The Vocational Rehabilitation Program helps individuals who are blind or vision impaired prepare for, advance in, and maintain employment by providing variety of skill-setting training based on the person’s employment needs and goals.

Vocational / Employment Support Program

The Rehabilitation Specialist and Vocational Mentor will work closely with the individual to determine and arrange for specific skill-setting training that is necessary to help achieve the individual’s vocational goal.

Occupational Assessment

Understanding your needs and strengths

  • One-on-one assessment with a specialist

  • Identifies challenges in daily activities and work tasks

  • Recommends assistive tools, strategies, or workplace adjustments

  • Provides the foundation for your vocational or employment support plan

👉 The occupational assessment is the first step in our Vocational & Employment Support pathway.

Job-Readiness Skills

This program covers components such as:

  • Resume building

  • Time management

  • Digital Resources

  • Interpersonal communications

  • Interviewing

  • Job shadowing

  • Networking

  • Office etiquette

  • Worksite adaptations/accommodations

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Worksite Assistance

Support for the Worker / Employee:

  • Employment Advocacy for the Vision Impaired

  • Orientation and Mobility Training

  • Adjustment training using newly identified adaptive methods

  • Use appropriate equipment based on assessment

  • Training using proper technology to advance productivity

  • Identify best Optical/magnification solution to increase visual function (for individuals with low vision)

  • Offer non-optical solutions for practical adaptation within work area.

Support for the Employer:

  • Manufacturing Side:

  • Vision Loss Awareness in-service

  • Introduction to the use of Technology for the blind and vision impaired

  • Worksite environmental safety assessment/evaluation

  • Employer-relationship intervention (bridging-support)

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