resources for the blind and visually impaired in
montana
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Montana Department of Health and Human Services
Blind and Low Vision Services
111 N Last Chance Gulch, Suite 4C
PO Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604-4210
1 (877) 296-1197 (toll-free consumer line)
(406) 444-2590 (voice/TTY)
https://dphhs.mt.gov/detd/blvs/
E-mail:& vrinfo@mt.gov
Billings Blind and Low Vision Services Team
2121 Rosebud Drive Suite C-1
Billings, MT 59102
1 (888) 279-7532 (toll-free consumer line)
(406) 248-4801 (voice)
(406) 652-6046 (TTY)
Butte Blind and Low Vision Services Team
700 Casey Street, Suite B
Butte, MT 59701
1 (888) 279-7531 (toll-free consumer line)
(406) 496-4925 (voice/TTY)
(406) 782-8728 (fax)
Great Falls Blind and Low Vision Services Team
201 1st Street So, Suite 2
Great Falls, MT 59405
1 (888) 279-7527 (toll-free consumer line)
(406) 454-6060 (voice)
(406) 454-6080 (TTY)
Missoula Blind and Low Vision Services Team
2675 Palmer, Suite A
Missoula, MT 59801
1 (888) 279-7528 (toll-free consumer line)
(406) 329-5400 (voice/TTY)
https://dphhs.mt.gov/detd/blvs/
Montana Office of the Aging (Montana DPHHS)
The Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) and the State Office on Aging.
Services:
Serve individuals 60 or older, adults with disabilities, their family and caregivers
Provide information, referral and assistance
Provide Options Counseling for planning long term services and supports
Maintain a current public website directory of Montana services and providers
Provide outreach work within their communities or service areas
Area I - Action for Eastern Montana - Glendive
Areas Served: Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Fort Peck Reservation, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Valley, Wibaux
(406) 377-3564
Area II - Roundup
Areas Served: Big Horn, Carbon, Crow Reservation, Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, Petroleum, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland, Yellowstone
(406) 323-1320
Area III - The Alliance Resource Center of Yellowstone County - Billings
Area Served: Yellowstone County
(406) 259-5212
Area IV - Helena
Areas Served: Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, Meagher, Park
(406) 447-1680
Area V - Southwest Montana Aging and Disability - Butte
Area Served: Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Madison, Powell, Silver Bow
(406) 782-5555
Area VI - Western Montana - Polson
Areas Served: Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Salish Kootenai Reservation, Sanders
(406) 883-7284
Area VII - Missoula Aging Services - Missoula
Areas Served: Missoula, Ravalli
(406) 728-7682
Area VIII - Cascade County - Great Falls
Area Served: Cascade
(406) 454-6990
Area IX - Kalispell
Area Served: Flathead
(406) 758-5730
Area X - Hill County Council on Aging - Havre
Area Served: Hill
(406) 265-5464
LIBRARY SERVICES
Montana State Library
Talking Books Program
Provides audio books and descriptive videos for people who have vision loss or a physical condition that makes it impossible for them to read. It is a Regional Library of the National Library Service (NLS) for the blind and physically handicapped.
PO Box 201800
or
1201 11th Ave
Helena, Montana 59620
Phone: (406) 444-3115
Toll Free: (800) 338-5087
TTY: (406) 444-4799
NONPROFIT & PRIVATE
Montana Association for the Blind
The cornerstone of the MAB is its Summer Orientation Program for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SOP) which has grown to become a one-month training program for people who have lost or are losing their sight. Every year since 1947 we have held this program, except for 2020 when we held small regional workshops so we could reduce the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the Summer Orientation Program, we have outreach chapters throughout the state that meet monthly to provide local support, information, and social activities.
Other programs include:
2 no-interest loan programs for people seeking to buy equipment or get training
Scholarships for college-bound students
Low Vision Center in Bozeman where people can try out different types of adaptive equipment
1802 W Park Ave, Anaconda, Montana 59711
Phone: (406) 442-9411
SCHOOLS & CAREER TRAINING
Montana Dept. of Health and Human Services
Montana Youth Transition
To improve transition services and increase the number of youth with disabilities who achieve their desired post-school outcomes. Montana Youth Transitions
1617 Euclid Avenue, Suite #1
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 442-2576.