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Celebrating Hadley’s Centennial: 

A Message from Julie Tye 

We are excited to commemorate 

Hadley’s centennial in 

2020 and proud to share this 

accomplishment with the North 

Shore community. We were 

born here, in the Hadley family 

living room on Oak Street 

in Winnetka. And, we grew up 

here, nurtured by the vision, 

leadership and support of local 

residents who have championed 

Hadley’s important work for 

100 years. Today, Hadley continues 

to benefit from the many 

local volunteers, staff members 

and donors who support our 

mission. 

For those less familiar with 

Hadley, we are—and always 

have been—a distance learning 

organization. This means 

our blind and visually impaired 

learners do not come to us, we 

go to them using the medium 

that works best for their individual 

needs. This could be 

braille, large print, audio or online. 

At our headquarters at 700 

Elm Street in Winnetka, Hadley 

staff researches and develops 

our curriculum, produces and 

distributes course materials, 

engages and helps our learners, 

and raises money to support our 

programs. In addition to those 

who work onsite, we have experts 

offsite who are also helping 

to create our curriculum and 

work with learners. 

Much has changed since 

William Hadley taught his 

first “braille by mail” course 

in 1920. However, Hadley remains 

strong because we have 

continuously innovated and 

adapted to ensure we are providing 

the greatest assistance to 

the blind and visually impaired 

people who need our services. 

As a result, Hadley is the largest 

educator of braille and provider 

of distance education for 

people who are blind or visually 

impaired worldwide. In fiscal 

year 2019, we reached more 

than 172,000 learners from all 

50 states and 65 countries. 

Our goals remain constant: to 

Julie Tye, Hadley President 

empower people who are blind 

and visually impaired to thrive 

at home, at work, and in their 

communities. Following William 

Hadley’s lead, we take a 

personalized approach to this 

mission, so our learners get the 

help they need, when they need 

it. People who are blind or visually 

impaired often feel isolated; 

at Hadley they are part of a 

community where they can find 

assistance from experts and also 

have the opportunity to connect 

with others, like themselves, 

who are living with vision loss. 

Hadley also remains fully 

committed to maintaining our 

100-year history of providing 

learning free of charge to blind 

and visually impaired people 

and their families. Many people 

with vision loss are unemployed, 

underemployed or living on a 

fixed income. Thanks to the generosity 

of our donors, cost is not 

a barrier to Hadley learners. 

2020 is a significant year for 

Hadley for many reasons. In addition 

to commemorating our 

rich history, we are also reimagining 

the organization to best 

serve the growing population of 

older individuals with vision loss. 

I hope you will read on to 

learn more about Hadley of the 

past, present and future. 

William Hadley and The Hadley Correspondence School 

“When your life’s ambition has failed you, pick up a new thread of endeavor…make 

your renewal of effort count for other people.” 

~ William A. Hadley 

The Making of an 

Exceptional Educator 

William Allen Hadley was 

born in Mooresville, Indiana, in 

1860. He graduated from Earlham 

College in 1881 earned his 

master’s degree at the University 

of Minnesota. 

Hadley began teaching in Willmar, 

MN, where he also served as 

the Superintendent of Schools for 

a time. He married Jessie Henderson, 

a fellow schoolteacher 

and worked in Ohio and Peoria 

before coming to Chicago’s Lake 

View High School. 

Along the way, William and 

Jessie had two daughters, Margaret 

and Emily. Seeking more 

space to accommodate their family 

of four, the Hadleys moved to 

913 Oak Street in Winnetka in 

1905. 

In 1915, Hadley’s life was dramatically 

altered when a bout of 

influenza caused his retina to detach. 

Today this could likely be 

fixed surgically, but at that time 

it meant loss of vision in this eye. 

Because he had lost sight in his 

other eye in a childhood archery 

accident, William Hadley became 

completely blind at the age of 55. 

This was a difficult adjustment. 

Hadley found great assistance 

from his friend and neighbor, Dr. 

E.V.L. Brown, a renowned ophthalmologist. 

Dr. Brown not only 

knew the science of vision loss, 

but also the psychology. He recognized 

the importance of vision 

rehabilitation for recovering selfesteem 

and encouraged Hadley to 

stay active and learn braille. 

However, Hadley was frustrated 

to find that there were virtually 

no educational opportunities 

for blind people. Motivated by 

his love of reading and learning, 

he taught himself braille with the 

help of his wife, Jessie. 

While he learned to accept his 

vision loss, he lacked a strong 

sense of purpose. 

In 1919, fate again intervened in 

For the first two years, William 

Hadley corresponded with his 

students from his Winnetka 

home at 913 Oak Street. 

the form of a Winnetka neighbor. 

Hadley had struck up a friendship 

with Reverend Plumer, who 

was spending the summer in Winnetka 

with his daughter’s family. 

Plumer suggested Hadley use his 

talents to teach his fellow adult 

blind by correspondence courses. 

The School is Born 

Hadley was excited by the 

possibilities and enlisted the assistance 

of Dr. Brown. Their research 

revealed that nothing like 

this had ever been done, yet the 

need to educate adults with vision 

loss was profound. This project 

also brought William Hadley 

back to life. He was invigorated 

by the challenge and got to work 

making it a reality. 

By 1920, word of his idea was 

spreading. A farmer’s wife in 

Kansas wrote to him desperate 

to learn braille so she could read 

again, and “braille by mail” was 

born. She mailed her exercises 

to Mr. Hadley who corrected and 

returned them along with notes 

of help and encouragement. This 

was the beginning of the close instructor-student 

relationships that 

is a hallmark of Hadley learning. 

After this first success, Mr. 

Hadley was ready to take on 

more students. He advertised in 

a braille periodical and received 

over 100 replies from all 48 

states, Canada and China. This 

reinforced the significant need 

for the services he was offering 

and provided direction for the 

type of courses to offer. 

For the first year, Hadley ran 

the school out of his living room, 

with the help of his wife Jessie, and 

the support and encouragement of 

Dr. Brown. Using only the modest 

means of his teaching pension, 

Hadley provided education to more 

than 60 students free of charge. 

This policy of tuition-free education 

that Mr. Hadley established a 

century ago continues to underpin 

Hadley learning today. 

As the years went on, enrollment 

and staff grew but Mr. Hadley 

continued to develop, braille 

and teach many of the courses 

himself as well as writing personal 

letters to accompany each 

lesson he sent to students. 

A Life Well Lived 

William Hadley remained actively 

involved in the School he 

created until 1936 when, at the 

age of 76, he underwent an operation 

that took much of his vigor 

and required him to scale back 

his teaching. 

The year before his death, 

Hadley reflected upon his life in 

an interview with the Chicago 

Tribune, remarking: “I had been 

a teacher all my life and my work 

was not done. I was idle several 

years, adjusting myself, but eventually, 

I decided that my ability to 

teach had not left with my sight. 

Now I know that my most valuable 

work has been done in the 

last 20 years. I am not sorry that I 

was made blind.” 

William Hadley passed away at 

the age of 81 on October 2, 1941.

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“Prevention of blindness if possible, if not, then the Hadley School.” ~Dr. E.V.L. Brown 

Fulfilling the Vision: Dr. E.V.L. Brown 

Dr. E.V.L. Brown, with his wife 

Frieda, was critical to the launch and 

success of Hadley 

Edward Vail Lapham (E.V.L.) 

Brown was an important presence 

in the life of William Hadley. When 

Hadley first went blind, it was Dr. 

Brown—an ophthalmologist and 

Hadley’s friend and neighbor—who 

encouraged him to stay active and 

learn braille. 

Dr. Brown was also critical to the 

founding and success of the Hadley 

School. From the time William Hadley 

first approached him with the idea 

of starting a correspondence school, 

he provided essential leadership and 

counsel to the organization. 

While William Hadley developed 

and brailled the courses and taught 

students, Dr. Brown built and managed 

an organizational structure that 

could provide tuition-free learning to 

students. In 1922 he was appointed 

to be Hadley’s first President of the 

Board of Trustees and he would serve 

in this role until his death in 1953. 

Born in Morrison, IL, in 1896, 

Brown studied at Hahneman Medical 

School. There, he grew fascinated 

by the wonders of the human eye and 

continued his studies in this area at 

Rush Medical College and the University 

of Chicago. Later, his research 

would take him to the University of 

Berlin and Vienna. He also applied 

his German-language skills to translate 

scholarly texts, including The 

Human Eyeball and The Diseases of 

the Eye, into English. 

Dr. Brown was an eminent Chicago 

ophthalmologist and a dedicated educator. 

In addition to private practice, 

he taught at Rush Medical College, 

the University of Chicago, and the 

University of Illinois, and served as 

President of the Board of Trustees of 

the National Society for the Prevention 

of Blindness in Chicago. He also 

received many honors throughout his 

career, including the highest honor 

in his field, the Howe Medal of the 

American Ophthalmological Society. 

An extremely accomplished man, 

Dr. Brown was a dedicated educator, 

renowned ophthalmologist and great 

humanitarian. His providential friendship 

with William Hadley launched 

The Hadley Correspondence School 

and his exceptional leadership was 

critical to its success. 

Dr. Brown’s Family Inherits 

a Passion for Hadley 

Dr. Brown’s enthusiasm for Hadley was shared 

with his family. 

His daughter, Nancy, and her husband Clarence 

Boyd (Bud) Jones also became involved with the 

school in the early 1940s. A few months after Dr. 

Brown died, Bud Jones took over as the President of 

the Board of Trustees. 

When Jones took the reins, the school was in a precarious 

financial position, at risk of not meeting the 

month’s payroll. He got to work inspiring people about 

Hadley, getting support from his friends and neighbors 

and securing new contributors. 

An accomplished lawyer and Secretary of the Diversey 

Corporation, Bud was devoted to Hadley. He is 

remembered for his “wealth of wisdom and practical 

know-how” and for working tirelessly to raise Hadley’s 

profile, spearhead the building campaign and put 

the school on firm financial footing. In the 16 years 

that he served as board president, Hadley’s services, 

manpower and income more than quadrupled. 

He accomplished much of this in partnership with 

his wife, Nancy, who brought great creativity and 

energy to help the School. She played a pivotal role 

in fundraising, effectively rallying the support of the 

Board of Trustees and founding the Hadley Woman’s 

Board.



Community Support Key to Hadley Success 

Hadley director, Dorrance Nygaard, 

mans the Hadley exhibit at the Lions 

Club International Convention in 1950. 

Hadley learning has always 

been free of charge 

to people who are blind or 

visually impaired and their 

families because Hadley 

never wants cost to be a 

barrier to our learners. 

With this in mind, raising 

money to support the 

learning and services Hadley 

provides is integral to 

what we do—and an important 

part of our story. 

Winnetka-born 

It was the support and 

generosity of Winnetka 

residents that got Hadley 

off the ground. The first 

check Hadley received 

from outside supporters 

was for $1,000 in 1921. It 

came from Douglas Smith, 

president of the Pepsodent 

Company, and Mr. 

John Scott, of Carson Pirie 

Scott, both of whom lived 

in Winnetka and were patients 

of Hadley co-founder 

Dr. E.V.L. Brown. 

Many from the local 

area gave generously of 

their time and money in 

the early years – especially 

Hadley’s Board of Trustees. 

When Hadley was incorporated 

as a non-profit 

in 1922, this newly formed 

Board provided the financial 

support needed to 

move operations from the 

A proactive approach to aging through empathy, 

education and empowerment 

The Hadley Woman’s Board gathers 

for its 2019 Spring Luncheon. 

Hadley’s living room to a 

small second-floor office 

at 584 Lincoln Avenue 

in Winnetka. Later, their 

generosity would keep 

Hadley going through the 

lean years of the Depression, 

and donations from 

the Board were key to 

purchasing the land at 700 

Elm Street, where Hadley 

now stands. 

It is thanks to the generosity 

of countless individuals, 

groups and foundations 

that Hadley can continue to 

provide learners with tuition-free 

education. There 

are too many to name, but 

a few stand out. 

The Lions Club 

Roars into Action 

Founded by Chicago 

businessman Melvin Jones 

in 1917, Lions Club International 

is a service club that 

counts blindness-related 

causes among its projects. 

This was inspired by none 

other than Helen Keller 

who appealed to the Lions 

Clubs to become “Knights 

of the blind in the crusade 

against darkness” when she 

addressed their international 

convention in 1925. 

So, it was fitting and 

fortuitous when the newly 

chartered Winnetka Lions 

Club adopted The Hadley 

Correspondence School 

The Hadley Teen Board washes 

dogs to raise funds for Hadley. 

for the Blind as its main 

project in 1929 and the 

beginning of a long and 

important relationship for 

Hadley. 

The Winnetka Lions 

worked tirelessly to spread 

the word about Hadley. As 

a result, the school gained 

the attention and support 

of other Lions Clubs 

across the state and was 

officially adopted by the 

Illinois Lions at their State 

Convention in 1935. 

In 1953, the Lions of 

Illinois formalized their 

commitment to blindnessrelated 

causes with the 

forming of the Lions of 

Illinois Blind Activities, 

which supported Hadley 

among other organizations. 

This committee 

raised significant funds 

through its “Candy Day” 

sales. Meanwhile, the 

Winnetka Lions raised additional 

funds for Hadley 

through an annual Pancake 

Breakfast. 

When it was time to expand 

the Hadley building 

in 1968, the Lions were 

also there. Funds were 

raised through memorial 

donations, which were in 

addition to the Lions’ annual 

donation to Hadley’s 

general fund. 

Today, the Lions Club 

International continues 

to support vision-related 

causes and has expanded 

this scope to include blindness 

prevention and sight 

restoration and Hadley 

continues to benefit from 

the generosity of Lions 

Clubs who donate to help 

us fulfill our mission. 

The Woman’s Board 

Steps Up 

In the early years, the 

wives of Hadley’s founders 

and Board of Trustees—including 

Mrs. William 

Hadley and Mrs. 

E.V.L. Brown—played 

a significant role behind 

the scenes helping their 

husbands and the School. 

In 1953, many of these 

women stepped out from 

the shadows to formalize 

and organize their support 

by creating the Hadley 

Woman’s Board. 

This move was prompted 

by necessity. In 1953 Hadley 

had only $500 left in 

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What’s 

in a 

Name? 

Support 

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1920 

Founded as 

The Hadley 

Correspondence 

School for the 

Blind 

1953 

Shortened to The 

Hadley School for 

the Blind 

the bank and no immediate plan for 

how to make payroll. Nancy Brown 

Jones, daughter of founder Dr. E.V.L. 

Brown, came up with a solution; “It 

would require women, who keep their 

shoulder to the wheel,” she explained 

in a 1989 interview. 

Together with her mother and 

other prominent local women, such 

as Mrs. Ernest S. Ballard who was 

the first chair, the newly formed 

Board spent the summer hosting 

teas along the North Shore to raise 

money for and awareness of Hadley. 

Soon, the Woman’s Board was 

off and running. Nancy Jones remembers, 

“We had great strengths 

in the early Woman’s Board…They 

were unusually capable, bright, 

charming and well-organized 

women who knew how to get right 

to a problem.” 

2020 marks 67 years that the Hadley 

Woman’s Board has been working 

diligently to fundraise for Hadley. 

Over the years, Woman’s Board 

members have also devoted their 

time and talents to Hadley, such as 

giving tours of the building to visitors, 

reading books for audio recordings, 

and arranging events. 

The Woman’s Board’s success 

has made it a special partner and financial 

cornerstone for Hadley. Every 

year, the Woman’s Board sells 

Braille Holiday Cards to raise funds 

in support of Hadley. Started by 

Nancy Jones in 1956, the cards always 

include a message transcribed 

in braille as well as an ink-printed 

note. Sending the card has been a 

tradition for many families and a 

wonderful way to expand the reach 

of Hadley worldwide. 

A large percentage of the Woman’s 

Board proceeds are raised through 

special events, including an annual 

gala that brings the community together 

in support of Hadley. Over 

the years, these affairs have included 

dinner dances, casino nights, Kentucky 

Derby parties, garden parties, 

art sales and wine nights. 

This year, the Hadley Woman’s 

Board and Hadley Board of Trustees 

are planning a landmark celebration 

in honor of Hadley’s centennial. This 

fun and festive evening is scheduled 

for April 4, 2020 at The Dalcy in 

Chicago’s Fulton Market. To be a 

sponsor, purchase tickets or learn 

more about the event, contact sara@ 

hadley.edu or call 847-784-2876. 

If you are interested in joining or 

would like more information about 

the Hadley Woman’s Board, contact 

Suzy Parks, Hadley Woman’s Board 

President, at suzyparks@messinagroupinc.com 

or 847-274-3202. 

2015 

Renamed Hadley 

Institute for the 

Blind and Visually 

Impaired 

2020 

Known as Hadley 

Friends of Hadley 

In 1974, the Woman’s Board gave 

rise to the Friends of Hadley. The 

Friends were focused on supporting the 

school’s unique educational programs, 

helping Hadley students on an individual 

basis and addressing specific causes. 

For example, in the aftermath of 

Hurricane Katrina, the Friends of 

Hadley helped a student who was 

without a home, personal belongings 

and, most importantly, her personal 

computer which she needed to continue 

her employment. By pooling 

resources, they wrote a check toward 

the purchase of a new computer 

monitor and adaptive software so she 

could return to work. 

In 2006, this group won the American 

Council of the Blind’s prestigious 

James R. Olsen Distinguished Service 

Award, which recognizes people or 

organizations that have demonstrated 

exceptional service to others. 

Hadley Teen Board 

The Hadley Teen Board is comprised 

of high school age kids from 

the North Shore area. The group 

plans and organizes a variety of fundraisers 

for Hadley—including the 

Memorial Day Dog Wash held in the 

Hadley parking lot by the Winnetka 

Village Green. To find out more, 

contact Suzette Bernstein at suzettebernstein@comcast.net. 

A Lifelong Affiliation 

Drives Sarah Barden 

Sarah with her niece, 

Annie. 

Sarah Barden’s affiliation 

with Hadley dates 

back nearly 50 years to 

when, as an 8th grader 

living in Wilmette, she 

met Dr. Richard Kinney, 

one of the organization’s 

pioneers. He made an impact 

that she still recalls 

today. 

Sarah graduated from 

Miami of Ohio University 

with a double major 

in learning disabilities 

and elementary education 

and taught in that field. 

She and her husband have 

since raised their own 

family in Northbrook. 

In 1992, Sarah became 

reacquainted with Hadley 

when she joined the 

Woman’s Board. Like 

many members, her interest 

was largely social. 

She enjoyed being part of 

this group that does good 

work in the community. 

However, Sarah’s connection 

became more 

personal when her niece, 

Annie, was born with 

blindness caused by retinopathy 

of prematurity. 

Sarah explains, “Annie’s 

story has given me 

more of a drive to make 

sure that the visuallyimpaired 

population of 

our society is served, accepted, 

and totally mainstreamed.” 

In addition to being 

a past Woman’s Board 

President, Sarah is a Hadley 

Trustee and co-chair 

for Hadley’s Education 

and Centennial Committees. 

She is proud that the 

Woman’s Board works 

tirelessly to uphold Hadley’s 

mission. “We’ve 

stayed focused on that. 

Our delivery, our technology, 

and all of the services 

we provide; we just 

continue to get better and 

better as an organization 

as a whole.” 

Congratulations 

on a Century of Seeing New Possibilities 

Congratulations, Hadley 

on 100 years of helping others! 

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Hadley Goes International 

From the very beginning, Hadley attracted 

interest from blind and visually 

impaired students around the world. 

While the “braille by mail” model allowed 

Hadley to serve international 

students, it was not a fast process given 

distance and geographical barriers. 

In 1959, Director Donald Hathaway 

and Assistant Director Richard Kinney 

attended the Fifth World Assembly of 

the World Council for the Welfare of 

the Blind in Rome. While there, they 

were approached by Latin American 

delegates who wished to replicate Hadley 

in their countries. 

This was the beginning of Hadley 

International. Under this new initiative, 

Hadley partnered with local agencies 

for the blind to open satellite offices in 

key regions of the world. This enabled 

Hadley to overcome linguistic barriers 

and deliver resources more efficiently. 

In the 1960s, Hadley expanded 

across the globe—with offices in Argentina, 

Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, 

France, Greece, India, Italy, Israel, 

Kenya, Mexico, Spain and Turkey. 

The international curriculum mirrored 

Hadley Central’s approach, primarily 

teaching English through the local 

language in braille, by mail. Across 

the markets there was also an emphasis 

on vocational courses. 

By the 1990s, new web-enabled 

technologies meant learning materials 

could be delivered more efficiently 

from a central location. The rising cost 

and complexity of maintaining operations 

abroad led to closing international 

offices in Europe in 1992 and the last 

locations in South America and Latin 

America in 2000. China was the exception 

and remained open until 2012. 

Today, Hadley continues to serve 

people who are blind and visually impaired 

around the world. In 2019 we 

reached learners in more than 65 countries. 

Hadley’s distance learning model 

and digital technology make it a seamless 

process, with learning accessible 

around the clock from any location. 

Learning Experts Are Hadley’s True Heroes 

Unless you’ve gone 

through it, it’s difficult to 

imagine losing your vision 

and having the confidence to 

continue living independently. 

Hadley’s learning experts 

are essential to helping learners 

navigate this new reality. 

Charmaine Martin, learning 

expert and practice leader for 

the Adjustment, Independent 

Living, and Recreation Team 

explains, “People who call 

are often scared and anxious 

and simply want to know that 

life can go on. We tell them 

they can still do things they 

normally do, but that they just 

have to learn how to do them 

in a different way, and we can 

help get them there.” 

She adds, “you can feel the 

anxiousness of the caller but 

also the relief once they hear 

what we have to offer in the 

way of assistance, and that 

we will be there to help guide 

them every step of the way.” 

It is most frequently an 

older individual who has experienced 

recent vision loss 

who reaches out to see what 

Hadley can offer. Because 

their literacy is already there 

and they are not yet at a stage 

when they want to learn 

braille, most are simply seeking 

tips and tricks on how to 

navigate through their new 

life and the experiences that 

come with it. 

“And they want it quickly,” 

Martin explains. “We’re in the 

age of YouTube, when people 

don’t want to sit through a 

long course to learn about independent 

living. They want 

the information at their fingertips 

and want it now. Hadley’s 

new platform is being 

developed to deliver the ‘just 

in time’ type of education our 

learners are seeking.” 

While Hadley’s online 

discussion groups provide 

an enormous sense of community 

for those living with 

low vision, it’s the learning 

experts who are on the front 

lines every day, communicating 

in real-time, making a 

difference in people’s lives. 

Whether it’s tips on shaving, 

navigating the kitchen, or 

even how to locate a pair of 

dropped glasses without stepping 

on them, Martin and her 

fellow Hadley experts are always 

there to provide support. 

“People come to us at different 

stages (of vision loss),” 

she explains. “When blindness 

hits, you want to know 

that what you’re feeling is 

normal. Just like you grieve 

for the loss of a family member, 

you can grieve for the 

loss of your vision.” 

For Martin, it is an “amazing 

feeling” to see how 

someone struggling in the 

beginning learns to adjust. 

She affirms this feeling also 

extends to sighted individuals 

when they’ve learned to help 

their loved one regain their 

independence. 

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Hadley Addresses the 

Changing Face of Vision Loss 

Improved prevention, detection and treatments 

have resulted in fewer children experiencing 

vision loss. However, at the other end 

of the age spectrum, vision loss is a growing 

concern. As the baby-boomer population 

ages, visual impairments caused by eye diseases—such 

as age-related macular degeneration, 

diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma— 

are on the rise. 

Poor visual acuity is just the beginning of 

the challenges these individuals will face. Impaired 

sight makes medication management 

precarious. Getting around in public, or even 

one’s own home, becomes unsafe. Cutting 

food and cooking a meal turns hazardous. 

The loss of independence and lack of mobility 

that accompany vision loss frequently 

lead to increased isolation, depression and a 

reduced quality of life. 

There is an urgent need to support the 

millions of older individuals new to vision 

loss. 

In the United States, vision rehabilitation 

is provided as a social service. People in need 

of assistance are typically referred to staterun 

agencies, but these organizations are 

often oversubscribed and underfunded and 

simply cannot provide the type, volume or 

speed of support that is needed. 

Nor is the medical community set up to 

help. Vision rehab has never fallen under the 

medical model. Once there is nothing left to 

do to treat the underlying disease or restore 

vision, people are usually left in the cold, 

without assistance or support. 

How Is Hadley Helping? 

As the largest provider of distance education 

for people who are blind and visually impaired 

worldwide, Hadley is uniquely qualified 

to serve this growing population. We are 

doing this by bringing together our esteemed 

100-year history with new technological capabilities 

to deliver the most impactful learning 

experiences. 

Hadley’s distance learning model allows 

us to be there to help people facing visual impairment 

through this challenging transition. 

It might take months to see a vision rehab 

counselor at a state-run agency but Hadley 

learning and learning experts are available 

immediately. Hadley learners have access 

to personalized learning experiences in the 

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Creating a Sense of Community Engagement 

Visual impairment is often isolating. 

Compromised sight can make it difficult to 

travel and get around in public leading to a 

loss of independence, established routines 

and engagement with the outside world. According 

to The Global Coalition on Aging, 

low vision has also been shown to result in a 

9.5 times greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease 

and a 200% increase in clinical depression. 

Staying connected is critical—and something 

that Hadley learners are eager to do. 

So, Hadley recently launched a series of 

Discussion Groups where learners can interact 

with others who share their interests 

and learn from others who are facing similar 

challenges. 

Hadley Discussion Groups are free of 

charge and open to anyone with a visual 

impairment, their family members, and 

even medical professionals. These forums 

allow learners—who are spread out across 

the country and around the world— to gain 

knowledge, share information, connect with 

one another and build community. Subjects 

capture learners’ broad range of interests and 

needs. Whatever the pursuit, it is likely that 

Hadley has a discussion group for it. Topics 

include: Tech it Out, Hadley Growers, Spanish 

Chat, What’s Cooking, Resource Roundtable, 

Get Up & Go, Crafting, Embracing 

Braille and Writers’ Circle. 

Discussion groups are also an important 

component of Hadley’s new workshop format. 

They provide a valuable avenue for 

‘social learning’ that, research and experience 

reveal, is critical to people with low vision. 

If learners are not able to join the live 

conversation, they can access the discussion 

content after the fact by downloading the 

transcript or listening to the audio recording. 

Topics are timely and seasonal—such as 

how to cook a Thanksgiving turkey or online 

shopping for holiday gifts. 

Feedback from learners has been excellent. 

They enjoy the cross-section of people 

who participate, the ability to ask questions 

of experts and the group, and the opportunity 

to share their own tips and experiences. 

Visit hadley.edu/discussions to browse all 

of the discussion groups. Click ‘Tune In’ to 

view upcoming topics, times to join in and 

access past sessions. 

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Forsythe Center Helps People with Low Vision Get Back into the Workforce 

Unemployment among people 

with disabilities is a serious issue, 

and this is especially true 

for people with visual impairments. 

The National Federation 

of the Blind reports that over 

70% of working age adults with 

significant vision loss are not 

employed full time. 

And the situation is expected 

to only worsen. 

The National Eye Institute 

projects a dramatic increase in 

the number of Americans with 

low vision, from 2.9 million in 

2010, to 5 million in 2030, and 

to nearly 9 million in 2050. Although 

low vision can occur at 

any age, most people with low 

vision are over 60 years old. 

“Because this generation will 

live longer, many will strive for 

years to keep their jobs and live 

independently with low vision,” 

explains Colleen Wunderlich, 

director of Hadley’s Forsythe 

Center for Employment & Entrepreneurship. 

“I’m concerned 

Forsythe Center Director Colleen 

Wunderlich and her guide dog 

Nora with Sandy Forsythe. 

because society is not prepared 

for the increasing numbers of 

people who will lose their vision 

10 to 20 years down the road. It’s 

been a silent epidemic for a long 

time.” 

Through the Forsythe Center, 

Hadley offers tuition-free courses 

and online modules that focus 

on business planning, marketing, 

basic accounting and financial 

statement preparation. 

“Whether someone is seeking 

a job, wanting a better job, or aspiring 

to be their own boss, we 

help develop the business skills 

needed to be successful,” explains 

Ms. Wunderlich, who has 

been with Hadley since 2013 and 

has been blind since birth. 

Each year, the Forsythe Center 

awards $30,000 in grant 

money to deserving individuals 

through its ‘New Venture’ competition 

for entrepreneurship. 

Wunderlich realized the need for 

this competition a few years ago 

when she was teaching a Hadley 

course on business plans and 

started seeing a lot of people’s 

business plans come through. 

She recalled the “courses to prepare 

people for business planning 

and competition” when she 

earned her MBA at the University 

of Chicago Booth School of 

Business and set out to create a 

similar opportunity for Hadley 

learners. 

The funding for this award 

comes from Sandy and Richard 

Forsythe, who also provided the 

seed money to start the Forsythe 

Center at Hadley in 2011. 

Last year’s winner, Darrel Kirby, 

is using this award money to 

build his own multidisciplinary 

behavioral healthcare practice. 

(See Kirby’s story on page 11.) 

“It blows my mind and is simply 

astounding that there are 

people out there like Darrel who 

are able to do what they do,” said 

Sandy Forsythe, who joined the 

Hadley’s Woman’s Board shortly 

after moving to Winnetka in 

1983. “Knowing our name is at 

the forefront of this program is 

such a great feeling. We recognize 

that it is working and has 

helped so many people.” 

Sandy knows the difficulties 

that come with living with a 

loved one with vision loss. Her 

husband, Rick, who started his 

own company, Forsythe Technologies 

in 1971, developed 

macular degeneration in 2004 at 

the age of 65. 

“The one thing that I’ve 

learned about blindness and 

people is that they want their 

dignity, they want to contribute 

to society, and plain and simple, 

they want a job,” adds Forsythe. 

“We are thankful to help open 

this door to them.” 

As the only program of its 

kind, the Forsythe Center for 

Employment & Entrepreneurship 

is continually growing and 

developing new coursework to 

go along with a new online portal. 

Wunderlich gleams with pride 

when asked about the Forsythe 

Center’s accomplishments. “I’m 

proud of our entrepreneurs,” she 

says. “They make this program 

successful. We are so honored to 

have touched well over 200 businesses 

in different phases of the 

development process.” 

For more information on the 

Forsythe Center for Employment 

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Iowa City Man Wins 2019 New Venture Competition 

When Darrel Kirby was 

a junior at the University 

of Iowa his life was turned 

completely upside down. 

Studying to earn a degree 

in psychology, Kirby, a diabetic 

since childhood, began 

losing his sight and within a 

few months would be completely 

blind due to detached 

retinas that didn’t respond to 

treatment. 

“The most difficult part 

of going blind is losing your 

independence. I was devastated,” 

said Kirby. 

Kirby left school and returned 

home, hoping for 

answers but became isolated 

and depressed. “(Before losing 

my sight) I was sociable, 

had a lot of friends, was 

willing to take risks and try 

all sorts of new adventures,” 

he explained. “Suddenly, 

I was scared to do those 

things. I was scared to leave 

my apartment, and friends 

didn’t know how to interact 

Darrel Kirby accepts his 

award at Hadley’s 2019 

Student Awards. 

with me.” 

Eventually, he found help 

and inspiration from others 

in the blindness community, 

giving him the motivation 

to return to school and 

reimagine his life. He also 

learned that he didn’t necessarily 

have to give up on all 

of the dreams he had before 

he lost his vision. 

Darrel returned to school, 

earned his master’s degree 

in social work and became 

a licensed independent social 

worker and certified 

drug and alcohol counselor. 

Over the next eleven years 

he worked as a counselor at 

agencies in the Iowa City 

area. 

These were positive and 

rewarding experiences, but 

Darrel aimed to move into 

private practice because it 

allows for greater flexibility, 

improved financial prospects 

and the opportunity to 

work with clients long-term. 

He also recognized that Iowa 

City needs more therapists 

with experience working 

with college students, expertise 

handling issues such as 

substance abuse and eating 

disorders, and with diverse 

identities and backgrounds. 

So, Darrel joined forces with 

a colleague to start Thrive 

Behavioral Health, LLC. 

Hadley’s Forsythe Center 

was key to making this a reality. 

As he describes it, “My 

vision and this dream were 

the outline and it was like 

someone gave me crayons, 

and I was coloring it in, and 

it was coming to life. Now, I 

am so much better prepared 

and have a sense of where 

we are going because of the 

detail and direction that the 

courses demanded of me.” 

In June of 2019, Kirby 

won the Hadley ‘New Venture 

Competition’ for his 

business plan and $30,000 

in prize money. Kirby will 

use this award to grow the 

business. He shares, “it will 

help us to hire the qualified 

therapists we want to attract 

and will help Thrive 

be the business that I really 

want it to be.” 

However, the experience 

goes beyond the prize 

money. Darrel states, “No 

matter what happened with 

the competition, discovering 

Hadley and completing the 

classes and having the business 

plan was an enormous 

gift.” 

VISION LOSS 

From Page 9 

comfort and convenience of 

their homes. And, because 

they also have the opportunity 

to learn from and interact 

with others across the 

Hadley community through 

our forums and discussion 

groups, the experience of vision 

loss becomes less lonely 

and isolating. 

Scheduled to launch in 

spring 2020, Hadley’s updated 

learning platform 

will feature offerings tailored 

to meet the needs of 

older adults new to vision 

loss. These dynamic, engaging 

and interactive experiences 

will allow learners 

to go at their own pace, 

practice their knowledge 

and learn through scenariobased 

settings with real-life 

applications. 

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and accessible so learning 

can begin right away. Resources 

will be available 

24/7 from the comfort and 

convenience of the learner’s 

home. When assistance is 

needed, Hadley learning experts 

will be there. And, as 

always, this learning will be 

free of charge to people with 

vision loss and their families. 

While Hadley expands its 

focus to assist the growing 

population of older adults 

new to vision loss, we will 

also enhance the learning experience 

for all the people we 

have been serving for the past 

century. We are always improving 

and are committed to 

meeting learners where they 

live and where they are— 

with applicable knowledge 

and practical solutions to help 

them thrive at work, at home 

and in their communities. 

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Technology: Past, Present and Future 

Technology has had a powerful 

impact on the lives of people who 

are blind and visually impaired— 

and on the possibilities for distance 

learning. For the past century, 

Hadley has been on the forefront 

of these developments, embracing 

technology to improve our ability 

to reach and teach those in need of 

our services, and to enhance the 

quality and experience of the learning 

it provides. 

The Early Years 

In the 1920s, when Hadley was 

first founded, braille textbooks 

were produced one-at-a-time on 

braille writers, making for a timeand 

labor-intensive process. In 

these early days, William Hadley 

wrote and produced most of these 

himself, even once more staff was 

hired to assist. 

So, when braille presses came 

on the scene in the 1930s, it was 

transformative for the school. The 

ability to produce textbooks much 

more efficiently enabled Hadley to 

expand its student base and course 

offerings. 

Alfred Allen was hired in 1922 

to be William Hadley’s “right hand 

man” and manage the business affairs 

of the school. Allen was also 

an innovator who developed a 

braille press with an accompanying 

stereotyping machine that produced 

zinc plates from which the 

books could be printed. This sped 

up production of textbooks so the 

school could keep pace with the 

growing demand. 

Allen also pioneered the idea of 

the “Talking Book” in the 1930s, 

which sent recordings and record 

players to students. Since many 

students did not yet have access 

to electricity, these machines were 

spring loaded. This initiative inspired 

the Talking Book program 

the Library of Congress launched 

later, which loaned electric players 

to students to use. 

When Hadley’s new building 

was constructed in 1957, it included 

an audio recording studio. 

This gave the school the ability 

and flexibility to produce these 

learning materials in-house. It also 

brought many broadcasting personalities, 

such as Shirley Cole of 

“Little Orphan Annie” fame, to 

Hadley to record course material. 

In the late 1950s, the Thermoform 

Braille Duplicator revolutionized 

printing. Books could be 

produced for a fraction of the cost 

of printing them on a large braille 

press and materials could be updated 

more efficiently and easily. 

Hadley updated its recording 

studio in the 1980s, enabling 

learning materials to be captured 

and shared on cassette tape. Celebrities, 

such as Sammy Davis, 

Jr. and George Shearing, read and 

recorded books and magazines for 

Hadley. Future enhancements including 

a teleprompter, powerful 

computers and digital sound editing 

software allowed Hadley staff 

to digitally master, edit and duplicate 

recordings in house. 

Hadley’s early 

braille reproduction 

machines were 

simple presses with 

zinc plates. 

Personal Computers 

and the Internet 

The 1990s brought the personal 

computer and, since then, the speed 

of technology has accelerated exponentially 

to open new doors and 

opportunities for people who are 

blind and visually impaired. 

One of the most significant developments 

was the screen reader, 

a software program that enables 

a blind or visually impaired user 

to read text on a computer screen 

Charles Shipley, Hadley recording studio 

engineer, records Shirley Cole, a wellknown 

Chicago broadcaster who voiced 

Annie on the “Little Orphan Annie” radio 

show, in 1957 

with a speech synthesizer or braille 

display. This allowed Hadley students 

and teachers to correspond 

and share materials electronically. 

While computers and screen readers 

were prohibitively expensive 

for many in the early years, today, 

nearly every program has major 

accessibility options built right in. 

Then came the Internet. Hadley 

launched online learning, or 

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“eHadley,” in 2001, beginning 

with a course on “internet basics.” 

eHadley quickly gained steam and 

more materials were rolled out 

over the following years. 

Seminars@Hadley was launched 

in 2006. This popular series of free, 

online sessions was made available 

to learners around the world 

and was the precursor to Hadley 

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Groups offered today. 

In 2012, Hadley introduced a series 

of videos about how to use the 

accessibility features of the iPhone 

and other Apple products. Hadley 

has been building this library continuously 

and it has recently been 

expanded to include Android products 

as well. You can find these on 

the Hadley website (https://hadley. 

edu/InstructionalVideos/). 

Looking to the Future: Workshops 

Now, Hadley is putting the 

technology in place for our next 

century. We are transforming the 

manner in which we offer our education 

going forward so we can 

best serve the growing population 

of people facing vision loss and 

empower them to meet the challenges 

ahead. 

For this, Hadley is redeveloping 

its traditional programming 

into dynamic online workshops. 

Course materials are being portioned 

into digestible, interactive 

experiences. For those learners 

who prefer, these materials will 

also be available in braille, audio 

and large print. 

With a multimedia approach 

and interactive formats, this new 

platform will let learners move 

at their own pace, practice their 

knowledge and learn through scenario-based 

settings with real-life 

applications. It will also accommodate 

individual vision conditions 

through customized settings 

and will tailor content and make 

recommendations based upon 

user interactions. 

Hadley learning experts and 

learning developers are currently 

working diligently to bring this 

vision to life for rollout in spring 

2020. 

Hadley Partners with Technology Leaders on Accessibility 

When Doug Walker joined the 

Hadley staff to focus on assistive 

technology approximately eight 

years ago, Hadley learners were 

eager to learn about iPhone accessibility. 

So, he rigged up a recording 

studio in his Nashville, TN, home 

office and got to work videotaping 

a series of tutorials that could be 

shared through Hadley’s website. 

This was just the beginning. 

Hadley learners loved this platform, 

so Walker upgraded his 

production studio and continued 

to create videos on iPhone accessibility 

features—such as VoiceOver 

and Magnifier. Then, he expanded 

the curriculum to include tutorials 

for the Mac. 

Apple took notice. Sarah Herrlinger, 

Apple’s director of global 

accessibility policy & initiatives, 

contacted Hadley about forming a 

relationship wherein Hadley would 

be featured on their website as a goto 

resource for accessibility. Since 

then, this relationship has continued 

to flourish. Hadley’s tutorial library 

now covers how to use accessibility 

features on a full range of 

Doug Walker presents on 

accessibility features at 

Chicago’s Apple Store 

Apple products—including Apple 

TV, Apple Watch and iPad. 

Doug Walker has also presented 

at Apple on vision accessibility 

on multiple occasions. And, when 

Apple needed to teach visually impaired 

individuals how to use Swift 

Playgrounds as part of their “Everyone 

Can Code” initiative, they 

reached out to Hadley for help. 

Because accessibility features 

were built right into Apple’s software, 

this was the logical place for 

Hadley to start teaching. However, 

since then, other technology companies 

have followed suit—and 

Hadley is keeping up with the demand 

for learning. 

This has led to new opportunities—including 

relationships with 

Microsoft and Google. Recently, 

Hadley launched a series of Android 

accessibility videos with 

Google so all smartphone users can 

learn to make their device more 

accessible. Hadley is also in the 

process of creating tutorials for Microsoft 

products including Microsoft 

Word, Windows, Outlook and 

Windows Mail. These will be produced 

in mirror versions: one for 

people with low vision, a second 

for people who use a screen reader. 

Walker, who is visually impaired, 

recognizes first-hand the incredible 

power that technology has. “I’ve often 

said that my smartphone makes 

me half as blind. It really is true,” he 

remarks. “Our smartphones open up 

the world to us. Since the software 

is built right into the device, there’s 

no need to purchase any third-party 

software to make our device fully 

accessible. Now, we are able to get 

the same content at the same time as 

our sighted peers with a device that 

everyone can use…right out of the 

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Distance education has always been 

Hadley’s model of learning. This approach 

worked well 100 years ago because the blind 

and visually impaired individuals that William 

Hadley set out to teach did not need to 

travel or disrupt their lives to access education 

Braille was initially the primary means for 

communication between students and teachers 

and later large print, audio and online 

formats were added. More recently, digital 

technologies have given rise to exciting new 

mediums including podcasts, videos and webinars. 

While the way we deliver learning has 

evolved, Hadley’s philosophy has remained 

constant. “Distance learning is still our focus, 

although technology is proving to be the 

biggest game changer,” Chief Program Officer 

Ed Haines explains. “Back in the day, 

we started sending out our audio courses on 

vinyl records as part of the talking book program. 

That morphed into cassette tape, then 

digital talking books. The future is definitely 

pointing towards people getting their audio 

How Distance Learning Sets Hadley Apart 

Blind and visually impaired individuals 

and their families access Hadley learning 

from their home. 

workshops on devices like Alexa.” 

What does distance learning mean to 

Hadley learners today? It means studying 

in a convenient location, with materials and 

teachers’ comments arriving by mail or via 

email; allowing students to study on their 

own time and at their own pace; and the ability 

to receive specially designed course materials 

in the medium of choice. 

However, Hadley’s distance learning approach 

is also personal. It’s the one-on-one 

attention from Hadley’s instructors that sets 

us apart. Hadley’s licensed educators check 

and respond to completed assignments individually. 

Help is always available via phone 

or email when someone has questions or 

needs assistance. 

Today, Hadley offers hundreds of workshops 

in four main categories: Braille, Technology, 

Employment, and Adjustment, Independent 

Living and Recreation. “All four go 

together,” explains Haines. “You can’t really 

adjust emotionally or psychosocially unless 

you have attained some level of independence; 

or level of independence unless you 

have some level of adjustment. They are just 

very interrelated.” 

For the past century, Hadley has been developing 

new distance learning programs 

to improve our offerings and adapt to the 

needs of people who are blind and visually 

impaired. In 2020 we will take a bold new 

step in this direction with the launch of a new 

format to deliver content. 

To increase our reach and impact, we’re 

broadening our virtual platform and transforming 

traditional courses and seminars into 

bite-sized 10- to 20-minute experiences,” 

explains Charmaine Martin, learning expert 

and practice leader for the Adjustment, Independent 

Living, and Recreation Team. 

“Learners will also be able to customize 

their experience when on our newly-designed 

online platform, and choose the font 

style and size, page color and contrast that 

work best for their individual needs. And as 

they move through content, Hadley’s system 

will retain preferences, tailoring subsequent 

visits to match preferred user experience and 

interest.” 

Martin assures that individuals who prefer 

offline learning will still have access to 

printed materials, newly delivered in a series 

of short booklets and audio clips with on-demand 

production and shipping powered by 

an upgraded and integrated database. 

Hadley learners are striving for independence. 

Martin explains, “being able to help 

them makes all the difference in the world. 

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