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SDSBVI Logo: Silhouette of a group of two adults and three children walking hand in hand away from a big oak tree, led by a child using a long cane.
SDSBVI Logo: Silhouette of a group of two adults and three children walking hand in hand away from a big oak tree, led by a child using a long cane

Name Change

July 1, 1998

On the recommendation of the South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped Advisory Council and with the support of the South Dakota Board of Regents, the South Dakota Association of the Blind, and the National Federation of the Blind of South Dakota, the school requested a name change during the 1998 legislative session.


On July 1, 1998, the South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped became the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. During the 2000 Legislative Session funding was earmarked for six weeks of summer programs.

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