TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

I. National Agencies and Resources ........ 4-18 II. State Agencies and Resources.......... 19-24 III. Local Agencies and Resources ......... 25-37 IV. Technology ........................................ 38-46 V. Region 4 School Districts ................... 47-54

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PREFACE

This directory is published to support parents, educators and social service agencies in locating programs and services for students with visual impairments. Listings do not constitute program endorsement, nor does Region 4 ESC assume any liability for any actions of the employees, officers and/or entities included in this document.

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National Agencies

And Resources

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NAME: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND (ACB)

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: FAX: WEBSITE: SERVICE:

CLIENT TYPES:

AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY: COST OF SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

1703 N Beauregard St, Suite 420 Alexandria VA 22311 202.467.5081 or 800.424.8666 703.465-5085 National membership group of blind and visually impaired Persons who are blind or visually impaired, service providers All None None Advocacy, information/referral service, parent support groups, instructional materials, academic scholarships

NAME: AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND (AFB)

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: WEBSITE: SERVICE: CLIENT TYPES:

AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY: COST FOR SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

1401 South Clark Street Suite 730 Arlington, VA 22202 212.502.7600 Information and resources Persons who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind, parents All None None Information, resources for parents and teachers, publications, research, volunteer services,

counseling, instructional mater

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SPRING BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

955 Campbell Road

P. O. Box 19432

Houston, Texas 77024

713.464.1511



STAFFORD MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

1625 Staffordshire

Stafford, Texas 77477

281.261-9200



SWEENY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

1310 N. Elm Street

Sweeny, Texas 77480

979.491.8000



TARKINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2770 FM 163

Cleveland, Texas 77327

281.592.8781



TEXAS CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

1700 Ninth Avenue N

Texas City, Texas 77590

409.916.0100



TOMBALL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

310 S Cherry Street

Tomball, Texas 77375

281.357.3100



WALLER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2214 Waller Street

Waller, Texas 77484

936.931.3685



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NEEDVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

16227 Highway 36 South P. O. Box 412

Needville, Texas 77461

979.793.4308



PASADENA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

1515 Cherrybrook Lane

Pasadena, Texas 77502

713.740.0000



PEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

P. O. Box 7 1928 N. Main

Pearland, Texas 77581

281.485.3203



ROYAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

3714 FM 359

P. O. Box 489

Pattison, Texas 77466

281.934.2248

royal-

SANTA FE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

4133 War Path

Santa Fe, Texas 77510

409.925.3526



SHELDON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

11411 C. E. King Parkway

Houston, Texas 77044

281.727.2007



SPRING INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

16717 Ella Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77090

281.891.6000



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NAME: AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND (APH)

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: WEBSITE: SERVICE:

CLIENT TYPES:

AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY: COST FOR SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

1839 Frankfort Avenue P.O. Box 6085 Louisville, KY 40206-0085 502.895.2405 or 800.223.1839 Educational books and materials for infants through adults Persons who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind and professionals serving students with visual impairments All with emphasis on grades K-12 None Private pay, priced per item Braille transcribing, electronic aids, information/referral services, research, instructional materials, tape recording services, computer hard ware and software

NAME: ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED (AER)

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: FAX: WEBSITE: SERVICE:

CLIENT TYPES: AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY: COST FOR SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440 Alexandria, VA 22311 703.671.4500 or 877.492.2708 703.671.6391 Membership organization for professionals who serve persons with visual impairments Professionals All None Private pay, membership dues Educational programming for members and other professionals working with persons with visual im

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NAME: BENETECH: Bookshare

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: FAX: EMAIL: WEBSITE: SERVICE:

CLIENT TYPES: AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY: COST FOR SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

480 S. California Ave. Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 650.644.3400 650.475.1066 info@ The Bookshare library provides people with print disabilities access to books and periodicals that can be converted to Braille, large print or synthetic speech; a subscription-based service operated by Benetech. Persons with print disabilities All Persons with documented print disabilities One-time set up fee and annual subscription fee Bookshare is a digital library that provides people with print disabili ties access to books and periodi cals

HUMBLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

10203 Birchridge Drive

Humble, Texas 77338

281.641.1000



KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

6301 South Stadium Drive

Katy, Texas 77494

281.396.6000



KLEIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

7200 Spring Cypress Road

Klein, Texas 77379

832.249.4000



LAMAR CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT

SCHOOL DISTRICT

3911 Avenue I

Rosenberg, Texas 77471

832.223.0000



LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

1002 San Jacinto Street

La Porte, Texas 77571

281.604.7000



LIBERTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 1600

Grand Avenue

Liberty, Texas 77575

936.336.7213



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GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

3904 Ave T

Galveston, Texas 77550

409.766.5100



GOOSE CREEK CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT

SCHOOL DISTRICT

4544 Interstate 10 East P. O. Box 30

Baytown, Texas 77522

281.420.4800



HARDIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

290 County Road 2003 North

Hardin, Texas 77561

936.298.2112



HEMPSTEAD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

1440 13th St. P. O. Box 1007

Hempstead, Texas 77445

979.826.3304



HITCHCOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

7801 Neville Road Building B

Hitchcock, Texas 77563

409.316.6545



HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

4400 West 18th Street

Houston, Texas 77092

713.556.6000



HUFFMAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

24302 FM 2100

Huffman, Texas 77336

281.324.1871



HULL-DAISETTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

117 North Main

Daisetta, Texas 77533

936.536.6321



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NAME: BLIND BABIES FOUNDATION (BBF)/Wayfinder Family Services

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: FAX: WEBSITE: E-MAIL: SERVICE:

CLIENT TYPES:

AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY:

COST: SERVICE:

5300 Angeles Vista Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90043 323.295.4555 800.352.2290 bbfinfo@ Information on early intervention and education services to infants and preschoolers Professionals, parents of infants with visual impairments Birth-6 years Babies who are blind or visually impaired Web information is free Information, links to additional information and agencies

NAME: BLIND CHILDRENS CENTER

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: FAX: WEBSITE: SERVICE:

CLIENT TYPES:

AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY:

COST FOR SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

4120 Marathon Street Los Angeles, CA 90029 323.664.2153 323.665.3828 Family-centered agency that provides programs and services to young children with visual impairments Professionals, parents of infants with visual impairments Birth-Grade 2 Young children who are blind or Visually impaired Per pamphlet Information pamphlets, referral services

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NAME: CHOICE MAGAZINE LISTENING (CML)

MAILING ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE: FAX: WEBSITE: SERVICE: gy paired CLIENT TYPES: print ment AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY: COST FOR SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

85 Channel Drive Port Washington, NY 11050 516.883.8280 or 888.724.6423 516.944.6849 Free recorded magazine antholofor persons who are visually imand/or physically impaired Persons unable to read regular due to physical or visual impair-

College level and older Unable to read regular print None Subscribers receive 8 hours of unabridged articles, every other month. CML cassettes are playable on the free Library of Congress 4 track players.

NAME: CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES

MAILING ADDRESS:

4444 South 52nd Street PO Box 6097 Lincoln NE 68516

TELEPHONE: FAX: E-MAIL: WEBSITE: SERVICE:

camps CLIENT TYPES:

AGES SERVED: ELIGIBILITY:

COST FOR SERVICES: SERVICES PROVIDED:

402.488.0981 402.488.7582 info@ Reading services, lending library, periodicals, summer & winter

Persons with visual impairments or hearing impairments All ages Must be legally blind, or unable to read or hold a book None Large print and braille books, publications and programs for persons with visual impairments

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DAYTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

100 Cherry Creek Road

Dayton, Texas 77535

936.258.2667



DEER PARK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2800 Texas Avenue

Deer Park, Texas 77536

832.668.7000



DEVERS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

201 S Chism

Devers, Texas 77538

936.549.7591



DICKINSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

2218 FM 517 East

Dickinson, Texas 77539

281.229.6000



EAST CHAMBERS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT

216 Champions Loop

Winnie, Texas 77665

409.296.6100



FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

16431 Lexington Blvd.

Sugar Land, Texas 77479

281.634.1000



FRIENDSWOOD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

302 Laurel Drive

Friendswood, Texas 77546

281.482.1267



GALENA PARK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

14705 Woodforest Boulevard

Houston, Texas 77015

832.386.1000



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