Visual Impairment (VI)

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A visual impairment, including blindness, means an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and blindness. (34 CFR Sec. 300.8(c)(13))

Resources

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)

Toll free: 800-223-1839
http://www.aph.org/

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Toll free: 800-232-5463
http://www.afb.org/

Association for the Education and Rehabilitation for the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)

703-671-4500
http://www.aerbvi.org/
email: aer@aerbvi.org

Learning Ally

Toll free: 800-221-4792
https://learningally.org/

Local Lions Club

http://www.lionsclubs.org/

Library of Congress

Toll free: 800-NLS-READ (424-8567)
http://www.loc.gov/nls

National Federation of the Blind

410-659-9314
https://nfb.org/

National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPOBC)

410-659-9314
http://www.nopbc.org

New Mexico Academy of Ophthalmology

505-366-3273
www.nmao.org/

New Mexico Commission for the Blind

http://www.cfb.state.nm.us/

New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Toll free: 800-437-3505
http://www.nmsbvi.k12.nm.us/

New Mexico State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Toll free: 800-456-5515
http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/direct-services/lbph

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

512-454-8631
http://www.tsbvi.edu/