The Colorado Center for the Blind has brought high-quality, welcoming, and yet challenging programs and training for youth ages 4 to college since 1990. Whether it’s our year-round Fun Activities and Skills Training (FAST) program, mentoring for students attending the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), Confidence BELL Academy, our residential summer programs for teens, or collaborating with partners such as Arapahoe Community College for our annual shark dissection, we are committed to creating opportunities that raise expectations for blind students and help them build the confidence to pursue their dreams as successful adults.

For more information on youth programs in Colorado, contact:

Youth Program Participant Protection Policy

The Colorado Center for the Blind (CCB) understands the importance of protecting individuals who participate in youth programs offered by the Colorado Center for the Blind. This includes any program directly managed by the CCB. These programs may take place at the Colorado Center or other locations. This policy affirms our commitment to taking the necessary steps to provide a safe and secure environment for program participants.

Please read the entire policy adopted by the CCB Board of Directors on April 3, 2022.

BELL Confidence Camp

Confidence Camp/BELL Academy

Dates: To be announced

Location: Colorado Center for the Blind

Program Description

This two-week day program will be filled with learning, challenge, and fun. Your child will meet competent blind role models who will work with the kids on cooking, cleaning, Braille, independent travel, and technology. The kids will learn how to take the bus and use the light rail. They’ll have fun swimming, rock climbing, making a tactile art piece, and going on exciting field trips.

And you can call Chaz Davis at (303) 778-1130, x212, or email at cdavis@cocenter.org.

Summer Residential Programs

No Limits to Learning 2026

We believe you can do anything as a blind person!

6-week and 3-week programs

6-week dates: June 22 – July 31, 2026
3-week dates: July 13 – July 31, 2026
Application deadline: Friday, April 17

The Colorado Center for the Blind is pleased to announce its No Limits to Learning program for blind teens and young adults for the summer of 2026, with 3-week and 6-week options. No Limits to Learning is a residential program for ages 15–21.

“Being part of the summer program allowed me to be myself and make new friends.”

“I learned I can do so many more things as a blind person than I ever imagined!”

Our No Limits to Learning programs have empowered hundreds of teens to gain confidence, independence, and pride in their abilities as blind people.

You will:

• Learn from confident blind adults who use their blindness skills every day.
• Make friends who are also blind.
• Live in an apartment with a counselor and roommate.
• Plan, shop and prepare delicious meals.
• Learn to go where you want to go with a long white cane
• Learn the skills and strategies for living independently.
• Develop effective nonvisual skills and confidence using learning shades in travel, technology, Braille and Home Management classes.
• Build interviewing skills, learn about careers, find job leads, write a resume and more.
• Practice effective self-advocacy skills for school, college, job or just life!
• Challenge yourself with rock climbing, learning martial arts, water sports, playing goalball, and more.
• Learn about the many and varied careers that blind people enjoy – and you can do, too!

Students in the 6-week program will also attend the 2026 National Federation of the Blind Convention in Austin, Texas, along with Colorado Center for the Blind staff and ITP students. To be considered for the 6-week program, students must submit an essay via email by the application deadline of April 17. The essay must be at least 300 words in length and describe how attending the National Convention would impact the applicant’s life. (No essay is required for the 3-week program.)

Located in Littleton, Colorado, our Center offers easy access to downtown Denver and the beautiful Rocky Mountains. We maintain a strong focus on safety and security, following the Youth Protection Policy established by the National Federation of the Blind. All staff receive extensive training prior to the students’ arrival. Students live in apartments with a counselor and receive consistent supervision. Read our full Youth Participant Protection Policy.

Go to the Summer Youth Application Page to learn more about the application process and to apply!

For questions or for more information, contact Tiffany Moon, tmoon@cocenter.org or 303-778-1130, ext. 256.

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Year Round

Year-round Voluntary Youth Enrollment Information

Our year-round programs, FAST and Learning Box, require registration for each event. No surprise – we need to know how many students, parents, or educators will participate so we can have enough materials for everyone. But we also need to be able to say to grant funders how many students have participated in our programs. We’ve tried to make this registration process as easy as we can, but you can help us out by providing additional, voluntary information on our Youth Enrollment page. By providing this information to us, we don’t have to ask some of these questions over and over, things like date of birth and address. So, you save time, and we can accurately answer grant funders’ questions. Sounds like a win-win deal, doesn’t it?

Visit our Youth Enrollment Page

FAST (Fun Activities & Skills Training)

Upcoming Youth Events

Spin, Glide & High-Five!

Sat, Jan 17 2026, 1:00 - 3:00pm MST

2017 CCB Summer Science Seminar Video

See Photos of our Youth Programs in Action!

Year Round

Summer Residential

Student rock climbing while attending summer youth program.

Support Our Youth Programs

The National Federation of the Blind of Colorado, the Colorado Center for the Blind, and the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults know that blind and visually impaired kids don’t need to be held back by their blindness. However, for them to grow up to live the lives they want, they need access to supplemental learning programs – the kind of programs that are often easily accessible to their sighted peers. Thus, a committee of determined Colorado educators, advocates, and parents are developing programs for K-12 students to augment educational opportunities using accessible design principles.

All of these programs are free to families with blind/low vision children, but your financial support helps us grow our blind youth in Colorado into active, ambitious blind adults!

Donate at coloradogives.org/grow-our-blind-youth