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The link to the article will be at the end.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Kentucky School for Blind celebrating 184 years<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>By TOM LATEK, Kentucky Today May 10, 2026 Updated May 11, 2026 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>KSB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – The Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB) will be celebrating 184 years of serving visually impaired students, during an event scheduled to take place at the school Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>This year’s KSB Founders Day Program will celebrate the history of the KSB Segregated Department (1884-1957), highlighting past administrators, educators and alumni of the school. The school educated African American students that were blind and visually impaired in a three-story structure on the northeast side of the KSB campus for more than 70 years, until the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 that mandated the desegregation of public schools. KSB was one of the first schools in the state to comply with this decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The Founders Day celebration will conclude with the presentation of the Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award, which is given annually to a Kentuckian who displays qualities that have had a strong, positive influence on the lives of individuals who are blind or visually impaired and KSB. The recipient of the 2026 Paul J. Langan Distinguished Service Award is Dr. John E. Musick.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Dr. Musick is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry. He is a co-founder of the Ditto and Musick Eye Care Center in Nicholasville, where he specializes in laser procedures for various types of glaucoma. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>For nearly 50 years, countless Kentuckians of all ages have received exemplary low-vision services under his care. In addition, he has provided superlative training for ophthalmologists, optometrists and low vision professionals. He served as a consultant and provided low vision evaluations for KSB and the Charles W. McDowell Center for many years, traveling many miles to do so. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The 184th Founders Day Program, which begins at 1 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, will take place at KSB’s Richie Auditorium, 1867 Frankfort Ave., in Louisville.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><a href="https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/kentucky-school-for-blind-celebrating-184-years/article_e444b416-030d-4027-9d73-03580e997622.html">https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/kentucky-school-for-blind-celebrating-184-years/article_e444b416-030d-4027-9d73-03580e997622.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Thank you!</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Madeleine Ancona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>KBE Administrative Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>500 Mero St – 1<sup>st</sup> Floor- 1SE WK #4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Frankfort, KY 40601<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Phone: 502-545-9795<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><a href="mailto:madeleine.ancona@ky.gov"><span style='color:#0563C1'>madeleine.ancona@ky.gov</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:22.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>