Founded in 1903 by sisters Florence and Georgia Trader, Cincinnati’s Clovernook Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired produces more than 30 million Braille pages a year while providing employment for people who are blind or have low vision. Its century-old Braille Printing House anchors a broader mission that includes pediatric low-vision care, youth recreation and accessible resources for the blind and visually impaired community.
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Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually ImpairedFounded in 1911 by a small group making brooms and mops, Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI) now combines vision and information services with social-enterprise manufacturing that creates jobs for people who are blind or visually impaired. Its Industries Program turns mill-sized paper and tape rolls into retail-ready products while providing job training and on-the-job experience, continuing a century-old employment mission. CABVI is a private nonprofit serving the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area, and its manufacturing operation has been ISO 9001 certified since 2012.CINCINNATI, OH
Central Association for the Blind and Visually ImpairedSince 1929, Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired has paired comprehensive vision rehabilitation with a social-enterprise manufacturing operation that creates jobs for people who are blind or visually impaired. Its Central Industries division employs more than 120 people—about half legally blind—to produce and ship goods for federal and New York State customers, while business revenue helps fund CABVI’s services across Central New York.UTICA, NY
AlphapointeBorn more than a century ago in a Kansas City woman’s living room, Alphapointe is a nonprofit manufacturer and service organization that creates products and professional services while employing people who are blind or visually impaired. Its production work ranges from custom molded plastics to tactical medical products, with manufacturing carried out alongside vision rehabilitation, job training, and employment support. Alphapointe is now one of the largest U.S. employers of people with vision loss.RICHMOND HILL, NY
VisAbility PittsburghFor more than 100 years, VisAbility Pittsburgh has been a Pittsburgh nonprofit helping people who are blind, deafblind, or vision impaired pursue greater independence. Its work includes vision rehabilitation and employment support, with an Industries Division where 85 percent of the workforce is blind or low vision and program revenue helps fund rehabilitation services. The organization’s Comprehensive Vision Rehabilitation Center is nationally accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services.624310PITTSBURGH, PA