Missouri School for the Blind

MSB is unique in that it offers expertise, resources and services 24 hours a day. MSB is a day school with a residential component serving over 1,200 children between the ages of 0-21 at either its center base in St. Louis or through its outreach services effort. The agency employs nearly 200 staff on a full-time, part-time, or contractual basis.

The Missouri School for the Blind was established in 1851, becoming the twelfth school for the blind in the country. The school was established with the idea that all children could learn given the opportunity. This was the belief of Mr. Eli William Whalen, a blind man who had formerly been Superintendent of the Tennessee Institution for the Blind at Nashville. In the fall of 1850 he came to St. Louis in pursuit of building a similar school. The School was the first in the western hemisphere to teach the reading and writing of Braille.

Contact Information

3815 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
Phone: 314-776-4320 Fax: 314-776-1875
Website: https://msb.dese.mo.gov/