The mission of The Hadley School for the Blind is "to promote independent living through lifelong, distance education programs for people who are blind or visually impaired, their families and blindness service providers." The Hadley School for the Blind is an international, accredited, distance education school that offers tuition-free programs to people who are blind (age 14 and older) and their families. Program areas include:
Lions have the opportunity to share this educational resource with people who may benefit from the Hadley courses. Course topics include: Adjusting to vision loss, age-related macular degeneration, literature, math, science, technology, chess, container gardening, and so much more.
There is no cost to Lions to refer a person to the Hadley School for the Blind. In addition, a Lion who refers a student who enrolls in a Hadley course may receive Hadley’s attractive “President’s Award” pin from the Health and Children’s Services Department.
To learn more about the program, visit Hadley’s Web site or call Hadley at 1-800-323-4238 (US/Canada only).
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