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DMV FORM DRIVING WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRMENT

For individuals with vision loss who still feel capable of driving. Individuals with vision of 20/40 or poorer in one or both eyes must fill out section 1 and have a optometrist or ophthalmologist fill section 2, then the form is presented at the DMV. The individual will need to prove to the DMV that they are still capable of driving, which often requires a driving test.

Lions Center For the Blind

Their mission is to empower and enrich the lives of the Blind and Visually Impaired Community.

They provide education and training  to empower visually impaired individuals to lead productive, independent lives.

GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND

Campuses are based in Oregon and California

We are more than an industry-leading guide dog school; we are a passionate community that serves the visually impaired. Since 1942, Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) has been creating partnerships between people, dogs, and communities. With exceptional client services and a robust network of instructors, puppy raisers, donors, and volunteers, we prepare highly qualified guide dogs to serve and empower individuals who are blind or have low vision from throughout the United States and Canada.

All of the services for our clients are provided free of charge, including personalized training and extensive post-graduation support, plus financial assistance for veterinary care, if needed. Our work is made possible by the generous support of our donors and volunteers; we receive no government funding.

The Assistance Dog Special Allowance (ADSA) Program provides a monthly payment of $50 to eligible persons who use a guide, signal, or service dog to help them with needs related to their disabilities. The allowance is to help pay the costs of food, grooming, and health care for the dogs.

To be eligible for the ADSA program, an individual must meet all four of the following criteria:

• Live in California

• Is blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or disabled

• Uses the services of a trained guide, signal, or service dog

• Receives benefits from one or more of these programs:

  • SSI (Supplemental Security Income)

  • SSP (State Supplementary Payment)

  • IHSS (In-Home Supportive Services)

  • CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants) - SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance)

  • (SSDI recipients must also meet federal poverty guidelines)

ASSISTANCE DOG SPECIAL ALLOWANCE PROGRAM

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You are eligible to receive an assistance dog if the following are true 

• Live in California.
• Is blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or disabled.
• Uses the services of a trained guide, signal, or service dog.
• Receives benefits from one or more of these programs: 
  - SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 
  - SSP (State Supplementary Payment) 
  - IHSS (In-Home Supportive Services) 
  - CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants) 
  - SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) 
  (SSDI recipients must also meet federal poverty guidelines)

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

SF’s Lighthouse for the Blind is a trusted leading facility for the visually impaired founded on promoting independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or have low vision.

Lighthouse offers blindness skills training and relevant services such as access to employment, education, government, information, recreation, transportation and the environment. They also pursue the development of new technology, encourage innovation, and amplify the voices of blind individuals around the world.

For skill development post-blindness including access to employment, education, government, information, recreation, transportation and the environment see Lighthouse’s  skills training

For counseling and emotional well-being.

MEDICAL BASELINE ALLOWANCE APPLICATION

Application Used for Medical Baseline Enrollment and Re-Certification PG&E. In some cases, visual loss will qualifies the blind to receive reduced cost of energy from PG&E.

SOCIAL SECURITY SITE TO UNDERSTAND MEDICARE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTAL BENEFITS

Apply for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits

1. Create a my Social Security account to review your Social Security Statement

2. Verify your earnings

3. Print a benefit verification letter

4. Change your direct deposit information, and more.

5. Apply for Extra Help with Medicare prescription

6. Drug plan costs

7. Get the address of your local Social Security office

8. Request a replacement Medicare card

9. Find copies of our publications; and get answers to frequently asked questions

Mobile Network Carrier info for the visually impaired

All the major carriers provide special services and products for the visually impaired.

T-Mobile

Verizon

Sprint

DMV FORM DRIVING WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRMENT

For individuals with vision loss who still feel capable of driving. Individuals with vision of 20/40 or poorer in one or both eyes must fill out section 1 and have a optometrist or ophthalmologist fill section 2, then the form is presented at the DMV. The individual will need to prove to the DMV that they are still capable of driving, which often requires a driving test.

DMV FORM FOR HANDICAPPED PARKING PLACARD

This form is filled out by your optometrist or ophthalmologist for a placard to park legally in handicapped parking locations. You will receive a placard only if your vision loss is severe enough in both eyes so that you qualify for legal blindness, stated below:
Central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye, with corrective lenses, as measured by the Snellen test, or visual acuity that is greater than 20/200, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle not greater than 20 degrees.