• Independent Living Skills
• Computer Training
• Educational Services
• Employment Services
• Low Vision Rehabilitation
• Community Orientation and Mobility Training
• Outdoor Enrichment Program
• Professional Development
• International Training Program

And indeed a Carroll Center graduate was the ideal subject to try using a guide horse. Dan Shaw had excellent mobility and Orientation skills, largely due to the extensive training he received at the prestigious Carroll Center for the Blind in Massachusetts. There Dan wore occluded glasses to simulate total blindness while he learned to operate power tools, cook and travel through the city in total darkness. The marvelous program at the Carroll Center enables a blind student to learn to truly live an independent life style as Dan went on to prove time and again.

In his early 40s when he had only 5% vision left, Dan Shaw realized he needed to prepare for a life of darkness. He attended the Carroll Center for the Blind near Boston, where he quickly began to read Braille so well that after graduation he began teaching Braille to sighted children “so they could relate to what it’s like to be a blind kid in school.”

At the Carroll Center Dan wearing occluded glasses Dan prepared for the day his vision would be completely gone. He learned to use Orientation and Mobility skills to travel in unfamiliar territory. They even taught him how to cook for himself and maintain an independent daily life style. And most important to Dan he learned how to work with his hands using power tools without relying on sight so he could continue to use tools for building and continue working outdoors. Dan gained the skill that enabled him to mow a familiar lawn and help with basic construction and wood working. He even helped mend the overhang on our stable last year. Much to our amazement as long as he knew where everything was he could help hang boards and hold them up for someone to nail up.

Thanks to his extensive Orientation and Mobility training Dan functions successfully in day to day living.