About Hadley

Welcome to The Hadley School for the Blind

Our Mission

To promote independent living through lifelong, distance education programs for blind people, their families and blindness service providers

Hadley has a course for you if you are:

A blind or visually impaired individual 14+ years of age
A relative of a blind or visually impaired child
A family member of a blind or visually impaired adult
A professional in the blindness field

The Hadley School for the Blind offers classes free of charge to its blind and visually impaired students and their families and affordable tuition classes to blindness professionals. Study in the comfort of your own home at a time convenient for you. Course materials arrive in the mail or online, and for students in the U.S. and Canada, instructors are just a toll-free call away.

Quick Facts

More than 10,000 students enrolled annually
Tuition-free for students who are visually impaired and their families
Single largest worldwide distance educator of blind and visually impaired individuals
Courses offered in braille, large print, cassette and online
More than 100 courses in four program areas:

Course Catalog

To obtain a Hadley course catalog in braille, cassette, large print or computer diskette, call 1-800-323-4238 or submit the online Catalog Request form. Please specify which version of the catalog you want. You can also download the catalog in PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) or TEXT version. All the information you need to begin your studies with Hadley is contained on this Web site.

Accredited by:

The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement since 1978

The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council since 1958

The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation since 2003

2007 Annual Report

Annual Report - PDF

Annual Report - TXT