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Personnel Preparation

Degree programs and areas of concentration to prepare professionals to work in various capacities with individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Services in this category also include distance education or off-campus programs for students who are working toward degrees or certification in specializations in the field of blindness and visual impairment.

There are a total of 47 listings found in Personnel Preparation.

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Alabama

• University of Alabama at Birmingham: Department of Leadership, Special Education and Foundations

  Education Building, Room 2321
  Birmingham AL 35294
  (205) 934 3440 (Local)
  (205) 934 6722 (Fax)
  http://www.uab.edu/education/home/teacher-education-program/special-education
  

Arizona

• The University of Arizona: Specialization in Visual Impairment

  College of Education / DPS
  Tucson AZ 85721-0069
  (520) 621 0945 (Local)
  (520) 621 3821 (Fax)
  jerin@u.arizona.edu
  http://www.coe.arizona.edu/visual_impairment
  

Arkansas

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock: School of Counseling, Human Performance and Rehabilitation

  Dept. of Counseling, Adult and Rehabilitation Education
  Little Rock AR 72204
  (501) 569 3169 (Local)
  (501) 569 8129 (Fax)
  (501) 569 3169 (TDD/TTY)
  pbsmith@ualr.edu
  http://ualr.edu/ma/RHBLO/
  

British Columbia

• University of British Columbia: Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education

  2125 Main Mall
  Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4
  (604) 822 2235 (Local)
  (604) 822 3302 (Fax)
  (604) 822 8229 (TDD/TTY)
  cay.holbrook@ubc.ca
  http://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/
  

California

• California State University, Los Angeles

  5151 State University Drive
  Los Angeles CA 90032
  (323) 343 4411 (Local)
  (323) 343 5605 (Fax)
  bnaimy@calstatela.edu
  http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ccoe/
  

• San Francisco State University: Department of Special Education

  Programs in Orientation & Mobility and Visual Impairment
  San Francisco CA 94132
  (415) 338 1161 (Local)
  (415) 338 0566 (Fax)
  srosen@sfsu.edu (O&M); ysiu@sfsu.edu (TVI)
  mobility.sfsu.edu (O&M program); viprogram.sfsu.edu (TVI program); sped.sfsu.edu (Dept. of Special Education)
  

Colorado

• University of Northern Colorado

  School of Special Education
  Greeley CO 80639
  (970) 351 2691 (Local)
  (970) 351 1061 (Fax)
  kay.ferrell@unco.edu
  http://www.unco.edu/cebs/sped/
  

Florida

• Florida State University: Program in Visual Disabilities

  2205 Stone Building
  Tallahassee FL 32306-4459
  (850) 644 4880 (Local)
  (850) 644 8715 (Fax)
  bischof@fsu.edu
  https://education.fsu.edu/degrees-and-programs/undergraduate-programs/visual-disabilities; https://education.fsu.edu/degrees-and-programs/graduate-programs/curriculum-and-instruction/visual-disabilities-m-s
  

• Lighthouse of Southwest Florida, Inc.

  35 West Mariana Avenue
  North Fort Myers FL 33903
  (239) 997 7797 (Local)
  (239) 997 8462 (Fax)
  jmacdonald@lighthouseswfl.org
  http://www.lighthouseswfl.org/
  

Illinois

• Hadley

  700 Elm Street
  Winnetka IL 60093
  (847) 446 8111 (Local)
  (847) 446 9916 (Fax)
  (800) 323 4238 (Toll-Free)
  (847) 441 8111 (TDD/TTY)
  info@hadley.edu
  http://www.hadley.edu
  

• Illinois State University

  Campus Box 5910
  Normal IL 61790-5910
  (309) 438 8986 (Local)
  (309) 438 8699 (Fax)
  (309) 438 3467 (TDD/TTY)
  http://www.coe.ilstu.edu
  

• Northern Illinois University

  Department of Special and Early Education
  DeKalb IL 60115
  (815) 753 8459 (Local)
  (815) 753 8594 (Fax)
  gkapperman@niu.edu
  http://cedu.niu.edu/seed/academic/vision/
  

Indiana

• Indiana State University: Promoting Achievement for Students with Sensory Loss

  Blumberg Center, Bayh College of Education
  Terre Haute IN 47809
  (812) 237 8115 (Local)
  (812) 237 8089 (Fax)
  Karen.Goehl@indstate.edu
  https://passprojectisu.org/
  

Iowa

• Iowa Department for the Blind

  524 Fourth Street
  Des Moines IA 50309-2364
  (515) 281 1333 (Local)
  (515) 281 1263 (Fax)
  Janice.eggers@blind.state.ia.us
  https://blind.iowa.gov/
  

• University of Northern Iowa Teacher Training Program for Students with Visual Impairments

  150 Schindler Education Center
  Cedar Falls IA 50614-0601
  (319) 273 6061 (Local)
  (319) 273 7852 (Fax)
  http://www.uni.edu/
  

Kentucky

• Kentucky Department of Education: Office of Special Education and Early Learning

  300 Sower Blvd. 5th Floor
  Frankfort KY 40601
  (502) 564 4970 (Local)
  (502) 564 6721 (Fax)
  http://education.ky.gov/specialed/blindef/Pages/default.aspx
  

Maine

• University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

  5717 Corbett Hall
  Orono ME 04469
  (207) 581 2093 (Local)
  (207) 581 1231 (Fax)
  http://ccids.umaine.edu/
  

Massachusetts

• Boston College, Lynch School of Education: Teacher Education, Special Education, and Curriculum and Instruction Department

  Campion Hall 211
  Chestnut Hill MA 02467
  (617) 552 4180 (Local)
  (617) 552 1840 (Fax)
  http://www.bc.edu/schools/lsoe/
  

• Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education/University of Massachusetts Boston

  NERCVE
  Boston MA 02125-3393
  (617) 287 7623 (Local)
  hhenshaw@ric.edu
  https://www.nercve.org/
  

Michigan

• Eastern Michigan University: Department of Special Education

  128 Porter
  Ypsilanti MI 48197
  (734) 487 3300 (Local)
  (734) 487 2473 (Fax)
  tli@emich.edu
  http://www.emich.edu/
  

• Western Michigan University: Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies

  Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies
  Kalamazoo MI 49008-5218
  (269) 387 3455 (Local)
  (269) 387 3567 (Fax)
  paul.ponchillia@wmich.edu
  http://www.wmich.edu/visionstudies/
  

Mississippi

• Jackson State University: Department of Special Education

  1400 JR Lynch Street
  Jackson MS 39217
  (601) 979 2121 (Local)
  (601) 979 4190 (Fax)
  http://www.jsums.edu/specialedu/
  

Missouri

• Missouri State University

  Teacher Certification Office
  Springfield MO 65897
  (417) 836 8872 (Local)
  (417) 836 8773 (Fax)
  teachercertification@missouristate.edu
  http://www.missouristate.edu/certification/9033.htm
  

Nebraska

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders

  274 Barkley Memorial Center
  Lincoln NE 68583-0738
  (402) 472 3801 (Local)
  (402) 472 7697 (Fax)
  esiegel1@unl.edu
  http://cehs.unl.edu/secd/visual-impairments
  

New York

• Dominican College

  470 Western Highway
  Orangeburg NY 10962
  (845) 359 2908 (Local)
  (845) 359 6701 (Fax)
  rona.shaw@dc.edu
  http://www.dc.edu
  

• Hunter College of The City University of New York

  Department of Special Education, 909W
  New York NY 10065
  (212) 772 4740 (Local)
  (212) 650 3542 (Fax)
  (212) 650 3207 (TDD/TTY)
  http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/education/dept/specialed/index.shtml
  

North Carolina

• North Carolina Central University

  H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education
  Durham NC 27707
  (919) 530 5346 (Local)
  (919) 530 5353 (Fax)
  http://www.nccu.edu/soe/vitp.cfm
  

North Dakota

• University of North Dakota: Department of Special Education

  Education Building Room 238
  Grand Forks ND 58202-7189
  (701) 777 3239 (Local)
  (701) 777 3246 (Fax)
  http://www.und.edu/dept/tl/html/facultystaff.html
  

Nova Scotia

• Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority

  5940 South Street
  Halifax NS B3H 1S6
  (902) 424 8503 (Local)
  (709) 729 2096 (Fax)
  pottied@apsea.ca (by e-mail)
  https://www.apsea.ca/families-students/blind-visually-impaired/
  

• Mount Saint Vincent University

  166 Bedford Highway
  Halifax NS B3M 2J6
  (902) 457 6788 (Local)
  (902) 445 3960 (Fax)
  http://www.msvu.ca/education/index.asp#Graduate
  

Ohio

• Ohio State University: College of Education and Human Ecology

  127 Arps Hall
  Columbus OH 43210
  (614) 292 2461 (Local)
  (614) 292 8052 (Fax)
  http://ehe.osu.edu/teaching-and-learning/
  

• Assistive Technology and Accessible Educational Materials Center

  470 Glenmont Avenue
  Columbus OH 43214
  (614) 410 1042 (Local)
  paula_mauro@orclish.org
  http://ataem.org
  

• University of Toledo: Early Childhood, Physical, and Special Education

  2801 West Bancroft Street
  Toledo OH 43606
  (419) 530 7733 (Local)
  (419) 530 7261 (Fax)
  https://www.utoledo.edu/education/grants/Vision/
  

Oregon

• Portland State University: School of Education

  Department of Special Education
  Portland OR 97207-0751
  (503) 725 5495 (Local)
  (503) 725 5599 (Fax)
  (800) 547 8887 ext: 5495 (Toll-Free)
  http://www.pdx.edu/sped/vil
  

Pennsylvania

• Kutztown University: Department of Special Education

  Beekey 104
  Kutztown PA 19530
  (610) 683 4651 (Local)
  (610) 683 1516 (Fax)
  dross@kutztown.edu
  http://www.kutztown.edu/acad/coe/spced/spec.htm
  

• Salus University

  College of Education and Rehabilitation
  Elkins Park PA 19027-1598
  (215) 780 1360 (Local)
  (215) 780 1357 (Fax)
  http://www.salus.edu
  

• University of Pittsburgh: Department of Teaching, Learning, & Leading, School of Education

  Department of Teaching, Learning, & Leading, School of Education
  Pittsburgh PA 15260
  (412) 648 7308 (Local)
  tessam@pitt.edu
  https://www.education.pitt.edu/AcademicDepartments/InstructionLearning/Programs/VisionStudies.aspx
  

South Carolina

• University of South Carolina Upstate

  800 University Way
  Spartanburg SC 29303
  (864) 503 5572 (Local)
  (864) 503 5574 (Fax)
  info@uscupstate.edu
  https://www.uscupstate.edu/academics/majors-programs/graduate-programs/special-education-visual-impairment/
  

South Dakota

• Northern State University: Special Education Program

  1200 South Jay Street
  Aberdeen SD 57401
  (605) 626 3169 (Local)
  (605) 626 3102 (Fax)
  http://www.northern.edu
  

Tennessee

• Peabody College of Vanderbilt University: Department of Special Education, Program in Visual Disabilities

  Box 328, Peabody College
  Nashville TN 37203
  (615) 322 2249 (Local)
  (615) 343 1570 (Fax)
  PRO@Vanderbilt.edu
  https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/research/pro/about_peabody_research/funded_projects/preservice_preparation_of_teachers_project_home.php
  

• Trevecca Nazarene University

  333 Murfreesboro Road
  Nashville TN 37210
  (615) 248 1766 (Local)
  http://www.trevecca.edu/academics/schools-colleges/education/vis
  

Texas

• Stephen F. Austin State University

  Box 13019 SFA Station
  Nacogdoches TX 75962
  (936) 468 1145 (Local)
  (936) 468 1342 (Fax)
  humanservices@sfasu.edu
  http://www.sfasu.edu/humanservices/
  

• Texas Tech University: Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Sensory Disabilities

  Room, 220, College of Education, Box 41071
  Lubbock TX 79409-1071
  (806) 742 2320 (Local)
  (806) 742 2326 (Fax)
  n.griffin-shirley@ttu.edu
  http://www.depts.ttu.edu/education/outreach-and-research/sowell/index.php
  

Utah

• University of Utah: Multi-University Consortium Teacher Preparation Program in Sensory Impairments

  University of Utah
  Salt Lake City UT 84112-9253
  (801) 585 3925 (Local)
  (801) 585 6476 (Fax)
  Donna.henricksen@ed.utah.edu <Donna.henricksen@ed.utah.edu>
  http://www.ed.utah.edu/SPED/
  

Virginia

• Virginia Project for Children and Youth with DeafBlindness

  Partnership for People with Disbilities/VCU
  Richmond VA 23284-3020
  (804) 828 8252 (Local)
  (804) 828 0042 (Fax)
  (877) 295 7799 (Toll-Free)
  http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/vadbproject/index.htm
  

West Virginia

• Marshall University

  100 Angus E. Peyton Drive
  South Charleston WV 25303
  (304) 746 8941 (Local)
  http://www.marshall.edu/
  

• West Virginia University Department of Special Education

  Allen Hall
  Morgantown WV 26506-6122
  (304) 293 5703 (Local)
  (304) 293 7265 (Fax)
  http://specialed.wvu.edu/home/certification/low_vision_blindness