Vocational-Rehabilitation

Katrine Hughes, LICSW, MSW, has been legally blind since birth. She is a therapist and coach currently practicing in Rutland, Vermont. She is a licensed independent clinical social worker and has provided psychotherapy and coaching services in California and Vermont over the last 26 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Work and Sociology at Castleton University and earned her Masters in Social Work at San Francisco State University.

Driving through the back roads of Topsham, VT, it’s not easy to miss Flint Motorsports, as the lot is almost entirely covered by small machinery: lawn mowers, small tractors, and snowblowers. Some of which are housed there permanently, but most have recently been repaired and are getting ready to be shipped back to a Home Depot or Tractor Supply located throughout Vermont and New Hampshire.

When to refer to DBVI / VABVI:

When an individual presents with any of these issues related to their vision loss:

The Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI) was established in 1927 and is a part of the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living , housed within the Agency of Human Services. DBVI is committed to providing statewide services to Vermonters whose visual disabilities create significant barriers to obtaining or maintaining employment and living independently. DBVI is the designated state unit to provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.