Oregon Commission for the Blind Client Retires After 43-Year Career

NOTE: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month After 43 years, Carl Belnap retired in August 2020, from his position at A-dec (Austin Dental Equipment Company), a Newberg, Oregon, manufacturer of

Then and Now: VR Partnership with Business Expands

NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. Posted by: Kathy West-Evans: Director of Business Relations, CSAVR Christopher Pope, RSA OSERS’ Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) partnered with

Impact Stories — Way2Work Maryland

Throughout June, we will celebrate the graduating high school class of 2020. This third blog in the series highlights two students from Maryland’s Way2Work program. Stay tuned as the graduates

Gaining Independence While Losing Your Eyesight as a Teen

NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. By: Minnesota State Services for the Blind (SSB) “It isn’t too scary,” Levi Welsch said, when asked how he

A Picture of Success

NOTE: 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program. By Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation If a picture is worth a thousand words, Dillon Maestrejuan is a prolific storyteller, and he is turning

Spotlight on Oregon Commission for the Blind’s Pre-ETS Program: Daniel Bair

Many people are familiar with the Oregon Commission for the Blind (OCB)’s work helping seniors and adults, but helping youth successfully transition from school to the workforce though pre-employment activities,