History
Founded in 1936 by interested and inspired citizens of Palo Alto as the Palo Alto Society for the Blind, the Society was incorporated in 1945; in the 1970s the name was changed to Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
The Santa Cruz location was founded in 1979 by interested citizens in Santa Cruz as Santa Cruz Resource Center for the Blind, the name was changed to Doran Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and later to Vista Center Santa Cruz for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
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