Virginia Industries for the Blind
RetailPennsylvania, United States51-200 Employees
Virginia Industries for the Blind (VIB) is a Virginia-based organization in the Retail sector that seeks to employ and develop Virginians who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf/blind through the manufacture and delivery of quality products and services. It operates three divisions—Manufacturing, Contracted Services, and Retail—that together support employment and vocational training across the Commonwealth, aligned with the mission of the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI). The enterprise began as a private effort in Charlottesville nearly ninety years ago and now functions as part of the DBVI's Enterprise Division, collaborating with the DBVI Services Division and the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired to provide a range of services. The Retail Store Division is organized into Northern Virginia and Southern Virginia, offering office, cleaning, and general-use consumables, with an online shop at shopvaindustriesonline.com. The organization maintains statewide operations, including staffing at the VA Medical Center in Salem for a 24-hour switchboard and related campus needs, and it provides contracted services such as kitting for the U.S. State Department.