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Blind And Low Vision Services | Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities

5241 Southwyck Blvd., Ste. 200, Toledo, OH 43614

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Hours
M-F: 9:00am-5:00pm.
Fees
Free. Individuals receiving service may be asked to contribute to certain services.
Service area
Columbiana County, Ohio Scioto County, Ohio Richland County, Ohio Darke County, Ohio Madison County, Ohio Fayette County, Ohio Ross County, Ohio Crawford County, Ohio Guernsey County, Ohio Carroll County, Ohio Ashland County, Ohio Miami County, Ohio Seneca County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Lake County, Ohio Paulding County, Ohio Sandusky County, Ohio Union County, Ohio Hardin County, Ohio Auglaize County, Ohio Mahoning County, Ohio Ottawa County, Ohio Hocking County, Ohio Portage County, Ohio Allen County, Ohio Athens County, Ohio Pickaway County, Ohio Mercer County, Ohio Lucas County, Ohio Clark County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Van Wert County, Ohio Muskingum County, Ohio Preble County, Ohio Butler County, Ohio Gallia County, Ohio Delaware County, Ohio Franklin County, Ohio Henry County, Ohio Coshocton County, Ohio Williams County, Ohio Harrison County, Ohio Pike County, Ohio Jackson County, Ohio Jefferson County, Ohio Wood County, Ohio Washington County, Ohio Trumbull County, Ohio Medina County, Ohio Fulton County, Ohio Morrow County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio Licking County, Ohio Ashtabula County, Ohio Wyandot County, Ohio Fairfield County, Ohio Hancock County, Ohio Belmont County, Ohio Champaign County, Ohio Lawrence County, Ohio Greene County, Ohio Shelby County, Ohio Huron County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio Wayne County, Ohio Montgomery County, Ohio Defiance County, Ohio Erie County, Ohio Meigs County, Ohio Summit County, Ohio Putnam County, Ohio Logan County, Ohio Knox County, Ohio Marion County, Ohio Ohio Lorain 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 assured
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.