Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind

8720 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1101
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 240-737-5137
Fax: 877-596-4469
Website:www.clb.org

DORS AccreditedCooperative AgreementPDF document
Updated: 7/8/24

Service area: Region 6


VOCATIONAL

ServiceApproximate Length of ProgramFee
Job Squad: Workforce Development Program
(in person)
2 weeks$481 per week

SHORT-TERM JOB COACHING

ServiceApproximate Length of ProgramFee
Job DevelopmentUp to 60 hours$88 per hour, authorized in 20-hour increments
Job Coaching for individuals not requiring ongoing supports4 weeksSee DORS Job Coaching Fading Schedule (RSM 2, Attachment 800-3)PDF document

O&M OR REHABILITATION TEACHING

(see RSM 5, Section 100)
Available Statewide

ServiceApproximate Length of ProgramFee
O&M or Rehabilitation Teaching by a Certified Rehabilitation Teacher (CRVT) with full communication for deaf/blind consumers
(Missed appointment fee applies)
No limit$104 per hour for provider who has been pre-approved by OFS or OBVS Office Director
Orientation & Mobility (O&M) Training
(Missed appointment fee applies)
No limit$60 per hour
Rehabilitation Teaching without CVRT
(Missed appointment fee applies)
No limit$39 per hour
Rehabilitation Teaching with CVRT
(Missed appointment fee applies)
No limit$60 per hour
Provider Travel to consumer’s home or employerNo limit$35 per hour

FOUNDATIONS OF ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS

ServiceApproximate Length of ProgramFee
Independent Living Skills (includes 25 hrs of O&M) 2 weeks$2,500 per hour