Empowering people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations.
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.
Our History
With over 400 employees, we are the third largest employers of people who are blind in the United States. Our main operations are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Brooklyn, New York.
Latest Alphapointe News
Alphapointe’s Cornell Williams Featured on Dr. Oz Show
Cornell Williams, Lead Porter at Alphapointe’s facility in Richmond Hill, N.Y., was featured in a segment on the Dr. Oz Show that aired nationally on Thursday, Oct. 22. Williams, who contracted COVID-19 earlier in the spring through his volunteering activities to bring people food and medication who couldn’t leave their homes, was interviewed by Dr.
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Mission Moment: Senior Perseveres Despite Macular Degeneration
Like many with age-related vision loss, Josie Azarro simply wanted to do many of things she had always done during her life. A senior living with Macular Degeneration, Josie was referred to Alphapointe’s Low Vision Clinic in the fall of 2020. At that point, Josie received an occupational therapy evaluation and follow up training in
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Alphapointe and Rightfully Sewn Partner to Advance Manufacturing in Kansas City
Alphapointe, one of the nation’s largest providers of rehabilitation services and employment for people who are blind, and Rightfully Sewn, which provides specialized seamstress training and products, announced a partnership today to amplify the efforts of both non-profit organizations. Rightfully Sewn was founded in 2015 by current President Jennifer Lapka with a mission to provide
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Vision Services
We help people with vision loss maintain their independence.
Our Foundation
We empower people with vision loss to live, work and be independent.
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
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