For a century, people who are blind or visually impaired have learned to read and write braille, manage everyday tasks, navigate a world only intended for sighted people, and master professional skills needed in their employment through Hadley.
Our distance approach allows us to be there with personalized learning experiences to help people with vision loss thrive in their homes, workplaces, and communities. We provide these services free of charge as we never want cost to be a barrier to our learners.
Hadley is also is the largest educator of braille and provider of distance education for people who are blind or visually impaired worldwide. Hadley serves all equally, regardless of location or income. In fiscal year 2019 we reached nearly 150,00 learners from all 50 states and in 65 countries.
For a century, people who are blind or visually impaired have learned to read and write braille, manage everyday tasks, navigate a world only intended for sighted people, and master professional skills needed in their employment through Hadley.
Our distance approach allows us to be there with personalized learning experiences to help people with vision loss thrive in their homes, workplaces, and communities. We provide these services free of charge as we never want cost to be a barrier to our learners.
Hadley is also is the largest educator of braille and provider of distance education for people who are blind or visually impaired worldwide. Hadley serves all equally, regardless of location or income. In fiscal year 2019 we reached nearly 150,00 learners from all 50 states and in 65 countries.
When he became blind at the age of 55, William Hadley found new purpose by helping others, like himself, who lost their vision later in life. A teacher with a love of knowledge and reading, he revolutionized learning for people who are blind and visually impaired by offering "braille by mail," free of charge.
That was 100 years ago.
While much has changed since 1920, the organization William Hadley founded continues to help the under-served population of adults with vision loss through distance learning. Thanks to the generosity of Hadley's donors, this is provided at no charge to learners, their families and professionals in the field.
For the past the century, Hadley has created personalized learning opportunities that empower adults with vision loss or blindness to thrive--at home, at work and in their communities.
Here are some of their stories.
As the population ages, the number of Americans with low vision is projected to grow from 2.9 million in 2010, to 5 million in 2030, to 8.9 million in 2050.
The individuals facing vision loss will be living in a darker and more dangerous world. They will need to learn new ways to safely manage their day-to-day activities, get around in the world and continue doing the things they love. This transition is not only physical, it is also emotional -- with possible devastating side effects such as isolation, loss of independence and depression.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Hadley is in a unique position to help. By providing the right training and resources, we can mitigate almost every negative consequence of vision loss.
Hadley President, Julie Tye, toasts to Hadley's first century and looks forward to the second.