These proceedings consist of seven papers and four reaction papers that were presented at a conference designed for administrative and management personnel from agencies and programs providing education and rehabilitation services to blind persons. Included in the volume are the following papers: "Introduction to Rehabilitation Research," by William H. Graves; "Predicting Employment Outcomes of Blind Clients of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies," by J. Martin Giesen; "Productivity and Comfort of the Visually Impaired Worker as a Function of Low-Vision Aid Usage and Illumination Level and Color Contrast Modifications," by Shelly Miles; "The Low-Vision Clinic as an Employment Enhancement Technique," by Connie McCaa; "The Career Development of Blind and Visually Impaired Persons and Career Development Service Resources," by William H. Graves; "Funding Technological Advances," by Mary Ann Langton; and "The Future of Rehabilitation Research in Blindness and Low Vision," by William H. Graves. Reactions to four of these papers were provided by the following individuals: J. Elton Moore, Randy Parker, Kenneth E. House, and Susan Jay Spungin. (MN)