The California School for the Blind provides educational services for enrolled students who are blind and visually impaired. In partnership with students, families, local educational agencies, and professional and community resources, it prepares students to participate in various activities at schools, workplaces and communities. The school offers assessment, consulting, technical assistance, professional development, and advocacy and outreach services. The California School for the Blind administers classes that offer academic and functional skills-based programs. The school also offers opportunities in music, arts, and recreation and leisure skill development. It also offers assistance with braille reading and writing, abacus instruction, computer technology, orientation and mobility, personal organization and social skills. The California School for the Blind is located in Fremont, Calif.
A branch of the Alameda County Library system, Newark Library puts a bit of excitement into the search for information. Founded in 1983, the library is dedicated to providing unrestricted information and a healthy learning environment to the community. The library is home to an extensive collection of books that focus on a a variety of subjects from science, history and general knowledge, to literature, fiction and nonfiction. To keep up with modern times, the library also provides computers and WiFi facilities at no additional cost.
Weekes Branch Library lets you delve deeper into some of the most intriguing facts and stories of the real and fictional world. With an extensive collection of reading and research material that cover a range of subjects, from science and history, to literature, art and philosophy. The library also grants its users access to computers and high-speed internet, that make for quick and efficient research on anything under the sun.
