Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
Services include: - Independent Living Services - Specialized Services - Vocational rehabilitation including counseling, guidance, pre-vocational training, job placement, and specialized blindness skills training - Orientation and mobility instruction (white cane usage) - Rehabilitation Teaching - Business Enterprise program that trains persons who are blind to work in food service - Transportation can be purchased by the agency for consumers when needed in conjunction with another service - Public education programs
Physical Address
555 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Voice
Voice
(717) 787-1733
Application process
Telephone: Appointment preferred
Fee
Varies, depends on program and formula
Eligibility
Anyone with a visual impairment
Service area
Adams, PA Cumberland, PA Dauphin, PA Franklin, PA Lancaster, PA Lebanon, PA Perry, PA York, PA
Agency info
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.