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National Center for the Blind

National Center for the Blind. The headquarters for the National Center for the Blind is in Springfield, Missouri. National Center for the Blind’s Logo. Quick Facts National Center for the Blind.

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National Center for the Blind

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  1. National Center for the Blind

  2. The headquarters for the National Center for the Blind is in Springfield, Missouri

  3. National Center for the Blind’s Logo

  4. Quick FactsNational Center for the Blind • A staff of 7 people works in the National Center for the Blind, and 85 active volunteers perform a variety of services. • Vision: The vision of the National Center for the Blind is that the Blind may experience: Freedom in Salvation Joy in Belonging Fulfillment in Living Honor in Serving

  5. Facts about people who are Visually Impaired • Every seven minutes, someone in America becomes blind or visually impaired. • There are an estimated 10 million Blind and Visually Impaired people in the United States. About 1.3 million of these are legally blind. People are considered “legally blind” if their vision is less than 20/200 even with glasses or contacts. Only about 10 percent of the Blind see nothing at all.

  6. Facts about people who are Visually Impaired • Of those who are legally blind, about 55,000 are children. About 5,500 legally blind children use braille as their primary reading tool. • About 109,000 Visually Impaired people in the United States use long canes to get around. Just over 7,000 Americans use guide dogs.

  7. LET’S PRAY… • for funds to keep full-time braille transcribers on staff. • for funds to create new children’s books in braille. • for Blind children and others to be able to adapt to their disabilities and become full members of churches and society. • that every Blind person would have the opportunity to experience the joy of salvation.

  8. BGMC has provided lots of equipment and supplies for the National Center for the Blind. Braille Imprinting Machines Books in Braille Braille Paper

  9. BGMC has provided lots of equipment and supplies for the National Center for the Blind. Tape duplicating machines Special Computers

  10. BGMC provides thousands of cassette tapes to record books on for the Blind.

  11. BGMC provides Sunday School lessons and books in braille. Book printed in Braille Sunday School lessons in braille

  12. BGMC provides videos for the Blind.

  13. C. S. Lewis’ book The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobedone in Braille. It’s the first of its kind because each picture is raised so a Blind person can “feel” the picture. BGMC provided the funds for this project.

  14. Here’s another new concept. A “picture” book is taken apart. Then a clear, see-through sheet of braille is slipped between each spread and the book is spiral-bound back together. This allows the blind and seeing to read and enjoy a picture book together. BGMC also provided the funds for this project.

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