DeafBlind Industries is a job training program that provides deaf-blind clients with a fully accessible living and learning environment culminating in placement of the client in gainful employment within 60 days after completion of training. Each client is engaged in intensive training in a trade along with basic work and office skills, on-the-job experience, and all additional skills necessary for the chosen trade. Each client will also be provided with off-campus housing in an environment designed to teach and reinforce independent living skills. In the evenings and during weekends, we lead a wide variety of enrichment activities and clients experience integration in the local community. 

Most importantly, DBI strives to empower DeafBlind individuals to lead independent, successful lives. DeafBlind Industries is more than a job training and placement program. It is a life-changing experience. Instead of limiting the focus on skills, our approach is to work with each person as a whole. We believe that our clients will make the most of the skills they gain through our fully accessible living and working environment only if they also gain a strong sense of self-worth and independence and practice a proactive, healthy lifestyle.

DBI’s programs run 12 months a year and new clients can be admitted at any time. Most clients are sponsored by their state vocational rehabilitation agencies.

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