Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry - Pittsburgh Blindness & Visual Services
531 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Eligibility
Pennsylvanians who are blind or visually impaired
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 3:30pm
(412) 565-3678
Voice
(412) 565-5240
Voice
Application process
Call, walk in, visit website
Fees
Call for more details
Service area
Allegheny, PA
Armstrong, PA
Beaver, PA
Butler, PA
Fayette, PA
Greene, PA
Indiana, PA
Washington, PA
Westmoreland, PA
Assists Pennsylvanians who are blind or visually impaired gain the skills necessary to live and work independently in their communities. Services include vocational rehabilitation, orientation and mobility instruction, and independent living skills instruction. The Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program (BEP) assists persons operate food service businesses in commercial, industrial or governmental locations.
Providing organization
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Administers benefits to unemployed individuals, oversees the administration of workers' compensation benefits to individuals with job related injuries, and provides vocational rehabilitation to individuals with disabilities. The Department prepares job seekers for the global workforce through employment and job training services for adult, youth, older workers, and dislocated workers. In addition, L&I enforces various laws and safety standards in the workplace and administers the Commonwealth's programs for community service by young Pennsylvanians.