NORTH CAROLINA -- More than 100 people are facing job cuts at IFB Solutions.

• The company is the largest employer of people who are blind in the United States
• Seventy-six people who are blind and 15 veterans are among the 137 positions expected to be cut
• The lay off comes after the VA made policy changes affecting IFB's optical lab

The company is the largest employer of people who are blind in the United States.

It is expected to cut nearly 50 positions by next week.

Seventy-six people who are blind and 15 veterans are among the 137 positions expected to be cut.

The lay off comes after the VA made policy changes affecting IFB's optical lab.

Those changes follow a recent court order that gives priority to veteran-owned companies over AbilityOne non-profits like IFB Solutions.

Employees with IFB will join other AbilityOne representatives in Washington D.C. to meet with national lawmakers to discuss the impact on people who are blind and visually impaired.