Orientation Packet for New Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals Working with Individuals who are Blind or Have Low Vision

Orientation Packet for New Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals Working with Individuals who are Blind or Have Low Vision

This orientation packet for vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals will familiarize you with the blindness field and NRTC products and online courses. Along with providing an intensive list of resources, the guide presents misperceptions about blindness and appropriate blindness etiquette. While geared towards new VR professionals working with blind and low vision consumers, the guide's content will be useful to all people new to the field and VR professionals who occasionally work with this population.

Available in two formats:

Orientation Packet- Word Version

Orientation Packet- PDF Version

Funded by NIDILRR Grant 90RTEM0015 and Grant 90RTEM0007

The contents of this website were developed under grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant numbers 90RT5040, 90RTEM0007, 90RTEM0015). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.