Blind Service staff provide a variety of services to individuals who are blind, visually impaired or Deaf/Blind to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency through obtaining competitive employment. Services include: - Vocational rehabilitation. - Rehabilitation Instructors providing instruction in independent living skills, communication strategies, Braille, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and health and wellness. - Orientation and Mobility Instructors providing instruction in skills, methods, and techniques to independently travel safely and effectively in various surroundings. - Rehabilitation Counselors and Coordinators provide a wide variety of services necessary to assist the individual in obtaining their employment outcome goal. - Blind Services manages the Older Individual Blind Grant funds allocated to community agencies which provide services to individuals age 55 or older whose severe visual impairment makes competitive employment difficult to obtain but for whom independent living goals are feasible. - The Business Enterprise Program for the Blind provides business opportunities for individuals who are legally blind to manage vending facilities, including vending, gift shops, snack bars, and cafeterias.