Mission & Vision

To build respect and empathy for, and reduce bias towards individuals with disabilities, specifically blindness,  through educational programs for students and adults.

 

We seek to encourage acceptance and respect for all individuals and to minimize the discrimination and misunderstanding experienced by people with disabilities.

 

We believe that every person, at every age and level of ability has the potential for growth. We hold that every individual is entitled to the same dignity, respect, and opportunities as inalienably afforded under the Constitution of the United States, regardless of their specific challenge in life.

 

We will employ individuals with an array of abilities, thereby helping them gain recognition, independence, productivity, and inclusion in their communities. At the same time, we will raise awareness in the larger community of the challenges, tools and accomplishments of disabled individuals.

 

We will empower students from all abilities and backgrounds to make positive choices by introducing them to inspirational role models who manage disabling conditions with determination, honesty, and humor.

 

We will foster a social paradigm shift by increasing public awareness of the challenges faced by people with disabilities, thereby reducing the structural and emotional obstacles that too often confront them.

 

In a hands-on interactive environment, we will simulate experientially, dailly activities which the disabled go through and the tools they utilize as they navigate life. We will inform and educate our students to utilize and appreciate assistive devices and technologies. By demystifying the technologies and equipment used by the disabled, everyone will see these as useful and purposeful tools used to empower and strengthen the individuals who use them,  instead of badges of abnormality.