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Eyes and Ears
Hearing

CHIP (Communicaid for Hearing Impaired Persons)
This Montreal-based non-profit volunteer organization provides support, workshops, events for hearing-impaired people as well as workshops on tinnitus.
3500 Decarie Blvd, Montreal (QC) H4A 3J5
(514) 482-0500

Canadian Hearing Society
Provides services that enhance the independence of deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people.
1-800-465-4327

Article: Hearing Assistance

Regie D'Assurance Maladie Quebec - Quebec Health Insurance
For information on health insurance coverage of hearing devices.
Info Line: (514) 864-3411 or 1-800-561-9749

ServPro Health Practitioners Listing
Includes a listing of of audiologists and hearing aid specialists

Deaf Canada Online

Institut Raymond-Dewar - 65+ Programme
The objective of this programme is to enable people who have lost their hearing to continue to communicate.
3600 Berri, Montreal, (QC) H2L 4G9
Tel: (514) 284-2581


Vision

MAB-MCKAY
The MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre provides family-centered adaptation, rehabilitation and social integration services to children with motor or language impairments, and to persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired and/or Deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Head Office:
7000 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R3
Tel.: 514-489-8201
Fax: 514-489-3477
Email: info@mabmackay.ca

Mackay Site:
3500 Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, QC H4A 3J5
Tel.: 514-482-0500
Fax: 514-482-4536
TTY: 514-482-0487
Email: info@mabmackay.ca

Low Vision Self-Help Association
A self-help support group based in the West of Montreal which holds meetings with speakers and provides information about resources and services.
Church of Saint John-the-Baptist
233 Sainte-Claire Avenue, Pointe-Claire (QC) H9S 4E3
Tel: Alan Dean (514) 697-3852 or Irene Lambert (514) 630-6978

Contactivity Centre
Has a low-vision support group that meets occasionally.
4695 boul. de Maisonneuve West, Westmount (QC) H3Z 1L9
Tel: (514) 932-2326 or (514) 932-3433

Regroupement des aveugles et amblyopes du Québec (R.A.A.Q.)
This group promotes the integration of the blind and visually impaired into all aspects of life. Key areas of intervention include education, rehabilitation services, recreation/leisure, etc.
3740 Berri, Bureau 240, Montreal (QC) H2L 4G9
Tel: (514) 849-2018

Le Bon Pilote
Offers volunteers who provide sighted guide, reading, and sewing services to blind and visually impaired people.
5215 Berri, Montreal (QC) H2J 2S4
Tel: (514) 593-5454

Canadian National Institute for the Blind
The Quebec Division offers counselling & reference, talking books, a high-tech centre, documentary research service, and more in English.
2155, Guy Street Suite 750, Montreal (QC) H3H 2R9
Tel: (514) 934-4622
Living With Vision Loss: Caregiver Resource

MIRA Foundation
MIRA works to help disabled individuals lead their lives independently as functioning members of society by providing dogs bred and trained to respond to their adaptation and rehabilitation needs. MIRA Foundation’s services are made available, free of charge, to individuals with one or many visual or motor disabilities.
Tel: (450) 795-3725
E-mail: info@mira.ca

Regie D'Assurance Maladie Quebec - Quebec Health Insurance
For information on health insurance coverage of visual devices.
Tel: (514) 864-3411
Toll-free: 1-800-561-9749
DAY TO DAY LIVING
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MEDICAL RESOURCES
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Mental Health
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EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
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Loss, Grief and Bereavement

OTHER RESOURCES
Government
Websites for Seniors
Seniors' Advocacy

CONTACTIVITY CENTRE
Contactivity Website
Contactivity Family
Loss of hearing or vision has far-ranging effects on daily life, and can be debilitating and isolating. There are many resources available to help those experiencing vision and hearing loss in order to maintain their quality of life.
You may also want to refer to the sections on Assistive Devices.