VIDBE-Q Volume 68 Issue 3
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Emily Stenberg Brown
North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind
estenber@nd.gov
North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind (NDVS/SB) provides
statewide leadership, center-based programming, and regionalized outreach
services ensuring that the specialized needs of persons of all ages who are blind or
visually impaired are met. NDVS/SB is a division of the Department of Public
Instruction and is located in Grand Forks, with regional offices in Fargo,
Jamestown, Minot, Dickinson, and Bismarck. The mission of NDVS/SB is: We are
educators and advocates partnering with related agencies to provide
individualized services and resources to infants, children, and adults with visual
impairment to empower them in achieving their goals.
History of NDVS/SB
In 1908, the North Dakota Asylum for the Blind opened in Bathgate, a small
town in the northeast corner of North Dakota, with 18 students and 2 teachers. B.P.
Chapple served as superintendent of the school for its first 37 years. The first
biennial report states that "the purpose of the school is to educate and train blind
Our Mission: Educating and Advocating for
the BVI Community in North Dakota
