Provider Toolkit Available to Enhance Work with Adults with Vision Loss

Many older adults experience vision loss, often from an eye condition like macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or cataract. A new Service Provider Toolkit from the Aging and Vision Loss National Coalition (AVLNC) offers professionals information, guidance, and resources to help clients living with blindness or low vision. This new resource provides an overview about vision loss and its prevalence in the U.S. and helps to identify common eye conditions that can lead to vision loss. It also includes images simulating what people see with specific eye conditions, along with tips for working with adults with blindness and low vision. The AVLNC underscores the importance of ensuring that older people receive “high quality, comprehensive vision rehabilitation, including low vision services,” noting that “Vision rehabilitation services and training can provide profound and life-changing benefits across all areas of life.” For more information, read the National Council on Aging (NCOA) article on Enhancing Your Work with Adults with Vision Loss: A Provider Toolkit. Visit the VisionServe Alliance website to download the Service Provider Toolkit. To access vision rehabilitation services and locate local resources, check out Time to Be Bold.