[nfbmi-talk] {Spam?} Re: list of current nac accredited agencies fyi

[Terry D. Eagle]

What is the date of that Monitor article and press release involving Pat
Cannon?  It is interesting because during the 1980s, Pat Cannon was an
active member of NFB.

 

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Are you referring in part to this from the Braille Monitor:
Michigan School for the Blind De-NAC's



by Pat Cannon



In a brief news release issued in early February the Michigan Department of 
Education announced that the Michigan School for the Blind (MSB) would not 
seek

re-accreditation by the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving 
the Blind and Visually Handicapped (NAC).



The announcement declared that the residential facility could better serve 
its students by undertaking its own self-study, using an in-state monitoring

team. The message was clear--MSB had decided to "de-NAC." The announcement 
was welcome news to members of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), 
since

the organization has opposed NAC and its practices for many years. However, 
I believe it is important to understand how and why the decision to "de-NAC"

was reached in Michigan. As a member of the school's Citizens' Advisory 
Committee (CAC) I would like to review some of the events of the past two 
years

that led to the Michigan decision. It is a decision that was not reached 
quickly or easily, a decision that came only after a great deal of careful 
consideration.



The Michigan School for the Blind, like many residential schools in the 
country, has gone through some difficult periods in recent years as it has 
adjusted

to its changing role with the onset of mainstreaming. And, also like many 
other schools for the blind, MSB has been threatened with consolidation or 
closing.

A major turning point in the school's resurgance took place in the fall of 
1984 with the appointment of Dr. Velma Allen as the new MSB Superintendent.

Dr. Allen is a gifted, dedicated individual who is obviously committed to 
improving educational opportunities for all blind students in Michigan.



When I was appointed to MSB's Citizens' Advisory Committee in late 1984 I 
was extremely optimistic about the school's future under Dr. Allen's 
leadership.

I was looking forward to tackling the many challenges ahead and truly 
believed that the Michigan facility was on the rebound. I also knew that the

controversial

issue would be dealt with soon, since MSB's NAC accreditation was set to 
terminate in 1986.



Early in 1985 I proposed to the CAC that our membership be expanded to 
include official representatives from NFB and other consumer groups in the 
state.

The proposal was adopted, and NFB ultimately designated John Mullin as 
official representative.



The issue of re-accreditation by NAC first appeared as a CAC agenda item 
last September. Should the school begin the re-accreditation process with 
NAC?

After lengthy discussion regarding the merits of NAC, a motion was offered 
not to seek NAC re-accreditation. The motion had only two supporting 
votes--mine

and John Mullin's--and failed overwhelmingly. One of those who opposed the 
motion was CAC member Dale Strong. Strong is also Chairman of the Michigan 
Commission

for the Blind and has been an NFB member for many years.



The MSB/NAC issue was the topic of considerable debate at NFB's Michigan 
convention, held in October, 1985, in Lansing. For a variety of reasons 
Strong

was publicly criticized for his CAC vote, some even suggesting that he did 
not have the best interests of the blind persons in mind when he voted.



It was my strong belief that the CAC should address the NAC issue with only 
one question in mind: What action would be in the best interest of the 
students

at the Michigan School for the Blind? Following the NFB convention, I spoke 
with Dale Strong about the NAC issue at the school, convinced that he, too,

would act in the best interest of the students. I suggested that we conduct 
a careful and thorough study of the issue before we pursued re-accreditation

by NAC. Strong was very supportive of such a study.



When the CAC met at the Michigan School for the Blind in late October, I 
proposed that we conduct such a study and that we postpone any further 
official

action on the re-accreditation subject until we completed such a review. 
With the active support of Dale Strong, my motion to conduct a thorough 
review

of the NAC process was adopted.



In the early 1950's an auto manufacturer challenged potential car buyers to 
"Ask the man who owns one." With that thought in mind I proposed that we 
survey

directors or superintendents at several other residential schools for the 
blind and get their views on the value of NAC accreditation. The proposal 
was

adopted, and I was directed by the CAC to conduct the study.



The following letter to the CAC Chairperson reveals the results:



Lansing Michigan

November 18, 1985



Charles Ramsey, Chairperson

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Michigan School for the Blind

Lansing, Michigan



Dear Mr. Ramsey:



As you know, our Citizens' Advisory Committee has spent a considerable 
amount of time in recent months discussing the merits of seeking 
reaccreditation

from the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and 
Visually Handicapped (NAC). Since the Michigan School for the Blind (MSB) is

already accredited by the North Central Association, questions have been 
raised regarding the value of spending the school's limited resources for 
NAC

accreditation at a time when we're striving to provide the best possible 
services for students at the school.



Would spending money on NAC accreditation be the wisest use of funds, or 
could those limited funds be better spent elsewhere to provide needed 
services

for the blind youth of our school? At the urging of the Committee, I have 
researched this issue quite thoroughly and, as you requested, report those 
findings

in this letter.



The objective of the study was to simply ascertain the value of NAC 
accreditation for the Michigan School for the Blind. I attempted to identify

what benefits

of that process there would be for MSB students, what could be lost by not 
seeking re-accreditation by NAC, and what impact accreditation has on the 
school's

ability to secure grants.



I interviewed superintendents or directors at nine different residential 
facilities for the blind in various parts of the country. Three are 
presently NAC

accredited, four are not NAC accredited, and two were previously NAC 
accredited but have since dropped NAC. I also spoke with Dennis Hartenstine,

Director

of the National Accreditation Council. A list of the schools and the 
individuals I talked to is enclosed.



When I spoke with the individuals, I explained that our advisory committee 
was dealing with the question of whether or not to seek re-accreditation and

wanted to determine if doing so was, indeed, in the best interest of our 
students. It was explained that because of our limited resources we were 
considering

that our students might be better served if funds were spent directly on 
programs being planned at the school. I am pleased to report that each 
person

I interviewed was most cooperative and shared their views on the subject 
candidly and at length.



Dennis Hartenstine, NAC's Director, told me that presently about one-half of

the residential schools for the blind in the country are NAC accredited. He

explained why he believes NAC accreditation is important: "It helps in terms

of being recognized as providing quality services. The self-study helps to

analyze what you're doing and determine future planning," he said. "And it 
enhances the public image of the school."



Dr. Joseph Kerr, the Director of the Overbrook School in Philadelphia, 
viewed the value of accreditation quite differently: "This school is 153 
years old

and has never been accredited by NAC. We have no plans of seeking NAC 
accreditation because there are only two evaluations that really count: one,

the

state department of education; and two, regional accreditation. This school 
has never been asked by any college, university, state department of 
education,

federal government agency, or anybody else if we have NAC accreditation."



Dr. Kerr agreed that self-study is the key to meaningful evaluation: "Your 
own evaluation, tailored to the needs of your particular enrollment, is most

valuable. You don't need NAC's national standards to do that. Your own self 
study can better accomplish the goals of accreditation."



"I couldn't see where we were going to get $5,000 worth of benefits from NAC

accreditation," said Durward Hutchinson, Superintendent of the Indiana 
School

for the Blind. "We're accredited by our own State Department of Education. 
Our programs have grown. The State has been very supportive of us and we 
just

couldn't see us gaining $5,000 worth of prestige from NAC. Sure, the 
self-study is helpful, but that can be done without the National 
Accreditation Council."



The Oregon School for the Blind has been NAC accredited for ten years but 
did not seek re-accreditation. Donald Edwards, the School's Director, 
explained

that they just couldn't afford it: "We saw no particular value in NAC 
accreditation, except to say you have it. Did not seek re-accreditation 
because of

the costs involved in the process."



"We're doing very well without it (NAC), whatever it is," said John 
Sinclair, the Director of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind (MAB) 
in Brookline,

Massachusetts. Like the Oregon School for the Blind, the Massachusetts 
Association for the Blind had been accredited by NAC but did not seek 
re-accreditation.

"We dropped NAC for philosophical reasons," Sinclair said.



The strongest proponent of NAC accreditation that I talked with was the 
Director of the Illinois School for the Blind, Dr. Richard Umsted: "It's 
necessary

to assure credibility with legislators, parents, and local school districts.

North Central, in a very real sense, is window dressing," said Dr. Umsted,

who is a member of NAC's board of directors. He said he was familiar with 
the Michigan School for the blind. "I'm very much concerned about the 
Michigan

School, and I think that NAC accreditation is. essential for them."



Another residential facility presently accredited by NAC is the Wisconsin 
School for the Visually Handicapped. William English, Director of the 
School,

expressed reservations regarding NAC accreditation: "It's not cheap going 
through the NAC accreditation process. I have some problems with the fact 
that

it costs a whole lot--and I'm spending $10,000 of Wisconsin's taxpayers 
money for this."



The Ohio School for the Blind recently completed the re-accreditation 
process. "The on-site visit from NAC cost us about $6,000--that was just for

transportation,

housing, and food for the people who did the on-site inspection." said 
Dennis Holmes, Superintendent of the School. Additionally, the annuai dues 
for NAC

accreditation are $1,500. "From my perspective," said Holmes, "the primary 
value of accreditation is the self-study process."



The Director of the Massachusetts Association for the Blind, John Sinclair, 
was asked how dropping NAC had impacted on MAB funding. "The subject of 
accreditation

has never been raised by any funding source," he said. "I've never seen the 
question on any grant application--and we get a lot of federal grants, no 
questions

asked."



"We like to believe that NAC accreditation improves the position of a school

to receive a grant," said NAC's Director, Dennis Hartenstine. Dr. Richard 
Umsted,

Superintendent of the Illinois School for the Blind, and a member of NAC's 
board of directors, agreed that accreditation is helpful: "I refer to NAC 
recommendation

to justify needs," Umsted explained. "It's expensive, but the return our 
school gets is a very small price to pay."



Patrick Small, Superintendent of the California School for the Blind, said 
not having NAC accreditation has had no impact on funding: "It just doesn't 
make

a difference," he said.



Dr. Roy Brothers, Director of the Washington School for the Blind, another 
residential facility not NAC accredited, concurs: "We're accredited through 
the

state, and we get great support for our programs from consumers, so we have 
no reason to seek NAC accreditation," said Dr. Brothers.



"The NAC accreditation process is a stupendous amount of work that adds not 
one iota of credibility to our school," said Dr. Joseph Kerr, Director of 
the

Overbrook School. "There is absolutely no attempt to tie any dollar flow to 
NAC accreditation."



Durward Hutchinson, head of the Indiana School, agrees: "I've been here 
twenty-six years without NAC accreditation. NAC gives ms a rough time about 
that,

but so far I've not had the justification given that would change my mind," 
concluded Hutchinson.



There was one point, Mr. Ramsey, that everyone I talked with agreed upon: 
The greatest value of the accreditation process is the self-study. It is 
also

quite clear that there is no link between NAC accreditation and the ability 
to secure funds. The study also demonstrates that, other than perception, 
there

is little or no value in NAC accreditation. I believe that not seeking 
re-accreditation by NAC would benefit the Michigan School for the Blind by 
allowing

us to commit our resources to programs that could directly benefit our 
students.



I recommend that we not seek reaccreditation by NAC but undertake our own 
self-study. Doing so would permit us to take a good, hard look at our 
school,

our programs, and our objectives and help us determine to what extent we're 
achieving our objectives. An instate monitoring team of professionals, 
parents,

and consumers could best set the standards by which our Michigan facility 
should be judged.



Conducting our own evaluation would result in a more meaningful process and 
would save an estimated $10,000 in funds that could be used for important 
programs

like summer enrichment and outreach.



I appreciate your cooperation and support in this effort. If you have 
additional questions, please call me at 517-373-3730 or 517-339-2729.



Most sincerely,

Patrick Cannon, Member

Citizens' Advisory Committee

Michigan School for the Blind



cc: Norman Stockmeyer, President

State Board of Education



Dr. Phillip Runkel

Superintendent of Public Instruction



Dr. Velma Allen, Superintendent

Michigan School for the Blind



Basil Antenucci

Michigan Department of Education



After sharing copies of my letter with them, I spoke individually with Dr. 
Allen, Dr. Runkel, and several members of the State Board of Education about

the NAC re-accreditation issue. All were interested in the survey and each 
pledged to act in the best interest of MSB students.



Since MSB was already accredited by the North Central Association and since 
there seemed to be no value in dual accreditation, there was mounting 
support

for the proposal to conduct our own self-study in lieu of re-accreditation 
by NAC.



The results of my survey were reported to CAC members at our November 
meeting, and a motion by Dale Strong that we accept the recommendation of 
the study

passed unanimously and enthusiastically. I was directed to make a 
presentation to the State Board of Education regarding the issue and ask the

board to

accept our recommendation that we not seek reaccreditation by NAC but 
undertake our own self-study instead.



In the presentation to the State Board of Education in late November I 
pointed out that the CAC conducted the study to determine what was truly in 
the best

interest of our students. We began the research with an open mind, assuming 
that NAC was neither wonderful nor wicked, simply determined to learn what

could be best for our students. The presentation was well received, and in 
December the following memo was issued by Basil Antenucci, Acting Director 
of

Residential Education Services for the Department of Education:



MEMORANDUM



Michigan Department of Education



DATE: December 27, 1985

TO: Velma Allen--cc: Jim Phelps

FROM: Basil Antennuci

SUBJECT: National Accreditation Council



I understand that your Citizens' Advisory Committee has spent a considerable

amount of time studying the merits of re-accreditation from the National 
Accreditation

Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped. Further, I 
understand that it is your Committee's recommendation not to pursue 
accreditation,

based on a rather thorough review by Pat Cannon in which he reported on his 
telephonic survey of nine superintendents or directors of residential 
facilities

for the blind from various parts of the country.



Likewise, the unofficial response of State Board of Education members, as 
this issue was discussed at the recent Committee of the Whole meeting, 
appeared

to favor the Committee's recommendation. Therefore, I would recommend that 
we not seek re-accreditation but undertake our own self-study, using an 
in-state

monitoring team of professionals, parents. and consumers.



Please share this information with your Advisory Committee and keep me 
apprised of your progress in implementing the self-study.



In mid-December Dr. Allen, the MSB Superintendent, sent the following letter

to NAC:



Department of Education

Michigan School for the Blind

Lansing, Michigan

January 13, 1986



Leslie Piqueras

National Accreditation Council

New York, New York



Dear Ms. Piqueras:



The Michigan School for the Blind has been advised by its Citizens' Advisory

Committee and our Office of Residential Services not to pursue NAC 
re-accreditation

this year. The matter of reaccreditation was discussed at a recent committee

of the whole meeting of the State Board of Education at which time it was

recommended that we undertake our own self-study using an in-state 
monitoring team of professionals, parents, and consumers.



As you may be aware, the Michigan School for the Blind is seeking to 
reestablish its credibility within the state of Michigan and to re-define 
its mission

in accordance with the needs of students in our state, rather than follow 
established trends in other states which may differ from us in fundamental 
ways.



Given the financial and time constraints of accreditation, we have opted to 
continue with our North Central Association accreditation (since other 
schools

in our state have NCA accreditation) and to undertake our self-study using 
Michigan parents, educators, and consumers.



We do plan to use your materials for our North Central self-study and 
request permission from you at this time to do so. We will give you full 
credit in

any written publication.



We thank you for your support and cooperation over the past several years. 
If our situation changes and we feel we need to affiliate with NAC in the 
future,

we will contact you.



Sincerely,



Velma P. Allen, Ph.D.

Superintendent



cc: Basil Antenucci

Citizens' Advisory Committee

NAC File



Our Citizens' Advisory Committee feels confident that our action not to seek

re-accreditation by NAC was, indeed, in the best interest of our students.

Early in February the Michigan Department of Education issued the following 
statement:



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



The Michigan School for the Blind (MSB) will utilize an in-state monitoring 
team of professionals, parents, and consumers appointed by the State Board 
of

Education to conduct its own self study to evaluate the effectiveness of 
programs at the School. The self-study, which will be conducted in lieu of 
seeking

re-accreditation by the National Accreditation Council (NAC) for Agencies 
Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, is being undertaken upon the 
recommendation

of the School's Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) and the Michigan 
Department of Education. "



After surveying superintendents or directors at a number of other 
residential facilities for the blind across the country, the CAC determined 
that the interests

of students at the School for the Blind cold be best served by not seeking 
re-accreditation by NAC--a process that would cost the School several 
thousand

dollars," said Basil Antenucci, Acting Director or Residential Education 
Services. The Michigan School for the Blind is presently accredited by the 
North

Central Association (NCA), the same accrediting body that sets standards for

other schools in the state.



"We are seeking to re-establish credibility and to re-define our mission in 
accordance with the needs of students in our state, rather than simply 
following

trends in other states," stated Dr. Velma Allen, Superintendent of MSB. "By 
conducting our own self-study with an in-state monitoring team, we can best

tailor our programs to meet the needs of Michigan's students."



By not pursuing NAC accreditation at this time, MSB will save approximately 
$10,000--funds that will be used instead to fund programs that will more 
directly

benefit students at the School.



"We are proud of the progress the School has made during the past year; 
enrollment at the School has increased by 14 percent, and several new 
programs have

been implemented. The Summer Enrichment Program offered last summer 
attracted 64 students from 26 intermediate districts across the state. This 
course

of action reflects our desire to continue our outreach efforts to provide 
services to all visually impaired students in the state. The active 
involvement

of the CAC and the support of the State Board of Education have played key 
roles in the School's resurgence," said Antenucci. The School presently 
serves

89 visually impaired or severely multiply impaired students.





Source:

https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm86/bm8603/bm860303.htm

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To: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>; "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing 
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> Hi, Fred, and all,
>
> Fred, do you remember NAC's final coming to convention to address us? I 
> can't remember what year it was, but it was a sorry spectacle and clearly 
> showed that they had learned nothing.  Do you think it's possible that our

> MSB's NAC accanditation had something to do with the school's ultimate 
> demise? I was at that 1966 convention at the other major discussion 
> (besides the tenBroek document) was Ken Jernigan discussed his conflicted 
> response to his invitation to join the NAC board as it evolved from 
> COMSTAC to NAC.  By the time of his 1971 speech, the conflict between NAC 
> and NFB was clear and irreconsilable.  NAC claimed to have nothing against

> the members of NFB in general, just our leaders.  I doubt very much that 
> anyone running an orientation center according to NFB philosophy would 
> want to associate in any way at all with NAC.
>
> Regards,
>
> Evelyn
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Fred Wurtzel via nfbmi-talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> To: "'joe harcz Comcast'" <joeharcz at comcast.net>,"'NFB of Michigan 
> Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:44:19 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] list of current nac accredited agencies fyi
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> Thanks for this list.  I feel sorry for blind people in Pennsylvania and
> Florida.  Check out some of these names.  Names like Sight Center or 
> Vision
> Rehabilitation or Center for Sight Enhancement.  It is clear why we object
> to NAC.  They don't have much respect for blind people, since they want to
> rehabilitate our non-existent vision.
>
> I am pleased that we only have 1 in Michigan, though, I would rather we 
> had
> none, like a vast majority of states.  There must be  a state law in
> Pennsylvania and Florida  or something which compels so many places to be
> NAC accredited.
>
> I applaud Lydia's optimism.  I think we have a snowball's chance in August
> of being accepted, but it would be interesting to know what would happen.
>
> This is a great thread.  Thank you Lydia.  Also thank you to Terri for
> posting some background information about our thinking about NAC.  As a
> person who has NAC Tracked in Illinois, Georgia, Washington, DC and some
> places I forget, I am not sure I could bring myself to consider giving 
> them
> any credibility by applying.  I must admit I feel conflicted about this
> attitude from my Christian point of view, since I need to be forgiving and
> know that God loves everyone.  Just shows that I am still a sinner, I 
> guess.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> harcz Comcast via nfbmi-talk
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:55 AM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
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>
> Accredited Agencies
>
>
>
> Alphapointe Association for the Blind
>
> 7501 Prospect Avenue
>
> Kansas City, MO  64132-2103
>
> www.alphapointe.org
>
>
>
> Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>
> 456 Cherry Street SE
>
> Grand Rapids, MI  49503
>
> www.abvimichigan.org
>
>
>
> Beaver County Association for the Blind
>
> 616 Fourth Street
>
> Beaver Falls, PA  15010
>
> www.bcblind.org
>
>
>
> Vision Resource Center of Berks County
>
> 2020 Hampden Boulevard
>
> Reading, PA  19604
>
> www.berksblind.org
>
>
>
> Blair/Clearfield Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>
> 300 Fifth Avenue
>
> Altoona, PA  16602
>
> www.bcabvi.org
>
>
>
> Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh
>
> 1800 West Street
>
> Homestead, PA  15120
>
> www.bvrspittsburgh.org
>
>
>
> The Blind Association of Butler & Armstrong Counties
>
> 322 N.  Cedar Street
>
> Butler, PA  16001
>
> www.butlercountyfortheblind.org
>
>
>
> Bucks County Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
>
> 400 Freedom Drive
>
> Newtown, PA  18940
>
> www.bucksblind.org
>
>
>
> Cambria County Association for the Blind & Handicapped
>
> 211 Central Avenue
>
> Johnstown, PA  15902
>
> www.ccabh.com
>
>
>
> Center for the Visually Impaired, Inc.
>
> 1187 Dunn Avenue
>
> Daytona Beach, FL  32114-2403
>
> www.cvicentralflorida.org
>
>
>
> The Center for the Visually Impaired
>
> 739 West Peachtree Street NW
>
> Atlanta, GA  30308-1137
>
> www.cviga.org
>
>
>
> Center for Vision Loss of Lehigh, Northhampton and Monroe Counties
>
> 845 West Wyoming Street
>
> Allentown, PA  18103
>
> www.centerforvisionloss.org
>
>
>
> Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CBVI)
>
> 100 West 15th Street
>
> Chester, PA  19013
>
> www.cbvi.net
>
>
>
> Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.
>
> 348 Market Street
>
> Sunbury, PA  17801
>
> www.cssight.org
>
>
>
> Centre for Sight Enhancement/Low Vision Services
>
> School of Optometry & Vision Science
>
> University of Waterloo
>
> 200 University Ave.  W.
>
> Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
>
> https://uwaterloo.ca/sight-enhancement/
>
>
>
> The Chicago Lighthouse
>
> 1850 West Roosevelt Road
>
> Chicago, IL  60608-1298
>
> www.chicagolighthouse.org
>
>
>
> Children's Center for the Visually Impaired
>
> 3101 Main Street
>
> Kansas City, MO  64111-1921
>
> www.ccvi.org
>
>
>
> Cincinatti Association for the Blind
>
> 2045 Gilbert Avenue
>
> Cincinatti, OH  45202-1490
>
> www.cincyblind.org
>
>
>
> Community Services for Sight
>
> 109 West Broad Street
>
> 2nd Floor
>
> Hazleton, PA  18201
>
> www.communityservicesforsight.org
>
>
>
> Ensight Skills Center
>
> 3307 South College Avenue, Suite 108
>
> Fort Collins, Colorado  80525
>
> www.ensightskills.org
>
>
>
> Fayette County Association for the Blind
>
> 48 Bierer Lane
>
> Uniontown, PA  15401-5516
>
>
>
> Florida Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>
> 7634 South West 60th Avenue
>
> Ocala, FL  34476
>
> www.flblind.org
>
>
>
> Florida Lions Conklin Centers for the Blind
>
> 405 White Street
>
> Daytona Beach, FL  32114
>
> www.conklincenter.org
>
>
>
> Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
>
> 207 N.  San Marco Avenue
>
> St.  Augustine, FL  32084-2799
>
> www.fsdb.k12.fl.us
>
>
>
> Florida Outreach Center for the Blind
>
> 2315 South Congress Avenue
>
> Palm Springs, FL  33406
>
> www.flblindcenter.org
>
>
>
> Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the Blind
>
> 1825 Wyoming Avenue
>
> Exeter, PA  18643
>
> www.wilkesbarreblind.com
>
>
>
> Independence for the Blind of West Florida, Inc.
>
> 3107 North Davis Highway
>
> Pensacola, FL  32503
>
> www.ibwest.org
>
>
>
> Independence with Low Vision, ElderCare of Alachua County
>
> 5701 N.W.  34th Street
>
> Gainesville, FL  32653
>
> www.eldercare.ufandshands.org
>
>
>
> Independent Living for Adult Blind
>
> 101 West State Street, Room A-2140
>
> Jacksonville, FL  32202
>
>
>
> The Iris Network
>
> 189 Park Avenue
>
> Portland, Maine  04102
>
> www.theiris.org
>
>
>
> Keystone Blind Association (KBA)
>
> 1230 Stambaugh Avenue
>
> Sharon, PA  16146
>
> www.keystoneblind.org
>
>
>
> Lackawanna Pennsylvania Association for the Blind
>
> 228 Adams Avenue
>
> Scranton, PA  18503
>
> www.lackawannablind.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse Central Florida, Inc.
>
> 215 East New Hampshire Street
>
> Orlando, FL  32804
>
> www.lighthousecentralflorida.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches
>
> 1710 Tiffany Drive East
>
> West Palm Beach, FL  33407
>
> www.lighthousepalmbeaches.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind
>
> 8610 Galen Wilson Boulevard
>
> Port Richey, FL  34668
>
> www.lvib.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse of Broward County
>
> 650 North Andrews Avenue
>
> Fort Lauderdale, FL  33311
>
> www.lhob.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse of Collier, Inc.
>
> 2685 Horseshoe Drive S
>
> Naples, FL  34104
>
> www.lighthouseofcollier.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse of Pinellas, Inc.
>
> 6925 112th Circle North, Suite 103
>
> Largo, FL  33773
>
> www.lhpfl.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse of the Big Bend Guiding People Through Vision Loss
>
> 3071 highland Oaks Terrace
>
> Tallahassee, FL  32301
>
> www.lighthousebigbend.org
>
>
>
> Looking aHead
>
> 21700 Cedar Road
>
> Beachwood, OH  44122-1156
>
> www.menorahpark.org
>
>
>
> Lighthouse of Manasota
>
> 7318 North Tamiami Trail
>
> Sarasota, FL  34243
>
> www.lighthouseofmanasota.org
>
>
>
> The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind
>
> 601 SW 8th Avenue
>
> Maimi, FL  33130
>
> www.miamilighthouse.org
>
>
>
> Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
>
> 3911 Central Avenue
>
> Great Falls, MT  59405
>
> www.msdb.mt.gov
>
>
>
> Montgomery County Association for the Blind, Inc.
>
> 212 N.  Main Street
>
> North Wales, PA  19454-3117
>
> www.mcab.org
>
>
>
> New Hampshire Association for the Blind
>
> McGreal Sight Center
>
> 25 Walker Street
>
> Concord, N.H.  03301
>
> www.sightcenter.org
>
>
>
> New Vision for Independence
>
> 9501 US Hwy 441
>
> Leesburg, FL  34788
>
> www.newvisionfl.org
>
>
>
> NuVisions Center
>
> 658 Valley St.
>
> Lewistown, PA  17044
>
> www.nu-visions.net
>
>
>
> North Dakota Vision Services, School for the Blind
>
> 500 Stanford Road
>
> Grand Forks, ND  58203-2799
>
> www.ndvisionservices.com
>
>
>
> Pennsylvania Association for the Blind
>
> 555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite A300
>
> Mechanicsburg, PA  17055-5202
>
> www.pablind.org
>
>
>
> Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
>
> P.O.  Box 1492
>
> Akron, OH  44309
>
> www.rrs-inc.org
>
>
>
> Sight Center of Northwest PA
>
> 2545 West 26th Street
>
> Erie, PA  16506
>
> www.sightcenterwpa.org
>
>
>
> The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio
>
> 1002 Garden Lake Parkway
>
> Toledo, OH  43614
>
> www.sightcentertoledo.org
>
>
>
> South Central Blind Association
>
> 202 South Julianna Street
>
> Bedford, PA 15522
>
>
>
> Southeast Ohio Sight Center, Inc.
>
> 358 Lincoln Avenue
>
> Lancaster, OH  43130
>
> www.orgsites.com/oh/seohiosightcenter
>
>
>
> Spectrios Institute for Low Vision at Deicke House
>
> 219 E.  Cole Avenue
>
> Wheaton, IL  60187
>
> www.spectrios.org
>
>
>
> Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind
>
> 1106 West Platt Street
>
> Tampa, FL  33606
>
> www.tampalighthouse.org
>
>
>
> Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
>
> 742 Harrison Boulevard
>
> Ogden, UT  84404
>
> www.usdb.org
>
>
>
> Venango County Association for the Blind
>
> 3035 Rt.  257
>
> P.O.  Box 515
>
> Seneca, PA  16346
>
> www.venangoblind.org
>
>
>
> Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania
>
> 1130 South 19th Street
>
> Harrisburg, PA  17104-2912
>
> www.vrocp.org
>
>
>
> Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia
>
> 3830 South Cobb Drive, Suite 125
>
> Smyrna, GA  30080
>
> www.blvsgeorgia.org
>
>
>
> Visually Impaired Persons of Southwest Florida
>
> 35 West Mariana Avenue
>
> North Fort Myers, FL  33903
>
> www.lighthouseswfl.org
>
>
>
> Washington-Greene county Blind Association
>
> 566 East Maiden Street
>
> Washington, PA  15301
>
> www.wgcba.org
>
>
>
> World Services for the Blind
>
> 2811 Fair Park Blvd.
>
> Little Rock, AR 72204
>
> www.wsblind.org
>
>
>
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