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Resource Name:Blind And Low Vision Services | Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities

Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities - Newark Office

address

195 Union St., Newark, OH 43055

Required documents

Hours

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

Fees

Free. Individuals receiving service may be asked to contribute to certain services.

Service area

Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Putnam County, Ohio Williams County, Ohio Trumbull County, Ohio Sandusky County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Guernsey County, Ohio Coshocton County, Ohio Paulding County, Ohio Knox County, Ohio Henry County, Ohio Marion County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio Mahoning County, Ohio Greene County, Ohio Hancock County, Ohio Franklin County, Ohio Columbiana County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Fairfield County, Ohio Fayette County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohio Erie County, Ohio Auglaize County, Ohio Scioto County, Ohio Lake County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Logan County, Ohio Belmont County, Ohio Jefferson County, Ohio Ottawa County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Lorain County, Ohio Allen County, Ohio Wood County, Ohio Fulton County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Montgomery County, Ohio Ross County, Ohio Champaign County, Ohio Lucas County, Ohio Athens County, Ohio Lawrence County, Ohio Pike County, Ohio Richland County, Ohio Hardin County, Ohio Ashland County, Ohio Morrow County, Ohio Ashtabula County, Ohio Licking County, Ohio Delaware County, Ohio Medina County, Ohio Harrison County, Ohio Van Wert County, Ohio Huron County, Ohio Hocking County, Ohio Crawford County, Ohio Preble County, Ohio Shelby County, Ohio Defiance County, Ohio Wayne County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio Madison County, Ohio Summit County, Ohio Muskingum County, Ohio Pickaway County, Ohio Butler County, Ohio Union County, Ohio Miami County, Ohio Portage County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio Seneca County, Ohio Jackson County, Ohio Clark County, Ohio
Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, mobility training, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training (including small business development), training supplies and books, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, student financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed for work) occupational supplies, placement, and follow-up on the job. Clients accepted in the program develop a plan for employment with a staff counselor that they meet with periodically during a specified time for follow-up. Services are time-limited. Services include transitional assistance from school to work or college for students who are graduating from high school.

Last Verified

03/03/2026

Providing organization

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.

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