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What is the Hadley School for the Blind?
The Hadley School for the Blind is the single largest worldwide educator for bind and visually impaired individuals.
The Hadley School for the Blind offers over 90 tuition-free courses in braille, large print or audiocassette.
The mission of the Hadley School for the Blind
The mission of The Hadley School for the Blind is to promote independent living through lifelong distance education programms for blind individuals and their families.
Once enrolled, you study course materials at home.
You have your personal instructor.
When you prepare and mail your assignment to your personal instructor, he will grade you individually.
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The Founder
When Wiliam A. Hadley lost his sight at the age of 55, he taught himself braille, so that he could continue reading.
He was saddened, however, to find that there were no educational opportunities for adults who were blind.
Together with Dr. E. V. L. Brown, an ophthalmologist and neighbor, Mr. Hadley conceived the idea of teaching braille by mail.
In 1920, the school opend to its first student, who was personally taught by Mr. Hadley.
When Mr. Hadley died in 1941, the school had 800 students.
Since that time, more than 10.000 course graduates have enriched their lives through Hadley courses.
Today, Hadley's average anual student enrollment is 100.000 from all states of the U. S. A. and over 70 foreign countries
The Location of the Hadley School
The Hadley school for the Blind is located in Winnetka, Illinois (America), aproximately ten miles north of Chicago's city limits.
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Address:
The Hadley School for the Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, Illinois 60093-0299
USA
Phone:
To speak with your instructor or the receptionist:
North American students: 1-800-323-4238
All other students: 1-847-446-8111
To speak with a Student Services representative
North American students: 1-800-526-9909
Persons who are hearing or speech impared: 1-847-441-8111 (Tty)
All other students: 1-847-446-8111
ext.: 1-847-446-508
The School is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 16.30 p.m. Central Time.
To send E-mail messages:
General inquiries: info@hadley-school.org
Student Services: student_services@hadley-school.org
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