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Orientation & Mobility Resources by State
Alabama
Dept. of Rehabilitation – Blind and Deaf Services
www.rehab.alabama.gov/services/vr-bd/vr-bd
334-293-7500
Alaska
Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
907-248-7770
Arizona
Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
602-273-7411
Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation
602-273-7411
Foundation for Blind Children
602-331-1470
SAAVI Services for the Blind
520-795-1331
Arkansas
Division of Services for the Blind
https://dws.arkansas.gov/services-for-the-blind/
501- 682-5463
World Services for the Blind
https://www.wsblind.org/programs-services
501-682-5463
California
California Department of Rehabilitation
916-324-1313
Serving Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego Counties
Braille Institute
Braille Institute of America – Free, life-changing services.
800-272-4553
Colorado
Colorado Division of Vovcational Rehabilitation
303-318-8571
Connecticut
Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
860-424-5055
Delaware
Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired
https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dvi
302-255-9800
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Department of Disability Services
https://dds.dc.gov/service/services-people-blindness-and-visual-impairments
202-730-1700
Florida
Division of Blind Services
850-245-0300
New Vision for Independence
352-607-7607
Florida Center for the Blind
https://www.flblind.org/services
352-873-4700
Lighthouse of Central Florida
407-898-2483
Georgia
Georgia Blind Field Services
https://gvs.georgia.gov/sensory-services/blind-and-low-vision-field-services
844-367-4872
Center for the Visually Impaired
404-875-9011
Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living
877-549-1020
Athens/Clark County
Walton Options for Independent Living
706-724-6262
Hawaii
Hawaii Services for the blind
https://hawaii.acb.org/resources.html
808-586-5269
Idaho
Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
208-334-3220
Illinois
Illinois Department of Human Services
800-843-6154
Lighthouse for the Blind
https://chicagolighthouse.org/
312-666-1331
Indiana
Older Independent Blind Services
877-241-8144
Family Social Services Administration
800-713-9023
Indiana Disability Services Finder
877-241-8144
BOSMA
https://www.bosma.org/center-for-visionary-solutions#content
888-567-3422
Iowa
Iowa Dept. for the Blind
https://blind.iowa.gov/programs-services
515-281-1333
Kansas
Kansas State School for the Blind
https://www.kansasdeafblind.org/resources/adult-services/
913-305-3000
Kentucky
Kentucky Career Center Blind Servies Division
https://kcc.ky.gov/Vocational-Rehabilitation/seeking-services/Blind-Services
502-564-4440
Louisiana
Louisiana Center for the Blind
https://www.louisianacenter.org
318-251-2891
Maine
Maine Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
https://www.maine.gov/rehab/dbvi
207-623-7948
Maryland
Maryland Blindness and Vision Loss Services
https://dors.maryland.gov/consumers/specialized/obvs/pages/default.aspx
410-554-9442
National Federation of the Blind
443-426-4110
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Associations for the Blind and Visually Impaired
888-613-2777
Michigan
Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/bureau-of-services-for-blind-persons
517-241-1100
Minnesota
Minnesota State Services for the Blind
State Services for the Blind (SSB) / State Services for the Blind (mn.gov)
651-539-2300
Mississippi
Office of vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
Missouri
Dept. of Social Services
315-822-5132
Montana
Montana Blind & Low Vision Services
https://dphhs.mt.gov/detd/blvs/blvs-vr/index
406-417-8264
Montana Association of the Blind
https://www.mabsop.org/resources.html
406-442-9411
Nebraska
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
402-471-2891 402-471-2891
Nevada
Dept. of Rehabilitation – Services to the Blind
Blind Center of Nevada
https://www.blindcenter.org/get-help/resources
702-642-6000
Nevada Center for Independent Living
https://nncil.org/blind-low-vision-life-skills/#content
775-353-3599
Blind Connect
702-631-9009
New Hampshire
NH Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired
603-271-3537
New Jersey
New Jersey Commission for The Blind & Visually Impaired
Department of Human Services – Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired | About CBVI (nj.gov)
973-648-3333
New Mexico
New Mexico Commission for the blind
Home – NM Commission for the Blind (state.nm.us)
505-841–8844
New York
New York State Commission for the Blind
https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/nyscb
866-871-3000
Visions Center on Blindness
https://visionsvcb.org/#main-content
888-245-8333
Helen Keller School for the Blind
https://www.helenkeller.org/hksb/#main
718-522-2122
North Carolina
NC Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/services-blind
919-527-6700
North Dakota
North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind
https://www.ndvisionservices.com
701-795-2700
Ohio
Ohio Services for the Blind
Blind and Low Vision Program | Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
513-852-3260
Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
https://cincyblind.org/#content
513-221-8558
Clovernook Center for the Blind
513-522-3860
Oklahoma
Dept. of Rehabilitation Services
405-951-3493
Oregon
Commission for the Blind
971-673-1588
Pennsylvania
Bureau Of Blindness AND Visual Services
https://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Disability-Services/bbvs
Pennsylvania Association of the Blind
717-766-2020
Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
610-874-1476
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
401-421-7005
South Carolina
Commission for the Blind
888-335-5951
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
843-723-6915
South Dakota
Division of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
http://dhs.sd.gov/servicetotheblind/default.aspx
605-773-4644
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Human Services
https://www.tn.gov/humanservices/ds/blind-visually-impaired-services.html
833-772- 8347
Texas
Texas Health and Human Services
877-541-7905
Envision – Dallas
214-821-2375
Utah
Utah Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired
801-997-2400
Vermont
Vermont Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired
802 863-1358
Virginia
Virginia Dept. for the Blind and Vision Impaired
804-371-3140
Washington
Dept. of Services for the Blind
206-906-5500
West Virginia
West Virginia Services for Blind and Visually Impaired
https://wvdrs.org/adults/specialized-services/services-for-the-blind-and-impaired/
800-642-3021
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Counsil of the blind and visually impaired
https://wcblind.org/who-we-are/contact
608-255-1166
Wyoming
Wyoming Department of Education: Vision Outreach Services
http://edu.wyoming.gov/in-the-classroom/special-programs/vision-outreach-services/
307-754-2147
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