Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Year Founded
1961
EIN
38-1683860
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Mr. Jim Smock Jr., Chief Operating Officer
Primary Contact Name
Jim Smock
Main Address

Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired
26777 Central Park Blvd, Suite 150
Southfield, MI 48076
United States

United States

What We Do

GDABVI offers extensive training in daily living skills, technology classes including keyboarding, smartphone usage, and Zoom; orientation and mobility for safe travel, and opportunities to socialize for blind and visually impaired individuals. We encourage interested individuals to join our agency support group, New Direction to help cope with vision loss.

We provide socialization activities and opportunities for clients to utilize their orientation and mobility skills in a welcoming environment. Additionally, we host an online educational series featuring speakers on a variety of topics related to eyesight, vision preservation and health, and navigating life without sight. We also offer navigation services to help clients receive and maintain human services as needed, including referrals to networks of qualified vision professionals encompassing optometrists, ophthalmologists, retina specialists and others.

Interesting Info
  • We serve Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, St. Clair, Livingston and Washtenaw Counties.
  • We offer in-home and on-site services currently free of charge to our clients. Transportation is generally available for these programs.
Volunteer Opportunities

Ongoing volunteer opportunities
Repeats weekly at 9:00am
Flexible Timing

Events

GDABVI Book Club
Repeats monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 12:00pm
Duration of 2 hours
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