A survey of 37 superintendents of residential schools for blind and visually impaired learners found that schools used federal funds under Chapter 1 (Public Law 89-313) to establish and maintain integration programs, remedial programs, adaptive technology, related services, and reading programs. The paper projects the impact of suggested federal…

The responses of two experts in the field of visually impaired education to a recent council position paper address aspects of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, alternative placements, local school district versus residential school placement, supportive integration, and a rationale for the maintenance of both special and regular…