Envision

Founded in 1933, Envision is a charity based in Wichita, United States working on disability, employment & skills, education +1 more.

Envision is a non-profit based in Wichita, Kansas, with a major presence in Dallas, Texas, that improves quality of life for people who are blind or visually impaired. It provides employment, rehabilitation, education, child development and research services. Its manufacturing and retail operations, including Envision Xpress stores on U.S. military bases in 10 states, employ people who are blind or visually impaired and supply government, commercial and military customers. Envision Interface offers contact centre and business services staffed by blind and visually impaired employees. Envision Industries, its ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facility in Wichita, produces products such as brooms, pillowcases and janitorial supplies. Envision also runs advocacy work for a 1% AbilityOne utilisation goal, aiming to reduce unemployment among blind and visually impaired Americans. It is a National Industries for the Blind associated agency and was founded in 1933 as the Wichita Workshop and Training School. Funding comes from donations, which the organisation states are fully directed to programmes, and from product and service sales.