Helen Keller Services
Brooklyn, NY
THE MISSION OF HELEN KELLER SERVICES CENTERS ON: EMPOWERMENT - ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD FULFILLING LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE. EDUCATION AND TRAINING - OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SPECIALIZED TRAINING, AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. SUPPORT SERVICES - PROVIDING A WIDE ARRAY OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, REHABILITATION, COUNSELING, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, TO PROMOTE INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SOCIETY. ADVOCACY - ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS, ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIETAL INCLUSION. INNOVATION - EMBRACING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CONTINUOUSLY ENHANCE THE SERVICES OFFERED, KEEPING PACE WITH EVOLVING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS.