Best Special Needs Schools in Kansas City, Kansas (2026)

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Kansas State School for the Blind - Kansas City

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Kansas City, KS • Ages 0-21

Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City provides on-campus and statewide education for children and youth with visual impairments, including students with additional disabilities, from birth through age 21. Campus programming integrates the Expanded Core Curriculum, covering orientation and mobility, braille and other compensatory skills, assistive technology, independent living, and career education. Families can also use statewide field services, online courses taught by teachers of students with visual impairments, KanLovKids low vision clinics, and free Family Infant-Toddler services for ages birth to 3. KSSB is accredited by the Kansas State Board of Education.

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Blindness
Visual impairment
Deafblind

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