{"id":306,"date":"2021-01-06T13:57:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T13:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asicbc.ca\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2021-01-20T15:03:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T15:03:03","slug":"life-skills-living-with-blindness-or-sight-impairment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/resources-from-a-z\/independent-living\/life-skills-living-with-blindness-or-sight-impairment\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Skills &#8211; Living with Blindness or Sight-Impairment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This page will assist you in locating organizations which provide life skills training that will enable you to live independently and confidently as a person who is blind or sight-impaired. In addition to visiting the web sites of the organizations listed below, be sure to visit our<a href=\"\/index.php\/resources-from-a-z\/independent-living\/instructional-and-demonstration-videos\/\">\u00a0Instructional &amp; Demonstration Videos page<\/a>\u00a0to view the instructional life skill videos that are available on-line.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"dfwp-column dfwp-list\">\n<li class=\"dfwp-item\">\n<div class=\"ExternalClass1DADE731E25048D2B97FE64EAEE041AD\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/\">American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) \u200b<\/a>is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB&#8217;s priorities include broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and promoting independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing them and their families with relevant and timely resources.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dfwp-item\">\n<div class=\"ExternalClassCECC564DC5B84FD793A8E36E24E5D0E2\">\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/brailleinstitute.org\/\">Braille Institute of America\u200b<\/a>\u00a0offers a wide array of services designed to help people with vision loss lead enriched and fulfilling lives. A leader in the field since 1919, Braille Institute provides on-site services at five Regional Centers as well as more than 350 Community Outreach locations throughout Southern California.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dfwp-item\">\n<div class=\"ExternalClassD928D5BF3DA043A49240559F96D4F0D9\">\n<p>At CNIB, they can help you maximize your remaining vision and manage any type of vision loss. They can also help with counselling and support, and show you how you can continue to do the things that matter most to you and enjoy a good quality of life. For more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnib.ca\/\">CNIB\u200b<\/a>\u00a0or call toll-free 1-866-659-1843.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dfwp-item\">\n<div class=\"ExternalClassB42EE7443B1145618C7D9FCF7E6BACDD\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingskillscenter.org\/index.html\">Living Skills Centre for the Visually Impaired\u200b<\/a>\u00a0provides its students with training in daily living skills, orientation and mobility, financial management, adaptive technology, pre-vocational skills and recreation.\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dfwp-item\">\n<div class=\"ExternalClass62836D33643D432996A5782E329FBE6E\">\n<p>\u200bWelcome to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visionaware.org\/\">VisionAWARE\u200b<\/a>, a \u201cSelf-Help for Vision Loss\u201d web site that provides free, practical, hands-on information to enhance quality of life and independence for adults with vision loss, their families and friends, caregivers, and vision professionals.<\/p>\n<p>At VisionAWARE, they understand that losing your vision can be a difficult, emotional, and life-changing experience that affects you and everyone around you \u2013 spouses, family members, children, friends, neighbors, and co-workers.\u00a0\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u200b\u200bWhether you\u2019re totally blind, have low vision , or simply have trouble seeing from time to time, it\u2019s important to realize you\u2019re not alone. At least 6.5 million American adults experience vision problems and many don\u2019t know where to turn for help or information.\u200b<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page will assist you in locating organizations which provide life skills training that will enable you to live independently and confidently as a person&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/resources-from-a-z\/independent-living\/life-skills-living-with-blindness-or-sight-impairment\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Life Skills &#8211; Living with Blindness or Sight-Impairment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":300,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":842,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/306\/revisions\/842"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asicbc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}