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Rockland County - 260 Old Nyack Turnpike, Spring Valley, NY 10977
845-574-4950
Orange County - 130 Dolson Avenue, Suite 3A, Middletown, NY 10940
845-355-6119 |
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Orientation and mobility instruction
Rehabilitation teaching
Social work services
Volunteers
Educational / Support groups
Rockland County meetings
Orange County meetings
Technology resource center
Functional vision training
Community outreach
Goals of AVI direct services to consumers
Educational Corner
Children's eye safety program
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The Independent Living Skills Program - Educational Corner
Children's
eye safety program
Sports notes
Tips
for working with blind and visually impaired consumers
Sports
Notes
- 90%
of all sports-related eye injuries could be prevented with proper
eye protection.
- Eye
protection should be worn in the following sports:
- tennis
- racquetball
- squash
- hockey
- baseball
- softball
Tips
for working with blind and visually impaired consumers
- Identify
yourself as soon as you enter the room
- When
speaking to people, use names of all involved in the conversation.
- Always
let the consumer know that you are leaving.
- Avoid
words like "over there", "straight ahead" when
giving directions.
- Leave
furniture and personal items in the same place. This helps orient
the consumer to the environment.
- Eliminate
throw rugs.
- Keep
all doors either completely open or closed.
- Never
put food or liquids down in form of the consumer without letting
him/her know they are there.
- Provide
as much information as possible when serving food. Use a clock reference
point describing the food on the plate or items on the table such
as "your meat is at 6:00 and your vegetables are at 9:00."
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