About Helen Keller Services
Supporting individuals who are blind, DeafBlind or have low vision to live, work and thrive in their communities.
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, NY
- Founded
- 1893
- Company type
- Nonprofit
- Company profile name
- Helen Keller Services (HKS)
For over 125 years, Helen Keller Services has helped individuals of all ages who are blind, DeafBlind, or have low vision to develop independence and to participate actively and fully in their communities.
Mission
Our mission is to help individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired, and who may have additional disabilities, to develop independence and to participate actively in their communities, and to provide public education and blindness prevention programs.
Company Overview
Founded in 1893, Helen Keller Services for the Blind offers a wide range of services and programs for people of all ages who are blind or have vision impairments. Thousands of people in the New York metropolitan area and in Nassau and Suffolk Counties take advantage of these services every year.
Description
Headquartered in Brooklyn, HKSB has additional rehabilitation sites in Hempstead and Huntington, Long Island. The agency also operates the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults (www.hknc.org) in Sands Point, New York, with regional offices around the country.
Products
• Employment Services • Low Vision Services • Rehabilitation Services • Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities • Services for Students • The Children’s Learning Center
Specialties
- employment services
- low vision services
- rehabilitation services
- services for individuals with developmental disabilities
- services for students
- and the children's learning center
Company locations
180 Livingston Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, US
141 Middle Neck Road, Sands Point, New York 11050, US
One Helen Keller Way, Hempstead, New York 11550, US
3385 Veterans Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, New York 11779, US
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- Followers
- 2,497
- People linked to this company
- 132
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