Empowering people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations.
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Vision for Life
We see a world where everyone with vision loss rises to their full potential. Through our foundation, manufacturing, retail and professional services, Alphapointe provides employment and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Our History
What began over a century ago in a woman’s living room is now one of the region’s largest resource for people who are blind. Today, Alphapointe is one of the largest employers of people with visual disabilities in the United States with over 400 employees.
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Our History
What began over a century ago in a woman’s living room is now one of the region’s largest resource for people who are blind. Today, Alphapointe is one of the largest employers of people with visual disabilities in the United States with over 400 employees.
![Photograph of a doctor giving an eye exam](https://www.alphapointe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSCF7731-scaled-3.jpg)
Vision Services
We provide a wide range of services to help people with vision loss achieve an independent and productive lifestyle. Our services include computer skills training for people with low vision, orientation and mobility coaching, youth camps, braille classes, low vision occupational therapy job training, career services and employment.
Our Products
We believe that every person deserves the chance to be gainfully employed, and that’s no different for people with vision loss. Our skilled employees produce a variety of products including precise custom molded plastic products, office products, janitorial supplies and products for the tactical and medical fields.
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Our Products
We believe that every person deserves the chance to be gainfully employed, and that’s no different for people with vision loss. Our skilled employees produce a variety of products including precise custom molded plastic products, office products, janitorial supplies and products for the tactical and medical fields.
Latest Alphapointe News
Alphapointe Wins National Award for Videos
Alphapointe Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Merger with New York City Industries for the Blind
Mission Moment: Polly Swafford
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Vision Services
We help people with vision loss maintain their independence.
![Photograph of Alphapointe employee inspecting brooms](https://www.alphapointe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/transparent.png)
Our Foundation
We empower people with vision loss to live, work and be independent.
![Photograph of smiling Alphapointe call center employee smiling toward the camera](https://www.alphapointe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/transparent.png)
Products and Services
We manufacture an array of high quality. state-of-the-art products.
Our Values
Accountability and Conduct
Excellence and Integrity
Service and Responsibility
Initiative and Teamwork
Fun!
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