Evansville Association for the Blind (EAB) has never lost sight of its mission to educate, employ, and therefore empower persons with vision loss. Vision loss keeps growing in our country. I heard a statistic that every seven minutes, someone somewhere in the United States loses vision. Even though we seem to see fewer babies born with only vision loss, the older population has begun losing vision due to a number of diagnoses.
Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Glaucoma are the main causes we observe in our area of the country, but whatever the cause, these folks rely on the EAB to help them adjust to this huge obstacle put in their path.
The Evansville Association for the Blind is a not-for-profit organization committed to assisting disabled or disadvantaged persons, particularly the visually impaired, empowering them through diverse services to live and work in the community.Entering into mercantile operations, including the buying, selling and manufacturing of merchandise.
Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, and Glaucoma are the main causes we observe in our area of the country, but whatever the cause, these folks rely on the EAB to help them adjust to this huge obstacle put in their path.
The Evansville Association for the Blind is a not-for-profit organization committed to assisting disabled or disadvantaged persons, particularly the visually impaired, empowering them through diverse services to live and work in the community.Entering into mercantile operations, including the buying, selling and manufacturing of merchandise.
Services
Job Placement Program
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The Job Placement Program's main mission is to assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining successful employment in the community through advocacy, job training, and follow-up services that ensure the employee's goals and needs are met. Vocational Rehabilitation is one funding source that often sponsors a client in the job placement program.
Low Vision
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The low vision support group offers a variety of services to those with visual impairments such as:. Services offered include functional low vision evaluations to determine what reading and writing aids are most appropriate to help maintain independence. EAB also sponsors informational speakers and provides information related to assistive technology.
Trial Work Experience
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A vocational specialist will have the client participate in situational assessments and work samples to help assess the client's vocational interests, skills, and abilities. Once the client completes the trial work experience, the specialist will determine the next appropriate step which can include job placement or a recommendation for other services.
Summer College Program
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Since 1969, students with disabilities have attended an on-campus summer program presented by the Evansville Association for the Blind. This program is held at the University of Southern Indiana and enables the individual to experience firsthand the rigors of college life which includes living in dormitories and completing course work.
Industrial
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Our modern industrial operation produces subcontract work for local, national, and international businesses and industries. We have 124,000 square feet of plant, warehouse and office space available to adapt to meet YOUR industrial needs. We employ over 125 people in a modern industrial operation. The manufacturing processes have been designed to accommodate the workers' disabilities and to produce quality products at a fair price to you.
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