Vision Professional Services

AERBVI

• The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) is a professional membership organization dedicated to professionals who provide services to persons with vision loss.

AFB

• The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. We mobilize leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data.

APH

• Today, our lives look different than they did just a few months ago, but the struggle to ensure accessibility for individuals with blindness or visual impairment remains the same. APH is committed to providing the accessible tools you need. We’ve gathered several resources you can use from home, whether working or schooling remotely or just living your life in these uncertain times.

APH Hive

• The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Hive offers a variety of free online courses for vision professionals and educators to increase their ability to respond to the needs of students with visual impairments. This “one-stop” for professional development offers ACVREP continuing education units upon successful completion of a course.

Family Connect

• FamilyConnect is a service offered by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) to give parents and other family members of children who are visually impaired–and professionals who work with them–a supportive place for sharing and finding resources on raising their children from birth to adulthood. Every parent wonders, “Will I do a good job raising my child?” If your child is blind or visually impaired, you’ll have the same question…and many more. FamilyConnect has the answers. Whether your child was recently diagnosed, has been living with a visual impairment for years, or is multiply disabled, you’ll find the personal support, information, and resources you need to raise a child with vision loss.

Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

• Our mission is to empower persons who are blind or visually impaired by providing vocational rehabilitation, skills training, and educational opportunities to achieve self-fulfillment through quality employment and independent living.

Idaho School for the Blind

• The IESDB has been serving the Great State of Idaho since 1906, and is established under Section 33-3401 of Idaho Code with the purpose of providing supplemental educational services, early invention/education, consultation, and transition support to families and local school districts throughout the state of Idaho. As stated in Statute: “The goal of IESDB is to assist school districts and state agencies in providing accessibility, quality and equity to students in the state with sensory impairments through a continuum of service and placement options.” For additional information about any of the programs or services provided by the IESDB, please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.

Montana Blind and Low Vision Services (BLVS) 

• The vocational rehabilitation program provides services to assist individuals with visual disabilities or blindness find or maintain employment. 

Montana School for the Blind

• The Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind (MSDB) provides comprehensive learning and growing opportunities for students from birth through age 21 who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind throughout the state of Montana. These opportunities support future independence and success! 

NFB

• Through our network of blind members, we coordinate many programs, services, and resources to defend the rights of blind Americans, provide information and support to blind children and adults, and build a community that creates a future full of opportunities.

Northwest Association for Blind Athletes

• To provide life-changing opportunities through sports and physical activity to individuals who are blind and visually impaired. Check out our outreach programs, Camp Spark, daily virtual programs, youtube channel, and more!

Wyoming Vision Services

• Support for individuals and family members to aid in the adjustment to sight loss, Customized trainings to meet the specific needs of individuals or agencies, Assistance with orientation and mobility, Educational presentations, Instruction in independent living and adaptive techniques, Instruction in the basic reading and writing of braille, keyboarding and use of adaptive technology, Advice on high-tech equipment to assist in reading and other visually oriented tasks, Technical assistance for school personnel, Loan of low vision aids and basic instruction in their use, Referral to other agencies and services, Access to special projects and resources