Colorado Center for the Blind

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Colorado Center for the Blind
Address
Colorado Center for the Blind
2233 West Shepperd Ave

Littleton
,
Colorado
80120
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TypeNon-profit
Founded1988 (1988)
DirectorJulie Deden
Affiliation National Federation of the Blind
Website coloradocenterfortheblind.org

Colorado Center for the Blind, in Littleton, Colorado, is a nonprofit training center for blind people.

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] The majority of instructors are blind. [9]

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  3. ↑ "RTD Approves Cuts, to Dismay of Blind Community". CBS Denver. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Survivors of Littleton Bus Stop Crash Speak Out". ABC 7 Denver. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
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  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. September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Our Programs Colorado Center for the Blind". Colorado Center for the Blind. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Colorado Center for the Blind". Colorado Center for the Blind. Retrieved May 11, 2023. Nearly all of our instructors are blind and thus we, too, "walk the walk" every single day…

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