NORTH DAKOTA VISION SERVICES/SCHOOL FOR TO THE BLIND -- North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind is under the Department of Public Instruction and is a statewide comprehensive resource center that works cooperatively with related agencies in providing a full range of services to all persons who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities. They also proved evaluations, consultations, and instruction in specific vision related areas such as orientation and mobility, braille, braille music, daily living skills, technology, vocational/career, recreation/leisure, and functional vision.

The Vision Resource Center includes adaptive materials and services for the visually impaired such as the Talking Book Machine Lending Agency, Braille Access Center, large print and braille textbook depository, descriptive videos, a professional and consumer library, access to information, a toll-free number, and a store.

Short term programs include Specific Skills, Compensatory Skills, Post Secondary, and Summer Adventure. Inservices training is provided to teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents. Additionally, an adult center is available to help with adaptive skill training and evaluation. Carmen Grove Suminski is the superintendent. Offices and learning centers are located at 500 Stanford Road; telephone: 795-2700. Regional offices locations include Minot, Devils Lake, Fargo and Bismarck.