2430 Road 20, #B112
San Pablo, CA 94806-5006
510-234-4984
510-234-4986 (Fax)
www.hcblind.org
E-mail: patty@hcblind.org (Executive Director)

The Hatlen Center teaches people who are blind or visually impaired to live independently by actually living independently. Since 1972, the Center's learn-by-doing apartment setting has helped to empower generations of visually impaired people to take charge of their own lives. 

The Hatlen Center is located in a 76-unit apartment complex in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Center rents office/classroom space from the management, and the students live in nine, two-bedroom apartments. Each student has his/her own bedroom, and shares the dining room, kitchen, living room, and bathroom with a roommate.

Instructional areas include:

• Living Skills
• Orientation and Mobility
• Financial Management
• Adaptive Technology
• Pre-Vocational Skills
• Recreation