General Information
North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind
500 Stanford Rd
Grand Forks,
ND 58203
701-795-2700
[email protected]
http://www.ndvisionservices.com
Services Offered
- Employment/Job Training
- Provides training in transition, job development and job readiness, career planning, comprehensive vocational evaluation system.
- Information and Referral
- Operates a toll-free information and referral line; In-Service Training.
- Community Outreach Programs
- Has a regionalized statewide outreach program.
- Professional Training
- Offers in-service training via workshops, conferences, and in-services.
- Recreation Services
- Offers recreation/leisure activities, including goal ball, beeper ball, and adaptations. Support and transportation to the Black Hills Regional Ski for Light event.
- Daily Living Skills/Independent Living Skills Training
- Provides vision-specific center-based and outreach services. Provides instruction in daily living skills, functional vision, music, recreational/leisure, technology, and vocational/career development.
- Assistive Products
- Sells adaptive devices. Products for sale on site and via mail.
- Travel/Orientation and Mobility
- Provides orientation and mobility training.
- Braille/Electronic/Audio/Large Print Production
- Reports, programs and agendas, catalogs, flyers and brochures
handouts, meeting minutes, letters and memos, ballots, training materials, books, directories, schedules, menus and many more.
- Braille and Reading Instruction
- Braille evaluations and consultations are provided to individuals of any age who could benefit from a tactual method of communication.
- Computer Training/Assistive Technology
- A state agency that serves all ages of visually impaired and blind individuals from North Dakota and NW Minnesota.
- Low Vision Services
- Provides low vision evaluation and follow-up. Offers resources and vision-specific instructions and adaptations for seniors; staff that are employed to work specifically with adults.