A sample listing of vision organizations supporting individuals with vision issues in the states of Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
Oklahoma:
1. Oklahoma School for the Blind – Muskogee, Oklahoma – Telephone: 918-781-8200 – Toll free: 877-229-7136 – Website: http://www.osb.k12.ok.us/
2. Prevent Blindness Oklahoma – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Telephone: 405-848-7123 – Website: http://www.preventblindnessok.org
3. Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Telephone: 405-951-3400 – Toll free: 800-845-8476 – Website: http://www.okdrs.gov
4. Oklahoma Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Project – Norman, Oklahoma – Telephone: 405-325-6655 – Website: http://www.ou.edu/okdbp/
Oregon:
1. Guide Dogs for the Blind – Boring, Oregon – Telephone: 503-668-2100 – Toll free: 800-295-4050 – Website: http://www.guidedogs.com
2. Oral Hull Foundation for the Blind – Sandy, Oregon – Telephone: 503-668-6195 – Website: http://www.oralhull.org
3. Oregon Commission for the Blind – Portland, Oregon – Telephone: 971-673-1588 – Toll free: 888-202-5463 – Website: http://www.oregon.gov/blind
4. Oregon Deaf-Blind Project – Monmouth, Oregon – Telephone: 503-838-8328 – Website: http://www.oregondb.org/index.htm
5. Oregon Seniors and People with disabilities - Department of Human Services – Salem, Oregon – Telephone: 503-945-6478 – Toll free: 800-282-8096 – Website: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/spwpd/index.shtml
Pennsylvania:
1. Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 215-627-0600 – Website: http://www.asb.org
2. Beaver County Association for the Blind – Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 724-843-1111 – Website: http://www.bcblind.org
3. Berks County Association for the Blind – Reading, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 610-375-8407
4. Blair/Clearfield Association for the Blind – Altoona, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 814-944-2021 – Toll free: 888-912-5463
5. Blind and Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburg – Homestead, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 412-368-4400 – Toll free: 800-706-5050 – Website: http://www.pghvis.org
6. Blind Association of Butler and Armstrong Counties – Butler, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 724-287-4059 – Website: http://www.theblindassociation.org/contact-us/
7. Capital Area Intermediate Unit: Blind and Visually Impaired Services – Enola, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 717-732-8400 – Website: http://www.caiu.org/services/student/school-age/special-education-ncp/visually-impaired.aspx
8. Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Chester, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 610-874-1476 – Website: http://www.cbvi.net
9. Overbrook School for the Blind – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 215-877-0313 – Website: http://www.obs.org
10. Royer-Greaves School for the Blind – Paoli, Pennsylvania – Telephone: 610-644-1810 – Website: http://www.royer-greaves.org
11. Western Pennsylvania School for blind children – Pittsburg, Pennsylvania – telephone: 412-621-0100 – Website: http://www.wpsbc.org/
Rhode Island:
1. Rhode Island department of Education: Vision Services Program – Sherlock Center on Disabilities – Providence, Rhode Island – Telephone: 401-456-8910 – Website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/Special_Populations/Programs_Services/Vision_Services_Programs.aspx
2. Rhode Island Department of Human Services: Services for the blind and visually Impaired – Providence, Rhode Island – Telephone: 401-277-2382 – Toll free: 800-752-8088 – Website: http://www.ors.state.ri.us
3. Rhode Island Department of Education: Vision Services Program – Providence, Rhode Island – Telephone: 401-456-8910 – Website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/Special_Populations/Programs_Services/Vision_Services_Programs.aspx
South Carolina:
1. Association for the blind – Charleston, South Carolina – Telephone: 843-723-6915 – Website: http://www.aftbsc.org
2. South Carolina Commission for the Blind – Columbia, South Carolina – Telephone: 803-898-8764 – Toll free: 800-922-2222
3. South Carolina Interagency Deaf-Blind Project – Spartanburg, South Carolina – Telephone: 864-577-7770 – Toll free: 800-577-7770 – Website: http://www.scsdb.k12.sc.us/Deaf_Blind/Deaf_Blind_Index.html
4. South Carolina School for the deaf and the Blind – Spartanburg, South Carolina – Telephone: 864-585-7711 – Toll free: 888-447-2732 – Website: http://www.scsdb.k12.sc.us
A complete listing of vision organizations can be found on the American foundation for the blind website.