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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      

www.acbvi.org/services

602-273-7411

Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation       

https://des.az.gov/services/employment/rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation-vr#main-content

602-273-7411

Foundation for Blind Children 

https://seeitourway.org/

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

https://dbs.fldoe.org

850-245-0300

New Vision for Independence

https://newvisionfl.org/

352-607-7607

Florida Center for the Blind

https://www.flblind.org/services

352-873-4700

Lighthouse of Central Florida

https://lighthousecfl.org

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

https://cviga.org

404-875-9011 

Multiple Choices Center for Independent Living

https://multiplechoices.us

877-549-1020 

Athens/Clark County

Walton Options for Independent Living

www.waltonoptions.org

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

https://icbvi.idaho.gov/

208-334-3220

Illinois

Illinois Department of Human Services

https://www.dhs.state.il.us/

800-843-6154

Lighthouse for the Blind

https://chicagolighthouse.org/

312-666-1331

Indiana

Older Independent Blind Services

https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/rehabilitation-employment/blind-and-visually-impaired/older-independent-blind-program

877-241-8144

Family Social Services Administration

https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/developmental-disability-services/bureau-of-developmental-disabilities-services

800-713-9023

Indiana Disability Services Finder

https://www.indianadisabilityresourcefinder.org/view/provider/126/blind-and-visually-impaired-services

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

https://nfbmd.org

443-426-4110

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Associations for the Blind and Visually Impaired

https://www.mabvi.org/

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

https://www.mdrs.ms.gov

Missouri

Dept. of Social Services

https://dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb

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

https://ncbvi.nebraska.gov

402-471-2891  402-471-2891

Nevada

Dept. of Rehabilitation – Services to the Blind

https://detr.nv.gov/Page/Rehabilitation_Division_Services_to_the_Blind_and_Visually_Impaired#MainContentNVRehab@detr.nv.gov

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 

www.blindconnect.org

702-631-9009

New Hampshire

NH Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired

https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/deputy-commissioner/bureau-vocational-rehabilitation/programs-and-services/services-blind-and-vision-impaired#content

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

https://cloverrnook.org

513-522-3860

Oklahoma

Dept. of Rehabilitation Services

https://www.okdrs.gov/guide/oklahoma-department-rehabilitation-services-drs-visual-services#main-content

405-951-3493

Oregon

Commission for the Blind

https://www.oregon.gov/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

https://www.pablind.org

717-766-2020

Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Services and Employment for Visually Impaired and Disabled Individuals (cbvi.net)

610-874-1476

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

https://www.ors.state.ri.us

401-421-7005

South Carolina

Commission for the Blind

https://www.sccb.sc.gov/

888-335-5951

Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired

https://www.abvisc.org

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

https://www.hhs.texas.gov

877-541-7905

Envision – Dallas

https://www.envisionus.com

214-821-2375

Utah

Utah Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired

http://www.ufbvi.org/

801-997-2400

Vermont

Vermont Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired

https://www.vabvi.org

802 863-1358

Virginia

Virginia Dept. for the Blind and Vision Impaired

https://www.dbvi.virginia.gov

804-371-3140

Washington

Dept. of Services for the Blind

https://dsb.wa.gov

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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