A short review of statistical data for the calendar year 1970 was made concerning the blind population in England based on a publication by the Department of Health and Social Security. (CB)

In two related experiments on recognition--on touch and audition--accuracy rates were obtained from 14 congenitally blind adults and compared with those for normally sighted Ss. (Author/SBH)

Results of four experiments with 81 blind children and adults (ages 14 and over) comparing Standard English Grade 2 Braille with three reduced codes and one expanded code (in relation to speed, retention of the basic seven-line structure, no increase in bulk of braille publications, and ease of learning) show that a change in the code is possible.…

The report analyzes data collected by the American Printing House for the Blind from residential and nonresidential schools regarding trends in school enrollment and reading methods among legally blind school children. (CL)

Evaluated was retinal functioning of 15 4-year-old children who had received phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice). (DB)

THE BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND ESSAYS CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS WERE EXTRACTED FROM THREE PRIMARY SOURCES--(1) THE MAJOR REFERENCE DOCUMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR THE YEARS 1955 THROUGH 1966, (2) LITERATURE FROM THE FIELD OF WORK FOR THE BLIND, AND (3) STANDARD BIBLIOGRAPHIES ON THE SUBJECT OF ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS.…

Presented are prevalence data on color vision deficiencies (color blindness) in noninstitutionalized children, aged 6-11, in the United States, as estimated from the Health Examination Survey findings on a representative sample of over 7,400 children. Described are the two color vision tests used in the survey, the Ishihara Test for Color…

Provided are explanations of how research works, different approaches to research (naturalistic observation, correctional analysis, the experiment method, the theoretic and compendium approaches), and some of the problems inherent in research methodology in an attempt to encourage practitioners in the field of blindness to use and engage in…

The authors describe the function of a low vision clinic and report on an evaluation of one clinic's services. (Author)

Two experimental tactile political map designs were evaluated with 72 blind braille reading students (grades 4-12). (Author/CL)