


Founded to Fill a Need
Realizing that many blind children were being denied the education they needed and deserved, Dr. Jessie Royer-Greaves founded Royer-Greaves School for the Blind in 1921. Other schools that accepted students with visual impairments then routinely only accepted those who could demonstrate a minimum IQ score. Dr. Royer-Greaves realized that this left the vast potential of many young people unmet, and founded Royer-Greaves for them. This was a pioneering concept; ours was the first school of its kind in the country. Named in memory of her father, Dr. Joseph Warren Royer, and her husband, Harry R. Greaves, Royer-Greaves School for Blind opened at her home in Stafford before moving to King of Prussia and then, in 1941, to its current location on a small estate in Paoli. Royer-Greaves was incorporated as a nonprofit educational institution in 1943 and has since been governed by a Board of Directors composed of volunteer community representatives.
Changing with our Students and Adult Program Participants
