Program areas at The Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Rehabilitation program provides rehabilitation training, orientation & mobility (o&m), orientation to adjustment to disability/counseling, assistive technology (at)/computer training. Provides instruction in all activities of daily living impacted by vision loss. Handwriting, home management, grooming, cane training, electronic mobility devices, working with guide dogs, orientation in The home, work, school & all community settings, braille, instruction & training for computer, cell phone and tablet usage, including speech access & magnification. Some training provided virtually. Vocational training offered to become a desktop service technician with a+ certification in information technology. 10,800 hours of services provided to those who are Blind and Visually Impaired, and combined vision and hearing loss.
Assistive technology Arizona: acbvi provides training to professionals serving individuals with various disabilities and instruction in The use of technology designed to assist those disabilities. We provide training to professionals employed by Arizona rehabilitation services administration, other Arizona department of economic security agencies, and employees of workforce innovation and opportunity act centers throughout The state of Arizona and their partnering agencies.
Combined vision and hearing loss (cvhl): services provided are comprehensive rehabilitation services for The deafblind and cvhl, includes orientation and mobility, rehab teaching, orientation and adjustment to disability, job readiness/career exploration, and assistive technology service. We provide asl interpreters as needed for our clients and staff. Provide itinerant services throughout Arizona for The deafblind and cvhl in assistive technology and orientation and mobility instructions. We also have The icanconnect (icc) contract to provide distance communication technology for The deafblind and cvhl.
Social recreation: acbvi provides adult continuing education; adapted arts and crafts, health and wellness classes, adaptive exercise, and special programs for The elderly. Group classes offered virtually.