Employment Services
Approaching the same job in a different way.
Betty has normal vision and performs her secretarial duties without adaptive equipment.
Bill has partial vision and completes his clerical duties using a computer with software to enlarge the print.
Khoki has no useful vision and performs her job with a voice synthesizer which tells her what is on the screen.
LWSB CAN HELP YOU MEET YOUR EMPLOYMENT NEEDS
Trained EmployeesWe can provide prescreened and trained employees to match your employer needs. Follow up services are also provided to assure the new employee makes a smooth adjustment. These services are provided at no charge. |
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Job Specific Training
We can provide training designed cooperatively with your company and LWSB.
Identify jobs
We can assist your company to identify jobs that a visually impaired or blind individual can perform.
Adaptive equipment
Let us assist you in identifying adaptive equipment for visually impaired employees.
Tax incentives
Your company may qualify for tax credits by hiring a visually impaired employee or for purchasing adaptive equipment.
Dependable, motivated employees
Workers with disabilities have equal or superior records in productivity, attendance and safety. They also have a lower turnover rate.
FACTS about blindness and visual impairment
Recent studies indicate that over 3,400,000 people in the United States have severe visual impairments (unable to read newsprint with glasses). Of this number, 96% still have some useful vision. Adaptive equipment has made it possible for these people to return to work.
