Looking Through the Low Vision Lens Resources
Michigan show rooms

* Able Zone 
Kathy Gargagliano
3456 Rochester Rd.
Troy, MI 48083 
(866) 663-2253 
www.ablezone.com

* Low Vision Solutions 
Nancy Simmons
27520 W 7 Mile Road
Livonia, MI  48152
(877) 277-1127

413 East 8th Street
Traverse City, MI  49686
http://www.lvsontheweb.com/miscellaneous.php

* Martha Gorey Resource Center 
Detroit Optometric Institute
Carolyn Mulford
15415 E. Jefferson Ave. 
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230
(313) 8244710
http://www.eyeson.org/index.php/vis/mfg-resources

* MI Inc. (Mobile unit)
Mike Ellis 
5035 Geraldine Dr.
Lansing, MI 48917
(888) 888-9533
https://www.meewebsite.com/Default.aspx

* 
Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation  (VISOR)
Battle Creek VAMC 
Lukus M. Patterson Chief, Blind Rehabilitation Service
Building 3
5500 Armstrong Road 
Battle Creek, MI 49037-7314 
(269) 966-5600 X36607 

Community Resources

* At Xchange 
http://www.atxchange.org/v3/home.php

* Michigan Commission for the Blind Training Center
www.michigan.gov/mcb

* Michigan Department of Education Low Incidence Outreach
http://mde-lio.cenmi.org/

* Michigan Disability Networks (Centers for Independent Living)
http://www.dnmichigan.org/ 	

Funding Sources
* Lions clubs International http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/index.php

* Michigan Assistive Technology Loan Fund
http://www.michiganloanfunds.org/atlf/index.htm

* Michigan Commission for the Blind
www.michigan.gov/mcb

* Michigan Rehabilitation services
www.Michigan.gov/mrs

* Michigan Employment Loan Fund 
http://www.michiganloanfunds.org/melf/ 

* Veterans Administration

Sample of Online Catalogs
* American Printing House for the Blind
(800) 223-1839
www.aph.org

* Independent Living Aids
(800) 537-2118
www.independentliving.com

* L S and S
(800) 468-4789
www.lssproducts.com

* Maxi Aids
(800) 522-6294 
www.maxiaids.com

Product reviews evaluation for use
* Access world 
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp
	
* Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Vision Portal
www.askjan.org

* Top Tech Tidbits
http://topdotenterprises.com./

Other 
* Able Data Blind and Low Vision Products
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=13134&deep=2
* Assistive Tech.net
http://assistivetech.net/search/products_for_disability2.php?functional_limitation=2 








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