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Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
5600 West Brown Deer Road
Suite 4
Milwaukee, WI 53223-2346
414-355-3060
Fax: 414-355-3547

Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped - the library sends books postage free and loans cassette players, special phonographs, talking books, and descriptive videos at no charge. The library recommends a web site as a guide to sources of information in alternative formats accessible by people with print disabilities.
813 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-286-3045 or 1-800-242-8822

Birth to 3 Program
1(608) 642-7837
FAX (608) 261-6752
1 W. Wilson Street
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Birth to 3 is Wisconsin’s early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. An early intervention team provides ideas and techniques to help a family enhance their child’s development and learning potential.

Department of Public Instructions (DPI)
Education Consultant in the Area of Blindness and Visual Impairment
1(800) 441-4563
125 S. Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-3522

The State of Wisconsin provides educational programs in local educational Agencies known as Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs).

Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
(800) 832-9784
1700 W. State Street
Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 758-6100
FAX (608) 758-6161
Director (608) 758-6121

A residential school for blind and visually impaired students from kindergarten through high school. The Center is also the site of a 4-week summer adult program, which train blind and visually impaired persons to function in their home and community easily, safely, and independently.

Blind Childrens Fund
201 S. University Street
Mt. Pleasant MI 48858
Tel: 989-779-9966 Fax: 989-779-0015

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded due to the lack of materials and services available to blind, visually impaired or multi-impaired children, their parents and the professionals who work with them. For more detailed information on who the BCF is, please click on the About Us button to the left and see. Please feel free to check us out!

Northcentral Technical College (NTC)
1(888) 682-7144
1000 Campus Drive
Wausau, WI 54401
FAX (715) 675-9018
(715) 675-3331

The NTC offers on site classes in consumer education, orientation and mobility, personal care, food preparation, physical education, communications skills, low vision evaluations, and adaptive technology. The student has the opportunity for career exploration, assessment, and guidance.

Music for the Blind
704 Habersham Rd.
Vladosta, GA 31602
888-778-1828

Over 600 songs taught in an All-Audio format for over a dozen instruments. Available in Tape, CD or as Downloadable MP3;a. No Print. No Braille. No Problem!

American Printing House for the Blind
1(800) 223-1839
1839 Frankfort Avenue
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
(502) 895-2405
FAX (502) 899-2363

The APH promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing special media, tools, and materials needed for education and life.

Perkins School for the Blind
North Beacon Street
Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
Phone 617-924-3434

Perkins School for the Blind is an innovative leader in serving people with visual impairments. Strong leadership from both staff and the Board of Trustees has created a legacy of education and discovery. We are always questioning how to best serve our students in the classroom, in the community and around the world. While Perkins is proud of all that has been achieved since 1832, we believe there is still much work to be done.

Madison Public Library
Homebound/ Low Vision Services
201 W. Mifflin St.
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 266-6314

Hadley School for the Blind
1(800) 323-4238
700 Elm Street
P.O. Box #299
Winnetka, IL 60093-0299
(847) 446-8111
FAX (847) 446-9916
email: info@hadley.edu

Vocational training, preparation for high school equivalency exams, technical computer subjects, and self-improvement through Braille or audiocassette correspondence courses. Courses for sighted parents of blind infants and children and professional workers for the blind.

 

Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
754 Williamson Street Madison, WI 53703
(608) 255-1166 Toll Free 1-800-783-5213
Sharper Vision Store (608) 237-8100
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