[2][4] The Jernigan Institute provides educational programs, and aims to increase employment opportunities for people who are blind.
"[2] The primary goal of the institute is to positively impact the employment rate of legally blind adults.
The goal of this program is to affect success of individuals who are blind in their life after high school graduation.
A few of their projects include: The Jernigan Institute promotes literacy among blind people of all ages through the use of Braille.
[8] The Jernigan Institute works to increase the quality and amount of nonvisual accessibility on all types of technology that is produced today.