Virginia Industries for the Blind's mission is to employ and develop Virginians who are blind, visually impaired or deaf/blind to achieve their desired level of employment through the manufacture and delivery of quality products and services. Established almost nine decades ago, VIB started as a private organization in Charlottesville, Virginia through the efforts of the Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind. Now as part of the Enterprise Division of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI), VIB works in coordination with the DBVI Services Division and the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired (VRCBVI) to provide a full range of employment, training, and other vocational services to blind individuals across the Commonwealth. VIB currently operates three different division locations throughout the state of Virginia, incorporating Manufacturing, Contracted Services, and Retail. These divisions are responsible for employing approximately 150 people, 100+ of whom are blind, visually impaired or deaf/blind. The VIB Retail Store Division is divided into two geographic areas, Northern Virginia and Southern Virginia. For your shopping convenience, office supplies, cleaning supplies and general use consumables are also available on our e-commerce site at shopvaindustriesonline.com. VIB employs individuals at the VA Medical Center in Salem VA, where a switchboard fields phone calls, 24 hours a day. The staff answers calls ranging from medical records, to locations on the campus of the medical center. VIB provides employees in other areas such as kitting for the US State Department.