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Our Mission

To promote independent living through lifelong, distance education for people who are blind and visually impaired, their families and blindness service providers.

Braille Holiday Cards on sale through December 15

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U.S. House Passes Resolution Honoring The Hadley School for the Blind

Winnetka, IL—The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution authored by Rep. Mark Kirk honoring The Hadley School for the Blind. Representative Kirk presented the resolution to Hadley trustees, staff and students during the school's annual Student Awards Ceremony. Learn more about the congressional resolution honoring Hadley.

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Meet our 2008 Student Award Winners.

Holiday Baking: Stirring it up in the Kitchen

Join us for next Seminars@Hadley on Holiday Baking, Saturday, December 6, at 10:00AM CST, 16:00 GMT.

If you missed previous seminars, find them at Past Seminars.

Hadley is offering these new courses!

Family Education Program:

You, Your Child, and Your Community
Raising a child who is visually impaired adds unique twists to the parenting adventure. Planning can help you face parenting challenges more confidently. Learn more about You, Your Child, and Your Community.

Adult Continuing Education and High School Program:

Experience Braille Reading
This course will help braille readers become familiar with reading a wide variety of material by providing exposure to the specialized formats used for brailling calendars, menus, recipes, poetry, song lyrics and more. Learn more about Experience Braille Reading.

Literature: Fiction
Short stories and novels can entertain, teach about different people and places and inspire thinking about the meaning of life. This course presents short stories and novel excerpts and examines their elements. Learn more about Literature: Fiction.

Hadley – Utah State University Partnership Offers Online Educational Opportunities

An exciting and innovative partnership between The Hadley School and Utah State University will broaden the reach of distance education for both schools and provide affordable access to education for teachers who work with visually impaired students. Learn more about the news "USU Partners with Hadley School for the Blind" from USU's website.

Hadley and the Motorola Foundation Unite to Help Young People Excel in Science and Math

The Hadley School for the Blind received a $10,000 Innovation Generation grant from the Motorola Foundation. The grant will help fund two Hadley courses that teach basic math and Nemeth code, the braille code for mathematics. Learn more about Motorola’s Grant to Hadley.

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To learn more, access the Hadley Brailling Services link.