National Federation of the Blind

Training Centers for the Blind

Would you like to experience the miracle of what an NFB training center--staffed by dedicated NFB members and predicated on the philosophy of the Federation--offers its students?  You can!  Consider any one of our three model training centers:

• BLIND, Incorporated (Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Incorporated)

  Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and directed by Dan Wenzel, this center is affectionately referred to as Blind, Inc. The following articles about this center may also be of interest to you.

  Minnesota: Land of Many Waters and New Hope for Blind People
  Variations on a Theme at BLIND Incorporated
  The House That Flour Built

• Colorado Center for the Blind

  Located in Littleton, Colorado, and directed by Julie Deden, our most western center is called CCB for short. Below are a few articles about this center.

  Climbing Mountains, Changing Lives
  Growing into Success
  Summer Programs at the CCB
  High Expectations and New Hope for Seniors Losing Vision

• Louisiana Center for the Blind

  Located in Ruston, Louisiana, and directed by Pam Allen, our most southern center is commonly known as LCB. The articles below provide more information about this center.

  Report from the Trenches
  Living a Miracle Every Day
  More Than You Might Have Imagined
  A Survey of Secondary LCB Programs  

Related Links

• Save the Fire
  Fred Schroeder served as president of our Virginia affiliate for many years and is currently president of the World Blind Union. At a previous NFB National Convention, he delivered a speech which describes how our training centers share one essential element, one common driving force--the fire that is the National Federation of the Blind.
• Rediscovering Independence: A Look at Eight Months of Training at the Colorado Center for the Blind
  Read about Klaus Zechner's experience at the Colorado Center for the Blind in this article published in the July 2006 edition of the Braille Monitor.
• The Characteristics of an NFB Orientation Center

Full Contact Information

BLIND, Incorporated (Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Incorporated)
Dan Wenzel, Executive Director
100 East 22nd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Phone: 612-872-0100
Toll Free: 800-597-9558
Fax: 612-872-9358
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.blindinc.org/

Colorado Center for the Blind
Julie Deden, Director
2233 West Shepperd Avenue
Littleton, Colorado 80120
Phone: 303-778-1130
Toll Free: 800-401-4632
Fax: 303-778-1598
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.cocenter.org/

Louisiana Center for the Blind
Pam Allen, Director
101 South Trenton Street
Ruston, Louisiana 71270
Phone: 318-251-2891
Toll Free: 800-234-4166
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.louisianacenter.org