A sample listing of vision organizations supporting individuals with vision issues in the states of Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine and Maryland.

Kansas:

1. Envision Rehabilitation Center – Wichita, Kansas – telephone: 316-440-1600 – Toll free: 866-319-4646 - Website: http://www.envisionus.com

2. Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults: Great Plains Region Office – Shawnee Mission, Kansas – Telephone: 913-677-4562 – TDD/TTY – 913-677-4562 - Website: http://www.hknc.org

3. Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services – Division of Blind services – Rehabilitation Center for the Blind – Topeka, Kansas – telephone: 785-296-3311 – Website: http://www.srskansas.org/rehab/

4. Kansas State School for the Blind – Kansas City, Kansas – Telephone: 913-281-3308 – Toll free: 800-572-5463 - Website: http://www.kssb.net


Kentucky:

1. American Printing house for the blind – Louisville, Kentucky – telephone: 502-895-2405 – Toll free: 800-223-1839 – Website: http://www.aph.org

2. Kentucky Office for the Blind – Frankfort, Kentucky – Telephone: 502-564-4754 – Toll free: 800-321-6668 - Website: http://www.blind.ky.gov

3. Kentucky Office for the Blind – Independent Living Services – Bowling green, Kentucky – Telephone: 270-746-7479 – Toll free: 800-222-1215 – Website: http://www.blind.ky.gov

4. Kentucky School for the Blind – Louisville, Kentucky – Telephone: 502-897-1583 – Website: http://www.ksb.k12.ky.us

5. Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Louisville, Kentucky – Telephone: 502-636-3207 – Toll free: 888-636-8477 - Website: http://www.vips.org


Louisiana:

1. Affiliated Blind of Louisiana – Lafayette, Louisiana – Telephone: 337-234-6492 – Toll free: 800-319-4444 – Website: http://www.affiliatedblind.org

2. Lighthouse for the Blind New Orleans – New Orleans, Louisiana – Telephone: 504-899-4501 – Toll free: 888-792-0163 – Website: http://www.lhb.org/

3. Louisiana Association for the Blind – Shreveport, Louisiana – Telephone: 318-635-6471 – Toll free: 877-913-6471 – Website: http://www.lablind.com

4. Louisiana Center for the Blind – Ruston, Louisiana – Telephone: 318-251-2891 – Toll free: 800-234-4166 – Website: http://www.lcb-ruston.com

5. Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired – Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Telephone: 225-757-3482 – Website: http://www.lsvi.org/

6. Louisiana Services to Children and Youth with Deaf Blindness – Baton Rouge, Louisiana – 225-342-0202 – Website: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/eia/2160.html


Maine:

1. Catholic Charities Maine: Education Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Children – Biddeford, Maine – Telephone: 207-592-4760 – Toll free: 888-941-2855 – Website: http://www.ccmaine.org/

2. Maine Department of Labor: Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Augusta, Maine – Telephone: 207-624-5120 – Website: http://www.maine.gov/rehab/dbvi/index.shtml

3. Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange: Main CITE Coordinating Center – Augusta, Maine – Telephone: 207-621-3195 – Toll free: 877-475-4800 – Website: http://www.mainecite.org


Maryland:

1. American Association of the Deaf-Blind – Silver Spring, Maryland – Telephone: 301-495-4403 – Website: http://www.aadb.org

2. Blind Industries and Services of Maryland – Baltimore, Maryland – Telephone: 410-737-2600 – Toll free: 888-322-4567 – Website: http://www.bism.org

3. Foundation Fighting Blindness – Columbia, Maryland – Telephone: 410-423-0600 – Toll free: 800-363-5551 – Website: http://www.FightBlindness.org

4. Guide Dog Users – Silver Spring, Maryland – Telephone: 301-598-2131 – Toll free: 866-799-8436 – Website: http://www.gdui.org

5. Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults: East Central Region Office – Laurel, Maryland – Telephone: 240-786-6534 – Website: http://www.hknc.org

6. Maryland School for the Blind – Baltimore, Maryland – Telephone: 410-444-5000 – Toll free: 800-400-4915 – Website: http://www.mdschblind.org

7. National Federation of the Blind – Baltimore, Maryland – Telephone: 410-659-9314 – Website: http://www.nfb.org

8. National Organization of Parents of Blind Children – Baltimore, Maryland – Telephone: 410-659-9314 – Website: http://www.nfb.org

A complete listing of vision organizations can be found on the American foundation for the blind website.