Colorado Center for the Blind

Colorado Center for the Blind
Address
2233 West Shepperd Ave
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Information
Type Non-profit
Founded 1988 (1988)
Director Julie Deden
Affiliation National Federation of the Blind
Website coloradocenterfortheblind.org

Colorado Center for the Blind, in Littleton, Colorado, is a nonprofit training center for the blind located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Littleton, Colorado, about 13 miles south of Denver.

The Colorado Center for the Blind provides teaching based on the philosophy of blindness advanced by the National Federation of the Blind focusing on independence, opportunity and self-confidence as a way to achieve total integration into society based on equality.[1][2] The Colorado Center for the Blind also acts as an advocate for the blind community, provides experts on blindness to the national media, and delivers government-sponsored services for the visually impaired.[3][4][5][6] Founded in 1988, the center moved to its current location in 2000 and includes nearby residential apartments for program participants. [7]The largest and most comprehensive program is the residential Independence Training Program for Adults. Other programs are aimed towards Youth and Seniors as well as a general seminar for business and organizations working with the blind. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "9 The Effort to End Blindness". NBC9 Denver. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Who We Are National Federation of the Blind". National Federation of the Blind. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "RTD Approves Cuts, to Dismay of Blind Community". CBS Denver. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Survivors of Littleton Bus Stop Crash Speak Oout". ABC 7 Denver. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rising Number of Blind Found to Be Illiterate". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Residential Living Programs". State of Connecticut. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Colorado Center for the Blind in Littleton celebrates 25 years". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Our Programs Colorado Center for the Blind". Colorado Center for the Blind. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

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Coordinates: 39°36′37″N 105°00′53″W / 39.6102°N 105.0147°W / 39.6102; -105.0147

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