National Goals and Leader Organizations

GOAL 1: Referral

National Goal Co-Leader: Foundation for Blind Children
1235 East Harmont Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 331-1470; Fax: (602) 678-5819
E-mail: ctompkins@the-fbc.org
Contact: Chris Tompkins

National Goal Co-Leader: American Printing House for the Blind
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
(800) 223-1839, x264;
(502) 899-2264;
Fax: (502) 899-2363
E-mail: bboyer@aph.org
Contact: Burt Boyer

GOAL 2: Parent Participation

National Goal Leader: National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI)
P.O. Box 317
Watertown, MA 02272-0317
(617) 972-7441; (800) 562-6265; Fax: (617) 972-7444
E-mail: Susan.LaVenture@perkins.org
Contact: Susan LaVenture

GOAL 3: Personnel Preparation

National Goal Leader: Division 17, Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)
c/o Florida State University
205 Stone Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-3024
(850) 644-8409; Fax: (850) 644-8715
E-mail: lewis@coe.fsu.edu
Contact: Dr. Sandra Lewis

GOAL 4: Provision of Educational Services

National Goal Co-Leader: Association of State Education Consultants for the Visually Impaired
c/o Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota Resource Center: Blind/Visual Impairments
615 Olof Hanson Drive
Faribault, MN 55021-0308
(507) 332-5510; Fax: (507) 332-5494
E-mail: jean.martin@state.mn.us
Contact: Jean Martin

National Goal Co-Leader: Division 16, Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)
c/o Bureau of Children, Family and Community Services
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-7972
E-mail: Karen.Blankenship@ed.state.ia.us
Contact: Dr. Karen Blankenship

GOAL 5: Array of Services

National Goal Leader: Council of Schools for the Blind
c/o South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
423 17th Avenue, S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401-7699
(605) 626-2580; Fax: (605) 626-2607
E-mail: kaiserm@sdsbvi.northern.edu
Contact: Dr. Marjorie Kaiser

GOAL 6: Assessment

National Goal Co-Leader: The National Center for Vision and Child Development
Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
(212) 821-9490; Fax: (212) 821-9707
E-mail: mlang@lighthouse.org
Contact: Dr. Mary Ann Lang

National Goal Co-Leader: American Printing House for the Blind
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206-0085
E-mail: dwillis@aph.org
Contact: Debbie Willis

GOAL 7: Access to Instructional Materials

National Goal Leader: Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired
4210 W. Bay Villa Avenue
Tampa, FL 33611
(813) 837-7826; (800) 282-9193; Fax: (813) 837-7979
E-mail: Suzanne.Dalton@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Contact: Suzanne Dalton

GOAL 8: Expanded Core Curriculum

National Goal Leader: Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 West 45th Street
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 454-8631; Fax: (512) 454-6305
E-mail: philhatlen@tsbvi.edu
Contact: Dr. Phil Hatlen

GOAL 9: Transition

National Goal Leader: National Transition Network
c/o Overbrook School for the Blind
6333 Malvern Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19151-2597
(602) 331-1470; Fax: (602) 678-5819
E-mail: daelc@obs.org
Contact: Dael Cohen

GOAL 10: Professional Development

National Goal Co-Leader: Division on Visual Impairments, Council for Exceptional Children (DVI/CEC)
c/o Rum River Special Education Cooperative
315 7th Lane NE
Cambridge, MN 55008
(763) 689-3600; Fax: (763) 689-3601
E-mail: dmcnear@ecenet.com
Contact: Donna McNear

National Goal Co-Leader: State Vision Consultants
Association of State Consultants for the Blind or Visually Impaired