Adult Services
Individuals with visual impairments experience varying degrees of need for professional services depending upon age, lifestyle, community characteristics and their own unique visual functioning. It is the goal of North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind (NDVS/SB) to assist individuals in reaching their personal goals through assessment and training.
The first step in the process is to help individuals become aware of the resources that are available. The next step is to help individuals determine their training needs. The process may be quite different for each individual depending upon personal circumstances.
Referral may occur through rehabilitation agencies or a self referral.
Instructional Areas for Adult Services:
- Adaptive Aids (e.g., CCTV's, magnifiers, Talking Books)
- Adjustment with Vision Loss Discussions (social and psychological adjustment in a group and/or individual basis)
- Braille (reading and writing of the braille code and practical uses of braille in daily activities)
- Daily Living Skills (grooming, dressing, table etiquette, social graces, money and time, telephone skills, food preparation, clothing care, housekeeping, sewing, and home maintenance)
- Orientation and Mobility (body and spatial concepts, protective techniques, sighted guide techniques, travel in familiar and unfamiliar environments, cane instruction, travel in residential and business environments, public transportation, and electronic travel aids)
- Technology (computer access through magnification or screen readers; keyboarding, computer terminology and concepts, word processing, scanning and reading technology, notetakers, and use of the Internet)
- Vocational/Career (intensive career exploration, job shadowing, and preparing for employment; Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation System{CVES})
Please click on the links below to learn more about services that are available for you:
- Our Store
- NDVS/SB Vision Resource Center/Library
- Talking Book Program
- NDAB - Ski for Light, Adult Summer Camps
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Aging Eye Websites and click on Eye Conditions
For more information call:
Ken Dockter, Coordinator of Adult Services - kdockter@nd.gov or 701-795-2724
Amy Brunner, Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (Western North Dakota) - abrunner@nd.gov or 701-857-7634
Jesse Shirek, Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (Eastern North Dakota) - jshirek@nd.gov or 701-795-2731
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