Employment Award

Employment Award

Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh (BVRS) was honored by National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, with the 2014 Employment Growth Award. The award recognizes Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Service’s efforts to increase employment retention, growth and upward mobility for people who are blind. It is the third consecutive year that BVRS has been recognized.

“We are proud to provide employment opportunities for people who are blind in the Pittsburgh region,” said BVRS President Erika Arbogast. “Our employees are talented and dedicated professionals, and we are honored to serve as an example in the community of the capabilities of people who are blind.”

Employment Growth Award recipients receive a cash payment from a fund created to recognize and encourage NIB associated nonprofit agencies that grow or sustain employment for people who are blind. Emphasis also is placed on efforts to increase upward mobility in the workplace and job placements.

“It is an honor for me to recognize Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh with a 2014 Employment Growth Award,” said Kevin Lynch, president and CEO of NIB. “BVRS continues to lead the way in creating employment and high-growth career opportunities for people who are blind.”

Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services is one of 94 nonprofit agencies throughout the country associated with NIB, the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind.