Northeastern Association of the Blind at Albany Inc. (NABA)

2017
Vision Rehabilitation & Resources
Albany, NY, USA
Project Title: Afterschool and Summer Programs for Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Website: https://naba-vision.org

About the Grantee

NABA provides a wide range of services to individuals with visual impairments, including training and placing legally blind adults in professional employment, and providing rehabilitation services to seniors with age-related vision loss. NABA, with over a century of experience, continues to help individuals overcome the challenges of vision loss, enabling them to lead more productive, independent lives. NABA also provides free vision screening for children 18 months to 4 years old through our KidSight Program.

Purpose of the Grant

(1) To help enrich and expand NABA’s existing afterschool and summer programs for youth who are blind and (2) to launch a small but growing pilot program to advance the full integration of NABA youth into mainstream afterschool and school programs that generally serve sighted youth

Amount

$253,350

Term

42 months

Grant Regions

Upstate NY