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As of September, 2014, the average hourly wage obtained after completing the Department’s Vocational Rehabilitation Program was $16.81.In FY 2013, successful job placements in Iowa after training is 77%, ranking the Department third nationally among agencies that serve blind or low vision individuals.The Vocational Rehabilitation Program helps people to prepare for, obtain and retain competitive employment. The Department’s headquarters is in Des Moines with a field staff statewide.

The Department employs 74 Iowans, including 15 who are blind or low vision (06-30-15).The Commission consists of three members and is appointed by the Governor and confirmed in the Senate.

The Department is governed by the Commission for the Blind, which appoints the Director for the Department.

The Iowa Department for the Blind (formerly the Iowa Commission for the Blind) has provided services to Iowans since 1925.

The Iowa Department for the Blind, nationally recognized as a leading provider of services to the blind and low vision, believes that Iowans who are blind or low vision can lead active and fulfilling lives at home, at work and in their communities. 2012, Prevent Blindness America), and of this number, just over 8,100 are registered with the Iowa Department for the Blind. In Iowa, about 54,000 people are low vision (Vision Problems in the U.S.