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USA State & Local Chapters
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Connecticut |
Maine |
Teresa
Weaver
207-439-8464
Massachusetts |
Massachusetts Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired (MAPVI)
Christine Reilly, President
Kingston, MA 02364
Home: 1-339-832-1569
E-mail:
reilystinytots@msn.com
New Hampshire |
New England Retinoblastoma Support Group (NERSG)
Tom Gelinas, Treasurer
Salem, New Hampshire 03079
Home - 603-893-3908
New Hampshire Parents of the Visually Impaired
Maribeth Geraghty,
President
Derry, NH 03038
603-275-5838
New York |
New York City
NYC-NAPVI
c/o New York Institute for Special Education
999 Pelham Parkway
Bronx, NY 10469
718-519-7000 x127
Jeannette Christie, President
Bronx, NY 10465
Staten Island
Staten Island Parent Support Group
Martha Klimuk, President
Staten Island, NY 10314
718-982-6204 (H)Central New York
Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Professional contact for parent group
Kim Scerbo
Utica, NY 13501
Phone 315-797-2233 X225
Rhode Island |
Vermont |
Vermont Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired (VAPVI)
Erin Bessey
Colchester, VT 05446
Home phone: 1-802-288-9638
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NAPVI Region 2 Representative:
Kim Alfonso
Washington, D.C.
Home: 202-291-1826
Delaware | |
Kentucky |
Maryland | |
New Jersey |
St Joseph's School for the Blind
Ohio |
Ohio Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (OPVI)
5786 Arlyne Lane
Medina, OH 44256
www.OPVI.com (website coming soon!)
Rachel Miller, President
330-722-6609
Pennsylvania |
Overbrook School for the Blind
Virginia |
Virginia
Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
PO Box 1523
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Dawn Peifer, President
804-938-1624
Bill Linyear, Vice-President
804-743-4960
Washington, D.C. |
Contact Kim Alfonso
about
the newly forming D.C. Metro NAPVI chapter!
Coming Soon:
D.C. Metro NAPVI
West Virginia |
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NAPVI Region 3 Representative:
Pam Stern
Highland Park, IL
Home: 847-433-0809
Illinois |
Illinois Parents of the Visually Impaired
P.O. Box 7477
Springfield, IL 62791
877-411-IPVI (4784)
Email: ipvi@ipvi.org
www.ipvi.org
Rich Zabelski, President
Chicago, IL 60631
Home phone: 773-774-4742
Bill Bielawski, Regional Services VP
Naperville, IL 60565
Home phone: 630-357-8576
Indiana |
Indiana School for the
Blind
James Durst, Superintendent
Indianapolis, IN 46240
312-253-1481
Iowa |
Iowa Parents Group Forming
Parent Contacts: Jason and Anita Yessak
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School
1002 G Avenue
Vinton, IA 52349
319-472-5221 x2015
Michigan |
Michigan Parents of the Visually Impaired
Gwen Botting, President
Ionia, MI 48846
Home phone- 989-855-2430
Minnesota | |
Missouri |
Wisconsin |
WIFVI - Wisconsin
Families of Visually Impaired Families
www.wifvi.webs.com
Sarah Simac
715-479-9175
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NAPVI Region 4 Representative:
David Hyche
Birmingham, AL
Home: 205-437-9739
Alabama |
Alabama Association for Parents of Children with Visual
Impairments
Veronica McGee, President
205-936-3104
Arkansas |
Arkansas NAPVI
PO Box 21611
Little Rock, AR 72221
479-426-0605
Arkansas_NAPVI@earthlink.net
www.arkansasnapvi.org
Florida |
Florida Families
of Children With Visual Impairments
Email: ffcvi@yahoo.com
Sue Townsend, President
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
386-677-7760
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Georgia | |
Louisiana | |
Mississippi |
Mississippi School for the Blind
North Carolina
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North
Carolina NAPVI
8000 Wesley Farm Drive
Raleigh, NC 27616
Jennifer Strickland, President
Email: JCar382600@aol.com
919-266-6119
South Carolina |
Tennessee |
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NAPVI Region 5 Representative:
Cathy Sterbentz
Henderson, NV
Home phone: 702-564-4005
Arizona
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Nevada | |
New Mexico |
Texas |
Texas
Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
c/o Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Outreach Program, 1100 W 45th Street, Austin, TX 78756
www.tapvi.org (website under construction)
Michele Chauvin,
President
Sugarland, TX 77498
832-248-6703
Isela Wilson, President Elect (Hable
Espaņol)
Rancho Viejo, TX 78575
956-778-1142
Dallas Parent Group
Allison Welch
903-821-7619
Other State Agencies:
Department of Assistive and
Rehabilitative Services
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Professional Contact
Jean Robinson
Outreach Program, Family Support
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W. 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Phone 512-206-9418
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NAPVI Region 6 Representative:
Mary Beth Phillips
Walnut Creek, CA
Home: 925-945-6450
Alaska |
California |
California School for the Blind
California Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired
Anne Ward, Co-Chair
Ukiah, CA 95482
Home Phone: 707-463-2296
Carlos Martinez, Co-Chair
Los Angeles, CA 90029-3584
Work phone: 323-6642153, x352
Hawaii |
Hawaii Association of Parents of the Visually Impaired
Myles Tamashiro, President
Mililani, Oahu
Hawaii
Home Phone: 808-626-0535
Idaho | |
Montana | |
Oregon |
Utah | |
Washington |
Washington State School for the Blind
Washington Parents of the Visually Impaired
Theresa M.C. Parks
Spokane, WA 99204
509-448-7166
Washington Parents of the Visually Impaired
Patti Premo, President
Sumner, WA 98390
Home phone: 253-891-1769
Wyoming
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NAPVI Region 7 Representative:
George Mercer
Beatrice, NE
Home: 402-520-1788
Kansas |
Kansas Association of Parents of Visually Impaired Children
Dave Crane, President
Wichita, KS
Phone: 316-519-2462 or
316-773-9059
Colorado |
Lori Garcia, Parent contact
Grand Junction, CO 81505
Home phone: 970-256-9775
Tanni L. Anthony, Professional contact
Project Director
Colorado Department of Education
Denver, CO
Gina H. Quintana
Senior Consultant, Deaf, Blind, and Autism
Colorado Department of Education
Nebraska | |
North Dakota |
North Dakota Families of Children with Visual Impairments
Susie Kartes, President
PO Box 125
Edinburg, ND 58227
701-993-8295
Oklahoma | |
South Dakota |
South Dakota-NAPVI
Karla
Schlosser, Co-President
Aberdeen, South Dakota
605-225-5482
Elaine Fritz,
Co-President
Baltic, SD
605-529-6052
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Argentina | |
Australia | |
Brazil | |
Canada | |
Israel | |
Netherlands | |
New Zealand | |
Philippines | |
Poland |
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