The commission’s mission is to empower Oregonians who are blind to fully engage in life. The commission is a consumer-driven organization with a governor-appointed citizen governing body and 66 full-time equivalent staff. Commission members represent consumer organizations, education, ophthalmology/optometry businesses and individual citizens who are blind. The commission operates under its enabling statutes and through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.

The commission’s major program objectives include helping Oregonians who are blind get and keep jobs; training in alternative skills such as adaptive technology, white cane travel, braille and activities of daily living; helping individuals with vision loss who are unable to work live with high levels of independence and self-sufficiency; and licensing and supporting business owners who operate food service and vending operations in public buildings and facilities throughout the state.​

Mailing Address: ​ 535 SE 12th, Portland 97214​

Telephone: 971-673-1588

Fax: 503-234-7468

General Email: ocb.mail@ocb.oregon.gov

Web: oregon.gov/blind

Contact: Dacia Johnson, Executive Director

Administrative Rules Coordinator: See Contact List for Blind Commission​

Public Information Officer: Clay France

Statutory Authority: ORS 346.110–346.570​

The following are selected abbreviated listings from the holdings of the Oregon State Archives. Additional records may be available. These records may be viewed free of charge at the State Archives Building in Salem. Copies are available for a fee. Take the Web tour for more information about visiting or ordering copies from the Oregon State Archives.

 

Title: Administrative Correspondence

Dates: 1944-1956

Cubic Ft.: .25

 

Title: Blind Census

Dates: 1924

Cubic Ft.: .25

 

Title: Inmate Case Files

Dates: 1923-1952

Cubic Ft.: 3

 

Title: Inmate roster

Dates: 1929-1938

Cubic Ft.: .1

 

Title: Minutes 1937-1949

Dates: 1937-1949

Cubic Ft.: 1.25

 

Title: Photographs: Workshops, Trucks & Groups

Dates: 1926-1932

Cubic Ft.: .1

 

Title: State Emergency Relief Administration Records (SERA)

Dates: 1934-1935

Cubic Ft.: .1

 

Title: Superintendent's Correspondence

Dates: 1919-1946

Cubic Ft.: .5

 

Title: Works Progress Administration Records (WPA)

Dates: 1935-1939

Cubic Ft.: .5