Kentucky School for the Blind
Educational facility in Louisville, Kentucky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kentucky School for the Blind is an educational facility for blind and visually impaired students from Kentucky who are aged up to 21.
Kentucky School for the Blind | |
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Address | |
1867 Frankfort Avenue , , 40206 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
School district | Kentucky Department of Education |
Principal | Peggy Sinclair-Morris |
Enrollment | 71[1] (2022-23) |
Color(s) | Red and white [2] |
Nickname | Wildcats[2] |
Website |
Bryce McLellan Patten founded the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind in 1839 in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1842, it was chartered as the Kentucky Institution for the Blind by the state legislature as the third state-supported school for the blind established in the United States. In 1855, it moved to its present location on Frankfort Avenue in the Clifton neighborhood.[3] About this time, it was renamed the Kentucky School for the Blind.[4] Today, it continues its mission of teaching the blind and visually impaired students.[5][6][7][8] The institution has inspired people to build other organizations to benefit those who are visually impaired.[9][10]
The school separated African-American students under de jure educational segregation in the United States until it desegregated circa 1954.[11]
The school is a member of Council of Schools for the Blind (COSB).
The school has residential (dormitory) facilities.[12]