{"id":2282,"date":"2008-09-23T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-patients\/living-with-low-vision\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T14:36:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T18:36:34","slug":"nc-dhhs-services-for-the-blind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-patients\/nc-dhhs-services-for-the-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"Services for the Blind"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8266 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/09\/NC-DHHS-logo-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/09\/NC-DHHS-logo-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/09\/NC-DHHS-logo.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Division of Services for the Blind provides services to people who are visually impaired, blind and deaf-blind to help them reach their goals of independence and employment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-3 col-sm-3 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/divisions\/services-blind\/services-blind-district-offices\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/09\/Div-of-Svcs-for-the-Blind-District-Offices-1-1-e1694103422290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/09\/Div-of-Svcs-for-the-Blind-District-Offices-1-1-e1694103422290.jpg 239w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/client-assistance-program\">Client Assistance Program (CAP)<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/assistance\/vision-loss\/community-services\">Community Services<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/divisions\/dsb\/deaf-blind-services\">Deaf-Blind Services<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/division-rules\">Division Rules<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/dix-cafe\">Dix Cafe<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/independent-living-services-blind\">Independent Living Services for the Blind<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/assistance\/vision-loss\/medical-eye-care-program\">Medical Eye Care Program (Preserving or Improving your Vision)<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/programs-and-services-consumers\/download\">Programs and Services for Consumers<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/divisions\/services-blind\/reports-and-publications\">Reports and Publications<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdhhs.gov\/assistance\/vision-loss\/vocational-rehabilitation-for-blind\">Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><br \/>\n2601 Mail Service Center<br \/>\nRaleigh, NC 27699 &#8211; 2601<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Telephone<\/strong><br \/>\n919-527-6700<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind The Division of Services for the Blind provides services to people who are visually impaired, blind and deaf-blind to help them reach their goals of independence and employment. 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