Anne Yeadon is founder and President of AWARE and co-founder of the AWARE Europe Foundation (both not-for-profit organizations). She has 20 years experience as a Rehabilitation Teacher and an additional 15+ years evaluating and designing innovative and/or expanded vision rehabilitation services. As a Rehabilitation Teacher she taught daily living and communication skills to individuals of all ages with vision impairment. She has served on the faculty of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Kyushu University of Health and Social Welfare in Japan, and lectured in the post-graduate Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation Mobility programs with AWARE's sister organization, the AWARE Europe Foundation, at the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw, Poland.

As a private consultant to US-based and overseas organizations she has conducted extensive vision rehabilitation work in Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Africa, and South America, and also served as Helen Keller International's global Director of Rehabilitation Services.

Anne has received awards for her services in the US, including the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI) Past New York State President Award; George E. Keene Award for outstanding leadership and service in Rehabilitation Teaching, and the Bruce McKenzie Award for outstanding contributions to the field of Rehabilitation Teaching. She has written numerous articles and publications including the long-standing book "Toward Independence: The Use of Instructional Objectives in Teaching Daily Living Skills to the Blind" published by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Anne also works alongside her husband, David, author of many adventure travel books, who plays an active role in the design and illustration of AWARE's materials.