Associated Services For The Blind

Associated Services For The Blind

The Associated Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired (ASB) is a private non-profit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which promotes self-esteem, independence, and self-determination in people who are blind or visually impaired. It provides education and training resources, community action and public education, serving as a voice and advocate for the rights of the blind or visually impaired.

Since 1975, the agency has been located in the Robert Morris Building at 919 Walnut Street in Center City, Philadelphia, along with the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

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