An indexing cassette reference system was developed and subjected to a field trial in which 24 legally blind students from grades 7-12 were taught to use it and then tested on their skill at locating entries in a recorded sample from an encyclopedia. (Author)

A 5-year research and demonstration project in rural India which trains rehabilitation workers to provide services to blind persons is described. (CL)

The author discusses how color contrast can improve the effectiveness of limited vision in the home. (Author/CL)

In a 20-lesson unit, sighted second-to fourth-grade students were taught about the long cane, guide dogs, daily living skills, eye physiology, causes of blindness, eye care, braille, and attitudes toward blindness. (CL)

Two experimental tactile political map designs were evaluated with 72 blind braille reading students (grades 4-12). (Author/CL)

An almost totally blind, 26-year-old, retarded man whose rate of eye contact was below 30 percent in any time period was trained in his sheltered workshop environment. (Author)

Reported are results of using the Sonicguide, a device which allows the wearer to judge distances and presence of objects in the travel path, with four blind children aged 5 to 17. (CL)

Since it is the visually handicapped consumer who makes possible the existence of specialized social and educational institutions for the blind, he or she must be free to exercise certain rights. (Author)

Discussed are some potential applications of the pathsounder, laser cane, and sonicguide as aids to concept development in blind children. (Author/IM)