United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Blind Rehabilitation Service

Blind Rehabilitation Outpatient Specialists (BROS)

 

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.

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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