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
1112 S. West Street, Olney, IL 62450
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
Scott County, Illinois
Ford County, Illinois
Kankakee County, Illinois
Cumberland County, Illinois
Marion County, Illinois
Hamilton County, Illinois
Lee County, Illinois
Douglas County, Illinois
Effingham County, Illinois
Carroll County, Illinois
Henderson County, Illinois
Whiteside County, Illinois
Vermilion County, Illinois
Franklin County, Illinois
McLean County, Illinois
Will County, Illinois
Jefferson County, Illinois
Logan County, Illinois
Sangamon County, Illinois
Clark County, Illinois
Saline County, Illinois
Livingston County, Illinois
Shelby County, Illinois
DeWitt County, Illinois
Ogle County, Illinois
Piatt County, Illinois
Tazewell County, Illinois
Kendall County, Illinois
Bureau County, Illinois
DeKalb County, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois
Macon County, Illinois
Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Wayne County, Illinois
Putnam County, Illinois
Jackson County, Illinois
Menard County, Illinois
Hardin County, Illinois
Jasper County, Illinois
Union County, Illinois
Stark County, Illinois
LaSalle County, Illinois
Pulaski County, Illinois
Moultrie County, Illinois
Warren County, Illinois
Iroquois County, Illinois
Washington County, Illinois
Massac County, Illinois
Pope County, Illinois
Lake County, Illinois
Rock Island County, Illinois
Macoupin County, Illinois
Gallatin County, Illinois
Grundy County, Illinois
Winnebago County, Illinois
Fulton County, Illinois
Johnson County, Illinois
Alexander County, Illinois
Cass County, Illinois
Stephenson County, Illinois
White County, Illinois
Kane County, Illinois
Edgar County, Illinois
Perry County, Illinois
Boone County, Illinois
Coles County, Illinois
Christian County, Illinois
McHenry County, Illinois
Montgomery County, Illinois
Williamson County, Illinois
Henry County, Illinois
Morgan County, Illinois
Champaign County, Illinois
Crawford County, Illinois
Knox County, Illinois
Greene County, Illinois
Agency info
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERIVCES - DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES