Independent Living Skills Blind, Vision Impaired, and DeafBlind, Norfolk

Independent Living Skills:

A service program is individually designed to develop and raise the level of adaptive coping skills and functional independence of youth and adults who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind. Services provided include individualized needs assessment, adjustment counseling, information and referral, advocacy, outreach, orientation and mobility, daily living skills training, Braille, typing, script writing, home management skills, assistive technology services and devices, and other specialized services.



Orientation and Mobility staff provide assessments, instruction, technical assistance, and materials that enable consumers who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind to travel safely and independently in their homes and communities. This service is available to consumers of all ages.