Welcome to Blind Savvy USA

We provide innovative low vision and blindness training and consulting.

Eileen Rivera Ley and Donna Hill, a volunteer, posing in their nautical themed outfits at the 2025 Silver Summit. — Eileen and Donna at the nautical-themed 2025 Silver Summit in Cromwell, CT.

Some of our team, from left to right: Lori Anderson, Russell Anderson, Eileen Rivera Ley.

An instructor demonstrating cooking techniques with two participants at the 2025 Silver Summit. — Cooking lessons at the 2025 Silver Summit.

Who are we?

Blind Savvy USA is delighted to serve businesses, governments and community organizations like yours. We help you make your services more accessible, user-friendly, and effective. Our expert advice creates a more welcoming experience for everyone, and is designed to prepare blind and low vision individuals for productive and meaningful work and life.

Our innovative and inclusive trainings are proprietary, developed by and exclusively available through a partnership with Blind Savvy USA and Sky’s the Limit Communications. Our trainings include Blind Savvy Strength Series, ACE Academy Online, Low Vision Logic, and Silver Summit Empowering OIB (Older Individuals who are Blind).

Blind Savvy Strength Series

ACE Academy

Low Vision Logic

In the News

Blind Savvy USA and ACE Academy are featured in the recent Business Record article, “Blind and low-vision students attend STEM fair at Drake” by Lisa Rossi.

We’re also featured in Scholastic Spotlight video series, “Scholastic Spotlight: Making STEM possible for all” by Megan Salois.

Read the Business Record article

Watch the Scholastic Spotlight video

Latest Article

Read our latest article: “It’s All About the Fellowship” to learn more about the history of Blind Savvy and our founder, Eileen Rivera Ley.

Read the article

What do we teach?

Our trainings are available online and in-person and cover a variety of topics including:

Career & professional networking
Pre-employment transition services
Expanded Common Core Cirriculum
Job readiness / career exploration
Accessible financial literacy
Self advocacy
College prep & success
Vocational rehabilitation
Confident, independent living
Assistive technology and productivity services
Diabetic health

Who do we serve?

Our trainings are specifically designed for:

Vocational rehabilitation agencies
Schools for the blind
Public schools
Government agencies
Private businesses
Disability SIGs (special interest groups)

Chef Jerilyn Higgins, from Sky's the Limit LLC, guides participants through at home cooking techniques at our 2025 Silver Summit. — Chef Jerilyn Higgins teaching cooking techniques at the 2025 Silver Summit.

Eileen and some of her team standing outside under a large umbrella. From left to right: Eileen, Jon Carlos, and Marlies. — Eileen, Jon Carlos, Marlies of the Blind Savvy team have you covered.