THIS STUDY, UNDERTAKEN FOR THE OHIO STATE LIBRARY, PROVIDES IN PART I A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED, AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE IN OHIO AND A SURVEY OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES PRESENTLY AVAILABLE TO THEM. PART II, WRITTEN BY RAYNARD SWANK, GIVES LONG RANGE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROVIDING THE HANDICAPPED WITH THE SAME RANGE AND QUALITY OF LIBRARY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO NORMAL READERS AND IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM TITLE IV-B OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT. APPENDIX A GIVE STANDARDS FOR LIBRARY SERVICES FROM THE COMSTAC REPORT--STANDARDS FOR STRENGTHENED SERVICES (NEW YORK, NATIONAL ACCREDIATION COUNCIL FOR AGENCIES SERVING THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED, 1966, FRANCES A. KOESTLER, EDITOR). (CC)