About US

NewView Oklahoma – formerly Oklahoma League for the Blind – is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1949 with a mission to empower people who are blind and visually impaired to achieve their maximum level of independence through employment, rehabilitation and community outreach.

• Leading employer of Oklahomans who are blind and visually impaired, directly providing more than 100 jobs through in-house manufacturing and service contracts with local businesses and organizations.

• Only private agency in Oklahoma that provides specialized vision rehabilitation services, touching the lives of more than 1,000 people each year.

• Generates a positive economic impact of more than $25 million annually for Oklahoma County.

• Provides rehabilitation services statewide.

Our highly skilled workforce produces a diverse and expanding line of durable, high-quality products relied on by the U.S. Military, state and federal government agencies and private industry.

Proceeds from manufacturing cover 95 percent of our total operating expenses. We rely on grants, and donations from individuals and corporate citizens for the remaining 5 percent.

We are located in downtown Oklahoma City at 501 N. Douglas Ave. Our facility was formerly a working brewery for the Progress Lone Star Brewing companies. Lone Star generously sold the building to us in1973, for one dollar.

Guided “Envision Us” tours are offered on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Reservations are required.  Contact Sandy Wright at swright@olb.org or (405) 232-4644.

 

Annual Reports



2007 Annual Report (544KB PDF) 

2007 Annual Report (225KB Word Document)