The Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind is a state agency with programs administered under the direction of the Virginia Department for the Visually Handicapped. The Center's primary objective is to help visually impaired and blind individuals overcome the barriers imposed by loss of vision and regain their independence. The Center provides a program of evaluation and adjustment skills training for visually impaired adolescents and adults. Here they learn skills necessary for independence, efficiency and sofety on the job, at home and in the community. Visually impaired individuals come to the Center from throughout Virginia.
Training lasts from one week to a year depending on specific needs.
Counselors, medical staff, vocational evaluators, rehabilitation instructors, orientation and mobility specialists, other professionals and a core of dedicated volunteers assist the Center's clients in achieving personal, social, and vocational goals.