Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry - Independent Living Skills Instructions
Resource Name:Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry - Independent Living Skills Instructions
address
1130 12th Avenue, Suite 300, Altoona, PA 16601
Eligibility
Visual eligibility must be documented. Financial needs test for cost
services. Call or visit web site for more information.
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
(814) 946-7330
Voice
Fees
Call for more details
Service area
Bedford, PA
Blair, PA
Cambria, PA
Centre, PA
Clinton, PA
Columbia, PA
Fulton, PA
Huntingdon, PA
Juniata, PA
Lycoming, PA
Mifflin, PA
Montour, PA
Northumberland, PA
Snyder, PA
Somerset, PA
Union, PA
Serves individuals who are age 55 or older, and who are legally blind. It is designed to enable individuals to achieve or regain maximum independence within their homes and communities. Available services include: advocacy; counseling; information and referral; blindness skills training; rehabilitation teaching; orientation and mobility instruction; and, low vision services.
What's Here
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.