Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Citizens' Guide to State Services

Published by
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Citizen Information Service

Health: Blind and Visually Handicapped

H6 Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
48 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4718
Tel: 617-727-5550
Toll Free: 1-800-392-6450 (within Mass. only)
TTY Toll Free: 1-800-392-6556 (within Mass. only)
Fax: 617-626-7685
www.mass.gov/mcb/
E-mail: mcbinfo@mcb.state.ma.us

The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind provides the Commonwealth's share of the Supplemental Security Income program payment, under the aid to the blind category,  to more than 4,500 eligible blind recipients each year by offering financial and medical assistance. It offers vocational rehabilitation, independent living social services, home care and respite assistance, radio reading programs, resource information, community systems advocacy, and residential and day services. The Commission provides after-school recreation and socialization programs for blind children, aged 7 to 12, in four geographic areas. The program provides emergency assistance to needy blind clients and burial assistance for families. In its vocational rehabilitation program, the Commission, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Jobs Council, identifies employment sectors with growth opportunities, targets training programs consistent with those sectors, and identifies employment opportunities for qualified blind applicants.
In addition, the Commission for the Blind operates an electronic bulletin board service. This system provides thousands of job postings and downloadable files, hundreds of special interest groups and Internet E-Mail addresses for home computer users who have modems installed in their equipment. Bulletins are also provided to keep users informed on subjects that might require their immediate attention.

Regional Offices:

800 Purchase Street, Suite 290
New Bedford, MA 02740-6344
Tel: 508-993-6140
Toll Free: 1-800-989-4411
Fax: 508-992-4147

436 Dwight Street, Room 109
Springfield, MA 01103
Tel: 413-781-1290
Toll Free: 1-800-332-2772
Fax: (413) 746-8570

390 Main Street, Suite 620
Worcester, MA 01608-2111
Tel: 508-754-1148
Toll Free: 1-800-263-6944
Fax: 508-752-7832

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