Colorado Center for the Blind

Do not recommend unless you have thick skin and well managed mental health. As a former student/client my words come from my experience. My anxiety caused me to collapse while on travel and I was sent home to get it under control. My return was delayed due to covid. Their rules changed during that time. Classes were downsized and people were isolated. I explained that I couldn’t live alone due to my anxiety and they promised me the roommate of my choosing. The day I landed they told me I’d be living alone. My travel teacher was let go during my time away and I asked not to be paired with a certain teacher because we clash and I wouldn’t get very far, they paired me with him anyway and I was constantly being reprimanded, he even stalked me in my other classes. When I mentioned this, nothing was done about it and they forced me to contour traveling with him. They select which students to prioritize while others get put on the back burner. If you have mental health problems, don’t go. If you don’t have thick skin, don’t go. They expect their students to basically be doormats. And the NFB helps them sweep all their misconduct under the rug. They work together to frame anyone who speaks out against the misconduct as a troubled student who couldn’t be helped no matter what they tried. There’s a teacher there that teaches how to cook and keep house. She’s a vegetarian and will nudge her students away from learning dishes that include meat. I strongly do not recommend this center for anyone

Today Andres graduated from CCB, we are so proud of him! We would like to thank each and everyone of you for all the praise you gave Andres! We continue to see how awesome he is also! To all the students and staff we want to say, “Remember that you’re AWESOME” just like Andres always says!

My daughter Sai Techawongtham from Bangkok, Thailand, attended two of CCB's summer programs during her high school years back in 2012 and 2014. The training & her experiences there are priceless. We can't thank enough for CCB programs & the dedicated people who run them. CCB College Prep Program definitely played a part in her success at Hendrix College, AR. She will graduate with honors in May 2019. PS: Below pix shows the smiling Sai seated at a sidewalk cafe in Boston, with Luther, her black labrador guide dog at her feet. Sai got Luther from Guiding Eyes for the Blind 1.5 years ago.

I love the Colorado Center for the Blind (CCB). All of the staff are loving and caring. You learn alot at the center. Everything you learn you can use around the world. They have students from around the world, like America, Africa, Canada, China, Middle East, and and so on. They even have students going rock climbing, Skiing, suba diving, zip lining, and much more. They teach the blind that they can do anything their sighted pupils can do. I'm a graduate of the center and it changed my life for the better.

I came here today to get a replacement cane, since mine broke yesterday, and I need one as soon as possible. They were closed, and it's a Tuesday. If this is the level of service they provide blind folks, it's utterly deplorable!