Blind And Low Vision Services | Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities
601 Underwood St., Suite C, Zanesville, OH 43701
Location is Accessible to People with Disabilities.
Age 14 and older, US citizenship and Ohio residency required for participation. Person must be legally blind or have a visual impairment which constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment, usually 20/200 vision. Assistance is also given to people over age 55 who have severe visual impairment and need mobility training to be able to live independently.
Social security number and proof of disability as well as the possibility of medical, psychological, and/or vocational background data may be needed when determining eligibility.
M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm or by appointment for all offices.
Phone or walk-in to make an appointment to all offices M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm. Can also apply online at www.oodworks.com. Referrals should include at a minimum: the potential clients name; address; age; nature of disability; social security number; referral resource; and, if needed, directions to the client's home. Can also self-refer. Eligibility determination is usually made within 60 days.
Free. Individuals receiving service may be asked to contribute to certain services.
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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.
211 Cleveland
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.