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HOW YOU CAN HELP
ALLIED PROGRAMS
OUR HISTORY
We are proud of furthering our legacy of not only meeting our community’s needs, but
While the school receives governmental support, that appropriation alone is insufficient
also reaching above the national standard.
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC) was chartered in 1887 and moved to its
to cover all of the annual operating expenses. Your generosity enables the WPSBC to
permanent location in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1894. After nearly
work with hundreds of students, families and educators across western Pennsylvania
OUTREACH PROGRAM
a century of meeting the needs of visually impaired students, in the 1980’s the school began a process
and provide a wide range of educational and support services.
We provide vital information, early intervention, consultation and direct services to
of major change to serve students with multiple disabilities, including visual impairment. Today,
hundreds of visually impaired children, agencies, school districts, Intermediate Units and
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children offers a model program for severely disabled young
families throughout the region.
With your support, alongside the guidance of instructors, sound curriculum and access
people which integrates education and therapy and provides students unique opportunities for growth
to adaptive materials, our boys and girls demonstrate the attainment of vital life skills
A CHILD’S VIEW: VISION IN EXTRAORDINARY WAYS
and development. In 2003, the school opened its Early Childhood Center, a unique facility for young
and experience the thrill of achievement.
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people with visual impairments. In 2008, the scope of our services expanded again to include the
ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Our classrooms provide a chance for sighted and non-sighted
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peers to learn and play together.
Learn more about the WPSBC and how you can empower our students with your
2011-2012 school year, WPSBC established continued services for young adults 21 to 25 years of age.
LAVI: LEARNING ADVENTURES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
support by visiting www.wpsbc.org.
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skills, socialization and self-care.

The Mission of the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
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201 North Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 • www.wpsbc.org • 412-621-0100
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer