Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted (Denmark)

The Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted (Danish Instituttet for Blinde og Svagsynede, IBOS), headquartered on Rymarksvej in Hellerup, Copenhagen, is a national institution offering information, support and advice to people with sight loss in Denmark.

The first Institute for the Blind was established by the philanthropical Kjæden ("The Chain") society on 10 June 1811.

The children were taught theoretical subjects such as religion, math, history and geography as well as needlework, spinning, knitting, paper crafting and basket making.

The Institute for the Deaf had been built as am arrowhead-shaped revelin which could easily be converted into a defensive structure in the event of an enemy attack.

The three-winged complex had room for 60 students, 30 boys and 30 girls, housed in each their lateral wing.