An outpatient training program that employs a multi-skilled and experienced blind rehabilitation instructor who teaches skills in the veterans home environment and/or local Veterans Affairs facility. The BROS instructor has advanced technical knowledge and competencies in least two of the following disciplines at the journeyman level: orientation and mobility; living skills; manual skills and visual skills. The BROS has been cross-trained to acquire broadly based knowledge in each of these BRC disciplines including computer access training.
BROS are located in the following areas:
Albuquerque , NM
Ann Arbor , MI
Augusta , GA
Bay Pines/St. Petersburg, FL
Baltimore , MD
Boston , MA
Brooklyn , NY
Brecksville, OH
Dallas , TX
East Orange, NJ
Gainsville , FL
Hines, IL
Houston, TX
Lake City, FL
Minneapolis, MN
Greater Los Angeles , CA
North Las Vegas , NV
Orlando , FL
Palo Alto, CA
Phoeniz , AZ
Portland , OR
Richmond, VA
San Antonio , TX
San Diego, CA
San Juan , PR
Seattle, WA
Sepulveda, CA
Tampa , FL
WACO , TX
Washington, DC
West Haven , CT
West Palm Beach , FL
Future BROS Sites
Atlanta, GA
Birmingham, AL
Charleston, SC
Columbia, SC
Denver, CO
Fort Myers, FL
Honolulu, HI
Jacksonville, FL
Jackson, MS
Lebanon, PA
Loma Linda, CA
Louisville, KY
Muskogee, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
New York, NY
Northport, NY
Providence, RI
Puget Sound, WA
Tucson, AZ
Winstem-Salem, VA
BROS Handbook
BROS Position Description
Performance Standards
KSAO's
BROS Locations with address
To access the BROS Handbook go to: www.va.gov/publdirec/health/handbook/1174-1.html
Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialist Performance Standards
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