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Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School

1852 establishments in IowaBoarding schools in IowaEducational institutions established in 1852Public K–12 schools in the United StatesPublic boarding schools in the United States
Public schools in IowaSchools for the blind in the United StatesSchools in Benton County, IowaVinton, Iowa
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Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School was a state-operated school for the blind. It was replaced by the Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Vinton, Iowa, hosted the school and continued as host of the state agency that replaced it until 2020. Students from all over Iowa were housed and educated at the school. During its existence, students in special education were entitled to educational programming until age 21. Students could attend the school for short-term enrollment for specialized skill development and training. Students attended classes that met individual educational needs. Some students attended select classes at the local public school. Instruction was provided in specialized areas of core curriculum for students with visual impairments, which include compensatory skills, orientation and mobility, social interaction skills, independent living skills, career education/work experience, use of assistive/adaptive technology and visual efficiency skills. The school opened in 1852 as the Iowa College for the Blind. Mary Ingalls, sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder (author of the Little House on the Prairie series), attended the school, graduating in 1889. Her stay was typical for blind students of that era.As of fall 2011, IBSSS no longer had a residential component. Instead, all school-age visually impaired children in Iowa received specialized instruction in their local school districts from professionals employed by the agency, whose administrative offices were located in the old school building in Vinton.

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