The Maryland School for the Blind Provides a variety of services to 56% of children who are blind or visually impaired in all 24 Maryland and jurisdictions. Statewide Outreach Services at Maryland School for the Blind include the following resources:
- Diagnostic Assessments determine a student’s present level of performance essential in designing and implementing individual education programs.
- Consultations with local school staff promote student achievement, integration, and success.
- Functional Low Vision Assessments increase understanding of educational impact for students with low vision needs.
- Direct Instruction supports local school systems to provide Vision and Orientation and Mobility IEP services on a contractual basis.
- Short Course and Summer Programs focus on intensive instruction in one or more of the nine areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum.
- Family Support Services offer information and referral, monthly support groups, and training on a variety of topics.
- Counseling Services address social-emotional issues related to vision loss and social skill functioning on an individual, group, and family basis.
- Maryland Instructional Resource Center (MIRC) produces and maintains braille and adapted instructional materials.
- Infants and Toddlers Services work with children birth to 3, with suspected or diagnosed visual impairments, and their families as part of Maryland’s statewide early intervention program.
The Maryland School for the Blind Outreach Services 