Kentucky Council of the Blind

Jim Shaw Receives Prestigious Langan Award

KCB past president and current Board member Jim Shaw was presented the prestigious Langan Award for 2009 at the Kentucky School for the Blind Founder's Day ceremony on May 8. Read more about Jim Shaw, the Langan Award and KSB Founder's Day.

Summer Programs Restored at KSB

On April 7 the Kentucky Department of Education cancelled summer programs at the Kentucky School for the Blind. On April 28 the Governor's office reversed this decision. Read the story and listen to the town hall meeting to find out how advocates successfully supported the school and Kentucky's blind and visually impaired children.

Welcome to the website of the Kentucky Council of the Blind.

KCB is a state affiliate of the American Council of the Blind. KCB has hundreds of blind, visually impaired, and sighted members throughout the Commonwealth.

KCB is the leading nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of the blind and visually impaired in Kentucky. KCB works for equality and independence for all people with vision loss. KCB advocates for quality education for blind children and youth, expanded training and job opportunities for visually impaired adults, improved services for seniors over age 60 who are just losing their vision, and better public transportation for people who cannot drive.

KCB supports issues that touch all blind and visually impaired people, such as:

• Positive change in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
• Accessible money, identifiable by touch
• Accessible websites that work with speech, large print, and braille displays
• Audible traffic signals and detectable warnings for pedestrian safety for everyone
• Spoken emergency warnings and video description on television
• Talking menus and other features to make cell phones, DVD players and other technology accessible to people who cannot read the screen
• Accessible textbooks in braille, large print and electronic formats for blind and visually impaired students

Explore our website and learn about our radio talk show called Sound Prints; about local, state and national meetings and conventions; and about special activities for the blind and visually impaired. Subscribe to our newsletter and join our email lists.

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148 Vernon Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: (502) 895-4598

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