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Council of Citizens with Low Vision International

General Information

Council of Citizens with Low Vision International
1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22311
(800) 733 2258
http://www.cclvi.org/

Brief Description

CCLVI is an advocacy membership organization the purposes of which are:

  • To establish the right of persons with low vision to make full use of their vision through all available aids, services and technology.
  • To provide a mechanism through which low vision people can express their individual needs, interests and preferences.
  • To educate the general public, professionals, and low vision people themselves as to the potentialities, capabilities, and needs of low vision people.
  • To establish outreach programs to insure that all individuals with low vision have access to necessary services.
  • To promote research to prevent blindness, improve maximum utilization of sight, and improve environmental conditions and access for low vision people.
  • To support the development of and expansion of pre-service and in-service training programs to improve the quality and quantity of medical and rehabilitative low vision services.

    • Staff

    Leslie Spoone, President, cclvi.president@gmail.com

    Services Offered

    • Volunteer Services
      • Project Insight, a program in which members throughout the country act as volunteers who provide information to people looking for information about their eue conditions.