The bibliography of research on the visually handicapped covers approximately 1,300 entries published between the years 1953 and 1971, inclusive. Only those references containing reports of research on the visually handicapped in which empirical data of some kind were collected are included. Studies of single cases are included, with most studies…

A brief review of selected research on tactual perception was reported to reveal a lack of theoretical perspective, definition problems, and emphasis on applied research. (CB)

Seven congenitally blind adolescents participated in a 6-week nonverbal communication skills program which sought to acquaint the subjects with facial expressions and gestures common to daily sighted life and to teach appropriate use of the expressions and gestures. (CB)

Thirty randomly selected, low vision patients were evaluated on their performance in viewing a standard near-point chart and selected materials without any vision aids, then with their customary low vision aid handheld, and finally, with their customary low vision aid viewed in an optiscope enlarger. (GW)

Explores the attitudes of nonhandicapped college students included in an experiment with students pretending to be blind. Interaction strain and perceptions of the nonhandicapped of their own performances as a result of being with a blind person are discussed. (RJ)

The article explores the effects of mainstreaming four visually handicapped preschool children in a sighted preschool. The need for extensive preparation is stressed as vital to the success of a mainstreaming program. (PHR)

Evaluated were the cases of 20 infants who did not develop retrolental fibroplasia (or blindness) despite receiving very high levels of oxygen as newborns. (Author/DB)

Described in the fourth of a series of articles dealing with primary science instructional materials for visually handicapped students, is a field test (with 61 Ss in grades 2 to 4) of a dial thermometer instructional unit. (IM)