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Education and Recreation
Northern California Organizations Providing Training and Social Programs
Access Abilities
P.O. Box 458, Mill Valley CA 94942,
Telephone: (415) 388-3250 Fax: (415) 383-8718
Information on accessible travel and sight-seeing opportunities, as well as adaptive equipment for people with physical diabilities.
Blind & Visually Impaired Adult Recreation Program
San Francisco Recreation & Parks
McLaren Lodge & Annex, 501 Stanyan Street, San Francisco CA 94117,
Telephone: (415) 831-2700
Website: http://sfreconline.org/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=452
Free / Low Income
In collaboration with the Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Project Insight offers a wide variety of recreation programs for blind and viaually impaired community members. These programs include Saturday outings, summer day camps, outdoor adventure trips, field trips, overnights, gardening activities, plus special events for the entire familly. We promote learning and development through recreation, focusing on teamwork, self-epression, education, and building cognitive, social, physical, and living skillls. Siblings of blind/visually impaired youth who are not visually impaired are welcome on a space-availbale basis.
Blind and Vision Impaired of Marin, Inc.
BVIM
1137 Fourth Street, San Rafael CA 94901,
Telephone: (415) 459-5066 Fax: (415) 455-9869
Website: http://www.bvim.org
Email: pjfm@comcast.net
Free / Low Income
Support groups, social programs, transportation, volunteer readers and assistants, CCTV loans, information and referral. Call us now and start leading a more active, rewarding life.
Blind and Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County
225 Laurel Avenue, Pacific Grove CA 93950,
Telephone: (831) 649-3505 Fax: (831) 649-4057
Website: http://www.blindandlowvision.org
Email: vision@blindandlowvision.org
Instruction in daily living skills, orientation & mobility, braille, low vision assessment & evaluation, training in use of low vision aids, recreation, support group, low vision clinic, demonstration sale of low vision devices, demonstration of assistive technology.
Center for Independence of the Disabled
355 Gellert Blvd.,, Suite 256, Daly City CA 94015,
Telephone: (650) 991-5124 Fax: (650) 757-2075
Website: http://www.cidbelmont.org
A non-profit organization that is committed to helping people with disabilities take control of their lives and live independently. Written and taped information is available upon request, as well as brail.
Center for Independence of the Disabled, Inc.
875 O'Neill Ave.,, Belmont CA 94002,
Telephone: 650) 595-0783 Fax: (650) 595-0261
TTY/TDD: (650) 595-0743
Website: http://cidbelmont.org
Email: kentm@cidbelmont.org
Free / Low Income
Center for Independent Living
3475 West Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno CA 93711,
Telephone: (559) 276-6777 Fax: (559) 276-6778
TTY/TDD: (559) 276-6779
Email: b_hand@cil-fresno.org
Free / Low Income
Center for Independent Living
2539 Telgraph Ave, Berkeley CA 94704,
Telephone: (510) 763-9999 Fax: 510) 763-4910
TTY/TDD: (510) 444-1837
Center for Independent Living, Blind & Low Vision Services
2539 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704,
Telephone: (510) 841-4776 Fax: (510) 841-6168
TTY/TDD: (510) 848-3101
Website: http://www.cilberkeley.org
Email: webmaster@cilberkeley.org
Central Coast Center for Independent Living
234 Capitol Street, Suite A, Salinas CA 93901,
Telephone: (831) 757-2968 Fax: (831) 757-5549
TTY/TDD: (831) 757-2968
Website: http://www.cccil.org
Email: cccil@cccil.org
CCCIL in Salinas also has satellite offices in Santa Cruz (see below) and ones that are staffed one or two days a week in Hollister, Monterey, Sand City, and Watsonville.
Central Coast Center for Independent Living
1395 - 41st Ave., Suite B, Capitola CA 95010,
Telephone: (831) 462-8720 Fax: (831)
462-8727
TTY/TDD: (831) 462-8729
Website: http://www.cccil.org
Email: cccilcap@cccil.org
CCCIL in Salinas also has satellite offices in Santa Cruz (see below) and ones that are staffed one or two days a week in Hollister, Monterey, Sand City, and Watsonville.
Community Blind Center
130 West Flora Street, Stockton CA 95202,
Telephone: (209) 466-3836 Fax: (209) 466-5692
Website: http://www.communitycenterfortheblind.org
Email: info@communitycenterfortheblind.org
Free / Low Income
Sale of low vision devices, daily living skills, orientation and mobility, braille instruction, support groups, computer instruction, social activities and recreation.
Community Resources for Independence
1040 Main Street, Suite 208, Napa CA 94559,
Telephone: (707) 258-0270 Fax: (707) 258-0275
TTY/TDD: (707) 258-0274
Website: http://www.cri-dove.org
Email: sareilly@sonic.net
Free / Low Income
Comprehensive services for diabled including, benefits counceling, housing assitance, diability laow clinic, housing access modification, and assitive technology.
Community Resources for Independence (CRI)
(also serves Ft. Bragg area)
1040 N. State St, Suite E, Ukiah CA 95482,
Telephone: (707) 463-8875 Fax: (707) 463-8878
TTY/TDD: (707) 462-4498
Website: http://www.cri-dove.org
Email: tanner@sonic.net
Free / Low Income
Services are free to any person or to family member that has ANY type of disability. Offers: ADA advocacy. Including all disability rights. Benefits advocacy, social security appeals, back to work program - how to keep your benefits while working, housing resources, assistive technology - information and referral, peer support, community relations, independent living skills, deaf services, information and referral.
Community Resources for Independent Living
439 A Street, Hayward CA 94541,
Telephone: (510) 881-5743 Fax: 510) 881-1593
TTY/TDD: (510) 881-0218
Website: http://www.cril-online.org
Email: info@cril-online.org
Free / Low Income
D & B Poetry
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/nm/poetrydb/index.html
Email: sshank@dayton.net
Web site for poetry, submission and poems by visually impaired persons.
Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living
67 Linoberg St. #A, Sonora CA 95370,
Telephone: (209) 532-0963 Fax: (209) 532-1591
TTY/TDD: (209) 532-0963
Website: http://www.drail.org
Email: barry@drail.org
Free / Low Income
Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living
4555 Precissi Lane, Suite 2, Stockton CA 95207,
Telephone: (209) 477-8143 Fax: (209) 477-7730
TTY/TDD: (209) 477-7734
Free / Low Income
Disability Resources Agency for Independent Living
221 McHenry Ave, Modesto CA 95354,
Telephone: (209) 521-7260 Fax: (209) 521-4763
TTY/TDD: (209) 521-1425
Website: http://www.drail.org
Email: dwight@drail.org
Free / Low Income
Earle Baum Center of the Blind
4539 Occidental Road, Santa Rosa CA 95401,
Telephone: (707) 523-3222 Fax: (707) 636-2768
Website: http://www.earlebaum.org
Email: ebc@earlebaum.org
Free / Low Income
The mission of the Earle Baum Center of the Blind is to provide opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired to improve and enrich their personal, social and economic lives. Services and programs include living skils training, O & M, technology training and numerous recreational programs.
East Bay Center for the Blind, Inc.
2928 Adeline Street, Berkeley CA 94703,
Telephone: (510) 843-6935
Training classes including braille and daily living skills, supplies such as canes and braille paper, and recreation.
En-Vision America, Inc.
ScriptTalk
1845 W. Hovey Ave., Normal IL 61761,
Telephone: (800) 890-1180 Fax: (309) 452-3643
Website: http://www.envisionamerica.com
Email: envision@envisionamerica.com
Free / Low Income
For more than a decade, En-Vision America has developed life enhancing assistive technology for the blind and print impaired. ScripTalk Station audible prescription reader offers the most complete prescription label information available. i.d. mate OMNI talking barcode scanner offers instant identification and information on products with applications at home, work, or leisure.
Fairfield Senior Center Support Group
1200 Civic Center Drive,, Fairfield CA 94533,
Telephone: (707) 428-7421 Fax: (707) 429-5687
Free / Low Income
Visually imapred Support and activity groups meet three times a month.
Foundation Fighting Blindness, The
CA
Telephone: 800-683-5555 Fax: (410) 363-2393
TTY/TDD: (800) 683-5551
Website: http://www.blindness.org
Email: info@blindness.org
FFB offers information and referral services for affected individuals and their families as well as for doctors and eye care professionals. The Foundation also provides comprehensive information kits on retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, and usher syndrome. Our newsletter, InFocus, and our e-newsletter, InSight, present articles on coping, research updates, and Foundation news. InFocus is published 3 times per year; InSight is sent approximately 6 times per year. Our national conference is usually held every other year.
Foundation of Resources for FREED Center for the Independent Living
154 Hughes Road, Suite 1, Grass Valley CA 95945,
Telephone: (530) 272-1732 Fax: (530) 272-7793
TTY/TDD: (530) 272-1764
Website: http://www.freed.org
Email: ann@freed.org
Free / Low Income
For all disabilities and all ages: Peer Support, Personal Assistant Referral, Information and Referral, Assistive Technology, Housing Assistance, Independent Living Skills, Home Modification Program, Personal and Systems Advocacy, Access Consultation for the Community.
Freed Center for Independent Living
Foundation of Resources for Equality and Employment for the Disabled
508 J Street, Marysville CA 95901,
Telephone: (530) 742-4474 Fax: (530) 742-4476
Website: http://www.freed.org
Email: claudiah@freed.org
Free / Low Income
Information and referral. Personal advocacy, systems advocacy, personal assistant referral, housing assistance, peer support, independent living skills, assistive technology, recycle program (includes walkers, wheelchairs, etc.)
Independent Living Resource Center
649 Mission Street, Third Floor, San Francisco CA 94105,
Telephone: (415) 543-6222 Fax: 415)
543-6318
TTY/TDD: (415) 543-6698
Independent Living Resource of Contra Costa County
3200 Clayton Road,, Concord CA 94519,
Telephone: 925-363-7293 Fax: Fax: (925) 363-7296
TTY/TDD: (925) 363-7293
Email: llrccc@aol.com
Lighthouse of the North Coast
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2830 G Street, Suite #B-1, Eureka CA 95501,
Telephone: (707) 268-5646 Fax: (707) 268-5647
TTY/TDD: (707) 268-5655
Website: http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/northcoast
Email: northcoastinfo@lighthouse-sf.org
Free / Low Income
Provides services people with vision loss in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Services include information and referrals, independent mobility assessments and instruction, daily living skills, workshops, magnification demonstrations, telephone support groups and assistive technology assessments and training.
Lions Blind Center of Diablo Valley
175 Alvarado Avenue, Pittsburg CA 94565,
Telephone: (925) 432-3013 Fax: (925) 432-7014
Demonstration and sale of low vision devices, daily living skills, orientation and mobility, braille, support groups, and recreation.
Lions Center for the Blind, Oakland
3834 Opal Street,, Oakland CA 94609,
Telephone: 510) 450-1580 Fax: (510) 654-3603
Email: anjelica_randall@lbcenter.org
Job placement, independent living training, orientation & mobility, counseling, braille, information & referral, computer training, office skills training, and work training.
Marin Center Center for Independent Living
710 Fourth Street,, San Rafael CA 94901,
Telephone: (415) 459-6245 Fax: (415) 459-7047
TTY/TDD: (415) 459-7027
Email: bob@ihss.org
National Association for Visually Handicapped
3201 Balboa Street, San Francisco CA 94121,
Telephone: (415) 221-3202 Fax: (415) 221-8754
Website: http://www.navh.org
Email: staffca@navh.org
Free / Low Income
Low vision aids, public and professional education, self-help support groups, large print educational series. Information, referral, recreation, home visits, free large print loan library. Services available in English, Chinese Spanish and Russian.
Placer Independent Resources Services
11768 Atwood Road, Suite 29, Auburn CA 95603,
Telephone: (530) 885-6100 Fax: 530) 885-3032
TTY/TDD: (530) 885-0326
Website: http://www.pirs.org
Email: lbrewer@pirs.org
Free / Low Income
Services include peer counceling, independent living skills, training, information and referral, persoal assistants referral, assitive technology resources, individual and systems change advocacy, and are offered at the places listed alphabetically by city of location below.
Resources for Independent Living
420 "I" Street,
Suite 3, Sacramento CA 95814,
Telephone: (916) 446-3074 Fax: (916) 446-2443
TTY/TDD: (916) 446-3074
Website: http://www.ril-sacramento.org/
Email: ril@sna.com
Sacramento Society for the Blind - Visual Services Center
2750 - 24th Street, Sacramento CA 95818,
Telephone: (916) 452-8271 Fax: (916) 452-2622.
Website: http://www.societyfortheblind.org
Email: lowvisionclinic@societyfortheblind.org
Instructional Programs, Low Vision Clinic, Senior Programs, Youth Programs, Access News by Phone, and Career Development Programs.
San Francisco Senior Center at Aquatic Park
890 Beach Street, San Francisco CA 94109,
Telephone: (415) 923-4485 Fax: (415) 775-4020
Website: http://sfsenior.com
Email: sallygoodwin@sfsenior.com
Free / Low Income
Provides: counseling, guidance, referral information, educational materials, technology displays, support group, computer classes, and educational programs. People with losses of both hearing and vision welcome.
Sierra Services for the Blind
546 Searls Avenue, Nevada City CA 95959,
Telephone: (530) 265-2121 Fax: (530) 265-2198
Website: http://www.SierraServices.org
Email: info@SierraServices.org
Free / Low Income
Independent living skills, orientation and mobility counseling, senior support groups, home visits, legal advocacy, transportation, and recreation.
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center - Gilroy
7800Arroyo Circle, Suite A, Gilroy CA 95020,
Telephone: (408) 846-1480 Fax: (408) 842-2321
Website: http://www.svilc.org
Agency for the disabled. Offer support and information on independent living skills
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center - San Jose
2306 Zanker Road, San Jose CA 95131,
Telephone: (408) 894-9041 Fax: (408) 894-9050
Website: http://www.svilc.org
Email: francesm@svilc.org
Agency for the disabled. Offer support and information on independent living skills
Tri-county Independant Living
955 Myrtle Ave., Eureka CA 95501,
Telephone: (707) 445-8404 Fax: (707) 445-9751
Website: http://www.tilinet.org
Provides assistance to people with disabilities.
Valley Center for the Blind
Formerly Friendship Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1060 Fulton Mall, Suite #315, Fresno CA 93721,
Telephone: (559) 222-4447 Fax: (559) 222-4844
Email: valleycntrblind@sbcglobal.net
Free / Low Income
Training in independent living skills, counseling support groups, computer training, and recreation. A small store selling assistive devices, talking watches, magnififers, canes, etc.
Vision Resource Center
1319 Sacramento Street, Redding CA 96001-1073,
Telephone: (530) 243-2842 Fax: (530) 243-1073
Email: scsvrc@snowcrest.net
Independent living skills, instruction in adaptive technology,braille classes, counseling orientation and mobility, support groups, in-home services in Shasta county, seminar and professional education.
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2470 El Camino Real, Suite 107, Palo Alto CA 94306,
Telephone: (650) 858-0202 Fax: (650) 858-0857
Website: http://www.vistacenter.org
Email: center@vistacenter.org
Intake, Information and Referral, Counseling, Support groups, training in daily living skills, orientation and mobility, computer training, low vision examinations and sale of low vision devices.
Vista Center Santa Cruz
Formerly the Doran Center
413 Laurel Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060,
Telephone: (831) 458-9766 Fax: (831) 426-6233
Email: chris@doranblindcenter.org
Free / Low Income
Low vision exams, sale of low vision devices, daily living skills, orientation and mobility, braille instruction, and recreation.