North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind (NDVS/SB,

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. It is centered in

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, with regional offices in Bismarck, Fargo, Jamestown, and

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. The institution was founded in 1908 as the North Dakota School for the Blind (NDSB) in

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; it moved to its current location in Grand Forks in 1961. The

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officially changed the name to North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind in 2001.

Campus

The current Grand Forks campus has a dormitory that was renovated in 1995.

References

External links

North Dakota Vision Services/School for the Blind websiteState School for the Blind, Bathgate, N.D.
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Digital Horizons website
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