LIFE is a four week residential training program for students between the ages of 14-18 years old who are returning to a high school academic program in the fall of 2023. It includes three components: skills of blindness training (all students), confidence-building activities (all students), and a two-week paid work-based learning experience (for students between the ages of 16-18.)
What does LIFE provide?:
Important Dates for LIFE:
Classes:
Confidence Building Activities:
Paid Work Experience:
Requirements for LIFE:
Students must:
Information coming soon!
Be on the lookout after the first of the year about the LIFE application process.
In the meantime, if you have any questions about the LIFE program, please contact:
Amy Phelps, CRC, NOMC
Assistant Director for Instruction
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired
401 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227
(804) 371-3052
Email: amy.phelps@dbvi.virginia.gov
For additional information about the LIFE Program, please contact:
Greg Chittum
Coordinator for Community Engagement
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired
401 Azalea Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227
(804) 371-3204
Email:
greg.chittum@dbvi.virginia.gov
*Subject to change due to COVID protocols