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Welcome
to the
VIP
Center!
Do you or a
loved one fear that loss of vision will affect your ability
to live on your own? If you do, then the Visually Impaired
Persons (VIP Center) can help you!
The VIP Center offers Rehabilitation Services that help
adults and their families adjust and cope with vision loss.
VIP holds classes and provides training throughout Lee &
Collier Counties of Florida. In 2007, we developed a year
round Transition Program for students ages 14-22 to learn
necessary life skills.
There is NO CHARGE for most of our services. We
receive funding from the State of Florida Division of Blind
Services, Lee County Human Services, United Way of Lee
County, and from various contributions and donations
from individuals and businesses.
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variety of programs to assist you. We offer
classes in Activities of Daily Living, Braille, Eccentric
Viewing Training (Reading), Assistive Technology Training
(computers, etc.) We have a part time Optometrist who
specializes in Low Vision. We also have a Low Vision Lab with high tech equipment to aid our
low vision clients. We specialize in one-on-one training in
Orientation and
Mobility classes.
VIP Center offers unique
Social Services for clients and their families in providing
counseling, information and valuable resources to better
cope with vision loss. We counsel in groups (as part of a
class), on an individual basis, or
through family support groups.
The VIP center boasts its own
Art Department, where visually impaired individuals create
many forms of art despite their lack of vision. Our clients have had their paintings displayed
in juried shows both locally and nationally!
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Arts and crafts classes, festive events and bi-monthly social
gatherings make our VIP Center a valued part of the community.
We have been serving the Blind since 1974!
We offer complete rehabilitation for independent living for
Visually Impaired Persons.
Our office is located in North Fort Myers, Florida at 35
West Mariana Avenue. Our phone number is (239) 997-7797
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Assistance with Transportation
is available. Please contact us for
further information on how we can help you! |
