Guide: Government Agencies

 
 

Please note: This is not an exhaustive list. Each county and state has different programs and initiatives to provide services to all, including those with vision loss. This is a starting point.

 

Administration for Community Living
Phone: 202-401-4634 Website: www.acl.gov

Help older adults and people of all ages with disabilities to age in place and independently.

Social Security Administration (SSA) Benefits Site
Phone: 800-772-1213 Website: www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/

 

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DC Dept of Aging and Community Living
Phone: 202-724-5626 Website: dcoa.dc.gov/
DC Dept. on Disability Services
Phone: 202-730-1700 Website: dds.dc.gov/
DC Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
Phone: 202-730-1700 Website: dds.dc.gov/page/dds-services

Job counseling, development, placement and retention services. Many more services available.

 

Anne Arundel County Dept. of Aging & Disabilities
Phone: 410-222-4257 Website: www.aacounty.org/departments/aging-and-disabilities/
Charles County Dept. of Community Services
Phone: 301-934-9305 Website: www.charlescountymd.gov/services/aging-and-senior-services
Frederick County Senior Services Division
Phone: 301-600-1234 Website: frederickcountymd.gov/54/Senior-Services
Howard County Office on Aging and Independence
Phone: 410-313-6410 Website: www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Community-Resources-and-Services/Office-on-Aging-and-Independence
MD Dept of Aging
Phone: 410-767-1100 Website: aging.maryland.gov/pages/default.aspx
Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit
Phone: 240-777-3000 Website: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/Program.aspx?id=ADS/ADSADSResourceUnit-p179.html

Hands on assistance and referrals to services and information to seniors and people with disabilities.

Office for Blindness and Vision Services (OBVS) of MD Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
Phone: 301-949-3750 Website: dors.maryland.gov/consumers/specialized/OBVS/Pages/default.aspx

Employment and independence services and guidance. Include several services.

Prince George’s County Dept of Aging & Disabilities Services
Phone: 301-265-8450 Website: www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/1644/Older-Adult-Services

 

Alexandria Aging and Adult Services
Phone: 703-746-5999 Website: www.alexandriava.gov/Aging
Arlington Aging and Disabilities Services Division
Phone: 703-228-1700 Website: aging-disability.arlingtonva.us/
Arlington County Dept of Human Services
Website: departments.arlingtonva.us/dhs/

Aging and disability services for residents.

Fairfax County Disability Services
Phone: 703-324-5421 Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/disabilities
Fairfax County Older Adults Division
Phone: 703-324-7948 Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/older-adults

A host of services for county older adults.

Loudoun County Agency on Aging
Phone: 703-777-0257 Website: www.loudoun.gov/aaa

County central point of contact for seniors (55+) and their loved ones.

Loudoun County Disability Services
Phone: 571-258-3282 Website: www.loudoun.gov/4398/Disability-Services
Prince William County Agency on Aging
Phone: 703-792-6374 Website: www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/aaa/Pages/default.aspx
VA Dept for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI)
Phone: 800-622-2155 Website: www.vdbvi.org/

Help Virginians who are legally blind attain employment in the private and public sectors.

VA Office for Aging (and Rehabilitative) Services
Phone: 804-662-9333 Website: www.vda.virginia.gov/
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Phone: 804-371-3151 Website: www.vrcbvi.org

Part of VA DBVI. Individualized life skills training programs to persons blind or visually impaired.