Adjustment to Blindness (ATB) Community Partners

These Adjustment to Blindness (ATB) community partners, listed alphabetically, provide descriptions of themselves and their services.

Regions

Central
Metro
North
South

Central

Community Partner	Services Offered	Description of Services
Career Ventures Inc 11 Langer Circle West St. Paul MN 55118 Wendy DeVore 651-492-7346	Job Skills, Braille, Assistive Technology	Career Ventures, Inc. (CVI) provides Employment Services, Pre-Employment Transition Services, Braille Training, Adaptive Techniques for Daily Living Training, and Independent Living Skills for adults and Transition youth. CVI works with individuals who are Blind, Low Vision, DeafBlind, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
Empowering Abilities Cambridge MN Tammy Douglas 612-805-4159	Assistive Technology Services, Braille Instruction, Keyboarding	Empowering Abilities, LLC, is a company whose goal is to educate people who are in need of both Braille and/or Assistive Technology skills, encourage the use of and support the independence these skills bring, and empower students to use those skills to attain their personal, academic and professional goals. Skills taught include: Keyboarding, Braille - all levels including recent UEB changes, screen reading software and the use of Internet, Microsoft Word and Outlook, iOS and Windows operating systems.
Harrison Resources Fridley MN Kelly Harrison 612-987-1102	Assistive Technology	Kelly Harrison has over 15 years of experience in the blindness an low vision technology industry and offers customized training services designed to meet each individual customer's specific assistive technology needs. Whether on the job, at school or at home, Kelly meets you where you are technologically and offers premium training services either in person or remotely depending on the situation.
Invision Services Inc. 960 Corporate Drive, #406 Hillsborough NC 27278 John Higgins 919-643-7640 - office; 919-810-4458 - cell	Invision provides ATB (O&M Services) for job related, PRE-ETS, and seniors.	John Higgins, COMS at Invision Services provides Orientation & Mobility services for PRE-ETS, job related customers, and seniors and helps them build skills, achieve their defined travel goals, and move toward greater independence in their homes, work place, and communities. Our mission is to help students in transition, adult customers in work settings, and seniors with vision loss learn, function, and move as successfully and independently as possible in their homes, schools, work places, and community settings.
Monica R. Buboltz 614 North Jefferson New Ulm MN 56073 Monica Buboltz 507-217-6016	Rehabilitation Teaching ATB for individuals and/or group classes; Uncontracted Braille; Indoor Mobility; Job Placement; Job Coaching	I am a Rehabilitation Teacher for people who are low vision or blind. Helping individuals survive vision loss by training and mentoring. Areas such as household, personal, recreational, employment, and more. My objective is to enhance their lives, promote independence, while gaining self-confidence. I provide valuable training in life skills which may include but not limited to: adjustment to blindness training, indoor mobility training, uncontracted braille, and community resources. I have personally lived with low vision my entire life that is why I feel so compassionate about helping others. We all have the ability to use our determination to find a different way to be successful.
Ruth Ann Marsh 10 Lind St. Faribault MN 55021 Ruth Ann Marsh 507-491-8887	Orientation & Mobility	-
Speech Gurus LLC The 8484 Cortland Road Eden Prairie MN 55344 Tim Dallmann 1-888-641-6776 Fax: 1-888-749-7997	Assistive Technology	The Speech Gurus have over 40 years of combined experience in the assistive technology field and we train on the following: Assistive software including JAWS, Fusion, Zoomtext, Magic, Kurzweil 1000, Open Book, Dragon, JSay and JDictate. Non-assistive software including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Google Docs/Google Drive, email and internet browsers. Hardware training including KNFB Reader and Victor Reader Stream. We also train on keyboarding.
Tanner's Assistive Technology Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired LLC 13213 Manor Blvd E Burnsville, MN 55337 David Tanner 952-890-5841 Cell: 952-380-8088	Assistive Technology	-

Metro

Community Partner	Services Offered	Description of Services
Career Ventures Inc 11 Langer Circle West St. Paul MN 55118 Wendy DeVore 651-492-7346	Job Skills, Braille, Assistive Technology	Career Ventures, Inc. (CVI) provides Employment Services, Pre-Employment Transition Services, Braille Training, Adaptive Techniques for Daily Living Training, and Independent Living Skills for adults and Transition youth. CVI works with individuals who are Blind, Low Vision, DeafBlind, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
Dimension's Life Coaching 902 16th Ave NE Rochester, MN 55906-7136 Catherine Golding 507-322-7924	Braille, Job Readiness Training, Keyboarding, Rehabilitation Teaching	-
Empowering Abilities Cambridge MN Tammy Douglas 612-805-4159	Assistive Technology Services, Braille Instruction, Keyboarding	Empowering Abilities, LLC, is a company whose goal is to educate people who are in need of both Braille and/or Assistive Technology skills, encourage the use of and support the independence these skills bring, and empower students to use those skills to attain their personal, academic and professional goals. Skills taught include: Keyboarding, Braille - all levels including recent UEB changes, screen reading software and the use of Internet, Microsoft Word and Outlook, iOS and Windows operating systems.
Harrison Resources Fridley MN Kelly Harrison 612-987-1102	Assistive Technology	Kelly Harrison has over 15 years of experience in the blindness an low vision technology industry and offers customized training services designed to meet each individual customer's specific assistive technology needs. Whether on the job, at school or at home, Kelly meets you where you are technologically and offers premium training services either in person or remotely depending on the situation.
Invision Services Inc. 960 Corporate Drive, #406 Hillsborough NC 27278 John Higgins 919-643-7640 - office; 919-810-4458 - cell	Invision provides ATB (O&M Services) for job related, PRE-ETS, and seniors.	John Higgins, COMS at Invision Services provides Orientation & Mobility services for PRE-ETS, job related customers, and seniors and helps them build skills, achieve their defined travel goals, and move toward greater independence in their homes, work place, and communities. Our mission is to help students in transition, adult customers in work settings, and seniors with vision loss learn, function, and move as successfully and independently as possible in their homes, schools, work places, and community settings.
Kirk A. Kleinschmidt 3831 Burr Oak Ct. Rochester MN 55904 Kirk A. Kleinschmidt 507-696-1344; 507-289-6791	Assistive Technology	I offer one-on-one, in-home (or office) training on ZoomText low vision software, plus instruction on Windows, MS Word, Excel, and various internet and e-mail software. I also have 30+ years of experience as a PC support/repair specialist, including networking, small office technology, e-commerce, internet marketing and web development.
Monica R. Buboltz 614 North Jefferson New Ulm MN 56073 Monica Buboltz 507-217-6016	Rehabilitation Teaching ATB for individuals and/or group classes; Uncontracted Braille; Indoor Mobility; Job Placement; Job Coaching	I am a Rehabilitation Teacher for people who are low vision or blind. Helping individuals survive vision loss by training and mentoring. Areas such as household, personal, recreational, employment, and more. My objective is to enhance their lives, promote independence, while gaining self-confidence. I provide valuable training in life skills which may include but not limited to: adjustment to blindness training, indoor mobility training, uncontracted braille, and community resources. I have personally lived with low vision my entire life that is why I feel so compassionate about helping others. We all have the ability to use our determination to find a different way to be successful.
Ruth Ann Marsh 10 Lind St. Faribault MN 55021 Ruth Ann Marsh 507-491-8887	Orientation & Mobility	-
Sam Jasmine - Access Education, LLC 13005 34th Ave N Plymouth MN 55441 Sam Jasmine 612-245-2367	Assistive Technology, Keyboarding, Braille	My name is Sam Jasmine and I have had my company Access Education for over 15 years. Currently I teach notetakers such as BrailleNote Touch/Apex, and BrailleSense*U2 products. I teach Keyboarding where we enhance or learn touch typing skills and memorization of where the keys are. I also teach grade 1, and grade 2 braille. As soon as I am permitted, I will be adding Kurzweil and OpenBook reading software to my teaching. I have taught people from age 5 to 75 with both vision and learning disabilities. My secret to teaching is that there is no 1 method that fits all. In order for a student to learn, they must have some skin in the game and want to achieve. In order for a teacher to teach, they must be willing to teach outside the box, and find the method that works best for the student. When looking for a community partner, ask what sets them apart from other community partners.
Sharee Marcus 3540 36th Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55406-2752 Sharee Marcus 612-462-7998	O and M, Braille, ADL or Life Skills. Some Technology but not an expert	Services are delivered in a calm, soft spoken way. I make sure that my customers are comfortable before venturing out and I usually try to work during non rush hour times. I am a creative thinker and try to find a way to teach what works best for my customer's learning styles. With my 30 years of experience, I have seen many successes and will continue to make each customers experience a success. Besides working in this capacity I am also a trainer for Assistance Dogs and a Yoga Teacher.
Sky's the Limit Communications 9 Primrose Dr Hershey PA 17033 David De Notaris 717-298-1481	Virtual Pre-ETS	-
Speech Gurus LLC The 8484 Cortland Road Eden Prairie MN 55344 Tim Dallmann 1-888-641-6776 Fax: 1-888-749-7997	Assistive Technology	The Speech Gurus have over 40 years of combined experience in the assistive technology field and we train on the following: Assistive software including JAWS, Fusion, Zoomtext, Magic, Kurzweil 1000, Open Book, Dragon, JSay and JDictate. Non-assistive software including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Google Docs/Google Drive, email and internet browsers. Hardware training including KNFB Reader and Victor Reader Stream. We also train on keyboarding.
Tanner's Assistive Technology Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired LLC 13213 Manor Blvd E Burnsville, MN 55337 David Tanner 952-890-5841 Cell: 952-380-8088	Assistive Technology
Vision Loss Resources 3230 Spruce St Little Canada MN 55117 Matt Kramer 612-871-2222	Assistive Technology, Braille Instruction, Keyboarding, Mobility (Travel) Instruction, Rehabilitation Teaching, Soft Job Skills, Training for Older Adults	The mission of Vision Loss Resources is to create a community of services, skills and support for people with vision loss. Vision rehabilitation training is provided to adults of all ages, working-age to retirees developing skills that enhance independence including daily living skills, technology and mobility. Trainings are provided in home, community or at VLR and can be one-on-one or in small groups.

North

Community Partners	Services Offered	Description of Services
Career Ventures Inc 11 Langer Circle West St. Paul MN 55118 Wendy DeVore 651-492-7346	Job Skills, Braille, Assistive Technology	Career Ventures, Inc. (CVI) provides Employment Services, Pre-Employment Transition Services, Braille Training, Adaptive Techniques for Daily Living Training, and Independent Living Skills for adults and Transition youth. CVI works with individuals who are Blind, Low Vision, DeafBlind, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
Empowering Abilities Cambridge MN Tammy Douglas 612-805-4159	Assistive Technology Services, Braille Instruction, Keyboarding	Empowering Abilities, LLC, is a company whose goal is to educate people who are in need of both Braille and/or Assistive Technology skills, encourage the use of and support the independence these skills bring, and empower students to use those skills to attain their personal, academic and professional goals. Skills taught include: Keyboarding, Braille - all levels including recent UEB changes, screen reading software and the use of Internet, Microsoft Word and Outlook, iOS and Windows operating systems.
Harrison Resources Fridley MN Kelly Harrison 612-987-1102	Assistive Technology	-
Invision Services Inc. 960 Corporate Drive, #406 Hillsborough NC 27278 John Higgins 919-643-7640 - office; 919-810-4458 - cell	Invision provides ATB (O&M Services) for job related, PRE-ETS, and seniors.	John Higgins, COMS at Invision Services provides Orientation & Mobility services for PRE-ETS, job related customers, and seniors and helps them build skills, achieve their defined travel goals, and move toward greater independence in their homes, work place, and communities. Our mission is to help students in transition, adult customers in work settings, and seniors with vision loss learn, function, and move as successfully and independently as possible in their homes, schools, work places, and community settings.
Monica R. Buboltz 614 North Jefferson New Ulm MN 56073 Monica Buboltz 507-217-6016	Rehabilitation Teaching ATB for individuals and/or group classes; Uncontracted Braille; Indoor Mobility; Job Placement; Job Coaching	I am a Rehabilitation Teacher for people who are low vision or blind. Helping individuals survive vision loss by training and mentoring. Areas such as household, personal, recreational, employment, and more. My objective is to enhance their lives, promote independence, while gaining self-confidence. I provide valuable training in life skills which may include but not limited to: adjustment to blindness training, indoor mobility training, uncontracted braille, and community resources. I have personally lived with low vision my entire life that is why I feel so compassionate about helping others. We all have the ability to use our determination to find a different way to be successful.
Ruth Ann Marsh 10 Lind St. Faribault MN 55021 Ruth Ann Marsh 507-491-8887	Orientation & Mobility	-
Speech Gurus LLC The 8484 Cortland Road Eden Prairie MN 55344 Tim Dallmann 1-888-641-6776 Fax: 1-888-749-7997	Assistive Technology	The Speech Gurus have over 40 years of combined experience in the assistive technology field and we train on the following: Assistive software including JAWS, Fusion, Zoomtext, Magic, Kurzweil 1000, Open Book, Dragon, JSay and JDictate. Non-assistive software including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Google Docs/Google Drive, email and internet browsers. Hardware training including KNFB Reader and Victor Reader Stream. We also train on keyboarding.
Tanner's Assistive Technology Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired LLC 13213 Manor Blvd E Burnsville, MN 55337 David Tanner 952-890-5841 Cell: 952-380-8088	Assistive Technology	-

South

Community Partners	Services Offered	Description of Services
Career Ventures Inc 11 Langer Circle West St. Paul MN 55118 Wendy DeVore 651-492-7346	Job Skills, Braille, Assistive Technology	Career Ventures, Inc. (CVI) provides Employment Services, Pre-Employment Transition Services, Braille Training, Adaptive Techniques for Daily Living Training, and Independent Living Skills for adults and Transition youth. CVI works with individuals who are Blind, Low Vision, DeafBlind, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.
Dimension's Life Coaching 902 16th Ave NE Rochester, MN 55906-7136 Catherine Golding 507-322-7924	Braille, Job Readiness Training, Keyboarding, Rehabilitation Teaching	-
Empowering Abilities Cambridge MN Tammy Douglas 612-805-4159	Assistive Technology Services, Braille Instruction, Keyboarding	Empowering Abilities, LLC, is a company whose goal is to educate people who are in need of both Braille and/or Assistive Technology skills, encourage the use of and support the independence these skills bring, and empower students to use those skills to attain their personal, academic and professional goals. Skills taught include: Keyboarding, Braille - all levels including recent UEB changes, screen reading software and the use of Internet, Microsoft Word and Outlook, iOS and Windows operating systems.
Harrison Resources Fridley MN Kelly Harrison 612-987-1102	Assistive Technology	Kelly Harrison has over 15 years of experience in the blindness an low vision technology industry and offers customized training services designed to meet each individual customer's specific assistive technology needs. Whether on the job, at school or at home, Kelly meets you where you are technologically and offers premium training services either in person or remotely depending on the situation.
Invision Services Inc. 960 Corporate Drive, #406 Hillsborough NC 27278 John Higgins 919-643-7640 - office; 919-810-4458 - cell	Invision provides ATB (O&M Services) for job related, PRE-ETS, and seniors.	John Higgins, COMS at Invision Services provides Orientation & Mobility services for PRE-ETS, job related customers, and seniors and helps them build skills, achieve their defined travel goals, and move toward greater independence in their homes, work place, and communities. Our mission is to help students in transition, adult customers in work settings, and seniors with vision loss learn, function, and move as successfully and independently as possible in their homes, schools, work places, and community settings.
Kirk A. Kleinschmidt 3831 Burr Oak Ct. Rochester MN 55904 Kirk A. Kleinschmidt 507-696-1344; 507-289-6791	Assistive Technology	I offer one-on-one, in-home (or office) training on ZoomText low vision software, plus instruction on Windows, MS Word, Excel, and various internet and e-mail software. I also have 30+ years of experience as a PC support/repair specialist, including networking, small office technology, e-commerce, internet marketing and web development.
Monica R. Buboltz 614 North Jefferson New Ulm MN 56073 Monica Buboltz 507-217-6016	Rehabilitation Teaching ATB for individuals and/or group classes; Uncontracted Braille; Indoor Mobility; Job Placement; Job Coaching	I am a Rehabilitation Teacher for people who are low vision or blind. Helping individuals survive vision loss by training and mentoring. Areas such as household, personal, recreational, employment, and more. My objective is to enhance their lives, promote independence, while gaining self-confidence. I provide valuable training in life skills which may include but not limited to: adjustment to blindness training, indoor mobility training, uncontracted braille, and community resources. I have personally lived with low vision my entire life that is why I feel so compassionate about helping others. We all have the ability to use our determination to find a different way to be successful.
Ruth Ann Marsh 10 Lind St. Faribault MN 55021 Ruth Ann Marsh 507-491-8887	Orientation & Mobility	-
Speech Gurus LLC The 8484 Cortland Road Eden Prairie MN 55344 Tim Dallmann 1-888-641-6776 Fax: 1-888-749-7997	Assistive Technology	The Speech Gurus have over 40 years of combined experience in the assistive technology field and we train on the following: Assistive software including JAWS, Fusion, Zoomtext, Magic, Kurzweil 1000, Open Book, Dragon, JSay and JDictate. Non-assistive software including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Google Docs/Google Drive, email and internet browsers. Hardware training including KNFB Reader and Victor Reader Stream. We also train on keyboarding.
Tanner's Assistive Technology Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired LLC 13213 Manor Blvd E Burnsville, MN 55337 David Tanner 952-890-5841 Cell: 952-380-8088	Assistive Technology	-