World-Renowned Training Center
Founded in 1988, the Colorado Center for the Blind is a world-renowned training center located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Littleton, Colorado, about 13 miles south of Denver.
Grounded in the National Federation of the Blind’s positive philosophy of blindness, the Colorado Center for the Blind provides innovative teaching techniques, daily challenges and self-confidence that are the building blocks of independence, opportunity and success. Day after day, year after year, blind students leave the Colorado Center for the Blind’s training program as living examples of the NFB’s motto: “With effective training and opportunity, blind people can compete on terms of equality with their sighted peers.”
Summer students Mary and Cheyenne each mount a tandem bike with EyeCycle Volunteers while Christina waits her turn
Janet relaxing and reading Braille
Outdoor Braille Class on the Picnic Table during Confidence Camp
Amanda getting on the train
Trevor gets ready to make a cut on the Chop Saw
Loice and Kirk outside enjoying huge snowflakes coming down
Russel reading a Braille book
Paul harvested a Poblano pepper and some chives from the CCB garden to cook with some eggs
Vika and Martin walk along a shaded sidewalk toward Littleton Downtown Station
Kameron chopping Bell Peppers for part of his Grad Meal
Smiling young man prepares to board the RTD bus
Thomas boards a bus during travel class last summer.
Loren listens to the news on his phone while waiting on a train
Lauren walking down the sidewalk and talking on the phone
Kyra and Trevor walking to the pond for Birding by Ear Class
Rudy Rock Climbing
Loice in her first snow catching snowflakes on her toung
Senior Using an iPhone for Taking Notes
Carina reading Braille in the Senior Program with Sam and Sue for Spanish Language Group
Corey decides when it is clear to go and starts the street crossing
Beth at the coffee machine behind the counter at Dirt Coffee
Rocky and Christina doing a street crossing
Shawn grinding a knife blade in Shop Class
Suzi in Tech Lab learning to use the computer with a screen reader
Amanda, Rocky and Christina at the Light Rail Station just as the train arrives
A small blind woman laughs as her hands rest on a Braille copy of the New York Times Weekly.
Though she retired 20 years ago, CCB founder Diane McGeorge volunteers with our Senior Program every week, teaching Braille and helping lead discussions in support groups.
Stephannie writes using a full page slate
Laurie uses a pencil grip on her cane and takes her first step down the stairs – Petr instructing
Allie Blanca C.G Dan andMike walkingaround the pond at Sterne Park during Birding Class
Five people wearing snow shoes on a wintery forested path with snow covered branches.
Dan, Anthony and Showe with two guides on the snowshoe trail at Lake Eldora. Four inches of fresh, albeit wet, snow flell the night before.
Monique reading Braille at her desk in her office at work
Ashley looks at a Great Horned Owl in Birding by Ear Class
Vika shreading chicken in a crock pot for her grad meal – Celia with a tray of cookies
Trevor talks to J.D. while he works with some wire and the Helping Hands Clips
Christina getting on the bus
Warren Waiting on the Bus during his Independent Drop
Chris Parsons instructs Trevor in Tech Class
Rocky and Christina crossing the tracks
Two women arranging their hands on a page of Braille
Deya and Alma ready to dissect their Shark
Shaun, Davina, Loren, Mikayla and Dan cross at Church and Prince on the way to ACC
A trim man with dish towel over his shoulder pours a thick white mixture from a bowl to a pan
Marcus’ meal featured ribs and cheesecake. Here he’s pouring the mixture for his dessert into a pan.
Chris P. reading Braille at her desk
Wayne works with Judy under sleepshades outside the front of the Center showing her how to hold the cane and get good feedback from the edge of the sidewalk and the grassy area
J.D. in the big raft with Mason, Lesse and Lexy
Brittany throws Travis flat on his back on the mats
Matt at CCB reading a Braille book
Matt Wallace
Stephannie and Eliza take advantage of the warm weather and study Braille outside
A dramatic profile view of Peter climbing up a rock face
Lisa makes turns in her chair in the gym to find various destinations – Duncan instructing
Summer Youth working together learning to write code using Swift Playgrounds on the iPad
A group of students about to board the Light Rail
Large group of CCB staff and students walk along the curve of the sidewalk toward the Art Gallery building
Abdi writes Braille using a full page slate
David K. walks through the snow on a winter morning
Christina getting on the train
Christina and Rocky about to get on the Light Rail
Lauren out on the sidewalk standing on the skateboard she made
Cristian and Charis Hike along the Clear Creek Trail
Stephannie and Mark work together using a color identifier to match the correct wire colors to re-wire a light fixture in Home Maintenance Class
a smiling woman with a cart full of groceries outside the store
Lyne did her mini-meal shopping at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in early 2017. She planned, shopped, prepared and served for 15 people.
Trevor uses a Click Rule to measure out pieces for a model of a Light Rail Station he is building in Wood Shop
staff and students on the front patio grilling and enjoying the day
Everybody was out front today on the grills, making the most of the first day of spring. Delfina, Lyne, Kyra and Libby checking on brats.
David D. Skiing down the slopes through falling snow
Seniors out for a hike along one of the Greenway trails
Amanda crossing a bridge near the Light Rail Station
Holly, Cody and Lia paddle a green canoe at Bear Creek Lake
Martin workis with an Orbit Braille Display and his phone
Ty and Chloe ride the Light Rail
A delighted Logan making the letter L in Braille with whiffle balls and an egg carton
Mikayla plugs a Refreshable Braille Display into the Computer
Amanda reading Braille in Jen’s class
Holly Hiking along a raging Clear Creek
Masson learns how to put power in forward knee strikes while Rachael holds the pad. Maggie waits her turn to give it a try
Rebecca out on Travel near the Greenway entry on Prince Street
Corey and David talk about traffic sounds before making a street crossing
Judy shows two pillows she made
Blind Senior in a red hat marches in the Parade with a group from the Colorado Center for the Blind
Eileen, 92, is flanked by Senior Services Director Duncan Larsen and Senior Outreach Specialist Chris Kinney during the Littleton Western Welcome Week Parade. In front of them is Ashley and behind them are Martin and Brad.
Russel at his apartment pouring pasta from a box into a boiling pot
Four rafts head toward white water
Summer staff and students white water rafting on Clear Creek on a hot July, 2017 day.
Paul headed out from the Center with his cane
Young woman wearing sleepshades focuses on reading Braille
Laura in sleepshades tends chicken on the grill
Loren in front of the Littleton Downtown Station Mural
Amanda coming down the steps at the Light Rail Station
Jerad uses a click rule to measure for a cut out around an electrical light fixture at the top of a wall
Natalia, Celia, and Steve walking along a snowy icy sidewalk
Julie and Lexi Reading Braille
Petr and Diane H. returning from travel in the rain
Group hike at Bear Creek Lake Park
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“I learned I don’t have to stay in my room anymore!” That was Alice’s story after attending our intensive five-day Seniors in Charge program. “(When I lost my vision) I was just going to stay in my room and never leave unless someone came to take me somewhere. Now I’m not going to stay in there anymore!” and in the years since Alice said that, she’s been true to those words. She is still living an active, independent life as a blind senior.
Alice
Senior Programs
“They will help provide me with the confidence and resources I need to successfully get through Middle School, High School, and hopefully College and Medical School,” she says. “I like to talk with people who get it.“
Chloe
Youth Programs