This brief article outlines theories for the decrease in braille literacy among children with visual impairments. It stresses the need for braille instruction, the inability of itinerant teachers to adequately instruct many scattered visually impaired students, and resistance to using simplified Grade 1 braille. Special problems raised by…

Rural school districts often have limited numbers of special educators available, limited financial resources, and schools with very small, isolated populations. These limitations reveal the need for regular educators in the schools to gain skills needed for diagnosis and remediation of mildly handicapped students. This paper suggests utilizing…