§ 25-06-02 — Duties and responsibilities of North Dakota vision services - school for the blind

North Dakota § 25-06-02

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 25: Mental and Physical Illness or Disability
• Ch. 25-06: Education of Blind Persons

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blind.
Within the limits of legislative appropriation, North Dakota vision services - school for the
blind shall:
1. Provide vision-specific services that include consultations, evaluations, information,
training, and educational services, including instruction in orientation, mobility, braille,
braille music, daily living skills, technology, career and technical education training,
and recreation.
2. Collect and distribute information on vision services and resources available in the
state.
3. Coordinate loans of adaptive devices, equipment, and materials.
4. Maintain a database of residents who are blind or have a visual impairment.
5. Facilitate collaboration with agencies and programs providing services to individuals
who are blind or have a visual impairment.
6. Assist residents to access appropriate services, including services available from the
vocational rehabilitation division, independent living centers, infant development
programs, developmental disabilities programs, the state library, local education
programs, and advocacy programs.
7. Serve as the national instructional materials access center authorized user for the
purpose of facilitating access to and conversion of accessible instructional materials in
alternate formats for use by blind individuals, individuals with visual impairment, and
students with other print disabilities.