Vision services
Children with Blindness or Vision Loss are eligible for EI services based on their diagnosis. The Department of Public Health (DPH) contracts with Perkins School for the Blind to provide services to infants and toddlers with Blindness/Vision Loss in the EI system. EI service coordinators discuss Specialty Service Provider (SSP) services with families. If the family is interested, they follow a referral process to Perkins School for the Blind.
SSP services Perkins provides to eligible children and families:
- Functional Vision Assessments by a Vision Specialist
- Direct services to the child and family to support development of vision and other skills
- Consultation and training for other professionals, early intervention staff, and childcare centers working with children with visual impairments
- Parent-child groups for families of children with visual impairments
- Co-visits with EI professionals
Find an Early Intervention vision provider
Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon St.
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: (617) 972-7331
Provider documents
Contact for Early Intervention (EI) Vision Specialty Services
Online
Directory:
Contact the Early Intervention Division
General information email:
Email Early Intervention Division at EI@mass.gov
Emily White, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA, Director, Early Intervention Division
Email Early Intervention Division at
Phone
Family TIES of Massachusetts, Central Directory
Call Early Intervention Division, Family TIES of Massachusetts, Central Directory at (800) 905-8437
Call to refer a child or learn more about Early Intervention
Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Main Office
Call Early Intervention Division, Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition, Main Office at (617) 624-6060
For business inquiries
Address
250 Washington St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108