resources for the blind and visually impaired in
idaho
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
ICBVI is a state agency which has been serving Idahoans since 1967. The agency assists blind and visually impaired persons to achieve independence by providing education, developing work skills, increasing self-confidence and helping them remain employed or prepare for employment.
Services
Vocational and rehab training
Transition services (students ages 14-21)
Assessment and training center
Business Enterprise Program
Independent living services
Sight restoration services
Low vision clinic
ICBVI store
Braille services
Boise Office
341 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0012
Phone: (208) 334-3220
or 1-800-542-8688 within Idaho
Idaho Falls Office
(serves the following counties: Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Madison and Teton)
1920 East 17th Street, Suite 115
Idaho Falls, ID 83405
(208) 525-7028
Fax: (208) 525-7012
Pocatello Office
(serves the following counties: Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power)
427 N Main Street, Ste. K
Pocatello, ID 83204-3016
(208) 236-6392
Fax: (208) 236-6409
Coeur d'Alene Office
(serves the following counties: Kootenai, Bonner, Benewah, Shoshone and Boundary)
2120 N. Lakewood Dr, Ste A
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
(208) 769-7077
Fax: (208) 666-6737
Lewiston Office
(serves the following counties: Nez Perce, Lewis, Clearwater, Idaho and Latah)
1118 F Street
Lewiston, ID 83501-1986
(208) 799-5009
Fax: (208) 799-5125
Twin Falls Office
(serves the following counties: Twin Falls, Jerome, Gooding, Minidoka, Cassia, Lincoln, Camas, Blaine and north to and including Stanley, and west to and including Glenns Ferry)
650 W. Addison Ave, Suite 101
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 736-2140
Fax: (208) 736-2142
LIBRARY SERVICES
Idaho Talking Books
This free service provides the following to registered users:
Books, magazines, and playback equipment
Materials mailed directly to and from the user via Free Matter for the Blind
Resources to help select titles of interest
Online catalog for direct ordering
Download digital titles to a personal device
325 W State St.
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 334-2150
Toll Free: (800) 458-3271
https://libraries.idaho.gov/tbs/
NONPROFIT & PRIVATE
American Council for the Blind:
No local chapter
National Federation of the Blind
As a consumer advocacy organization, the National Federation of the Blind of Idaho strives to improve the lives of blind and low vision people throughout Idaho. Their current initiative is an effort to get Braille menus in restaurants across Idaho.
SCHOOLS & CAREER TRAINING
Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind
1450 Main Street, Gooding, Idaho 83330
(208) 934-4457
https://www.iesdb.org/
State Department of Education/Special Education
Bureau of Special Population Services
P.O. Box 83720
650 West State Street
Boise, ID 83720
Toll Free: 800-432-4601
Phone: 208-332-6806
www.sde.idaho.gov/site/special_edu
Idaho Optometric Association
25095 Homedale Road
Wilder, ID 83676
(208) 378-7700
https://idaho.aoa.org/?sso=y
Vision Matters
A Northwest company, we are headquartered in the Seattle area, but also have representatives in Idaho and Montana. We provide the latest technology designed to help people living with low vision, blindness or other conditions.
(253) 447-8255