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LEARN MORE<\/p>\n

\n\t\tAbout the Exhibit\n\t<\/h1>\n\t

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World Services for the Blind (WSB) is a comprehensive rehabilitation center for the blind and visually impaired, located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Along with life skills, the center specializes in vocational training programs, enabling clients to work and live independently.<\/p>\n

“World Services for the Blind: A Story of Success” gives an institutional history of WSB since its founding in 1947. It uses narrative essays, oral histories, and an interactive timeline to\u00a0highlight the center’s key events and leaders. The exhibit also provides K-12 lesson plans for educators to use in the classroom.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"UA\n

\n\t\tCenter for Arkansas History and Culture\n\t<\/h2>\n\t

The\u00a0Center for Arkansas History and Culture\u00a0(CAHC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock strives to be a unique and reliable resource that explores and promotes Arkansas’s rich history through identifying, collecting, and preserving Arkansas records that are of enduring value to the state.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tMission\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

The UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture collects, keeps safe, and makes available Arkansas history that connects people to each other and their shared experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Collage\n

\n\t\tProject Contributors\n\t<\/h2>\n\tMikaela Bailey<\/strong>
\nGraduate Intern
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nDr. Deborah Baldwin<\/strong>
\nAssociate Provost
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nJames Caton<\/strong>
\nSuperintendent
\n<\/em>Arkansas School for the Blind
\n\nDr. Larry Dickerson<\/strong>
\nFormer CEO
\n<\/em>World Services for the Blind\nSharon Giovinazzo<\/strong>
\nCEO and President
\n<\/em>World Services for the Blind\nMichelle Harper<\/strong>
\nDirector of Development
\n<\/em>World Services for the Blind Foundation\nBill Heaston<\/strong>
\nPresident
\n<\/em>Little Rock Founders Lions Club\n\tAbby Jaquez<\/strong>
\nStudent Worker
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nKyle Kiper<\/strong>
\nVocational Rehabilitation Counselor
\n<\/em>Arkansas Rehabilitation Services\nPeter Kumpe<\/strong>
\nOf Counsel Lawyer
\n<\/em>Rose Law Firm\nKaye Lundgren<\/strong>
\nArchival Assistant
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nDr. John McAllister<\/strong>
\nRehabilitation of the Blind Program Coordinator
\n<\/em>University of Arkansas at Little Rock\nLaura McClellan<\/strong>
\nAssistant Director
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nHarrison Mitchell<\/strong>
\nStudent Worker
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\n\tKaty Morris<\/strong>
\nFormer Director
\n<\/em>Arkansas Division Services for the Blind\nDr. Jess Porter<\/strong>
\nExecutive Director
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nLisa Reynolds<\/strong>
\nOrientation and Mobility Specialist
\n<\/em>World Services for the Blind\nLee Rogers<\/strong>
\nDevelopment and Communications Manager
\n<\/em>World Services for the Blind\nEmily Summers<\/strong>
\nProcessing Archivist
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nElise Tanner<\/strong>
\nDirector of Digital Projects and Initiatives
\n<\/em>Center for Arkansas History and Culture\nEric Yarberry<\/strong>
\nDirector of Education and Training
\n<\/em>World Services for the Blind\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"World\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

“World Services for the Blind: A Story of Success” was made possible with funding by World Services for the Blind<\/p>\n

\n\t\tLearn More\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tUA LITTLE ROCK CENTER FOR ARKANSAS HISTORY AND CULTURE\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind collection, UALR.MS.0088, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, Little Rock, Arkansas.<\/p>\n

Earl Saunders, Jr., photographs, UALR.PH.0106, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, Little Rock, Arkansas.<\/p>\n

Roy Kumpe papers, UALR.MS.0087, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, Little Rock, Arkansas.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tOTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind. New Life<\/i>. Little Rock: Lions Clubs of Arkansas,\u00a01975-1977. Internet Archive. https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/newlife197576arka\/mode\/2up.<\/p>\n

Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind. New Life<\/i>. Little Rock: Lions Clubs of Arkansas,\u00a01977-1988. Internet Archive. https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/newlife197788arka\/mode\/2up.<\/p>\n

“Roy Kumpe of Ark. Enterprises for Blind receives award; Kumpe comments on award,” February 1970, MCR-1135, KATV Collection, Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, University of Arkansas. https:\/\/pryorcenter.uark.edu\/videoplayer.php?c=2&dir=projects\/KATV\/MCR-1135&video=MCR-1135_x264&title=KATV%20MCR-1135&playhead=3069#player.<\/p>\n\t

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