The Hadley School for the
Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
800-323-4238
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email: tomb@hadley.edu
Courses: Business Fundamentals and Self-Employment with a Minimal Investment
I joined Hadley in October 2010. I am responsible for developing the Center for Entrepreneurship and teaching related courses. In my free time, I enjoy traveling, languages, and collecting coins.
email: susan@hadley.edu
Courses: “Abacus 1” and “Abacus 2”
“I joined the Hadley team in 1981 and teach three braille courses, as well as our two abacus courses. I have taught visually impaired people at all levels, both resource and itinerant. In my spare time, I enjoy exercising, reading, attending movies and plays and spending time with my family. My two latest adventures have been learning to play tennis and delivering Meals on Wheels.”
email: don@hadley.edu
Courses: “Blindness Basics,” “Glaucoma,” “Self-Help Groups: An Introduction,” “Self-Help Groups: Advanced Topics,” and "Macular Degeneration"
“I taught blind adults in Wisconsin for nine years and served as the coordinator of Independent Living for Older Blind Individuals for the state of Wisconsin for 13 years. I have worked full-time for Hadley since March 2001 and enjoy it thoroughly. During my free time, I enjoy the outdoors, especially wilderness areas. My favorite hobbies include fly-fishing for trout, canoeing and, when I can't be outside, woodworking.”
Back to Topemail: donna@hadley.edu
Courses: “Introduction to Braille,” “Contracted Braille” and “The Human Eye”
“For more than 32 years, I taught visually impaired students in a resource
program for the Illinois public school system. In 2003, I became a Hadley instructor.
My personal interests include my family (husband, son, two dogs and three cats),
cross-stitching, golf and directing the children's choir at my church.”
email: ginger@hadley.edu
Courses: “Finding Your Way” and Early Independence
"I have been in the vision field since the early 1980s. I was a P.E. teacher and later Director of Residential Services at a state school for the blind. I have coached swimming and other sports since 1980. Currently, I work full time as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist for a Special Education Co-op in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. I have been a part-time instructor for Hadley since 1995, and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with my students."
email: Jacobson@hadley.edu
Courses: Using Raised Markers, Independent Living, Food Series, Guide Dogs
I enjoy cooking, homemaking and going for long walks. I am very active in my church and enjoy participating in community Bible studies.
email: julie@hadley.edu
American Government, Raising Responsible Children, U.S. History: Discovery to the Jacksonian Era, U.S. History: The Nineteenth Century, U.S. History: World Wars, U.S. History: Post World War Years, World History, Business Communications
I taught for six years at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually
Impaired. I also worked for 10 years at the Texas Commission for the Blind,
where I started the Transition Program. At Hadley, I've served as director
of the Family Education Department, associate dean and dean of educational operations.
I was a contributing author of Skills for Success, published by the American
Foundation for the Blind, which focuses on career awareness for middle school
blind children. I like to spend time with my family, and I enjoy traveling.
email: nafisa@hadley.edu
Courses: “Introduction to Braille” and “Contracted Braille”
“I have taught in state school settings and as an itinerant for private and public agencies. I’ve had the pleasure of living and teaching in four states. My personal hobbies include skiing, ice skating, horseback riding and, when I can get away to the Florida Keys, I enjoy SCUBA diving and dolphin research and training.”
email: judy@hadley.edu
Courses: "Introduction to Braille" and "Contracted Braille"
"I’ve been an itinerant special education teacher, a rehabilitation teacher and a university instructor. For the 10 years prior to joining Hadley’s staff, I was the director of a non-profit organization where I wrote grants and worked on civil rights and social justice issues. I am happy to return to teaching and to work with Hadley students."
email: sue@hadley.edu
Courses: “Introduction to Braille,” and “Contracted Braille”
“Because I took a course through Hadley as a teenager, it was fun to come back and work here. I began working in the Computer Services Department, but I wanted to get back to my background in early childhood education.”
email: morgan@hadley.edu
Courses: “Finding Employment”
For the past 30 years, I have worked in the field of blindness for the State of Florida, Department of Education's Division of Blind Services. I was employed in a variety of positions, including Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Supervisor, and District Administrator. Regardless of the position I occupied, my primary focus has always been the successful employment of individuals who are visually impaired or blind.
email: amy@hadley.edu
“After working for over a decade in public relations and advertising, I began working with individuals who are blind or visually impaired in 1997. I spent the next several years developing and teaching courses on the use of computers and access technology for individuals who are blind or visually impaired for the AFB, Veteran’s Affairs Department and as a private consultant. As a member of the Hadley team, I get to combine my two passions – teaching and technology – every day. I enjoy reading, swimming and tandem bicycle riding. I also have two young children who keep me busy and young at heart."
email: debra@hadley.edu
Courses: “Abacus 1,” “Abacus 2” and “Introduction to Braille”
"I have enjoyed being a Hadley Instructor since 1987. During my tenure, I have been privileged to observe the growth of the school, especially in the family education and professional programs. My three children, two daughters and a son, keep me hopping. During my spare time, I like to read, bake and sew quilts."
email: linn@hadley.edu
Courses: “Social Skills Series” and “Developing Your Technology Tool Kit”
“I worked for 20 years at Northern Illinois University and now have returned to teaching one-on-one at a distance education school. I hope to help students learn and grow."
email: angie@hadley.edu
Courses: Business Writing, English Skills 1, Punctuation, Birdsong Tutor, Basic English, Doing it the Metric Way
Before coming to Hadley, I was an itinerant teacher for a few years in northern Illinois. I taught students who are visually impaired in the public schools. That experience gave me an appreciation for variety in life. At Hadley, I am able to enjoy teaching a variety of courses. In my free time, I love to run, especially in marathons, and watch old movies.
email: naomi@hadley.edu
Courses: “Diabetes: Toward Self Management,” “The Human Eye” and “Self-Esteem and Adjusting with Blindness”
“I have been a Hadley instructor since 1991, with prior experience as a staff nurse, braille transcriber and librarian. I have co-authored several chapters on the topic of blindness and designed a couple of Hadley courses. I was born in Africa, and my husband and I have three sons and five grandchildren.”
email: pam@hadley.edu
Courses: “Basic Nemeth Code”
“I have worked in the field of blindness and visual impairment since 1983. In addition to my position with Hadley, I teach full-time in an elementary resource room for the visually impaired. In my free time I enjoy making scrapbooks, cross-stitching and participating in community theater. I have two teenage boys who also keep me very busy.”
email: debbie@hadley.edu
Courses: “Learning Through Play”
“I have been a Hadley faculty member since 1988. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and have worked with senior citizens, foster care families and teen mothers. It is great working with diverse families.”
The Hadley School for the
Blind
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
800-323-4238
Site Map | Contact Us | Privacy Policy