Junior Blind of America

Junior Blind’s Student Transition & Enrichment Program (STEP) is designed to help teens and young adults, ages 16-22, identify areas of career and educational interest. In addition to teaching skills for independent living and successful enrollment at a college or university, STEP educators work with community employers and professionals to provide students with internship opportunities that are matched to their interests, abilities and goals.

Junior Blind’s Davidson Program for Independence is a comprehensive residential program designed to help adults who are blind or visually impaired. Through training in four core areas: Braille,Assistive TechnologySkills, Orientation and Mobility and Independent Living Skills, such as cooking, cleaning and money management, graduates of the program attain the skills to find employment and enjoy productive and fulfilling lives in their homes, communities and places of work.

Providing individualized instruction in specific software programs and all the latest technology for the visually impaired, Junior Blind's Advanced Assistive Technology Training enables adults who are blind to continue to perform current employment duties and increase their chances of securing future employment.

Junior Blind’s Blind Veterans Training provides rehabilitation and training to help Veterans who are blind or visually impaired learn the skills they need to regain their independence and become an integral part in their homes, communities and places of work.

NEW

Unemployment is one of the most profound issues facing the blindness community, so Junior Blind launched a unique program that helps individuals who are blind or visually impaired become successfully employed.

NEW

Seventy percent of working-age Americans who are blind or visually impaired are not employed. Junior Blind is committed to changing that through a new program that provides employment for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.