Contracted Services

Assessments

Please note the following assessments are not medical assessments. They are educational assessments to determine the needs of the individual to access the visual environment.

A woman conducting a functional vision assessment using a handheld magnifier to examine a product. A sign on the counter reads 'Aloha! I'm visually impaired. Mahalo for your support,' indicating an inclusive and accessible environment.

Functional Vision Assessment:

How big, how small, can you see it at all?

This assessment identifies what the individual can see up close, and from a distance using objects, pictures and text. The summary includes recommendations for accessible materials and strategies to access visual content.

A woman holding a measuring tape and standing next to a row of white canes, likely during an orientation and mobility assessment. The setting includes a 'Snack Shop' sign and an open business door, indicating a real-world environment for independent travel training.

Orientation & Mobility Assessment:

Where am I? How do I get where I want to go?

This assessment examines the impact of significant vision loss on moving safely across settings, applying the use of the white cane, and accessing transportation and community settings.

A person using a smartphone with an accessibility app at a crosswalk, likely for navigation or orientation assistance. The app screen displays a green overlay, suggesting the use of object recognition or wayfinding technology to support visually impaired pedestrians.

Instruction

Individualized instruction is provided for low vision, blind and deaf-blind populations in the areas of Accessible Literacy, Braille, Abacus, Home Management and Orientation & Mobility. All instruction is driven by the individual’s goals, needs and abilities.

Two women demonstrating human guide techniques during an immersive workshop on blindness awareness. One participant is wearing vision simulation glasses, while the other holds a sign that reads 'HUMAN GUIDE,' highlighting training in sighted guide techniques.

Immersive Presentations and Workshops

In-person and virtual presentations immerse the participants in disability awareness, teacher and support staff training topics, creative accessible materials, accessible workspaces and more. Presentations and workshops are interactive to expand knowledge of the impact of vision loss and to create memorable experiences to all participants.

Two young women participating in a vision loss awareness lesson. One walks with her eyes closed, simulating blindness, while the other uses a white cane, practicing independent mobility skills in an outdoor setting.

Lucky Labs Vision Loss Awareness Lessons

Awareness lessons are a great way to understand how vision loss impacts daily life.

Going on a Sensory Walk with a white cane is a journey of exploring non-visual sensory modes. Your feet will FEEL the uneven sidewalk, plush grass or crunchy gravel as you scan your pathway with the white cane. Your ears will HEAR the sounds of traffic on busy streets, birds flying above or the echo of small hallway spaces. Your nose may SMELL the scents of coffee or food to recognize the area you are approaching.

Lucky Labs celebrate interactions and meaningful learning experience from individuals who are blind and visually impaired.

A woman with a white cane participating in a vision loss awareness lesson outdoors. She is wearing sunglasses and a colorful sweater, confidently navigating the environment, promoting blindness awareness and mobility skills.
A collection of Hawaiian-themed treats and gifts, including dried pineapple, cookies, and candy, alongside miniature white cane replicas made from chopsticks. The display represents creative, theme-based events and activities for blindness awareness and mobility training.

Creative Theme Based Events and Activities

Group skill building activities are more fun and memorable when provided in a theme based setting. Need to increase your white cane skills? How about practicing cane techniques in a historic Pineapple Cannery with nice smooth floors, taking group pictures or selfies with beautiful background murals and enjoying pineapple treats along the way. Creating safe learning spaces in community settings builds excitement and confidence to explore new places. It also promotes interactions within the community.

A collage showcasing creative adapted materials for blind and visually impaired learners. The top images feature tactile number stickers, dice, and festive Halloween-themed crafts. The bottom image displays miniature white canes made from chopsticks, demonstrating innovative teaching tools for orientation and mobility training.

Creative Adapted Materials

Learners who are blind and visually impaired need a wide variety of hands on exploration to build concepts of their visual environment.

Adapting materials in a creative and clear way allows the learner to gain meaning from concrete and abstract objects with bold, enlarged, high contrast and raised line features.