Independent Living/older Blind (ilob) | Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities
Provides training to help people with low vision to be independent in their homes. Services include assessment of needs, training with cooking utensils, cooking surfaces, telephones, controls for cooling/heating, cleaning procedures and use of equipment, and mobility training in the home and neighborhood. Provides assistive devices where indicated.
Data provided by
211 Cleveland
Physical Address
86 Columbus Rd., Ste. 104, Athens, OH 45701
Hours
M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm.
Voice
Voice
Fax
(614) 985-7918
Website
Application process
Call M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm to schedule an evaluation for the program. The evaluation includes an eye exam that can be scheduled by the program.
Fee
Free
Eligibility
Age 55 or older with severe visual impairments.
Service area
Fairfield County, Ohio Paulding County, Ohio Logan County, Ohio Van Wert County, Ohio Clark County, Ohio Lake County, Ohio Seneca County, Ohio Montgomery County, Ohio Defiance County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio Fulton County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Coshocton County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Licking County, Ohio Portage County, Ohio Trumbull County, Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Fayette County, Ohio Athens County, Ohio Auglaize County, Ohio Hancock County, Ohio Shelby County, Ohio Pickaway County, Ohio Pike County, Ohio Lorain County, Ohio Lucas County, Ohio Miami County, Ohio Jackson County, Ohio Butler County, Ohio Madison County, Ohio Delaware County, Ohio Huron County, Ohio Crawford County, Ohio Hardin County, Ohio Medina County, Ohio Scioto County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio Erie County, Ohio Henry County, Ohio Ottawa County, Ohio Summit County, Ohio Marion County, Ohio Wayne County, Ohio Ohio Williams County, Ohio Harrison County, Ohio Ross County, Ohio Muskingum County, Ohio Knox County, Ohio Greene County, Ohio Guernsey County, Ohio Union County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohio Preble County, Ohio Hocking County, Ohio Ashtabula County, Ohio Morrow County, Ohio Allen County, Ohio Lawrence County, Ohio Champaign County, Ohio Ashland County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Richland County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio Belmont County, Ohio Putnam County, Ohio Wood County, Ohio Franklin County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Sandusky County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio
Agency info
Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities
Provides vocational rehabilitation services and social security disability determinations for Ohioans with disabilities. The objective of vocational rehabilitation services is employment. The Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) and the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) are the two agency bureaus that offer direct service to clients.