Resources
Division for Blind Services
Trinity Building, 2nd Floor
4204 Woodcock Dr., Ste. 274
San Antonio, TX 78228
210-785-2750
www.dars.state.tx.us/dbs/index.shtml
Services:
Vocational Rehabilitation Program; Independent Living Rehabilitation Program; Business Enterprises of Texas Program; Transition Program; Blind Children's Vocational Discovery & Development Program; Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center (CCRC); Blindness Education, Screening & Treatment Program
San Antonio Eye Bank – TBI
8122 Datapoint Dr., Ste. 325
San Antonio, TX 78229
210-614-1209
www.tbionline.org
Services:
Provides corneas and other eye tissue for sight-restoring transplant surgery.
VIAtrans Public Transportation
1021 San Pedro
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-362-2140
www.viainfo.net
Services:
VIA Metropolitan Transit provides a variety of travel options and programs for its customers who have disabilities. Customers who are unable to use the fixed-route bus system because of a disability can be certified to use VIAtrans, VIA's ADA paratransit transportation service.
Guide Dogs of Texas, Inc.
1503 Allena Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78213
210-366-4081
www.guidedogsoftexas.org
Services:
To raise, train and give guide dogs to Texans who are visually impaired, to enhance their mobility and independence.
San Antonio Low Vision Club
11510 Sandman Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78216
210-344-1479
www.lowvisionclub.com
Services:
Assists visually impaired people with education, mobility assistance, support groups, and socialization. Promotes independence for people with limited or no vision. Provides visually impaired individuals an opportunity to talk with others who share their challenges.
San Antonio Founders Lions Club
911 North Main
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-225-1164
Services:
Provides eyeglasses, hearing aids, and special requests.
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
San Antonio Chapter; Louise G. Walch, President
8119 Braes Run
San Antonio, TX 78254
210-464-6144 (home)
louisewalch@gmail.com
www.nfb-texas.org/sanantonio.html
Services:
NFB Newsline Texas, Jobline, NFB Bulletin Board, Jernigan Institute, Deaf-Blind Resources
Alamo Workforce
115 E. Travis, Ste. 220
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-272-3260
www.workforcesolutionsalamo.org
Services:
For employers, TWC offers recruiting, retention, training and retraining, and outplacement services as well as valuable information on labor law and labor market statistics.
For job seekers, TWC offers career development information, job search resources, training programs, and as appropriate unemployment benefits.
San Antonio Public Library
600 Soledad
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-207-2500
www.sanantonio.gov/library/
Services:
Borrower services, computers for the public, library card, interlibrary loan, meeting rooms/rental space, reference services, special needs, trademark & patent searches, and volunteer services.
Prevent Blindness
210-220-2360
www.preventblindness.org
Services:
Vision screenings, educate about better eye health and about early detection of eye disease and prevention.
National Industries for the Blind (NIB)
1310 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314-1691
703-310-0500
www.nib.org
Services:
Enhancing the opportunities for economic and personal independence of persons who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment.
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
11 Penn Plaza, Ste. 300
New York, NY 10001
800-AFB-LINE (232-5463)
www.afb.org
Services:
Broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information and tools for the professionals who service 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.
American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
1800 Johnson Street, Ste. 100
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-659-9315
www.actionfund.org
Services:
Specializes in providing to blind people help which is not readily available to them from government programs or other existing service systems.
The Social Security and Disability Resource Center
Services:
The Social Security and Disability Resource Center website (www.ssdrc.com) provides answers to questions concerning how to apply for disability, how to appeal a claim in the event of a denial, how to navigate the federal system, and how to avoid certain mistakes that are commonly made by applicants filing for either SSD (social security disability) or SSI (supplemental security income) benefits.
Voice Nation Live
http://www.qualityansweringservice.com/resources/blindness-resource-center
Services:
Voice Nation Live provides more Resouces on visual impairments.
Air Force Village I Low Vision Support Group
Arthur Montgomery, Group Facilitator
4917 Ravenswood Dr.,
San Antonio, Texas 78227
(210) 645-1862
Air Force Village II Low Vision Support Group
Shari Proctor,
Resident Counselor
5100 John D. Ryan Blvd.,
San Antonio, Texas 78245
(210) 677-8666 (Call for date and time.)
Army Residence Center
Ruth Cain, Group Facilitator
3309 McHenry Dr.
San Antonio, Texas 78239
(210) 646-5480 (Call for date and time.)
San Antonio Low Vision Club Support Groups
Kim Van Hooser, Group Facilitator (ages 18-45)(210) 262-3079
Cynthia Ann Garcia, Group Manager (age 45 on up)
(210) 287-9039
Diana Bloodgood, Group Facilitator
Meets every third Saturday of the month from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Warm Springs Resource Center
5101 Medical Dr.
San Antonio, Texas 78229
Boerne Low Vision Club
Jessica Rose, Group Facilitator
Meets the third Thursday of the month
10:30AM – 11:30AM
11:45AM Lunch (please RSVP with Jessica Rose)
Kronkosky Place
17 Old San Antonio Rd
Boerne, TX 78006
(210) 533-5195, Ext 2807
New Braunfels Low Vision Club
Sandra Hartman, RN; Group FacilitatorMeets last Tuesday of every month from 10am to 12pm at First United Methodist Church
572 San Antonio St, New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830) 625-4513
