Overview

Overbrook School for the Blind provides education and support for students who are blind, visually impaired, or facing other challenges at a 26-acre campus in West Philadelphia, serving about 180 students ages 3–21. It uses individualized IEPs aligned to PA core standards and the Expanded Core Curriculum, and combines low- and high-tech assistive technology with a full team of TVIs and specialists in CVI, plus related services like OT, PT, speech, orientation and mobility, and counseling. Outside campus, it runs an Early Intervention Outreach program for birth to age three and an International Program that trains teachers in Southeast Asia. The school distinguishes itself by having Pennsylvania’s largest TVI workforce, a broad integrated services team, a focus on CVI-informed instruction, and active international training and outreach.