Florida Center for the Blind

Florida Center for the Blind Florida Center for the Blind’s mission is to build hope, confidence, and independence in individuals

Florida Center for the Blind offers no-cost life-changing programs for blind and visually impaired babies, toddlers, children, teens, adults & seniors. Our comprehensive programs include Children’s Programs, Teen Transition program, Orientation & Mobility, Independent Living Skills, Access Technology & Assistive Aids training, Vocational Rehabilitation & Job Readiness, Braille Instruction, Enrichm

ent Classes & peer to peer support groups. Instruction is offered at our Ocala Center, plus home-based one-on-one training. Vision Screenings that reduce sight loss are provided for young children in public schools, at our training center. Learn more about all of our programs at flblind.org, and please support our transformative programs! Florida Center for the Blind is ​​sponsored by the Department of Education, Division of Blind Services and the State of Florida.

We are excited to host our second annual yard sale, a joint fundraiser with our partner Ocala Ft Kings Lion Breakfast Cl...
04/15/2026

We are excited to host our second annual yard sale, a joint fundraiser with our partner Ocala Ft Kings Lion Breakfast Club. The yard sale will be THIS Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 8 am to 2 pm at Florida Center for the Blind, 1411 NE 22nd Ave, Ocala, FL.

We are so thankful to everyone who donated items for the sale and to all who have offered to help!

Hope to see all of you this Saturday!

We are so grateful for the experience they gave our teens!
10/17/2025

We are so grateful for the experience they gave our teens!

Announcing our first ever joint yard sale with the Ocala Ft King Lions Club. Event will be held, rain or shine, on Satur...
08/20/2024

Announcing our first ever joint yard sale with the Ocala Ft King Lions Club. Event will be held, rain or shine, on Saturday September 14th from 8 am to 2 pm at our agency located at 1411 NE 22nd Ave, Ocala. All proceeds will go to local charities. We hope you will stop by and see us!

Many of our clients use this fantastic service!
05/26/2023

Many of our clients use this fantastic service!

Over 500,000 blind and low-vision people have now signed up to get visual assistance through Be My Eyes.

Supporter Spotlight! Thanks to support from the Clay Electric Foundation many blind and visually impaired clients receiv...
01/13/2023

Supporter Spotlight! Thanks to support from the Clay Electric Foundation many blind and visually impaired clients receive crucial training at no-cost. offers programs for babies, children, teens, adults, & seniors, including independent living skills, orientation & mobility, access technology & assistive aids, vocational rehabilitation & job readiness, support groups and so much more. Thank you Clay Electric Foundation for helping us light a pathway to independence for clients every day.

If you or anyone you know struggles with vision loss, Florida Center for the Blind can help. Learn more about all of our...
07/17/2022

If you or anyone you know struggles with vision loss, Florida Center for the Blind can help. Learn more about all of our no-cost services at FLBLind.org or call us at 352.873.4700.

Check out our latest blog on low vision aids that help individuals with vision loss maintain their independence - https://www.flblind.org/blog/low-vision-aids

A broad range of optical and electronic low-vision aids help people of all ages increase their visual performance, connecting people with their world to thrive. Learn more about What Low Vision Is with our recent blog post. Optical devices include telescopic lenses and magnifiers of all types. These...

We’re thrilled to be participating in the myWalgreens donation program! You can donate your myWalgreens cash rewards to ...
07/15/2022

We’re thrilled to be participating in the myWalgreens donation program! You can donate your myWalgreens cash rewards to Florida Center for the Blind. To learn more about the myWalgreens program visit walgreens.com/mywalgreens

Florida Center for the Blind provides no-cost vision rehabilitation programs to help anyone struggling with vision loss in Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion & Union Counties.​ Our life-changing programs help clients of all ages Learn more at FLBlind.org.

Supporter Shoutout! Thanks to Neighborhood Storage of Ocala for generously supporting us with our storage unit. Generous...
07/10/2022

Supporter Shoutout! Thanks to Neighborhood Storage of Ocala for generously supporting us with our storage unit. Generous support helps us continue our life-changing work. Learn more about Neighborhood storage at neighborhoodstorage.com. Learn more about Florida Center for the Blind no-cost programs for blind and visually impaired babies, children, teens, adults & seniors at FLBlind.org or call us at 352.873.4700.

Supporter Spotlight! For the month of July, Florida Center for the Blind will receive a $1 donation from each purchase o...
07/03/2022

Supporter Spotlight! For the month of July, Florida Center for the Blind will receive a $1 donation from each purchase of the reusable Community Bag at the Harvey supermarket located at Harveys 3435 North Pine Avenue, Ocala FL. Support like this helps is offer no-cost programs and services for people who are blind and visually impaired. Thanks

Inspiring words from Helen Keller who demonstrated what one can accomplish anything regardless of their physical challen...
06/28/2022

Inspiring words from Helen Keller who demonstrated what one can accomplish anything regardless of their physical challenges.

helps blind and visually impaired clients thrive. We offer no-cost programs for babies, children, teens, adults & seniors, including independent living skills, orientation & mobility training, access technology, assistive aids, vocational rehabilitation, enrichment programs, support groups and so much more. Call us today at 352.873.4700 or visit FLBlind.org to learn more.

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Address

1411 NE 22nd Avenue
Ocala, FL
34470

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+13528734700

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