Blind and Low Vision



American Foundation for the Blind - Midwest

401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 396-4420
Web: http://www.afb.org/

Parents of Blind Children of Michigan (POBC)

144 Bobolink Avenue
Commerce Township, MI 48382
(248) 363-1956
Email: dawnpobc@hotmail.com


Michigan Commission for the Blind

201 N. Washington Square
P.O. Box 30652
Lansing, MI 48909
(800) 292-4200 (517) 373-2062 (517) 335-5140 (fax)
Email: turneys@michigan.gov
Web: http://www.michigan.gov/mcb
 Serves students from birth to 26 years of age by providing low-vision exams and low-vision devices worn on the head. MCB also provides services for students to help them make a successful transition from high school to postsecondary education or employment.

Michigan Parents of the Visually Impaired

c/o Upshaw Institute for the Blind
16625 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48227
(313) 272-3900
Web: http://www.gdabvi.org/


Penrickton Center for Blind Children

Ardie Snider, LBSW
26530 Eureka
Taylor, MI 48180
(734) 946-7500 (734) 946- (fax)
Email: mail@penrickton.com
Web: http://www.penrickton.com
 Penrickton Center is a residential and day care facility for children who are blind with at least one additional special need. ROPARD

Paula Korelitz The Association for Retinopathy of Prematurity and Related Diseases

PO Box 250425
Franklin, MI 48025
(800) 788-2020 (248) 788-4589 (fax)
Email: ropard@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.ropard.org
 Our Children's Low Vision Resource Center provides free services, materials and resources for families of children with pediatric retinal diseases in Royal Oak, Michigan.