State Blind School Undergoing Renovation

Should a Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired be renovated? Well according to this February 16, 2009 article from the Austin American-Statesman, that's exactly what they're doing. The school was first built in 1916 and is starting to experience some leakage, prone to floods and mold and simply can't be maintained any longer is going to undergo a $68 million dollar renovation, the money will be paid for with the state bond money. According to the construction plan, they are destroying 14 buildings and build 19 new ones and should hopefully be finished by 2011. The school will get a totally new layout, a new administration building, a conference center, 13 new dorms and new class building.
This story is definitely worth reading because it shows you how they're fixing up the school to make it a better learning environment for the visually impaired. Even though they're blind it doesn't mean that they can't have a healthy environment where they can learn just like any other student out there. Instead of being in an environment where they are challenged, they will get to be around more people who are just like them.