• SBVI -- The purpose of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI) is to provide eligible individuals with visual impairments the opportunities and support that will enable them to become independent, active, self-sustaining members of their community.
   

• ATEL -- The Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan (ATEL) Program provides landline/home telephones and wireless devices on loan to qualified individuals.
   

• OSCIL -- OSCIL is Rhode Island's Center for Independent Living. The Independent Living Philosophy advocates for the rights and dignity of people with disabilities, emphasizing their autonomy, self-determination, and full inclusion in society. 
   

•  EBEC -- The East Bay Educational Collaborative (EBEC). The mission of EBEC is to share, coordinate and combine selected resources of our eight member districts in ways that

  • Support the development of all our teachers, administrators and other professional personnel into world class educators;

  • Support the development of all our schools into world class educational institutions;

  • Provide administrative services that are more cost effective and of higher quality; and 

  • Better serve the needs of selected special needs populations
     

• TechAccess -- TechACCESS of Rhode Island provides assistive technology (AT) services to people with disabilities.​
   

• Insight -- The RI  leader in providing comprehensive services that build the confidence and independence of people who are visually impaired and blind. 
   

• NFBRI --  National Federation of the Blind of RI. Through their network of blind members, they coordinate many programs, services, and resources to defend the rights of blind Americans, provide information and support to blind children and adults, and build a community that creates a future full of opportunities. 
   

​If you would like the RILSF to put a link to your organizations webpages here, please send an email to  RILionsSightFoundation@gmail.com  with the URL for and a brief blurb about your organization.