CBVH Executive Board Final Report1
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Report of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report18Section II: Vocational Rehabilitation15Section III: Certification19Section IV: Social Services21Section V: Transportation24Section VI: Vision and Aging26Section VII: Early childhood and Education28Section VIII: Technology34Section IX: Randolph-Sheppard and Preferred Source Programs 42Appendix: Memb CBVH Executive Board Final Report1ers of the Executive Board482IntroductionAbout the Executive Boardrhe Executive Board of the Commission lor the Blind and Visually Handicapped (“the BCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
oard,” or “Board”) was established by Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007. The scope of the Board’s responsibilities includes examination and analysis of sReport of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report1charged with the identification of problems and deficiencies in programs and services and recommendations for their improvement so that they are planned, created and delivered in a coordinated, effective and comprehensive manner.Although drawn from diverse backgrounds and reflecting a broad spectrum CBVH Executive Board Final Report1 of organizational and individual viewpoints, Board members have collaborated extensively through various committee assignments, as well as meetings oCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
f the entire Board, to discharge the tasks set before US by the Legislature. This Report is the product of many hours of research and discussion and rReport of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report1pening remarks to the Board, Co-Chair Alan R. Morse, .ID, Ph.D. observed: “Although the work ol CBVH is obviously important, other agencies that touch the blind community need attention loo.” This observation is reflected in the breadth of the issues and recommendations covet ed in this Report.Visio CBVH Executive Board Final Report1n Impairment in New YorkAn estimated 54 million Americans, or nearly 20 percent of the population, currently live with disabilities. Vision impairmentCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
is one of the 10 most frequent3causes of disability in America. Estimates of the number of Americans with low vision vary. According to the BaltimoreReport of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report1visually impaired. When low vision is more broadly defined to include visual problems that hamper the performance and enjoyment of everyday activities, almost 14 million Americans—and perhaps more than 1 million New Yorkers—are estimated to have low vision. CBVH estimates that there are 110,000 lega CBVH Executive Board Final Report1lly blind non-institutionalized people in New York State, based on the 2000 U.S. Census, of this population, an estimated 41,000 individuals are betweCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
en the ages of 22 and 64 years old. It is also estimated that one out of ten of these individuals are totally blind.The leading causes of visual impaiReport of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report1ent in the older adult population: more than two-thirds of visually impaired adults are aged 65 years or older. Because the older adult population is the fastest-growing age group, it is estimated that the number of people with visual impairment will increase. Furthermore, as the prevalence and inci CBVH Executive Board Final Report1dence of diabetes increases, particularly among those younger than 65, more people are at risk for developing vision impairment due to glaucoma or diaCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
betic retinopathy.Diabetes, a condition that increases in prevalence with aging, is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. MobilReport of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report1s (Higgins, 1992; Zola, 1989). Indeed, by the year 2040, when the younger baby boomers are 85 years old, the number of Americans with disabilities will be triple what it is today. Also, those4individuals with congenital disabilities or disabilities acquired early in life are also experiencing longer CBVH Executive Board Final Report1 life spans (Wilkins & Cott, 1993).For members of the older adult population, vocational rehabilitation in the traditional sense—which is the focus ofCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
our current blindness rehabilitation system —may not constitute a personally desired or economically feasible option. Despite this, New York State coReport of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report1estimated that New York appropriated S6.8 million of state funds to provide rehabilitation to older New Yorkers with vision loss. In addition to this funding limitation, there is a documented shortage of personnel trained to provide rehabilitation services to this rapidly growing segment of our popu CBVH Executive Board Final Report1lation.Focus of This ReportWhile there are divergence of views among service providers and blindness advocacy organizations on how best to address thiCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
s personnel shortage, there is general consensus that the level of state effort to address the rehabilitation needs of older New Yorkers who are legalReport of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8 CBVH Executive Board Final Report1le resources. Although it is not the intention of the Board to fully address this problem in our first report—in deference to the State’s severe budgetar}' constraints and in recognition that reform is most likely to succeed as the evolutionary product of consensus—we have elected to focus on recomm CBVH Executive Board Final Report1endations that are consistent with the statement of needs outlined above, but which can be implemented over rhe next 12 to 18 months. During that periCBVH Executive Board Final Report1
od the board will focus on developing the blueprint for broader reforms and building support for implementation.This Report highlights the need to:5Report of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8Report of the Executive Board of the Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped1Table of ContentsIntroduction3Section I: Vision Rehabilitation8Gọi ngay
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