Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency

Blind and Low Vision Field ServicesService

Vocational rehabilitation for Georgians who are blind or have low vision, with staff trained in vision loss. Services include Braille, mobility training, access technology training, and counseling about adjusting to blindness.

Employer Services (hiring people with disabilities)Service

Helps businesses hire people with disabilities. It offers candidate pre-screening, no-cost tryouts, job coaching, wage reimbursement for training, and disability awareness training for staff.

Independent Living ServicesService

Centers for Independent Living give training, coaching, and resources to people whose disabilities make it hard to live on their own. There is a center in Atlanta called disABILITY Link.

Older Blind / Project IndependenceProgram

Helps people age 55 or older who are blind or have low vision learn new ways to do daily tasks and stay active in their families and communities. Local partner agencies provide the services.

Social Security Disability Determinations (DAS)Service

Disability Adjudication Services works with Social Security to decide disability claims for people in Georgia. You apply to Social Security, not to this office.

State government agencyService

They are a state government agency.

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) ServicesProgram

A counselor works with you to make a plan to get, keep, or return to a job. Help can include job training, job coaching, job placement, equipment, and more.

Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA)Service

Gives people who get SSI or SSDI clear information about how working could affect their benefits. Three providers across Georgia do this work.