Support to Students

The Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation has granted numerous requests to aid students in local school districts by purchasing closed circuit televisions (CCTV), adaptive and assistive technology (screenreaders, speech access and large type programs) and other low vision devices. This equipment is often very expensive, so the funds help supplement school districts' efforts to provide for the educational needs of students with disabilities.

KSBCF has also provided funding for visually impaired students and their teachers to go on special field trips and camps that provide them with culturally enriching experiences. We have funded trips for visually impaired students in Grades 11 and 12 to travel to Washington, D.C., Arizona, England, and Ireland through the Cultural & Educational Enrichment Program.

KSBCF placed a Reading Edge (print document reader) at the University of Kentucky Disability Resource Center so that it could be accessible to a wide range of students with disabilities. Tutoring services for visually impaired students at Jefferson Community College have also been funded by KSBCF.

Technology for the Kentucky School for the Blind

The Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation has been instrumental in strategically placing low vision technology on the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) campus. CCTV’s videoscopes, and other aid technology have been purchased and strategically placed in the education and dormitory facilities at the school.

KSBCF funded a Tiger Braille Embosser for the school's library. This special $10,000 piece of equipment embosses 3-D raised-line drawings for the blind and visually impaired students.

Among other funded activities and equipment, the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) has also received thousands of dollars to fund the following special assitive technologies: Juliet Pro 60 (a Juliet Pro is a special printer/embosser), BrailleNote (a personal notetaker containing a Word Processor, e-mail, daily planner, and scientific calculator), CCTVs (closed circuit televisions), Mountbatten Brailler (an electronic braille writer, notetaker, and embosser), and more.