Clientele
- Any person 25 years of age or more living with one of the following conditions:
- hearing loss
- vision loss
- dual sensorial loss (hearing and vision) or Deafblind
- tinnitus
- cochlear implant
- Deaf who communicate in American Sign Language (ASL)
Services offered
Hearing Impairment, Deaf, Tinnitus
- Assessment of auditory and communication skills
- Counselling and training on the use of assistive listening devices and other technical aids for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons
- Counselling and training on efficient communication strategies
- Counselling and training on tinnitus coping strategies
- Psychosocial support for the client and significant others
- Support groups for persons with hearing loss and tinnitus
- Promotion and support for integration into the community, school, workplace and leisure activities
- American Sign Language (ASL) classes
- Access to Deaf Adult Workshop Series (DAWS) activities to acquire personal autonomy and knowledge on current resources
Cochlear Implant
- Information, assessment and counseling on eligibility for a cochlear implant
- Access to an intensive functional rehabilitation program following the surgically insertion of a cochlear implant
- Technical and programming support for cochlear implants
Vision Impairment
- Assessment and training in learning how to use residual vision
- Assessment and training for autonomy in activities of daily living
- Assessment and training in orientation and mobility
- Assessment and training in communication skills
- Assessment and training in the use of adapted technology
- Psychosocial support and counseling for the client and significant other
- Promotion and support for integration into the community, school, workplace and leisure activities
Dual Sensorial Impairment and Deafblind
- Access to all the above services
All services are provided in collaboration with the client and his significant others by a multidisciplinary team of professionals from the following disciplines:
- Audiology
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Orientation and Mobility
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Special Education
- Speech and Language
- Vision Rehabilitation
Types of interventions
- Individual, couple and family
- Group interventions
Services are offered
- At the MAB site
- In the person’s environment (home, school, workplace)
- At one of our two satellite offices:
- Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Laval
- CLSC du Lac-Saint-Louis, Pointe-Claire
Other services and partnerships
- Braille Book Lending Library
- Day Centre for seniors with a visual or dual sensorial impairment
- Employment Service
- Service for Assistive Technology – Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
- Service for Assistive Technology – Vision Impairment
- Technical Aids Boutique
- Partnerships and referrals to community resources
- Communicaid for Hearing Impaired Persons
- Deaf Anglo Literacy Centre
- Quebec Federation for the Blind
To access services
Hearing Impairment, Deaf, Cochlear Implant, Tinnitus – Eligibility
- To be eligible for services, the person must have one of the following:
- be diagnosed with a sensorineural or permanent conductive hearing loss
- report persistent and significant difficulties in executing life habits as a result of the hearing loss or tinnitus
- The referring source must include:
- a copy of the most recent audiology report (audiogram)
- any pertinent medical and professional reports (ENT, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, etc.)
- Request for Services form or the Demande de services interétablissements (DSIE) for professionals working within the Health and Social Services Network
- all documents must be sent to the ID-ASD-PD Access Desk
Vision Impairment – Eligibility
- To be eligible for services, the person must have one of the following:
- a visual pathology or diagnosis
- report persistent and significant difficulties in executing life habits as a result of a vision loss
- The referring source must include:
- a copy of a recent eye report (<1 year)
- any pertinent medical and professional reports (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Optometry, Social Work, etc.)
- Request for Services form or the Demande de services interétablissements (DSIE) for professionals working within the Health and Social Services Network
- all documents must be sent to the ID-ASD-PD Access Desk
Dual Sensorial Impairment and Deafblind – Eligibility
- To be eligible for services, the person must have the following:
- be diagnosed with a sensorineural or permanent conductive hearing loss
- a visual pathology or diagnosis
- report persistent and significant difficulties in executing life habits as a result of the hearing and vision losses
- The referring source must include:
- a copy of the most recent audiology report (audiogram)
- a copy of a recent eye report (<1 year)
- any pertinent medical and professional reports (ENT, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Optometry, Social Work, etc.)
- Request for Services form or the Demande de services interétablissements (DSIE) for professionals working within the Health and Social Services Network
- all documents must be sent to the ID-ASD-PD Access Desk
To make a request for services
- Referral using the Request for Services form can be made by the individual, the family or a member of the community
- Link to the Request for Service form from the ID-ASD-PD Access Desk web page