Blind and Low Vision Field Services provides specialized rehabilitation services for Georgians who are blind or visually impaired.
About
Blind and Low Vision Field Services operates through the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency.
The program provides specialized and comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services to Georgians who are blind or visually impaired.
Blind Field Services counselors receive specialized training in working with people experiencing vision loss and are located with other GVRA offices throughout Georgia.
The program’s goals include increasing employment opportunities while improving independence and self-sufficiency.
Services May Include
Worksite assessments
Daily-living skills training
Orientation and mobility training
Access-technology training
Braille instruction
Adjustment-to-blindness counseling
General vocational rehabilitation services
Specialized employment assistance
Who They Serve
The program serves eligible Georgians who are blind or visually impaired and need vocational rehabilitation services.
Services are individualized according to the person’s needs and employment goals.
Blind and Low Vision Field Services is especially important because the counselors and providers understand the specialized skills and technology that people with vision loss may need.
Services can address employment while also providing blindness-specific training such as orientation and mobility, Braille, access technology, daily-living skills, and adjustment to blindness.