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 Special Schools

          Here are schools designed especially for visually and hearing impaired children around the United States:

Alabama: Alabama School for the Blind
705 East South Street, PO Box 698
Talladega, AL 35161
205-761-3259
Type of agency: state
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and the Blind

Alabama: Southwest Alabama Regional School for the Deaf and Blind
8901 Airport Boulevard
Mobile, AL 36608-9503
334-633-0241
Type of agency: public school

Alaska: no school
Special Education Service Agency
2217 East Tabor Road, Suite 1
Anchorage, AK 99507
907-562-7372
Special Education Service Agency

Arizona: Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the the Blind
PO Box 87010
Tucson, AZ 85754
Voice: 520-770-3738
Type of agency: public
Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

Arizona: Arizona Foundation for Blind Children
1235 E Harmont Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85020
602-331-1470
Type of agency: private, non-profit
Arizona Foundation for Blind Children

Arkansas: Arkansas School for the Blind
2600 West Markham, PO Box 668
Little Rock, AR 72203-0668
501-296-1810
Type of agency: state

California: California School for the Blind
500 Walnut Avenue
Fremont, CA 94536
510-794-3800 extension 210
Type of agency: state
California School for the Blind

California: Children's Vision Center
Department of Ophthalmology
University of California
Davis Medical Center
1603 Alhambra Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95816
800-834-1007; 916-734-6959
Type of agency: non-profit

California: Foundation for the Junior Blind
5300 Angeles Vista Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90043
213-295-4555
Type of agency: private, non-profit

California: Santa Barbara City Schools Program for Visually Impaired
Special Education Services
723 East Cota Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-966-7768

Colorado: Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
33 North Institute Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-578-2100, 719-578-2201
Type of agency: state
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind

Connecticut: Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill
120 Holcomb Street
Hartford, CT 06112
860-242-2274
Type of agency: private, non-profit
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill

Delaware: no school
Delaware Department of Public Instruction
John G. Townsend Building
PO Box 1402
Dover, DE 19903
302-739-4601

District of Columbia: no school
District of Columbia Special Education Branch
Goding School

920 Tenth Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-724-4800, 202-724-7833

Florida: The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
207 North San Marco Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904-823-4000
Type of agency: public
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

Georgia: Georgia Academy for the Blind
2895 Vineville Avenue
Macon, GA 31204
912-751-6083
Type of agency: state
Georgia Academy for the Blind

Hawaii: Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind
3440 Leahi Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
808-733-4999

Idaho: Idaho State School for the Deaf and the Blind
1450 Main Street
Gooding, ID 83330
208-934-4457
Type of agency: state

Illinois: Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
658 East State Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650
217-479-4400
Type of agency: state
Department of Human Services: Illinois School for the Visually Impaired

Illinois: Philip J. Rock Center and School
818 DuPage Boulevard
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
630-790-2474
Type of agency: state

Illinois: Hope School
50 Hazel Lane
Springfield, IL 62716
217-786-3350
Type of agency: private, non-profit, residential school

Indiana: Indiana School for the Blind
7725 North Collage Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46240
317-253-1481
Type of agency: public
Indiana School for the Blind

Iowa: Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
1002 G Avenue
Vinton, IA 52349
319-472-5221
Type of agency: public
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School

Kansas: Kansas State School for the Blind
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102
913-281- 3308
Type of agency: state
Kansas State School for the Blind

Kentucky: Kentucky School for the Blind
1867 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
502-897-1583
Type of agency: public
Kentucky Department of Education web page about the Kentucky School for the Blind

Louisiana: Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired
PO Box 4328
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4328
504-342-8694
Type of agency: state

Maine: no school
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Maine Department of Human Services
35 Anthony Avenue
State House Station #150
Augusta, ME 04330-0150
207-624-5323

Maryland: The Maryland School for the Blind
3501 Taylor Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21236-4499
410-444-5000
Type of agency: private, non-profit; Funded by: state appropriation, private funding sources
The Maryland School for the Blind

Massachusetts: The Fernald Center
200 Trapella Road, PO Box 9108
Belmont, MA 02178
617-894-3600
Type of agency: public

Massachusetts: Perkins School for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02172
617-924-3434
Type of agency: private, non-profit
Perkins School for the Blind

Massachusetts: Boston Center for Blind Children
147 South Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
617-296-4232
Type of agency: private, non-profit

Michigan: Michigan School for the Deaf and Blind
715 West Court and Miller Road
Flint, MI 48503
810-257-1400
Type of agency: state
Michigan School for the Deaf and Blind

Minnesota: Minnesota State Academy for the Blind
Highway 298, PO Box 68
Faribault, MN 55021-0068
507-332-3226

Mississippi: Mississippi School for the Blind
1252 Eastover Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
601-984-8200
Type of agency: state

Missouri: Missouri School for the Blind
3815 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
800-622-5672, 314-776-4320
Missouri School for the Blind

Missouri: Blue Springs Special Services Center
2103 West Vesper
Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-224-1360
Type of agency: public school program

Montana: Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind
3911 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT 39405-1697
406-771-6000
Type of agency: state

Nebraska: Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
824 Tenth Avenue, PO Box 129
Nebraska City, NE 68410
800-826-4355, 402-873-5513
Nebraska Center for the Education of Children Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Nevada: no school
Nevada Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
702-687-9171

New Hampshire: no school
New Hampshire Education Services for the Sensory Impaired
Dolloff Building
117 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603- 226-2900

New Jersey: Matheny School and Hospital
Main Street

Peapack, NJ 07977
908-234-0011
Type of agency: private, non-profit

New Jersey: St Joseph's School for the Blind
235 Baldwin Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-653-0578
Type of agency: private, Catholic, non-profit

New Mexico: New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped
1900 White Sands Boulevard
Alamagordo, NM 88310
800-437-3505, 505-437-3505
Type of agency: state
New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped

New York: New York State School for the Blind
Richmond Avenue
Batavia, NY 14020
716-343-5384
Type of agency: state
New York State Education Department web page for New York State School for the Blind

New York: The New York Institute for Special Education
999 Pelham Parkway
Bronx, NY 10469
718-519-7000 extension 315
Type of agency: private, non-profit
The New York Institute for Special Education

New York: LaVelle School for the Blind
3830 Paulding Avenue
Bronx, NY 10469
718-882-1212
Type of agency: private, non-profit

North Carolina: The Governor Morehead School
301 Ashe Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27606
919-733-6381
Type of agency: state
North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind web page for The Governor Morehead School

North Dakota: North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind
500 Stanford Road
Grand Forks, ND 58203-2799
800-421-1181,701-795-2700
Type of agency: state
North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind

Ohio: Ohio State School for the Blind
5220 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43214
614-888-1325
Type of agency: state

Oklahoma: Parkview School/Oklahoma School for the Blind
3300 Gibson Street
Muskogee, OK 74403
918-781-8200, in Oklahoma 877-229-7136
Type of agency: state
Oklahoma School for the Blind

Oregon: Oregon School for the Blind
700 Church Street SE
Salem, OR 97301
503-378-3820
Type of agency: state
Oregon Office of Special Education web page for Oregon School for the Blind

Oregon: Oregon Office of Special Education
Services to Children and Youth with Deaf-Blindness
255 Capital Street NE
Salem, OR 9730-0203
503-378-3598
Type of agency: state
Oregon Office of Special Education

Pennsylvania: Overbrook School for the Blind
633 Malvern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
215-877-0313
Type of agency: state
Overbrook School for the Blind

Pennsylvania: Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
201 North Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-1499
412-621-0100
Type of agency: non-profit
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children

Pennsylvania: Capital Area Intermediate Unit
55 Miller Street, PO Box 489
Summerdale, PA 17093-0489
717-732-8400

Pennsylvania: Royer-Greaves School for Blind
118 South Valley Road
Paoli, PA 19301-1444
610-644-1810
Type of agency: private, non-profit

Pennsylvania: St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments
130 Hampden Road
Upper Darby, PA 19082
610-352-4550
Type of agency: private, non-profit, Catholic

Rhode Island: no school
Rhode Island Department of Education
22 Hayes Street
Providence, RI 02908
401-277-2031

South Carolina: South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
355 Cedar Spring Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302
803-585- 7711
Type of agency: state
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

South Dakota: South Dakota School for the Visually Impaired
423 SE 17th Avenue
Aberdeen, SD 57401-7699
888-275-3814, 605-626-2580
Type of agency: state
South Dakota School for the Visually Impaired

Tennessee: Tennessee School for the Blind
115 Stewarts Ferry Pike
Nashville, TN 37214-2992
615-231-7300
Type of agency: state
Tennessee School for the Blind

Texas: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
512-454-8631
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Utah: Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind
742 Harrison Boulevard
Ogden, UT 84404
801-629-4700
Type of agency: state
Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind

Vermont: no school
Special Education Unit
Vermont Department of Education
State Office Building
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620
802-828-3067

Virginia: Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
PO Box 2069
Staunton, VA 24402
540-332-9046
Type of agency: state
Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind

Virginia: Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind at Hampton
700 Shell Road
Hampton, VA 2366
757-247-2075
Type of agency: state

Washington: Washington State School for the Blind
2214 East 13th Street
Vancouver, WA 98661-4120
360-696-6321
Type of agency: state
Washington State School for the Blind

Washington: Emil Fries School of Piana Tuning and Technology
2510 E. Evergreen Boulevard
Vancouver, WA 98661-4323
360-693-1511
Emil Fries School of Piano Tuning and Technology

West Virginia: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
301 East Main Street
Romney, WV 26757
304-822-4800
Type of agency: state

Wisconsin: Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped
and Educational Services Center for the Visually Impaired

1700 W State Street
Janesville, WI 53546
800-832-9784, 608-758-6100
Type of agency: state
Northwoods Resources web page for the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped

Wisconsin: Center for Blind/Visually Impaired Children
5600 West Brown Deer Road
Milwaukee, WI 53223
414-355-3060
Northwoods Resources web page for the Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children

Wisconsin: Wausau School District
415 Seymour Street
Wausau, WI 54402-0359
715-261-2545
Type of agency: public school

Wyoming: no school
Services for the Visually Impaired
Wyoming Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, Second Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
307-777-6257