With over 100 years in business, the Braille Institute helps blind and visually impaired persons of all ages seeking assistance with job preparation and life skills. The Braille Institute provides a broad range of free programs and services including: career counseling, training in adaptive technology, independent living skills, job readiness skills, sensory efficiency, social interaction skills, and college and career readiness. They offer in-home services, low vision rehabilitation, and programs such as the music program and telephone reader program.
For school-age youth with low vision, the Braille Institute offers workshops led by their Child Development Program that aim to create a solid foundation by working with educators and parents. With hands-on learning, students and their families explore key resources that include college visits, career-exploration, Johnny Mercer music program, and advocacy support to promote independence, ultimately leading to a better quality of life
Additionally, the Braille Institute’s in-house library has services that benefit everyone. Visitors are encouraged to take advantage of the browsing area, patron computer, wi-fi connection, expert reader advisors, CCTV, BARD Station, scheduled BARD sessions, and the SHELF Project, which allows for downloads of locally-produced books.
For those with low or no vision, there is an extremely high need for services in this area; Riverside’s local Braille Institute location provides easier accessibility than traveling to other locations in Anaheim, Palm Desert, Los Angeles, Laguna Hills, San Diego, or Santa Barbara.
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