The guide, intended to help teachers, parents, and community workers throughout the world develop educational services to visually handicapped students in ordinary schools, has been published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese. The first three chapters provide general information concerning types of educational programs for the visually impaired, teachers' responsibilities, and supporting the regular classroom teacher. Chapter 4 comprises the major portion of the document and presents specific techniques for teaching special skills needed by the visually impaired including: (1) sensory training (e.g., hearing, touch, smell and taste, residual vision); (2) orientation and mobility (body movement, sensory training, concept development); (3) the abacus; (4) braille reading and writing (pre-braille tactual activities and worksheets, mechanics of reading braille, the braille alphabet, braille contractions, the state and stylus); (5) recorded books; (6) handwriting; (7) typing; and (8) activities for daily living. Additional chapters address materials adaptation, equipment and supplies, remedial work, the link between home and school, and ways to make the teaching job easier. Sources of educational materials and aids as well as a 23-item bibliography are also included. (DB)