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Schools for the Blind

  • Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
    Established in 1858, AIDB operates four accredited instructional programs and an award winning manufacturing complex in Talladega, Alabama and a statewide network of regional centers.
  • Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
    Established in 1858, AIDB operates four accredited instructional programs and an award winning manufacturing complex in Talladega, Alabama and a statewide network of regional centers.
  • Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in Tucson are a state public corporation providing a variety of programs and services to serve and support educational opportunities for sensory impaired children in Arizona.
  • The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind,
    207 N. San Marco Avenue St. Augustine, FL 32084 | P (904) 827-2200 | F (904) 827-2222
  • The Governor Morehead School: The innovativeness of the Governor Morehead School extends back to its roots.  When the school was established in 1845, it was the eighth school for the blind in the United States.  Equally impressive is that North Carolina was the first state to serve the African-American blind and deaf population, beginning just four years after the Civil War.
  • Hadley School for the Blind - tuition-free distance education
    The Hadley School offers a broad variety of tuition-free distance education courses to blind and visually impaired individuals 14+ years of age, parents of blind children, family members of blind adults, and professionals working in blindness. Courses are available in braille, large print, audiocassette, and online.
  • Illinois School for the Visually Impaired ISVI in Jacksonville is a residential school for children ages 5-21 who are blind or partially sighted. Its K-12 curriculum emphasizes independence and vocational skills.
  • The Indiana School for the Blind Established in 1847, the School offers pre-school through high school programs, free of charge on a residential or day school basis, to the young people of Indiana who are blind and visually impaired.
  • Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB is a part of the Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Special Instructional Services) is located at:
    1867 Frankfort Avenue
    Louisville, KY 40206
    Phone number: 502-897-1583
  • The Maryland School for the Blind is a private, nonprofit school serving children from infancy to age 21 who are blind, visually impaired, and multiplydisabled. MSB serves students in every county of Maryland. Our site offers information about individualized programs and specialized services including Braille instruction, orientation and mobility (travel skills) training, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, music, recreation, assistive technology, job training and much more.
  • The New York Institute for Special Education: NYISE provides quality programs for children who are blind or visually disabled, and pre-schoolers who are developmentally delayed. 
  • New York State School for the Blind The NYS School for the Blind (NYSSB) is located external link midway between Buffalo and Rochester in the city of Batavia, which lies in the heart of Genesee County, New York.
  • Oklahoma School for the Blind
    Established in 1897, OSB is a fully accredited school that offers a complete educational program, tuition free, for blind and visually impaired students from pre-school through high school. Instruction is provided in traditional academic subjects, as well as orientation and mobility, Braille, independent living skills and assistive technology.
  • Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia, PA. Overbrook School for the Blind offers a variety of programs for children of different ages and abilities. Since 1832, their mission has been to provide all our students, according to their individual needs, with the skills that will give them the greatest opportunity to experience active and fulfilling lives.
  • St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments and Archbishop Ryan Academy for the Deaf are two of the four Special Education Schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. We are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and School Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools.
  • South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped The role and mission of the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired to provide statewide services to meet the educational needs of sensory impaired children from birth through twenty-one in South Dakota by serving in a dual leadership and resource
  • The Tennessee School for the Blind is a visionary resource for Tennesseans from birth through high school who are blind or visually impaired and for others who provide them with care and services. TSB offers information, education, counseling and technical assistance to families and schools in local communities as well as to the children enrolled as residential or day school students.
  • Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) serves as a special public school in the continuum of statewide placements for students who have a visual impairment. It is also a statewide resource to parents of these children and professionals who serve them. Students, ages 6 through 21, who are blind, deafblind, or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities, are eligible for consideration for services at TSBVI.
  • The Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind ,
    742 Harrison Blvd
    Ogden, UT 84404-5298
    Phone: 801-629-4700
    TDD: 801-629-4701
    Fax: 801-629-4896
    In-state Toll Free: 800-990-9328
  • The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind provides comprehensive educational services to deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired children who require specialized instruction not available in local pub1ic schools
  • Washington State School for the Blind Vancouver, Washington
    Washington State School for the Blind
    2214 E. 13th Street
    Vancouver, Washington
    98661-4120 
    Phone 360-696-6321
    FAX 360-737-2120
  • The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children was founded more than 100 years ago as a facility to provide the best education possible for boys and girls who were blind. The School has never wavered from this mandate. Today, in addition to blindness, the students who enroll here have other severe disabilities, and the educational program is tailored to their needs. The School for Blind Children is a private school, chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the heart of Pittsburgh and serves students from the western half of Pennsylvania.
    The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
    201 North Bellefield Avenue
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-1499
    412-621-0100 - FAX:412-681-1736