The Senior Blind Program (Independent Living Program)
The Michigan Commission for the Blind refers to its Senior Blind Program as the Independent Living Program. The Independent Living (IL) Program is a federal‑state partnership providing services to older blind Michigan residents so they can be as independent in their daily lives as possible. Older blind individual means a person 55 years or older whose severe visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to attain but for whom goals related to more independent living are feasible.
Services include:
Information and referral
Rehabilitation teaching services
Orientation and mobility
Low-vision services
Adapted aids and appliances
Daily living skills
Leisure activities
Counseling
Braille and other communication methods
Peer support groups
For more information, call 1-800-292-4200 toll-free, or hear or read more information online about services for blind seniors from the Michigan Commission for the Blind.
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