Current News
Transfer Referendum Approved By Voters - Cuts Averted. Click here
Alabama Medicaid Reinstates Adult Eyeglass Program. Click here.
Top 25 Ophthalmic CPT Codes. Click here.
News from AAO Nov 10-12 2012 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Click here.
Alabama Health Care Exchange - Governor Bentley Says "NO!". Click here.
UAB Gets CDC grant - Will Screen For Glaucoma at Wal-Mart. Click here.
Medicare Physician Pay Cut Temporarily Averted. Click here.
2013 PQRS & E-Prescribing--What You Need to Know Now. Click here.
Taxes are rising, but it could have been more painful. Click here.
Recent Events
Mike Merrill and ALAO President, Dr. Warren Thompson, appear on WSFA-TV in Montgomery, promoting July as fireworks safety month.
LOW VISION
State Agencies
There are 2 state agencies providing low vision care and vocational rehabilitation in Alabama.
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS)
ADRS has offices in Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile and several other locations throughout the state. ADRS provides outpatient and home evaluations for not only visually impaired persons but for those with any type of disability, such as deafness or paraplegia and quadriplegia and amputations. There services are divided into those for working adults who are eligible for vocational rehabilitation and training and those (usually older) who are unable to work or are retired. Rehabilitation Teachers provide home visits and help the elderly through the OASIS (Older Alabamans System of Information and Services). There is a Children's Rehabilitation division, which helps children with any type or combination of disabilities and may be contacted through the ADRS.
Toll-free number: 800.441.7607
Fax: 334.293.7383
www.rehab.state.al.us
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (AIDB)
AIDB has a wide range of services and educational programs for the deaf and blind, and specializes in the education of the young. There are regional centers throughout the state offering education programs, ranging from preschool to completion of high school, including a residential program at the E.H. Gentry School in Talladega. It has educational and technology programs at the regional centers, including programs for adults.
Phone: 256.761.3416
P.O. Box 698
205 East South Street
Talladega, AL 35160
www.aidb.org
Improved Lighting
Simply improving lighting, with positioning and intensity control allows some patients to see better.
