-888-245-8333 x 108
Email: elee@visionsvcb.org


VISIONS VCB
VCB is a temporary overnight facility located in Rockland County, New York providing recreational social programs, vision rehabilitation, and peer support groups on scheduled weekends and 6-12 day summer sessions. VCB is open year round and is adapted to meet the needs of people who are blind and including people who are independent wheelchair users. An overnight respite program for blind adults with developmental disabilities living at home with a caregiver is funded by NYS OMRDD.

For More Information Contact:
Carmen Thorne or Danielle Pepin
Toll Free1-888-245-8333 x 107 or 130
Email: cthorne@visionsvcb.org
           dpepin@visionsvcb.org


BlindlineŽ
BlindlineŽ provides a toll-free number for access to a New York statewide database of resources and services for people who are blind or visually impaired, their family members, caregivers, and professionals. The call center is available Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm by calling 888-625-1616. A fully accessible website (www.blindline.org) with direct access to the database is open to the public.

For More Information Contact:
Michael Cush, BlindlineŽ Coordinator
Toll Free 1-888-245-8333 x 139
Email: mcush@blindline.info