2. Aerian view of Monteclair 51, rue du Vallon 49000 ANGERS (France)

3. Interventions areas -Children from 0 to 20 -Adults in training and employment -Elderly people to maintain independancy and quality of life -A low vision centre for rehabilitation

4. 1 - For children  Monteclair has an agreement from the state (social affairs) to work in support of VI children and teenagers in 3 ways : - section for children with special needs (especially school) and in boarding school (6-20) – 45 children - Service for support children in mainstream (6- 20) – 45 children - service for early intervention (0-6) – 10 children

5. Interventions -Specialised teachers to support children in school -Social workers in boarding school -Reeducators as ADL workers, O&M instructors, Orthoptists -Psychologist -Specialised trainings on IT -Adapted documentation in Braille and large characters…

6. ADL – O&M

7. Boarding school Open from Monday to Friday, boarding school is divided in 2 buildings : - one for children from 6 to 16 - one for teenagers from 16 to 20.

8. 2 - For Adults Support of VI Adults in mainstream for : -Adapting the workplace to maintain or to get a job

9. For adults… -Facilitating a vocational training -Improving the abilities to get a job -Making awareness to employers and companies

10. 3 - For elderly people -Intervention at home or in the life place of the person -To maintain his/her life frame, autonomy and quality of life

11. For elderly people… -Intervention of ADL and O&M instructors to adapt the environment

12. 4 -Low vision centre -Created in 2003 and funded by Health insurance system -For VI people above 20 -Evaluation & Rehabilitation centre (day centre)

13. Located in Angers…

14. Ophtalmologist for medical support

15. Orthoptists for visual rehabilitation

16. Opticians for optical aids

17. ADL instructors

18. O & M instructors

19. And more… -Psychologist (individual support or/and speech group) -Social workers (support in social life)

20. 5- And more services… -Information and advisor centre for technical aids -Training centre to get aware public in general about Visual and hearing impairement and their consequences -Accessibility within buildings & ICT for VI & HI people