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Life Skills - Living With Vision Loss

 

• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB'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.

 

• The Braille Institute of America offers 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.
 

 

• 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 CNIB or call toll-free 1-866-659-1843.

 

• Living Skills Centre for the Visually Impaired provides its students with training in daily living skills, orientation and mobility, financial management, adaptive technology, pre-vocational skills and recreation.

 

• Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) is pleased to offer Tax Tips for Families 2006 - tax Information for Families of Relatives with a Disability. This document contains some material to assist in filing taxes; it is not meant to replace the assistance of a chartered accountant nor is it legal advice.

   

  For families of relatives with disabilities, negotiating the various taxes and credits can be confusing. This guide, Tax Tips for Families, is to raise awareness of the various credits and deductions that families are eligible for. It is not a comprehensive document, and PLAN encourages families to enlist the assistance of knowledgeable accountants if your questions go unanswered, or the information you are looking for is not provided here.

   

  This is PLAN’s first year at producing Tax Tips for Families; They welcome your feedback and questions. Subsequent tax booklets will build on existing information and incorporate your stories, specific situations and frequently asked questions. You can through this link. PLAN would like to acknowledge Cinnamon Jang Willoughby Chartered Accountants for contributing their expertise towards this booklet.

   

  Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) is a nonprofit organization, established in 1989 by and for families committed to future planning and securing a good life for their relative with a disability. Their goal is twofold: to ensure a safe and secure future for your relative with a disability and, in the process, to provide you and your loved ones with peace of mind. In pursuit of this goal they're inspired by a simple but powerful vision: the vision of a good life for all people with disabilities and their families.

 

• Welcome to VisionAWARE, a “Self-Help for Vision Loss” 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.

   

  At VisionAWARE, they understand that losing your vision can be a difficult, emotional, and life-changing experience that affects you and everyone around you – spouses, family members, children, friends, neighbors, and co-workers.

   

  Whether you’re totally blind, have low vision , or simply have trouble seeing from time to time, it’s important to realize you’re not alone. At least 6.5 million American adults experience vision problems and many don’t know where to turn for help or information.

 

 

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