Welcome to the Delaware Association for the Blind!
Mission
Entering our 64th year of service, DAB has served thousands of blind and visually impaired individuals throughout Delaware in many capacities.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for blind and visually impaired children and adults in Delaware through a variety of education, counseling and recreation programs. These programs are offered on our beautiful 10-acre campus located in Wilmington, as well as throughout the state of Delaware in partnership with the Division of the Visually Impaired, and in collaboration with other human service organizations and community groups.
Our Website and Services
We hope that this website allows you to access information about DAB and our services quickly and easily. We invite you to explore our comprehensive array of programs and services. Please join us for a DAB activity. You will have fun and learn about our work and the people we serve.
- Our Low Vision Products can help make your life with low vision (or no vision) easier.
- If you, a loved one, or someone you know is struggling with vision loss, our Peer Support Program can provide guidance and assistance.
- If your visually impaired child would like to meet others and enjoy many wonderful summer activities, Camp Sunnybrook is there for them!
- If you are no longer able to read printed materials, please sign up for our Audio Tape Program for books and periodicals on tape.
Whether you're 6, 46, or 96, DAB can help!
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Exciting News!
We are very excited to announce that due to a generous bequest from the Estate of Ellen Foster Wood, the Delaware Association for the Blind has recently purchased two brand new passenger buses to replace our old, tired and hardworking vans. Our vans have been approaching the end of their long life of service for quite some time. Our new buses were ‘made to order’ just for DAB and arrived on January 18th from Annapolis, Maryland. The buses have many great features including a very low step for boarding, proper railings for support, a center aisle, individual vinyl seats with seat belts, air conditioning and much more. We are truly grateful to Ms. Wood for leaving such an incredible legacy to the Delaware Association for the Blind. Being able to safely transport children and adults to our many programs and services is critical in allowing us to accomplish our mission and serve the community.
DAB Headquarters has relocated - Wilmington Office is now closed
In early November DAB officially relocated our Headquarters (which includes our Administrative Offices, Peer Support Offices and Low Vision Products Center) from 800 West Street in downtown Wilmington to the Landis Lodge Building on our main campus at 2915 Newport Gap Pike. The Wilmington office is now closed. This move will allow DAB to consolidate staff and resources with the goal of expanding program options to serve our community even better! All of our regular New Castle County programs are being offered in the newly renovated Landis Lodge Building including music appreciation, arts and crafts, bingo and peer support, special meeting and events, etc. Many people have commented on how beautiful and easily accessible our new building is. There are no more stairs to climb and complete wheelchair accessibility, as well as ample parking and safe pathways to the building from the parking lot. Please use our Contact Us link to access new telephone numbers.
Delaware Association for the Blind is a United Way Affiliate Agency, a member of the Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies and a member of the National Council of Private Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (now renamed VisionServe Alliance). Most of the support for our programs and services comes from donations from caring individuals and community groups, State grants, foundations, bequests, endowment income, fundraising events and United Way designations.
