College Prep Program 

The College Prep Program is designed for college bound students who have completed their junior year of high school. The students will divide their days between instruction in personal skills for independent dorm living, and computer skills and equipment assessment, internet, and typical student computer usage.

Organizational, personal management and mobility skills will be emphasized. Self-advocacy will be addressed. Ability in the use of access technology as well as any current equipment will be assessed. Simulated student experiences will include lectures, note taking, research and test taking.

Dormitories, classrooms, dining room and medical services are provided in the Rehabilitation Center which is located in the  Pittsburgh suburb of Homestead.

The College Prep Program for 2009 starts June 8th and will end July 10th.

Summer Personal Adjustment to Blindness Training

Teenagers in this summer program devote their instructional time to blindness skills necessary to progress toward independence and adjustment to blindness issues.  They may not be ready to consider vocational goals, but need concentration on personal skills necessary to progress toward independence.

Orientation and mobility, independent living skills, counseling, communications, sensory training and leisure time instruction are required courses. 

CCAP is a summer program designed to help visually impaired high school students develop independent living skills and explore their vocational future in order to make a smooth transition from their school experience to adult life.

Orientation and mobility, independent living skills, counseling, communications, home maintenance and leisure time instruction are required courses. An intensive socialization and recreation program is an important part of the CCAP program.. 

This program has a limit of ten students.

The CCAP Program for 2009 starts July 13th and ends August 14th.