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I. Vision
Rehabilitation services:
- This section
provides information on where individuals can find and
receive vision rehabilitation services. There is also
information given on where individuals can receive
vocational rehabilitation services which will assist
them in the work place or help them identify their
vocational goals and objectives. All of these services
will provide skill training so they may be more
independent whether they are at home, work or school.
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- A. The Iris
Network (Private,
non profit agency):
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- State wide
- toll free phone 1-800-715-0097
- Portland
– Main Office Phone (207) 774-6273
- 189 Park Avenue,
Portland, ME 04102
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www.theiris.org
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- Phone numbers of
outreach Branches:
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- Bangor
phone-1-800-715-0097 Local phone (207) 561-4022
- Ellsworth
phone-1-800-715-0097 Local phone (207) 664-2313
- Houlton
phone- 1-800-715-0097 Local phone (207)
532-5320
- Lewiston
phone- 1-800-715-0097 Local phone (207)
753-9076
- Saco
phone- 1-800-715-0097 Local
phone (207) 284-4081
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- B.
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired (state
agency):
- (Vocational
Rehabilitation Services)
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- Augusta
Phone 1-800-760-1573
- Bangor
Phone
1-888-545-8811
- Ellsworth
Phone 1-800-371-7543
- Houlton
Phone 1-800-691-0033
- Lewiston
Phone
1-800-741-2991
- Portland
Phone (207) 822-0400
- Rockland
Phone 1-877-421-7916
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- C. Other
services:
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Veterans
Administration Togus:
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Vision program
services Dan Bence 1-877-421- 8263 Extension: 4364
- ● Services
for children who are blind and deaf:
New England Center Deafblind Project
A Federal Technical Assistance Project for
Children,Youth and Families in
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts & New Hampshire
175 North Beacon Street • Watertown, MA 02472
Tel: 617-972-7515 •
www.necdbp.org
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Catholic
Charities of Maine - For local resources and to
receive services
- from local
teachers of the visually impaired contact: Jean Small
- Phone (207)
941-2855 1066 Kenduskeag Avenue, Bangor Me 04401
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jsmall@ccmaine.org
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Low vision
consultant for the state of Maine.
- Karen Cote
Phone (207) 941-2855
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