Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist can provide training to persons who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing and their families and training to businesses, nonprofits, and professionals that serve persons who have a hearing loss. Responds to request for information and referrals on niche topics related to hearing loss including, but not limited to, where to find sign language classes, support services, assistive technology, and more. Specialist promote public awareness about services via exhibits at local-regional events. Specialist assist clients with their telecommunication needs including applications, assessments, installation, training and troubleshooting specialized telecommunication equipment.

Provides hearing testing, hearing aid selection and fitting, and implantable hearing devices for people of all ages.

Provides an international service orientated civic club with emphasis on sight/hearing conservation, drug awareness and diabetes awareness. Assists the needy with eyeglasses, eye examinations and hearing aids.

Provides assistive equipment on a loan basis and assists consumers to obtain their own equipment or home modifications. Provides help with the NewWell Fund (Assistive Technology Loan Fund) applications. Offers devices for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have speech disabilities. May provide donated medical equipment to persons lacking personal resources to purchase necessary items. Can assist with orthopedics like diabetic shoes and leg braces, etc, up to $500.

The white cane gives blind people the ability to achieve a full and independent life, allowing them to travel freely and safely.

Supplies rehabilitation technology that specializes in pediatric positioning and mobility equipment sales and service.

The purpose of this program is to provide temporary hearing aids and FM systems for children with hearing loss, who are under the age of 18, while they are awaiting to receive their personal amplification devices. Family must be in process of obtaining, or making arrangements to obtain, a permanent amplification system through insurance or other mean. Six months is the standard length of the loan.

Health education, supportive services and financial assistance within the financial capabilities/limitations of the club to aid individuals who are blind or deaf.

Serves the Kempsville (23464 & 23462) area ONLY! Sight and Hearing Conservation - Provide eye and hearing exams, eyeglasses and hearing aids for indigent persons. Collect used eyeglasses and hearing aids for recycling. Sight and Hearing Van - Conduct hearing, sight and glaucoma test free. Leader Dog School - Club sponsors eligible blind people to attend the Leader Dog School in Rochester, MI.

The Technology Assistance Program (TAP) is dedicated to making technology available to eligible people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech disabled. Equipment is provided to qualified individuals on a Loan-to-Own (L2O) basis. This gives qualified individuals up to 30 days to decide whether to keep, exchange, or return the equipment. If following the 30-day period, the recipient feels the equipment enables him or her to successfully communicate over the telephone, he or she retains ownership of the equipment. Assistive technology available include: * TTY's (text telephones) * Amplified telephones * Voice Carry Over (VCO) phones *, Captioned telephones * Outgoing speech amplification phones * Signalers for the phone and door * Hearing Carry Over (HCO) phones * Other equipment available by special request Note: All equipment through TAP carry a one-year manufacturer's warranty, and training on how to use the equipment is available. TAP participants can apply for new equipment every four years.

Offers instruction in independent living skills including personal finance, cooking and housekeeping, instruction in Braille keyboarding, orientation and mobility training, the use of white canes, and transportation systems. Services provided include teaching techniques that enable individuals with visual impairments to maintain and retain independence.

A one-stop resource of products for people with any level of hearing loss, from assistive products like vibrating alarm clocks and loud, amplified telephones to books and DVDs on sign language and improving interpreting skills.

JCIL provides equipment on a loan basis to individuals with disabilities assists these in obtaining their own equipment, and on a limited basis will assist with purchasing needed technology. JCIL will assist in the development of loan applications, assembling appraisals, medical records, and other documentation required to support the application. Junction Center for Independent Living in conjunction with the Starkey Foundation and Hear Now ( WHEN AVAILABLE) assists persons with disabilities to obtain hearing aids and other devices to alleviate or eliminate barriers caused by limited hearing ability.

The National Federation of the Blind is giving free of charge, a plastic, four-line, twenty-eight cell slate along with a saddle stylus. The slate and stylus is the only Braille-writing device that has the same portability, flexibility and affordability as a pen and pencil.

Offers a civic club that helps low income individuals obtain eye exams, prescription glasses and hearing aids.

All who are legally blind* or have physical impairments which prevent them from holding a book to read are eligible for the following free services in the following formats: Audio Lending Library Magazines Bible Study Guides Wildlife STORYTELLERS(R) Lending Library Over 1,400 book titles are available on NLS digital cartridge through the Christian Record lending library. Books may be checked out on a 30-day loan period. Gift Bibles and Bible Courses Gift Bibles are available in Braille, large print, solar player, and NLS cartridge. Bible courses are available in braille, large print, and NLS digital cartridge. Full-Vision Books A combination of braille and print enables blind parents to read to their sighted children and sighted parents to help blind children learn to read braille. Anne Lowe Scholarship

Serves children birth to age 21 with special health care needs. Provides care coordination including referrals to health care services, case management, and referrals community support and resources. Maintains a database of regional and local resources for children with special health care needs. Financial assistance may be available to assist with specialty medical care, if income and medical criteria are met. Also loaner hearing aids for children are available through the Virginia Hearing Aid Loaner Bank housed at UVA. For Toll-free access, please call: (866)596-9367 (BRCC Direct Toll-Free Number) Blue Ridge Care Connection for Children is located in Charlottesville but serves 16 counties and 5 cities to the West and North of Albemarle County. The Care Connection for Children (formerly known as Children's Specialty Services) program is divided into 6 Centers of Excellence throughout the state. The Charlottesville area center is known as the Blue Ridge Care Connection for Children (BRCCC). It is a collaboration between the Virginia Department of Health and the University of Virginia Children's Medical Center. The BRCCC is directly affiliated with the UVA Children's Medical Center. BRCC serves the Counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and Cities of Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Winchester There are 5 other centers across the Commonwealth. Please call the number above if you have a question about which center serves your locality.

Provides the full range of hearing testing from full diagnostic testing to hearing aid sales and repairs. Also offers diagnostic and rehabilitative services for persons (child to old adult) with speech, language and/or hearing disorders. Services available on individual and group basis.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist can provide training to persons who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing and their families and training to businesses, nonprofits, and professionals that serve persons who have a hearing loss. Responds to request for information and referrals on niche topics related to hearing loss including, but not limited to, where to find sign language classes, support services, assistive technology, and more. Specialist promote public awareness about services via exhibits at local-regional events. Specialist assist clients with their telecommunication needs including applications, assessments, installation, training and troubleshooting specialized telecommunication equipment.

RAMPS partners with high school student volunteers to provide wheelchair ramps at no cost to low-income, elderly or disabled individuals residing in Henrico, Chesterfield, or the City of Richmond.

Sight - Eye exams, eye glasses, eye surgery, companion dogs. Hearing - Hearing exams, hearing aids, surgery.

The Vocational Rehabilitation program helps people who are blind, vision impaired, or deafblind prepare for, find, keep, or return to work. Each person’s plan is built around their unique strengths, needs, interests, and goals. The program offers a variety of services, such as training to adjust to vision loss, career counseling, education or job training after high school, tools and equipment for work, and help finding and keeping a job. It can also include changes to make school or job sites more accessible. The main goal is to support individuals in becoming active and successful members of the workforce.

Offers eyeglasses to the financially needy. Client must be unable to receive glasses from a public program, and be unable to afford the full fee for glasses. Requests client pay part of the cost if possible. Appointment required.

Technical assistance, training, equipment loan, and disability awareness services available to the community regarding individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Also, offers workshops and forums educating and empowering individuals with hearing disabilities on a variety of topics.

Provides training and education to increase independence and safety for individuals with visual deficits as a result of macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma or cataracts by training on the use of low vision assistive devices, home modifications and adaptive techniques.