Personal Adjustment to Blindness is a residential rehabilitation program tailored to help each participant learn to live with vision loss. The pace and length of the program varies for each person, but a typical training experience lasts 8 to 12 weeks. Medical and nighttime staff are available seven days a week. Classroom instruction takes place Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and addresses daily living skills, orientation and mobility, communication skills, computer training, leisure time activities, and the use of low vision aids when appropriate. Personal and vocational counseling are also key components of the rehabilitation process.  

In addition to hands-on instruction  and teaching techniques for adapting routine equipment for use without vision, clients are also introduced to the latest specialized adaptive equipment for persons who are visually impaired.

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services sponsors most clients for training.  Other funding services and limited scholarships may be available. Enrollment is open throughout the year.