General Information
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Puerto Rico Blind Rehabilitation Center
VA Medical Center
10 Casia Street
San Juan,
PR 00921-3201
(787) 641 7582 ext: 21143
https://www.caribbean.va.gov/services/blind.asp
Services Offered
- Counseling
- Assists individuals in making an emotional and behavioral adjustment to blindness through individual counseling sessions and group therapy meetings.
- Daily Living Skills/Independent Living Skills Training
- Offers a variety of skill courses designed to help blinded veterans achieve a realistic level of independence. These skill areas include orientation and mobility, communication skills, activities of daily living, manual skills, visual skills, computer access training and social/recreational activities.
- Travel/Orientation and Mobility
- Provides orientation and mobility training.