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About Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind

CLB's programs and services include:

• Assistive technology training
• Assistive technology consultations
• Staffing and Career services
• Children's Programs
• Low Vision Care
• Older Adult Services
• Rehabilitation Services
• Volunteer Programs

CLB pledges full support to equal opportunity in all services it provides to individuals, regardless of an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, marital status, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disabilities, matriculation, political affiliation, personal appearance, veteran status or other criterion protected by law.
 

Facts about CLB

Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind was founded on May 17, 1900 by Francis R. Cleveland, an attorney from Connecticut, and H.R.W. Miles, a graduate of the Perkins Institute for the Blind, in an effort to establish a presence for the blind community in the nation's Capitol.

 

For over 100 years, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind has been Washington, D.C.'s premiere service provider and resource center for people who are blind or visually impaired. Its outstanding services have helped thousands of people cope with blindness and low vision, helping them to live and work independently and giving them the skills and confidence they need to lead productive and fulfilling lives.

• Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind serves more than 5,000 blind and low vision individuals in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area each year. Hundreds of others throughout the nation benefit from Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind's assistive technology training services as well.

• Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind offers a variety of programs and services to children, working-age adults and senior citizens who are blind or have low vision, including adaptive and assistive technology; professional and career services training; rehabilitation; community outreach; children's services; low vision services; independent living and older adult programs.
  
• Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Board of Directors is made up of community leaders from the greater Washington, D.C. area and is led by Chairman of the Board Paul Rothenburg.

• Each year, over 100 volunteers donate their time and talent to Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, contributing over 20,000 hours of volunteer time annually.

CLB is a private, not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization