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Overview
 The Senior Blind Program (Independent Living Program)
The Michigan Commission for the Blind refers to the Senior Blind Program as The Independent Living Program. The Independent Living (IL) Program is a federal-state partnership providing services to older blind individuals so they can be as independent in their daily lives as possible.
| • Success Story: Mamie Louisa Moore
Mamie Louisa Moore is a professional seamstress who lost her vision due to glaucoma. She received training from the Michigan Commission for the Blind and developed new skills that have allowed her to live independently in her home and community--and to return to sewing.
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Resources
• AFB Senior Site
AFB Senior Site. To help families, caregivers and people directly affected by vision loss, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) has launched a new, totally accessible, multimedia web site that offers instructional videos, tips, and testimonials to help this country's growing low-vision population maintain independence. AFB's launch of the AFB Senior Site comes amid concerns from health officials that diseases like age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy are expected to double as the nation's 78 million baby boomers reach retirement age and beyond.
|  Independent Living Program from the Michigan Commission for the Blind
The Michigan Commission for the Blind's Independent Living Program is for people age 55 or older who are legally blind and want to continue living at home as self-sufficiently as possible. Call 1-800-292-4200 to speak with an MCB Independent Living Program staff member in your area, or, for a brief overview of the program, read or listen to the MCB Independent Living Program brochure online in PDF format (with photos), Microsoft Word (in text only), or audio (MP3). The audio file can be played online or downloaded to a computer or MP3 player. To obtain print, Braille, or audio tape formats of this publication, call 1-800-292-4200 toll-free in Michigan, or 517-241-8631.
| • Area Agencies on Aging
Find services in your county for seniors (from your local Area Agency on Aging).
| • Radio Reading Services
Hear newspapers and magazines on a special radio receiver loaned to you free of charge...
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Older Blind FAQ
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