Quebec. Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec
Visual Devices Program
Record #:
VAM0022
Last Modified:
06 Oct 2010
Last Full Update:
05 May 2010
Organization Information
| Alternate name | QHIP ; RAMQ |
Description and Services
| Description | Visual devices loan program * reading aids, such as tape recorders, closed-circuit television systems, optical systems and calculators * writing aids, such as conventional typewriters and braillers * mobility aids, such as white canes and electronic obstacle detectors. |
Address, Telephone, E-mail, Website, Location
| Address & Map | 425 de Maisonneuve Blvd W, Suite 300 Montréal, Qc H3A 3G5 |
| Office phone | 514-864-3411 |
| TDD / TTY phone | Toll free 1-800-361-3939 |
| Toll free phone | 1-800-561-9749 |
| Website | www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/citoyens/assurancemaladie/serv_couv_queb/app_def_phys_pq.shtml |
| Public transport | Subway Berri-UQAM |
Additional Information
| Accessibility | Fully accessible |
| Languages | French ; English |
| Areas served | Québec (Province) |
| Eligibility | Open to persons insured under the Québec Health Insurance Plan who are blind or have low vision. Persons eligible for the program are those whose visual acuity in each eye is less than 6/21, or whose visual field in each eye is less than 60° in the 180° and 90° meridians after correction by appropriate ophthalmic lenses (eyeglasses or contact lenses, but not special optical systems or additions of more than four dioptres). |
| Application | apply to one of the twelve accredited centres that have signed an agreement with the Régie * present your Health Insurance Card, which must be valid * take training at one of the twelve accredited centres accredited centre list |
| Fees | Free |
| Hours | Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm * Wed 10 am-4:30 pm |