Kentucky School for the Blind

Bryce McLellan Patten founded the Kentucky Institution for the Education of the Blind in 1839 in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1842, it was chartered as the Kentucky Institution for the Blind by the state legislature as the third state-supported school for the blind established in the United States. About this time, it was renamed the Kentucky School for the Blind. The school separated African-American students under de jure educational segregation until it desegregated circa 1954. In 2018, an ex-principal of the school accused the Kentucky Board of Education of gender discrimination. ==Notable alumni==

Grammy winning bluegrass fiddler Michael Cleveland is a previous student of the facility. Another previous student became a notable advocate for others with visual impairments. ==References==