Mission: A non profit rehabilitation center committed to ensuring blind and visually impaired persons have the tools, support and opportunities necessary to successfully achieve their desired level of independence.
Programs: A non profit rehabilitation center committed to ensuring blind and visually impaired persons in a three county area, in conjunction with state of florida division of blind services, to have the tools, support and opportunities necessary to successfully achieve their desired level of independence. The organization is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, rehabilitation and recreational purposes to provide visually impared persons with the skills necessary to allow them to achieve their chosen level of independence. The organization also provides early intervention services to families and their children with visual impairments from birth through age three or five.
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Professional with expertise in this field
07/09/2013
Rating: 5
07/09/2013
Visually Impaired Persons of Southwest Florida has received accreditation from the National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services (NAC). NAC is the only accrediting body that solely focuses on standards and best practices for blind and low vision services with the consumer in mind. Visually Impaired Persons of Southwest Florida has demonstrated that it meets or exceeds the standards set by NAC for delivery of blind and low vision services. The determination for accreditation is a rigorous process that involves self-examination by the organization, an on-site peer review to verify processes and procedures by a team of professionals serving in the field and a review of the findings by the NAC Accreditation Committee. NAC congratulates Visually Impaired Persons of Southwest Florida on its accredited status.
