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Joint Statement on Critical Issues Facing Specialized Rehabilitation Services for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired

The ongoing struggle to preserve specialized vocational rehabilitation services for people who are blind or visually impaired and the separate agencies that deliver such services is a matter of critical concern to both the consumers of those services and the professionals who provide them. A number of related issues of consumer choice and quality assurance have recently received considerable time and attention. As a result, our field has articulated a response, enjoying widespread agreement, to several of these issues. It therefore seems appropriate to use this month's column to share with readers the text of a brief position statement issued by leading organizations representing consumers, professionals and agency administrators. We welcome the addition of other organizations which may also wish to sign on to this summary statement.