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Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

Resource Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI)

400 Stinson Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, 55413

(651) 582-8843

Website

https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/sped/cat/bvi/index.htm

Service Details

Description

The Minnesota Resource Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) is a statewide technical assistance resource addressing special education and services for students who are blind or visually impaired.


Activities of the Resources Center include:
* Engaging in activities which promote the individual talents and capabilities of students who are blind/visually impaired
* Increasing the independence of these students
* Fostering interaction and mutual understanding between these students and other members of their present and future communities
* Identifying and sharing information on innovative educational programs and best practices as they relate to identification, assessment, program planning, curriculum, instruction, transition, blindness and low vision
* Increasing training opportunities for professionals and parents throughout the state on topics related to special education and services for students who are blind/visually impaired


Features

  • Area Served by County
    • Aitkin County 
    • Anoka County 
    • Becker County 
    • Beltrami County 
    • Benton County 
    • Big Stone County 
    • Blue Earth County 
    • Brown County 
    • Carlton County 
    • Carver County 
    • Cass County 
    • Chippewa County 
    • Chisago County 
    • Clay County 
    • Clearwater County 
    • Cook County 
    • Cottonwood County 
    • Crow Wing County 
    • Dakota County 
    • Dodge County 
    • Douglas County 
    • Faribault County 
    • Fillmore County 
    • Freeborn County 
    • Goodhue County 
    • Grant County 
    • Hennepin County 
    • Houston County 
    • Hubbard County 
    • Isanti County 
    • Itasca County 
    • Jackson County 
    • Kanabec County 
    • Kandiyohi County 
    • Kittson County 
    • Koochiching County 
    • Lac qui Parle County 
    • Lake County 
    • Lake of the Woods County 
    • Le Sueur County 
    • Lincoln County 
    • Lyon County 
    • Mahnomen County 
    • Marshall County 
    • Martin County 
    • McLeod County 
    • Meeker County 
    • Mille Lacs County 
    • Morrison County 
    • Mower County 
    • Murray County 
    • Nicollet County 
    • Nobles County 
    • Norman County 
    • Olmsted County 
    • Otter Tail County 
    • Pennington County 
    • Pine County 
    • Pipestone County 
    • Polk County 
    • Pope County 
    • Ramsey County 
    • Red Lake County 
    • Redwood County 
    • Renville County 
    • Rice County 
    • Rock County 
    • Roseau County 
    • Scott County 
    • Sherburne County 
    • Sibley County 
    • St. Louis County 
    • Statewide 
    • Stearns County 
    • Steele County 
    • Stevens County 
    • Swift County 
    • Todd County 
    • Traverse County 
    • Wabasha County 
    • Wadena County 
    • Waseca County 
    • Washington County 
    • Watonwan County 
    • Wilkin County 
    • Winona County 
    • Wright County 
    • Yellow Medicine County 
  • Specialization
    • Blind or visually impaired 
    • Children and/or youth with disabilities 
    • Disabilities 
    • Family 

Area Served

Statewide


Websites

https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/sped/cat/bvi/index.htm

https://education.mn.gov/MDE/index.htm

Phone Numbers

Type Number Hours
Main (651) 582-8200

Last Update

12/5/2024

Other Locations

This provider does not offer this service at other locations.

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