Vocational Evaluation Center
Helps persons to assess their interests, aptitudes and abilities by evaluating them on a variety of tests. Evaluators provide continual feedback on performance, assist in interpreting test results and provide individualized career guidance.

Vocational & Work Adjustment Training Program
Introduces basic work concepts to persons who have little work experience or who have recently lost vision. Scheduled, paid work assignments include industrial and maintenance tasks.

Office Skills Training Programs
Offers comprehensive courses in a wide range of office procedures. For persons who meet course prerequisites, advanced training is available in telephone collections, customer service, word processing and special computer applications.

Adaptive Technology Center
Provides individualized assessment and training on state-of-the-art computer equipment and adaptive devices. People with visual impairments are able to experiment with a wide variety of adaptive electronic devices, which can provide large print, Braille or synthetic speech outputs. The Center puts technology to work for people with visual impairments, improving their chances for employment and advancing personal and educational goals.

Job Readiness & Placement Program
Assists The Lighthouse's clients and other visually impaired job applicants from the community, in finding, retaining or upgrading employment. Placement specialists work with job seekers both individually and in group sessions, and also visit local businesses to develop job openings and to educate employers regarding the benefits of hiring workers who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled. Job Readiness & Placement can provide on-the-job support to persons who require such assistance and offers special programs for young persons and people who have few job skills.

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