Independent Living/Older Blind (ILOB) | Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities

Provides training to help people with low vision to be independent in their homes. Services include assessment of needs, training with cooking utensils, cooking surfaces, telephones, controls for cooling/heating, cleaning procedures and use of equipment, and mobility training in the home and neighborhood. Provides assistive devices where indicated.

Data provided by

211 Cleveland

Physical Address

601 Underwood St., Suite C, Zanesville, OH 43701

Hours

M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm.

Fax

(614) 985-8370

Application process

Call M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm to schedule an evaluation for the program. The evaluation includes an eye exam that can be scheduled by the program.

Fee

Free

Eligibility

Age 55 or older with severe visual impairments.

Service area

Delaware County, Ohio
Huron County, Ohio
Crawford County, Ohio
Hardin County, Ohio
Medina County, Ohio
Scioto County, Ohio
Pike County, Ohio
Lucas County, Ohio
Miami County, Ohio
Lorain County, Ohio
Jackson County, Ohio
Butler County, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio
Auglaize County, Ohio
Hancock County, Ohio
Shelby County, Ohio
Pickaway County, Ohio
Fairfield County, Ohio
Paulding County, Ohio
Logan County, Ohio
Van Wert County, Ohio
Lake County, Ohio
Seneca County, Ohio
Montgomery County, Ohio
Defiance County, Ohio
Clark County, Ohio
Geauga County, Ohio
Fulton County, Ohio
Wyandot County, Ohio
Holmes County, Ohio
Licking County, Ohio
Portage County, Ohio
Trumbull County, Ohio
Gallia County, Ohio
Coshocton County, Ohio
Fayette County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Erie County, Ohio
Ottawa County, Ohio
Summit County, Ohio
Marion County, Ohio
Wayne County, Ohio
Harrison County, Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
Muskingum County, Ohio
Williams County, Ohio
Ohio
Henry County, Ohio
Madison County, Ohio
Knox County, Ohio
Greene County, Ohio
Guernsey County, Ohio
Union County, Ohio
Mercer County, Ohio
Preble County, Ohio
Hocking County, Ohio
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Morrow County, Ohio
Allen County, Ohio
Lawrence County, Ohio
Champaign County, Ohio
Darke County, Ohio
Richland County, Ohio
Washington County, Ohio
Putnam County, Ohio
Wood County, Ohio
Franklin County, Ohio
Meigs County, Ohio
Sandusky County, Ohio
Stark County, Ohio
Carroll County, Ohio
Belmont County, Ohio
Ashland County, Ohio

Agency info

Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities

Provides vocational rehabilitation services and social security disability determinations for Ohioans with disabilities. The objective of vocational rehabilitation services is employment. The Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) and the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) are the two agency bureaus that offer direct service to clients.