Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind | |
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United States | |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1866 |
Superintendent | Terrence Wilding |
Principal | John Davis |
Color(s) | Maroon and Gold |
Website | Minnesota State Academy for the Blind Website |
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind (MSAB) (formerly known as the Braille and Sight Saving School) is a public school in Faribault, Minnesota, United States. Its mission is the education and life education of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind learners from birth to age 21. The school has a residential program and provides 24-hour programming including Braille, independent travel, assistive technologies, and individualized educational services. Students often have multiple disabilities and come from all regions of the state.
The Minnesota Legislature established it in 1866, together with the nearby Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, which was established three years earlier (1863).
The Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library is an extension of the Academy for the Blind. It serves people of all ages everywhere in Minnesota with a collection of hundreds of thousands of items. It is funded by the state and federal governments.
Blind Department Building and Dow Hall at the State Academy for the Blind are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Other facilities include Lysen Hall.
It has dormitory facilities for students.[1]
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Coordinates: 44°17′12″N 93°15′37″W / 44.2866304°N 93.2602154°W[2]
References[]
- ^ Files/2020-2021 Student Handbook (updated October 2020).pdf "Student Handbook" Check
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value (help) (PDF). Minnesota State Academies. p. 59. Retrieved 2021-05-22. - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
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- Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library
- Schools for the blind in the United States
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- Schools in Rice County, Minnesota
- Public high schools in Minnesota
- Public elementary schools in Minnesota
- Public middle schools in Minnesota
- Public K-12 schools in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Faribault, Minnesota
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