Visual Devices – Services Covered
Visual devices made available on loan to eligible persons include:
- reading aids, such as digital readers, closed-circuit television systems, optical systems and calculators;
- writing aids, such as braillers;
- mobility aids, such as white canes, electronic obstacle detectors, night vision goggles.
An amount of $210 is granted for the cost of acquiring a guide dog, and $1 028 per year thereafter for the cost of looking after the dog.
Students and workers may also qualify for more complex devices, such as:
- computer-compatible closed-circuit television systems
- computers
- braille displays and printers
- satellite geopositioning systems
Please note
To qualify for the program as a student or worker, the person must:
- pursue full-time studies or be deemed to be pursuing full-time studies leading to a diploma, certificate or other attestation of studies issued as part of a recognized program of studies;
- undergo training to enter a professional order;
- attend a training program offered by Emploi-Québec in order to enter the labour market;
- learn to read or write French or English in a program sponsored by the Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities;
- take steps to enter or re-enter the labour market;
- require visual devices to keep a job or accept a job promotion
