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A child with a visual impairment is one whose vision, even with correction, adversely impacts a child's educational performance. Although similar, each state has it's own guidelines for what students are eligible to be identified as a student with a visual impairment. The following is a list of State Special Education Agencies within the Department of Education.

Alabama

Special Education Services
Alabama State Department of Education
P.O. Box 302101
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
Phone: (334) 242-8114
Toll-Free: (800) 392-8020 AL residents only
Fax: (334) 242-9192

Alaska

Special Education Office
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
P.O. Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Phone: (907) 465-8693
Fax: (907) 465-2806

Arizona

Exceptional Student Services
Arizona State Department of Education
3300 N. Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4013
Toll-Free: (800) 352-4558 AZ residents only
Fax: (602) 542-5404

Arkansas

Special Education Services
Arkansas State Department of Education
Victory Building, Suite 450
1401 West Capitol Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201-2936
Phone: (501) 682-4221
Fax: (501) 682-5159

California

Special Education Division
California State Department of Education
Suite 2401
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Phone: (916) 445-4613
Fax: (916) 327-3706

Colorado

Colorado Dept. of Education
Office of Special Education
1560 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 866-6694
Fax: (303) 866-3808

Connecticut

Bureau of Special Education
Connecticut State Department of Education
Room 369
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
Phone: (860) 713-6910
Fax: (860) 713-7014

Deleware

Exceptional Children and Early Childhood Education
Delaware Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Suite Two
Dover, DE 19901-3639
Phone: (302) 735-4210
Fax: (302) 739-2388

Florida

Florida Department of Education
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0475
Fax: (850) 245-0953

Georgia

Georgia Department of Education
Division for Special Education Services and Supports
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-3963
Fax: (404) 651-6457

Hawaii

Special Education Office
Hawai'I State Department of Education
1390 Miller Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 305-9806

Idaho

Idaho State Department of Education
Division of Special Education
PO BOX 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0047
Toll-Free: (800) 432-4601
Fax: (208) 334-2228

Illinois

Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777-0001
Phone: (217) 782-5589
Fax: (217) 782-9224

Indiana

Indiana Department of Education
Office of Special Education
South Tower Suite 600
115 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-0570
Toll-Free: (877) 851-4106
Fax: (317) 232-0589

Iowa

Bureau of Learner Strategies and Supports
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: (515) 281-5294
Fax: (515) 242-5988

Kansas

Special Education Services
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-9462
Toll-Free: (800) 203-9462 KS Residents only

Kentucky

Office of Teaching and Learning
Division of Learning Services
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: (502) 564-4970
Fax: (502) 564-6721

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Education
Office of Student Programs
Division of NCLB and IDEA Support
PO BOX 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 7804
Phone: (225) 219-0364
Toll-Free: (877) 453-2721
Fax: (225) 219-7370

Maine

Office of Special Services
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Phone: (207) 624-6676
Fax: (207) 624-6651
TTY: 1-888-577-6690

Maryland

Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-0238
Toll-Free: (800) 535-0182
Fax: (410) 333-8165

Massachusetts

Special Education Planning and Policy Development Office
State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-5023
Phone: (781) 338-3375
Fax: (781) 338-3371

Michigan

Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education
P.O. Box 30008
608 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-3324

Minnesota

Special Education Division
Minnesota State Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
Phone: (651) 582-8616
Fax: (651) 582-8729

Missouri

Office of Special Education
Mississippi State Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
359 North West Street, Suite 301
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Phone: (601) 359-3498
Toll-Free: (877) 544-0408 MS residents only

Montana

Division of Special Education
Montana State Office of Public Instruction
P.O. Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: (406) 444-3095

Nebraska

Office of Special Education
Nebraska State Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Phone: (402) 471-2471
Fax: (402) 471-5022

Nevada

Office of Special Education
Nevada State Department of Education
700 East Fifth Street
Carson City, NV 89701
Phone: (775) 687-9200
Fax: (775) 687-9101

New Hampshire

Bureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3494

New Jersey

Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
Phone: (609) 292-0147
TTY: (609) 984-8422

New Mexico

New Mexico Public Education Department
Special Education Bureau
120 South Federal Place
Room 206
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (505) 827-1457
Fax: (505) 954-0001

New York

P-12: Office of Special Education
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue, Room 309 EB
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3852

North Carolina

Exceptional Children Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6356 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6356
Phone: (919) 807-3969

North Dakota

Office of Special Education
North Dakota State Department of Public Instruction
Department 201
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: (701) 328-2277

Ohio

Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 409
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: (614) 466-2650
Toll-Free: (877) 644-6338
Fax: (614) 387-0968

Oklahoma

Special Education Services
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Oliver Hodge Building
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
Phone: (405) 521-3351

Oregon

​Office of Special Education
Oregon State Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: (503) 947-5600

Pennsylvania

Office of Special Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: (717) 783-613

Rhode Island

Office for Special Education
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903-3400
Phone: (401) 222-4600

South Carolina

Office of Special Education
South Carolina State Department of Education
1006 Rutledge Building
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8224
Fax: (803) 734-5021

South Dakota

Special Education Programs
South Dakota State Department of Education
Suite 200
306 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-2545
Phone: (605) 773-3455
Fax: (605) 773-5320

Tennessee

Tennessee State Department of Education
Special Education Department
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0375
Phone: 615-741-5158

Texas

Texas Education Agency
Office of Special Education
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-1494
Phone: (512) 463-9414

Utah

Special Education Services
Utah State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
P.O. Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
Phone: (801) 538-750

Vermont

Office of Special Education
219 North Main Street, Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
Phone: (802) 479-1030

Virginia

Office of Special Education
Virginia State Department of Education
James Monroe Building
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23218-2120
Phone: (804) 786-8079

Washington

Special Education Programs
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
600 South Washington
P.O. Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: (360) 725-6075

West Virginia

Office of Special Education
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: (304) 558-2698

Wisconsin

Special Education Team
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
P.O. Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-1781

Wyoming

Special Programs Unit
Wyoming State Department of Education
Hathaway Building, Second Floor
2300 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: (307) 777-7675
Fax: (307) 777-6234
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