Getting Started

Vocational Rehabilitation
Prairie Hills Plaza
1237 West Divide Avenue, Suite 1B
Bismark, ND 58501-1208
800-755-2745 (Toll free)
701-328-8950
701-328-8968 (TDD)
701-328-8969 (Fax)
www.nd.gov/dhs[link opens in new window]

Vision Services

www.nd.gov/dhs/services/disabilities/vs.html
Office and contact information: www.nd.gov/dhs/services/disabilities/vr/contact.html 

Services North Dakotans age 55 and older who have vision impairments. Provides training, accommodation, and support in daily living activities to individuals with visual impairments so they can maintain independence in their home environment. Offices are located in the following regions: Bismark, Devil's Lake, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot, and Williston.

Services for the visually impaired include:

• Orientation and mobility training
• Communication skills training
• Activities of daily living training
• Low vision screening/services
• Assistive technology devices
• Counseling, support groups, and referral
• Community integration
• Help with management of secondary disabilities
• Transportation
• Readers and guides

500 Stanford Road
Grand Forks, ND 58203
800-421-1181 (Toll free)
701-795-2700
701-795-2727 (Fax)
www.ndvisionservices.com/services/index.html
E-mail: www.ndvisionservices.com/contact  

Individuals with visual impairments experience varying degrees of need for professional services depending upon age, lifestyle, community characteristics, and their own unique visual functioning. The goal of North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind (NDVS/SB) is to assist individuals in reaching their personal goals through assessment and training. Instructional areas for adult services include:

• Adaptive Aids
• Adjustment with Vision Loss Discussions
• Braille
• Daily Living Skills 
• Orientation and Mobility
• Technology 
• Vocational/Career