(1) The department may provide a program of independent living services for blind persons who are not seeking vocational rehabilitation services.

(2) Independent living services may include, but are not limited to, instruction in adaptive skills of blindness, counseling regarding adjustment to vision loss, and provision of adaptive devices that enable service recipients to participate in the community and maintain or increase their independence.

Findings—2003 c 409: See note following RCW 74.18.010.