Within a few years, they expanded their services to provide large-print and audio-tape transcriptions of textbooks. Their services were also expanded to encompass all persons who were blind, visually impaired or has learning disabilities that prevented them from reading standard print, and has remained so to the present time. Although textbooks and educational materials remain a priority, transcription requests are honored for a wide range of print materials.

The Milwaukee Public Library's Central Downtown branch was chosen as the location for VSVH and has remained so since the beginning. The VSVH Center is located adjacent to the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped within Central Library.