The two major goals established for the Special Office for the Visually Impaired (SOVI) were to increase the numbers and varieties of materials available for education of the visually handicapped and to provide materials information input to the National Instructional Materials Information System (NIMIS). These goals were supplemented by two additional ones that evolved during the course of the 3-year project. The staff's efforts to attain the preceding goals and objectives focused on 11 of the 23 elements (including to locate usable materials which exist and fulfill identifiable needs) specified in the Special Offices Workscope Elaboration. Results obtained through such efforts included: (1) development and/or adaptation of 63 new products for use by the visually handicapped (with two more under development); (2) identification and abstraction of approximately 12,000 materials appropriate for use by the visually handicapped for entry into NIMIS; (3) participation of project and staff in three Area Learning Resource Centers related to training activities; and (4) participation of project staff in the development of a questionnaire for use in the National Needs Assessment. Generally, the project was successful as each of the stated goals and related objectives was attained. (Author/SBH)