Founded in 1832 by Samuel Gridley Howe, and located in Watertown, Massachusetts, Perkins School for the Blind is a learning center for people who are blind, deafblind, or have multiple disabilities, with an emphasis on individual independence. Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller attended Perkins Institute for the Blind.
Having been involved with work for the blind in their native state of Connecticut, Cleveland, an attorney, and Miles, a graduate of the PerkinsInstitute for the Blind, arrived in Washington in 1899 with plans to open an agency in the nation's capital.
After months of preliminary work, the Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind was incorporated on May 17, 1900, with the stated purpose of educating and fostering the employment opportunities for Washingtonians who were blind.
Later, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind moved to 1421 P Street, N.W. In December 2000, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind moved to its current headquarters in the heart of the federal business district at 1120 20th Street, N.W., Suite 750 South, and in May 2001, celebrated its 101st anniversary.
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