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Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services

Blind Rehabilitation Centers and Locations

Blind Rehabilitation Centers

The Blind Rehabilitation Centers (BRC) are residential inpatient programs that provide comprehensive adjustment to blindness training and serve as a resource to a geographic area usually comprised of several states. BRCs offer a variety of skill courses designed to help blinded Veterans achieve a realistic level of independence. These skill areas include:

Orientation and mobility
Communication skills
Activities of daily living
Manual skills
Visual skills
Computer access training
Social/recreational activities

The Veteran is also assisted in making emotional and behavioral adjustments to blindness through individual counseling sessions and group therapy meetings.

Central Blind Rehabilitation Center

Central Blind Rehabilitation Center - Hines, IL

Central Blind Rehabilitation Center
Hines, IL

First BRC program established in the U.S.
Established in 1948

Blind Rehabilitation Centers

Orientation and mobility
Communication skills
Activities of daily living
Manual skills Visual skills
Computer access training
Social/recreational activities

The Veteran is also assisted in making emotional and behavioral adjustments to blindness through individual counseling sessions and group therapy meetings.