HELEN KELLER SERVICES TIMELINE 1893 – 2018 1893 INDUSTRIAL

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Helen Keller Services Timeline

1893 – 2018


1893: Industrial Home for the Blind officially opens its doors at its original location of 96 Lexington Avenue in Brooklyn.

1895: The Industrial Home for the Blind is officially incorporated under the laws of the state of New York. The agency’s first mission was, “to teach a trade to the blind so that they may earn their own living and become self-supporting.”

1899: The Industrial Home for the Blind moves to a new residence and factory building on 512-516-520 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn. Eventually, 55 men are employed at this location; 16 of whom reside at the facility.

1925: Dr. Peter J. Salmon develops a formal program for people who are deaf-blind.

1942: The events of World War II enabled the public to realize how people who are blind can make significant contributions to the economy. The high-quality work performed by employees of The Industrial Home for the Blind is recognized by the military, as the agency is awarded the Army-Navy “E” Pennant for exceptional performance, high production of goods, and low absenteeism.

1946: The agency opens recreational day centers for senior citizens who are blind.

1952: The agency creates a nursery for infants and children with visual impairments. Additionally, The Industrial Home for the Blind employs New York’s first itinerant teacher for students who are blind on Long Island.

1953: The organization opens a Low Vision Center, the first of its kind, in Brooklyn. Its goal is to provide diagnostic services, specialized low vision aids, and glasses for individuals with functional residual vision. A day camp that provides social, physical, and recreational activities for children and youth who are visually impaired, also begins in Long Island (officially renamed Camp Helen Keller in 1998). The Industrial Home for the Blind opens the Braille Library.

1957: The Industrial Home for the Blind moves headquarters to 57 Willoughby Street in Downtown Brooklyn.

1967: As a result of the longstanding commitment of Dr. Peter J. Salmon and others to the deaf-blind population, The Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is established by a unanimous act of Congress. The Industrial Home for the Blind establishes the Preschool Vision Screening Program.

1976: The headquarters of The Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults officially opens at its permanent location of 141 Middle Neck Road in Sands Point, New York.

1979: The Industrial Home for the Blind opens a Rehabilitation Center in Hempstead, New York.

1983: The organization obtains a multi-year contract with the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, now known as the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. As a result, The Day Habilitation Program for individuals who are blind and developmentally disabled begins at the agency’s Hempstead office.

1985: The Industrial Home for the Blind changes its name to Helen Keller Services for the Blind in memory of longtime friend and supporter Helen Keller.

1988: The nursery for infants and young children who are visually impaired with additional disabilities becomes The Children’s Learning Center, and begins in Brooklyn. This is made possible through the establishment of partnerships with The New York State Education Department and the New York City Department of Education. Additionally, the agency’s first Assistive Technology Center launches in Hempstead.

2002: Helen Keller Services for the Blind creates the Individualized Residential Alternative in North Bellmore, New York, a group home for several of the agency’s Day Habilitation consumers.

2004: The Parent and Early Education Resource Center opens in Brooklyn to provide educational and support services for parents of children who are blind and/or multi-handicapped.

2012: Thanks to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act and Helen Keller National Center’s subsequent partnership with Perkins School for the Blind, The National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program begins.

2016: Helen Keller Services for the Blind creates a program that caters to children and young adults who are visually impaired and have physical, behavioral, and/or cognitive disabilities, called ExploreAbility.

2018: HKS moves to its ne headquarters at 180 Livingston Street.




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