Hadley School For The Blind
The mission of The Hadley School for the Blind is to promote independent living through lifelong, distance education programs for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, their families and blindness service providers. Hadley is a distance education school based in Winnetka, IL.
Founded in 1920 by William Hadley and Dr. E.V.L. Brown, Hadley offers courses free of charge to its blind and visually impaired students and their families and affordable tuition courses to blindness professionals. Today, Hadley is the largest educator of people who are blind or visually impaired around the world, serving more than 10,000 students annually in all 50 states and 100 countries. Hadley is also the largest educator of braille. A 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, the school relies on contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations to fund its programs.
Hadley has a course for you if you are:
A blind or visually impaired individual 14+ years of age; A relative of a blind or visually impaired child; A family member of a blind or visually impaired adult; A professional in the blindness field
Read more about Hadley School For The Blind: History, Four Program Areas
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