The Royal West Australian Institute for the Blind (RIB) was established in 1895 as the WA Industrial School for the Blind in Maylands. It was run by a private committee of ‘subscribers’ who supported the Institute financially. Children lived and went to school at the Institute and there was also a workshop and living quarters for adults who were blind. Over the years, the residential program changed. In 2001, the RIB merged with the WA Deaf-Blind Association to become Senses Foundation Inc.
From
1895
To
2001
Alternative Names
Western Australian Industrial School for the Blind
Victoria Institute and Industrial School for the Blind
Victoria Institute and Industrial School for the Blind, W.A.
West Australian Institute and Industrial School for the Blind
RIB
1895 - 2001
The Western Australian Industrial School for the Blind was located on a large block running between Whatley Crescent and Guildford Road, Maylands, Western Australia (Building Still standing)
Subsequent
