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Resources for the visually impaired 

The following information may be helpful 
  • ATEL -- The Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan (ATEL) Program provides landline/home telephones and wireless devices on loan to qualified individuals.
     
  • OSCIL -- OSCIL is Rhode Island's Center for Independent Living. The Independent Living Philosophy advocates for the rights and dignity of people with disabilities, emphasizing their autonomy, self-determination, and full inclusion in society. 
     
  •  EBEC -- The East Bay Educational Collaborative (EBEC). The mission of EBEC is to share, coordinate and combine selected resources of our eight member districts in ways that
    • Support the development of all our teachers, administrators and other professional personnel into world class educators;
    • Support the development of all our schools into world class educational institutions;
    • Provide administrative services that are more cost effective and of higher quality; and 
    • Better serve the needs of selected special needs populations
  • TechAccess -- TechACCESS of Rhode Island provides assistive technology (AT) services to people with disabilities.​
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