VISION & READING: SUPPORT & BENEFITS
Low Vision, Blindness, Reading Challenges: Find Support & Resources
VISION SUPPORT & RESOURCES for Individuals with Low Vision, Blindness, Challenges Reading
The definition of “Legally Blind” is someone with:
- Vision with correction of 20/200 or less in the better eye; or
- Peripheral field of ten degrees radius (10º) or less, regardless of visual acuity.
*Legal Blindness does not mean totally blind.
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB)
You may be eligible for services from MCB. To be eligible for services from MCB, you:
- Must be a Massachusetts resident.
- Must be legally blind (see above)
Application for: Identification Card & Certificate of Blindness
Support Services: Assistive Technology (AT), Orientation and Mobility (O&M), and Vision Rehabilitation Therapy.
Reading Support: Perkins Library (WATCH VIDEO PRESENTATION HERE)
Eligibility includes:
- legally blind with vision of 20/200 or worse, or
- have a visual field no greater than 20 degrees;
- have corrected vision, but cannot see well enough to read with comfort for extended periods of time; or
- have a physical condition that makes holding a book difficult; and
- have been certified by a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy as having a reading disability that has a physical basis that prevents one from reading standard print