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Vocational Rehabilitation

provided by New York State Commission for the Blind

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New York State Commission for the Blind - Rochester

259 Monroe Avenue
Room 303
Rochester NY 14607
Toll Free:
866-871-3000
TDD/TTY:
866-871-6000
Main:
585-238-8110
Hours:
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM.
Email:
info​@ocfs.ny.gov
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New York State Commission for the Blind - Syracuse

100 S Salina Street
Suite 105
Syracuse NY 13202
Toll Free:
866-871-3000
TDD/TTY:
866-871-6000
Main:
315-423-5417
(Syracuse District Office)
Hours:
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM.
Bus Service:

On bus route
main entrance on S Salina St.

Disabilities Access:

Wheelchair accessible entrance available.

Email:
info​@ocfs.ny.gov

* Provides vocational rehabilitation and other direct services to legally blind New York State residents including children, adults and elderly persons.

Eligibility: New York state residents who are legally blind. Call for information.

Application Process: Mail, call or walk-in.

Required Documentation: Call or visit web siite.

Fees: No fee for services.

Coverage Note: Serving all ages in Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties; serving children in Chemung, Schuyler, and Seneca counties. Syracuse District Office: Serving all ages in Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, and Tompkins counties; serving only adults in Chemung, Seneca, and Schuyler counties; serving only children in St. Lawrence County.

 

New York State Commission for the Blind strives to enhance employability, to maximize independence and to assist in the development of the capacities and strengths of people who are legally blind.