Kentucky Council of the Blind

  
A passionate outpouring of support for the Kentucky School for the Blind occurred at the town hall meeting on April 20, 2009. Without prior planning or rehearsal, speakers representing every aspect of the blind community each cited different reasons as to why the KSB summer enrichment and work programs are so important to Kentucky's blind children in grades K through 12.

Here are the individuals who spoke in support of summer programs at the Kentucky School for the Blind. Listen to what they had to say by clicking here.

• Kathryn Aqua, parent of a fourth-grader at KSB
• James Terry Hubbard, KSB Alumnus and parent of a sophomore in the work program
• Dr. Tuck Tinsley, President, American Printing House for the Blind
• Darrell Buford, President, KSB Alumni Association
• Carol Dahmke, Chair, KSB Advisory Board and parent of 2 KSB graduates
• Burt Boyer, Immediate Past President, Kentucky Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, former superintendent of South Dakota and California schools for the blind, and KSB Alumnus
• Michael McCarty, President, Kentucky Council of the Blind, parent of an eighth-grader at KSB, and KSB Alumnus
• Cathy Jackson, President, National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky, grandparent of 2 children who attend KSB summer programs, and KSB Alumnus
• Dr. William Penrod, Director, University of Louisville Vision Teacher Preparation Program
• James Shaw, President, VIP of Louisville and KSB Alumnus
• Tim Shaughnessy, Kentucky State Senator, Louisville

Read how blind kids lose when there's no summer programs at KSB.

Ways to Restore Summer Programs

Read our press release.

Listen to the Town Hall Meeting at the American Printing House in Louisville.

For more information about KSB and other issues, call us at (502)895-4598, or email KCB with your questions and concerns.

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