Florida Residents
On this page, one will find resources specifically for residents of Florida. Browse through the categories of applications, councils, counseling services, deaf/blind, diabetes, housing, low vision doctors, phone services, reading services, recreation/ leisure, support groups, and other services.
Applications
DBS Florida ID card –
- Contact Case Manager for application
I-Bill Reader
- Contact Case Manager for application
Councils
Florida Council for the Blind
- Address: 1531 Dempsey Mayo Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Phone Number:
- (850) 422-7752
- Website
Counseling
Tidewell Hope Line (Grief Counseling)
- Phone Number: 941 – 894 – 1777
- Toll Free Number: 855 – 843 – 3935
Samaritan Counseling of the Gulf Coast
- Address: 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, Fl. 34239
- Phone Number: 941-926-2959
- Website
Deaf/Blind
Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Phone Number: 1- 850-245-4333
Diabetes
Florida Diabetes Services
- Phone Number: 800-862-9053
Housing
Affordable Housing Online
Florida Housing Search
- Phone Number: 877-428-8844
- Website
For Rent
- Phone Number: 888-539-1150
- Website
One Stop- Housing
Low Vision Doctors
Thomas Blom, OD
- Address: 245 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34239
- Phone Number: 941-925-3937
Steven C Bovio, OD
- Address: 2940 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239
- Phone Number: 941-208-3398
Lissa Rivero, OD
- Address: 3400 Bee Ridge Road Suite 200, Sarasota, FL 34239
- Phone Number: 941-921-5335
Tad Kosanovich
- Address: 150 South Indiana Avenue, Englewood, FL 34223
- Phone Number: 941-473-1392
Walter Rutkowski, OD
- Address: 5005 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34209
- Phone Number: 941-794-1315
Phone Sevices
Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.
- Phone Number: 1-(855) 703-3439
- Website
Reading Services
Daytona Library- Talking Books
- Phone Number: 800-226-6075
- Website
Recreation and Leisure
Accessible Cruises
- Contact Person:
- Sue Slater
- Phone Number: 314-726-6893
Rise & Nye’s Coffee and Ice Cream Shop
- Address: 1534 State Street Sarasota, Florida 34236
- Phone Number: 941-217-6449
- Website
- “For too long, differently-abled individuals have been kept in the shadows. Rise & Nye’s, proudly located in the heart of downtown Sarasota, is about inclusion, acceptance and opportunity for all.”
Support Groups
Autism Society Florida
- Address: PO Box 677055 Orlando, FL 32867
- Phone Number: 407-207-3388
- Website
Other Services
Division of Blind Services (DBS)
- Phone Number: 1- 800 – 342 – 1828
- Website
Department of Elder Affairs
- Phone Number: (850) 414-2000
- Website