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Many blind and visually impaired employees are working below their potential because of limited opportunity for upward mobility. This article explores the issues surrounding this problem, identifies existing resources, and includes the findings of the American Foundation for the Blind's Task Force on Upward Mobility which state the recommendations for rehabilitation and educational professionals, employers, and consumers.

Older people who lose their vision often do not return to competitive employment. Work, however, meets important, financial, psychological, and social needs. This article explores the variety of reasons why work is not always considered a rehabilitation alternative. Realistic factors that enhance competitive employment for this population are noted and information on available employment resources in the public and private sectors that will increase vocational opportunities is provided.

Comprehensive rehabilitation centers offer a full range of services for blind and visually impaired clients in a residential environment. This article reviews this service model from the standpoint of former clients, whose views were elicited through an AFB-sponsored essay contest. The contestants wrote of their psychological reactions to blindness; their feelings on entering a rehabilitation center; and their attitudes, both positive and negative, toward the services, staff, and structure of the programs.