BUREAU OF CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY BLIND SERVICES | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERIVCES - DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES
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.
Date of Last Formal Update
11/20/2024
Data provided by
PATH Inc. 211
Physical Address
905 2nd Street, La Salle, IL 61301
Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Voice
Voice
Fee
Most services are free of cost.
Eligibility
- Vocational rehabilitation services: Age 14.5 years old with a significant visual impairment that makes going to work difficult. - Blind Services: Open to all citizens of Illinois who meet the criteria listed. Services are designed to help persons served under this program to adjust to their blindness by increasing their ability to care for their individual needs. Blind Services manages Social Service Block Grant funds allocated to community agencies which provide services to: A) Individuals ages 18-54 whose severe visual impairment makes competitive employment difficult to obtain but for whom independent living goals are feasible. Services are designed to help persons served under this program to adjust to their blindness by increasing their ability to care for their individual needs. B) Individuals ages 18+ who have both a hearing loss and visual impairment who will benefit from training in independent living skills, advocacy, sign language instruction and outreach.
Service area
Grundy County, Illinois Winnebago County, Illinois Fulton County, Illinois Coles County, Illinois Christian County, Illinois McHenry County, Illinois Williamson County, Illinois Morgan County, Illinois Henry County, Illinois Montgomery County, Illinois Greene County, Illinois Knox County, Illinois Crawford County, Illinois Champaign County, Illinois Warren County, Illinois Pulaski County, Illinois Moultrie County, Illinois Stark County, Illinois LaSalle County, Illinois Massac County, Illinois Washington County, Illinois Iroquois County, Illinois Pope County, Illinois Rock Island County, Illinois Gallatin County, Illinois Macoupin County, Illinois Lake County, Illinois Boone County, Illinois White County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois Johnson County, Illinois Alexander County, Illinois Cass County, Illinois Stephenson County, Illinois Edgar County, Illinois Perry County, Illinois DeKalb County, Illinois Mercer County, Illinois Macon County, Illinois Bureau County, Illinois Jo Daviess County, Illinois Wayne County, Illinois Jackson County, Illinois Menard County, Illinois Putnam County, Illinois Jasper County, Illinois Hardin County, Illinois DeWitt County, Illinois Shelby County, Illinois Union County, Illinois Kendall County, Illinois Piatt County, Illinois Ogle County, Illinois Tazewell County, Illinois Ford County, Illinois Scott County, Illinois Kankakee County, Illinois Henderson County, Illinois Whiteside County, Illinois Vermilion County, Illinois Franklin County, Illinois Cumberland County, Illinois Marion County, Illinois Carroll County, Illinois Douglas County, Illinois Effingham County, Illinois Lee County, Illinois Hamilton County, Illinois Logan County, Illinois Sangamon County, Illinois Jefferson County, Illinois McLean County, Illinois Will County, Illinois Livingston County, Illinois Saline County, Illinois Clark County, Illinois
Agency info
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERIVCES - DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES