Vocational / Employment Support Program

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.

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

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:

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)