The Hadley School for the Blind: Everything You Always Wanted to Know

1. Distance Education Since 1920 The Hadley School for the Blind:Everything You Always Wanted to Know

2. Hadley’s Mission The mission of our school is to promote independent living through lifelong, distance education programs for people who are blind or visually impaired, their families and blindness service providers. William A. Hadley

3. Hadley’s Students • Blind or visually impaired individuals who are age 14 or older • Parents, grandparents and other family members of blind or visually impaired loved ones • Professionals, volunteers or service providers who currently work with visually impaired individuals The Hadley School for the Blind

4. Fast Facts Study anytime, anywhere Tuition-free courses for adults who are blind and their families Toll-free telephone access (U.S. and Canada) Individualized attention by supportive instructors Accredited member NCA-CASI and DETC Courses available in braille, large print, audio and online Open enrollment by mail or online The Hadley School for the Blind

5. Adult Continuing Education Program (ACE) • High School Program (HS) • Family Education Program (FE) • The Hadley School for Professional Studies (HSPS, 01/2008) Hadley’s Program Areas The Hadley School for the Blind

6. Student EnrollmentsFY 2010 • Adult Continuing Education Program: 5,384 • High School Program: 605 • Family Education Program: 1,066 • Professional Education Program: 2,507 Total Students: 9.562 • Hadley-China: 1,012 students The Hadley School for the Blind

7. Adult Continuing Education Who Can Enroll? We invite you to apply for enrollment if: • You are age 14 or older and • You are blind or meet vision eligibility requirements and • You can understand courses written in English. The Hadley School for the Blind

8. Adult Continuing Education Why Enroll? • Learn to read and write braille • Adjust to life after vision loss • Enhance independent living skills • Explore enriching activities • Improve employability and business skills • Discover the joys of lifelong learning The Hadley School for the Blind

9. High School Program Who Can Enroll? We invite you to apply for enrollment if: • You are age 14 or older and • You are blind or meet vision eligibility requirements and • You are a U.S. resident and • You can understand courses written in English (at the high school level.) The Hadley School for the Blind

10. High School Program Why Enroll? • Transfer high school credits to a local school • Earn a high school diploma • Take blindness-specific courses that are not always available locally • Take courses in accessible media • Discover the joys of lifelong learning The Hadley School for the Blind

11. Family Education Program Who Can Enroll? We invite you to apply for enrollment if: • You are a parent or grandparent of a blind or visually impaired child or • You are a spouse, adult daughter or son, or adult sibling of a blind or visually impaired adult and • You can understand courses written in English. The Hadley School for the Blind

12. Family Education Program Why Enroll? • Learn to read and write braille • Foster the development of a child with a visual impairment • Support your family member’s adjustment to vision loss The Hadley School for the Blind

13. The Hadley School for Professional Studies Who Can Enroll? We invite you to apply for enrollment if: • You are a professional, volunteer or service provider who currently works with visually impaired individuals and • You can understand courses written in English. The Hadley School for the Blind

14. The Hadley School for Professional Studies Why Enroll? • Build skills to work more effectively with your clients or students • Familiarize yourself with Hadley’s distance education courses • Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) • ACVREP and CRCC hours, too! The Hadley School for the Blind

15. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • A prospective student emails or calls Hadley toll-free to request application materials. The Hadley School for the Blind

16. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • Prospective students can enroll online through the Hadley Web site at www.hadley.edu. HSPS students visitwww.hadley.edu/HSPS. The Hadley School for the Blind

17. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • The course catalog and application are mailed to the prospective student. The enrollment application is completed and submitted via email, mail, fax or online. • HSPS catalog and enrollment is online only. The Hadley School for the Blind

18. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • Student Services staff reviews the enrollment application. If complete, Adult Continuing Education and High School applicants are enrolled in the Entrance Assignment. Family and Professional applicants are immediately enrolled. The Hadley School for the Blind

19. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • After successfully completing the Entrance Assignment, the new student is enrolled in the course he/she selected. The Hadley School for the Blind

20. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • Hadley then mails the course in the student’s preferred medium. A welcome letter and contact information from the instructor is included. Students enrolled in online courses receive instructions via email. The Hadley School for the Blind

21. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • The student completes a lesson from the course and sends the assignment to the instructor who promptly grades and returns it with feedback. Assignments can be mailed, faxed or emailed. The Hadley School for the Blind

22. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • After a student demonstrates the ability to submit an assignment, an instructor may approve sending multiple assignments. A student may enroll in a second course. Student Services will explain these guidelines to the student. The Hadley School for the Blind

23. Hadley Distance Education: How It Works • The student receives a Certificate of Achievement after successfully finishing the course. The Hadley School for the Blind

24. Introducing eHadley Our students are discovering the benefits of elearning. The Hadley School for the Blind

25. eHadley Initiative • August 2002: First eHadley online course: Internet Basics • 2002 – 2010: 35 courses are now offered online The Hadley School for the Blind

26. Keeping Current • OASIS (students access their records 24/7) • eConnect and Class Notes • Phone assignment submission • DTB course conversions • Synchronous Lectures/Discussions through Seminars@Hadley • Archived S@H: streaming or mlearning • William Hadley and Hadley on Facebook • Twitter

27. Utilizing Hadley • Prior to • Concurrent with • Post … local services. The Hadley School for the Blind

28. Building Partnerships • Hadley has established partnerships with national and international organizations. • Building partnerships helps us become more innovative and continuously improve our services. The Hadley School for the Blind

29. Hadley School for the Blind For more information on our courses or to receive an enrollment application, call us at 1-800-323-4238 or visit our Web site at www.hadley.edu You can also email us at: General Inquiries –info@hadley.edu Student Services –student_services@hadley.edu HSPS Services – hsps@hadley.edu The Hadley School for the Blind