The Vision Rehabilitation Center (VRC) at the German Jordanian University (GJU) was established in 2012 as a non-profit center due to the scarcity of vision rehabilitation services in the country. The VRC aims to be a role model center that serve the community by:
- Providing comprehensive rehabilitation services to help persons with vision impairment to be active and productive in the community. This will contribute to break the cycle between Poverty & disability by offering nonprofit services and devices with low/No cost.
- Offering training courses for specialists who are interested in improving their knowledge in the field of vision rehabilitation such as Optometrists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Special Educations and others.
- Raising awareness about vision impairment among community members and how to help and cooperate to have integrated inclusive community.
- Conducting scientific research in the area of Vision Rehabilitation, as there is shortage in the data about rehabilitation service coverage in developing countries including Jordan.
- Conducting specialized workshops in Vision Rehabilitation services for community members including specialists and caregivers.