Hadley and its Partners

The Hadley School for the Blind has initiated partnerships with many national and international organizations to better meet the needs of current and potential students. These alliances expand Hadley’s ongoing quest to locate those who can benefit from our services.

As a result, agencies throughout the world benefit from our expertise in distance education and conversely we can tap into their expertise in developing new courses. If you are interested in partnering with Hadley to help those who are blind or visually impaired, we encourage you to contact President Chuck Young, at 847-784-2760.

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Bookshare.org

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)

International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)

Lions Clubs International

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)

National Industries for the Blind (NIB)

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)

The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is an international membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to the professionals who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired children and adults. Membership is comprised of more than 4,200 professionals who provide services to people with visual impairments.

The mission of the AER is to develop and promote professional excellence through support of those who provide services to people with visual impairments.

For additional information on AER visit www.aerbvi.org.

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)—the organization to which Helen Keller devoted her life—is a national nonprofit association that strives to ensure blind or visually impaired Americans enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens. AFB promotes wide-ranging change by addressing the most critical issues facing the growing blind and visually impaired population—employment, independent living, literacy and technology. In addition to its New York City headquarters, the group maintains four national centers in cities across the United States and a governmental relations office in Washington, DC.

For additional information on AFB visit www.afb.org.

For additional information on AFB Senior Site visit www.afb.org/seniorsite.

Bookshare.org

Bookshare.org, the world’s largest online digital library, offers more than 38,000 books and 150 periodicals in downloadable digital and refreshable braille formats to qualified members.

In 2007 The Hadley School for the Blind and Bookshare.org initiated a partnership to provide free membership to all current U.S. Hadley students and a discounted membership for all current non-U.S. Hadley students. This strategic collaboration will extend the reach of both organizations and provide a broad range of learning and reading materials to people who are print disabled. Currently the school is working to add all Hadley supplemental course material to the library. Hadley will actively recruit and train volunteers to increase Bookshare’s collection. Proofreading (validating) a scanned project can be done off-site with an Internet connection and access to Microsoft Word.

For additional information on Bookshare visit www.Bookshare.org.

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)

The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) has a rich history dating back to 1918 when Edwin A. Baker co-founded the group in response to a national need for rehabilitation services for returning veterans and others who were coping with vision loss.

Clients in all nine provinces of Canada have access to its services such as: career development and employment, counseling and referral, technical aids, orientation and mobility training, library services, rehabilitation teaching and sight enhancement.

For additional information on CNIB visit www.cnib.ca/eng/

International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)

This international program offers educators of blind children and adults worldwide distance education coursework designed to enhance their abilities through its partnership with the Hadley GLOBE ALL (Growth and Learning Opportunities in Blindness Education) Program.

The program addresses the unmet needs of blind children and adults throughout the world. Through GLOBE ALL, educators of blind children worldwide have access to Hadley’s distance education courses, which are specifically designed to enhance the abilities of teachers.

For additional information visit info@hadley.edu

Lions Clubs International

Lions Clubs have a long association with Hadley, dating back to the 1920s when the Winnetka Lions Club provided financial support to Hadley as the school was experiencing growing pains. As an active resource in communities, Lions can direct people to Hadley who would benefit from its services. And, through Hadley, Lions Clubs have the opportunity to renew their commitment to be “Knights of the Blind.”

In 2003, Hadley took its relationship with Lions to the next level and entered into a formal partnership with Lions Clubs International to reach more students outside the United States.

You can learn more about Lions at www.lionsclubs.org

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)

The National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) is a national organization that helps parents find information and resources for their children who are blind or visually impaired, including those with other disabilities. The group conducts workshops and conferences; maintains a national support and information network; provides seed money for establishment of local chapters; and promotes the development of state and local organizations of, by and for parents of children with visual impairments.

For additional information on NAPVI visit www.napvi.org

National Industries for the Blind (NIB)

NIB enhances the opportunities for economic and personal independence of persons who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment. NIB operates under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act, a mandatory federal purchasing program, enabling people who are blind to work and provide products and services to federal and commercial customers.

NIB Business Basics
NIB, in partnership with The Hadley School for the Blind, has designed NIB Business Basics, an innovative method to train people who are blind in necessary skills to excel in the business world.

Coupling Hadley’s proven excellence in distance learning with NIB’s mission to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence among blind people, this program allows Blind people to develop fundamental business skills essential to their success. The NIB Business Basics curriculum helps build skills in business writing, general business concepts, management, spreadsheets and Web-based research.

NIB Business Basics is open to anyone who is legally blind and employed by NIB or its associated agencies at no cost. Follow this link to find out more about NIB Business Basics.

For additional information on NIB visit www.nib.org