Directory of Activities for the Blind in the United States and Canada

1 DIRECTORY OF ACTIVITIES pl«/«» FOR THE BLIND IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

Including Prevention of Blindness Organizations and

Sight-Saving Classes

Complied by Helga Lcnde

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Including Prevention of Blindness Organizations and

Sight-Saving Classes

Compiled by

Helga Lende

Eighth Edition

New York, 1950 AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND, INC.

15 West i6th Street PRIN'reO IN U.S.A. PREFACE TO EIGHTH EDITION

The aim of this Directory is to provide for the use of social workers and other friends of the bhnd data regarding national and local activities carried on for the welfare of sightless persons in the

United States and Canada.

Many hundreds of letters were sent out, and every effort was made to cover the field comprehensively. During the time required to assemble and compile this information, however, changes doubtless occurred in statistics and personnel. On the whole, we believe that users of this Directory will find the data reasonably accurate as of the date of publication. Note

In publishing this Directory, the American Founda- tion for the Bhnd neither endorses nor assumes responsibihty for the organizations herein Hsted. The statements regarding these organizations are for the most part submitted by the organizations themselves. Table of Contents

PART I

Public Agencies Whose Activities are Nation-Wide in Scope .... Private Agencies Whose Activities arc Primarily Nation-Wide in Scope

PART II

State and Local Agencies for the Blind and for the Prevention of Blindness . 19

Alabama 19 Nevada 61 Alaska 20 New Hampshire 62 20 Arizona New Jersey 63 Arkansas 21 New Mexico 65 California 22 New York 66 Colorado 25 North Carolina 74 Connecticut 26 North Dakota 76 Delaware 27 Ohio 77 District of Columbia 28 Oklahoma 80 Florida 30 Oregon 81 Georgia 31 Pennsylvania 82 Hawaii 32 Puerto Rico 90 Idaho 33 Rhode Island 91 Illinois 34 South Carolina 92 Indiana 37 South Dakota 93 Iowa 39 Tennessee 94 Kansas 40 Texas 95 Kentucky 42 Utah 97 Louisiana 43 Vermont 98 Maine 45 Virgin Islands 98 Maryland 46 Virginia 99 Massachusetts 47 Washington 100 Michigan 52 West Virginia 102 Minnesota 55 Wisconsin Mississippi 57 103 Missouri 58 Wyoming 105 Montana 60 Nebraska 61 Canada 106

PART III

Sight-Saving Classes in the United States and Canada 113

United States 113 Canada 125

PART IV

Selected Lists of Agencies by Function 129 Index 145

Part I

PUBLIC AGENCIES

Whose Activities are Nation-Wide in Scope

PRIVATE AGENCIES

Whose Activities are Primarily Nation-Wide in Scope

PUBLIC AGENCIES WHOSE ACTIVITIES ARE NATION-WIDE IN SCOPE

The Library of Congress—Division for Funds the sum of $211,500 for the construction of Talking the Blind (1931); Washington 25, D.C.; Book machines "for the purpose of en- abling the blind to use the books now provided by George A. Schwegmann, Jr., Chief. the Library of Congress." This was the first of ten Serves the United States and Territories; main- allotments made up to 1942, when the Emergency tained by annual Federal appropriation with a top Relief Funds were not renewed, for the construction limit authorized for books in raised of $1,125,000 of Talking Book machines and Talking Book acces- characters for sound-reproduction records and for sories totaling $1,181,000 and providing for the the maintenance and replacements of the Govern- manufacture of 23,505 machines, of which 3,000 reproducers for these records. this ment-owned Of were spring-driven for use in districts where elec- total not to exceed spent amount $200,000 may be tricity was not available. These funds were ex- for books in raised characters. pended under direction of the Librarian of Con- Division for the Blind established on The was gress and the machines manufactured by relief labor I, 1 as a result of the of Congress July 193 Act under supervision of the American Foundation for approved authorized March 3, 193 1, which an the Blind. They were lent to needy individual blind annual appropriation of $100,000 to enable the readers through 55 agencies for the blind, co- Librarian of Congress "to provide books for the operating with the 25 Distributing Libraries, but ." adult blind residents of the United States . . they remained the property of the Library. At the hearing which preceded the passage of The rapid increase of Talking Book readers this Act it was brought out that there were in the which the distribution of these machines created United States but 15 libraries for the blind of an (from 2,200 in 1935 to 18,462 in March, 1943) importance sufficient to justify the services of a naturally increased the demand for the records. This full-time attendant, and that these libraries were situation was recognized by Congress, which, by the concentrated in one section of the country. The Acts approved April 23, 1937, and June 6, 1940, whole stock of books for the blind in these libraries authorized an increase of the appropriation for this amounted to less than 150,000 volumes, many of purpose from $75,000 to $250,000 per annum and which were in obsolescent types. The Library im- also by the Act of June 26, 1944, authorized an mediately began the purchase of embossed books in appropriation of $400,000 for the purchase of Talk- edition lots, placing them in Regional Distributing ing Books and for the maintenance and replacement Libraries serve as centers which whence they may of Talking Book machines. By its Act of August be borrowed directly by the blind readers. There 8, 1946, Congress recognized an even greater need are now 25 Distributing Libraries at points through- for publishing both in braille and on records and out the United States and outlying possessions. In in authorizing for that year an appropriation of nineteen years of operation 918,925 volumes of em- $1,125,000 for the Division also recognized a con- bossed books (chiefly braille grade two, and some tinuing responsibility for the purchase, maintenance, Moon type) have been distributed. and replacement of Talking Book machines. To By 1934 the Talking Book had effectively demon- date approximately 180,000 containers of Talking strated its success, and a sufficient number of ma- Book records have been distributed and the machines were in use to justify tentative distribution chines are now manufactured and distributed by of records as well as books. This procedure re- the Library of Congress. The total appropriation ceived Congressional sanction in the Act of June for 1950 was $1,000,000. I4» 19355 which authorized an expenditure not to Along with this program, the Division for the exceed $75,000 per annum for this purpose. This BHnd conducts a course in Standard English braille sum was sufficient to supply each year about 38 books to sighted volunteers who wish to become trans- of ordinary size in editions of 125 copies. cribers, but only when local qualified instructors On September 19, 1935 President Roosevelt allo- are not available in the field. It is responsible for cated to the Library from the Emergency Relief the final certification of all students who qualify as

National Agencies—Public proficient braillists. Through these trained volun- Greater New York City and Long Island; Con- teer transcribers the Library of Congress is able to necticut; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands supplement and complement the books produced Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Library braille providing limited editions by the presses by Commission to meet special needs of blind readers. Expenses Oklahoma; Arkansas covering the proofreading, shellacking, and binding of books assigned by the Library of Congress for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Free Library of Phila- transcription, are assumed by the Library. delphia Pennsylvania east of Harrisburg; New Jersey; Delaware Distributing Libraries Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Library FOR of Pittsburgh The Library of Congress Pennsylvania west of Harrisburg; West Virginia

Albany, Nevi' York: New York State Library Portland, Oregon: Library Association of Portland New York State other than greater New York Oregon; Idaho

. City and Long Island; Vermont Sacramento, California: California State Library Atlanta, Georgia: Carnegie Library of Atlanta California; Nevada Georgia, Alabama, Florida Saginaw, Michigan: State Library for the Blind Austin, Texas: Texas State Library Michigan outside of Wayne County Texas St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Public Library Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Public Library Missouri; Kansas Illinois north of Springfield; Wisconsin Salt Lake City, Utah: Free Public Library of Salt Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati PubHc Library Lake City, Books for the Blind Ohio south of Columbus; Kentucky; Tennessee Utah; Wyoming

Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Public Library Seattle, Washington: Seattle Public Library Ohio north of Columbus Washington; Montana; Alaska

Denver, Colorado: Denver Public Library Washington, D. C: The Library of Congress Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico District of Columbia; Maryland, Virginia, North South Carolina Detroit, Michigan: Wayne County Library and Wayne County, Michigan Watertown, Massachusetts: Perkins Institution Li-

Faribault, Minnesota: Minnesota Braille and Sight- brary Saving School Massachusetts; New Hampshire; Maine; Rhode Minnesota; North Dakota; South Dakota Island {See also individual state listings.) Honolulu, Hawaii: Library of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands Office of Education, Division of Elementary Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana State Library and Secondary Schools Federal Indiana (1930); Security Agency, Washington, D. C; Dr. Jacksonville, Illinois: Illinois Free Circulating Li- Galen Jones, Director; Dr. Elise H. Mar- brary for the Blind tens, Chief, Exceptional Children and Illinois south of Springfield; Iowa Youth; Dr. Romaine Mackie, Specialist, Los Angeles, Cahfornia: Braille Institute Library Schools for Physically Handicapped. California; Arizona Research and consultative services to state, county New Orleans, Louisiana: Public Library of New and city school systems and to residential schools Orleans throughout the country in the interest of all handi- Louisiana; Mississippi capped children, including the blind and the New York City; New York: New York PubHc partially seeing; through conferences, field service,

Library bibliographies and other publications the effort is National Agencies—Public

made to stimulate the organization and develop- to become self-supporting and productively useful; ment of educational programs which will meet the (2) demonstrate to employers of persons who be- needs of children requiring special instructional come blind on the job that normal job opportunities methods and special guidance procedures. should continue to be made available to them; (3) demonstrate to other employers that blind per- Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Services sons, adequately trained, can perform equally as for the Blind, Federal Security Agency, well as sighted workers in a great number of selected operations; (4) conduct intensive institutes Washington 25, D. C; Michael J. Shortley, for the training of staff members of state agencies Director, O.V.R.; John A. Kratz, Associate specializing in the following fields: Industrial Em- Director; ^Pr^lufrk, Chief, Services for '^''-" ployment, Commercial Enterprises, Rural Occupa- the Blind/'^' ^'j'^'*'*/ tions, Pre-Vocational and Orientation, Work Shops The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation was estab- and Home Industries; (5) prepare descriptions of lished as a constituent unit of the Federal Security occupations in which blind persons are successfully Agency on September 8, 1943. ResponsibiUty was engaged; (6) prepared instruction manuals for spe- assigned to this office for the estabUshment of cialists and counselors on the staff of the state standards in the various areas of service; for techni- agencies; (7) maintain continuous cooperative rela- cal assistance to the states; and for certification of tions with other Federal departments and national Federal funds for grants-in-aid to the states upon private agencies for the blind. As a result of these the approval of state plans for vocational rehabilita- processes many needy blind will be removed from

tion meeting the requirements of the authorizing public relief rolls or find it unnecessary to seek act of Congress. public relief. Thus they will become taxpayers and To carry out these responsibilities, two functional producers. divisions were set up: (i) The Administrative The branch of Services for the Blind comprises a Standards Division made up of two branches—State small staff as is true of all functional units of the Administrative Planning and Survey, and Fiscal and Office of Vocational Rehabihtation. This branch is Statistical Analysis; and (2) Rehabilitation Stand- an integral part of the total rehabilitation organiza- ards Division made up of three branches—Physical tion. It is serviced by the functional units specializ- Restoration; Service for the Blind; and Guidance, ing in physical restoration, research, fiscal, manage- Training, and Placement. ment, advisement and counseling processes. The Regional offices were established in conformity regional representatives who service this part of the with agency organization, to maintain close work- program as a part of their regular duties, hold fre- ing relations between the states and the Federal quent conferences with the officials of the state Office. agencies and assist them in the preparation of state

Through the cooperative State-Federal plan, the plans and budgets. This assistance is being con- supervision, control, and operation of the program tinued with all phases of program operations. In rests with the state boards of vocational education, Washington, the Division of Administrative Stand- each having a bureau or division of vocational ards reviews the budgets and processes the grants. rehabilitation in charge of a full-time director and The Physical Restoration Branch advises in the pro- professional staff. The provision of rehabilitation of vision of restoration of sight services for those em- the blind, however, is assigned to the state com- ployable blind persons whose cases are susceptible missions or agencies for the blind where legal au- of treatment and provides consultative services in thority exists for providing rehabilitation services. the correction of physical disabilities which add to In the Federal Office, the functions of the Branch the handicaps of blindness. The Advisement, Train- of Services for the Blind are to develop methods and ing, and Placement Section collaborates with the standards for the rehabilitation of the blind and to Services for the Blind in the development of tests, coordinate the efforts of the state agencies admin- advisement techniques, and case work procedures. istering this part of the vocational rehabilitation The Fiscal and Statistical Analysis Branch studies program. This branch assists the state commissions and reports upon various problems to be solved in

or other agencies for the blind and the state divi- the rehabilitation of the blind. Continuous study is sions of vocational rehabilitation to (i) provide under way that seeks to determine the number of complete rehabilitation services for the employable blind persons employable in every type of occupa- blind persons in the United States to enable them tion; and to ascertain what factors contribute to National Agencies—Public their success or failure in these occupational pur- pendent children, this program is directed by the suits. Bureau of Public Assistance of the Social Security

The Branch of Services for the Blind is develop- Administration, Federal Security Agency. Public as- ing methods and procedures to assist the state sistance is an integral part of the national security agencies in directing services toward the employ- program which, as established by the Act, includes ment of blind persons in six major fields; namely; not only aid to these three groups of the needy, (i) industry, (2) vending stands and commercial but also unemployment compensation, old age and enterprises, (3) professions and other white-collar survivors insurance, maternal and child health serv- occupations, (4) agriculture and rural occupations, ices, crippled children's and child welfare services, (5) work shops, and (6) home industries. vocational rehabiUtation, and public health work. Under the President's Reorganization Plan No. 2, Like all the provisions of the Act except that for which became effective July 16, 1946, the respon- old-age and survivors insurance, aid to the bHnd is sibilities and functions of the Commissioner of administered by the states, with Federal cooperation Education, as provided for in the Randolph- and financial assistance. Forty-seven approved State Sheppard Act of June 20, 1936, were transferred plans for aid to the blind, including those of the to the Administrator of the Federal Security Agency District of Columbia and Hawaii, are in operation and the Administrator delegated the responsibility under the Act, and in December, 1949, the number for the administration of the Act to the Director of persons receiving aid to the blind in these states of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. The totaled 74,351. In that month the total expenditure Randolph-Sheppard Act authorizes the operation of of combined local, state and Federal funds for this stands in Federal buildings by blind persons. The purpose was $3,542,065.

Act also provides for enlarging the economic op- Each state sets up and administers its own plan portunities of the blind, the making of surveys of within the nation-wide framework outlined by the industries with a view to obtaining information that Federal law. Approved plans must be state-wide in will assist blind persons to obtain employment, and operation, and administered or supervised by a making available to the public, and especially to single state agency; the state must pay part of the persons and organizations engaged in work for the cost, but many require its counties to contribute if blind, information obtained as the result of each it wishes. To all states with approved plans for aid survey. The Federal functions authorized by the to the blind, the Federal government makes grants

Randolph-Sheppard Act now are administered in to meet its share of assistance and administrative conjunction with vocational rehabilitation services costs. The Federal government may contribute from for the blind. 60 to 75 percent of the costs within the $50 maxi- The Business Enterprises Program for the Blind, mum on individual payments depending upon the first authorized by the Labor-Federal Security amount of the average payment, and in addition Agency Appropriation Act (P.L. 549, 79th Con- pays 50 percent of the administrative costs. The gress), and reenacted annually, is also administered states are, however, responsible for determining the by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. This size of individual payments, and may pay more or makes Federal funds available for part of the costs less than this amount. For December, 1949 the aver- of vending stands and other equipment controlled age individual payment for all participating states by state agencies for the use of blind persons, after was $47.64. The Social Security Act requires that the state agency has an approved State Plan for aid to the blind shall be given on the basis of need

Business Enterprise for the Blind. and since July i, 1941, requires that any other income and resources of the individual must be con- Social Security Administration, Aid to the sidered in determining need. The Act also includes certain provisions relating to citizenship and resi- Blind, Washington 25, D. C; Miss Jane M. dence requirements, which the state may not ex- Hoey, Director, Bureau of Public As- ceed, but may reduce or omit. The Federal law sets sistance. no age limits for aid to the blind, but the state may

Under Tide X of the Social Security Act passed do so if it desires. The Act does provide, however, in 1935 and amended in 1939, in 1946 and in 1948 that the same person may not receive both aid to the Federal government is helping the states provide the blind and old-age assistance. Federal funds may assistance for the needy blind. Together with not be used for aid to inmates of public institu- similar provisions for the needy aged and for de- tions; this does not prohibit recipients from re- National Agencies—Public

ceiving temporary medical care in public institu- administrative agency; in most states this is the state tions. public welfare department. {See individual state One of the most important aspects of this Fed- listings.)

eral-State program is its stimulation of interest in services and rehabilitation for the blind. Coopera- Veterans Administration; Washington, D. C. tive arrangements have been worked out in many states, under the leadership of the state agency Furnishes: needed hospitalization or domiciliary administering aid to the blind to promote sight care for blinded veterans of all wars in the Veterans conservation and the prevention of blindness, and Administration facilities which are located through- to provide medical services to blind persons in order out the Continental United States; compensation that their sight may be partially or wrholly restored and pension for disabihty and death for veterans wherever possible. In some states comprehensive and dependents, needed vocational rehabilitation programs for the blind, enlisting the services of a services to veterans disabled as a result of service variety of state and local agencies, are bringing in World War II and educational services to vet- together not only cash assistance and medical care, erans who served in the Armed Forces during the but also education, vocational training, job place- war period; guide dogs, mechanical and electronic ment, recreation, and other services, for the pur- equipment helpful to the blinded in overcoming pose of helping blind people lead lives as nearly their handicap; loans for the purchase or con- normal as possible. struction of homes, farms and business property; For information regarding provisions for aid to and assistance in the employment of veterans. the blind in the Social Security Act and the part The maintenance of the Veterans Administra- of the Federal government in administering this tion is through Federal appropriations. program, address Miss Jane M. Hoey, Director, For further information regarding service or Bureau of Public Assistance, Society Security Ad- eligibility, communicate with The Veterans Ad- ministration. Inquiries relating to the program in a ministration, Washington 25, D. C, or the nearest particular state should be addressed to the state oflBce of the Veterans Administration. PRIVATE AGENCIES WHOSE ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY NATION-WIDE IN SCOPE

American Association of Instructors of the of $5 per member; all persons in The Americas, Blind; Finis E. Davis, Pres. (1950-52), c/o Hawaii, and the insular possessions of the United American Printing House for the Blind, States interested in the vi^elfare of the blind or in the prevention of blindness eligible for membership. Louisville, Ky.; Egbert N. Peeler, Sec. Renders all possible assistance to the promotion (1950-52), c/o North Carolina School for of all phases of vi^ork for, and in the interest of, the Blind and Deaf, Raleigh, N. C. the blind and to the prevention of blindness throughout the Americas, Founded 1853; no meeting thereafter until 1871, Hawaii and the insular then 1872 and biennially on the even years since possessions of the United States. that date, usually in June, at various schools on invitation, call the Execu- time and place at the of American Bible Society, Department for the tive Committee; serves the United States and Blind (1835); 450 Park Ave., Nev^^ York 22, Canada; managed by Executive Committee of New York; Daniel Burke, LL.D., Pres.; seven members elected biennially; maintained by S. Ruth Barrett, Sec, Work for the Blind. membership fees of $5 per annum per organization, plus pro rata assessment on basis of number Serves United States and foreign countries; man- of pupils enrolled; membership consists of five aged by Board of Managers; maintained by con- delegates from each residential school for the blind, tributions from individuals and churches of many three from each public school system having an denominations, endowment, sales. enrollment of 25 or more blind pupils, one dele- Activities for the blind: Offers the embossed gate from each library for the blind; and associate, Scriptures in English and also in many foreign honorary and corresponding members as elected at languages to blind persons and to lending libraries any meeting of the Association. at special prices or free; supplies Talking Book Consults concerning all problems relating to the Scripture records to the blind, and a braille con- education of the blind; fosters and promotes all cordance to the King James version of the Bible. movements having as their aim the improvement of the means of such education. American Brotherhood for the Blind (1919); S. Spring Street, Los Angeles 12; Dr. American Association of Workers for the 257 Jacobus tenBroek, Pres.; Maitland L. Blind; Francis B. lerardi, Pres. (1949-1951), Bishop, Acting Exec. Sec. c/o National Braille Press, Inc., 88 St.

Stephen St., Boston 15, Mass.; Alfred Serves United States and English braille readers Allen, Sec-Gen. (1939-1951), c/o Ameri- in other countries; managed by Board of Direc- can Foundation for the Blind, Inc., 15 West tors; maintained by private funds; 3 employees. Publishes All Story Braille Magazine with Legis- 1 6th Street, New York 11, N. Y. lative Supplement, free to the blind; distributes Founded 1895 as Missouri National College As- braille writing equipment, white canes and other sociation; changed in 1896 to The American Blind aids for the blind. People's Higher Education and General Improve- ment Association, and in 1905 changed to The the Blind, Inc. American Association of Workers for the Blind; American Foundation for meets annually, usually in July, in different locali- (founded and inc. 1921 under the laws of ties; managed by Board of Directors of fourteen Delaware); 15 West i6th Street, New members; maintained by annual membership fees York II, New York; M. C. Migel, Chair- — ;

National Agencies—Private

man of Board; William Ziegler, Jr., Pres.; continental Europe; managed by Board of Direc- M. Robert Barnett, Exec. Director. tors, elected annually; maintained by voluntary contributions and income from endowment. Board of Serves North America; managed by Publishes in the French language a braille maga- Trustees elected annually; maintained by voluntary zine . . . et la Lumiere jut of special interest to the contributions and income from endowment. blind; manufactures at the Paris plant special equip- all phases of Disseminates information regarding ment for embossing braille literature and educa- Federal work for the blind; promotes state and tional and recreational appliances for the blind; develops legislation in behalf of the blind; and extends financial and technical aid to agencies for sells special appliances; arranges for the at cost the blind, especially in war-devastated areas of establishment and improvement of needed agencies Europe. for the blind throughout the country; assists in increasing the eflEciency of work for the blind American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. through professional training courses for teachers (1858); 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louis- and other workers for the blind; conducts a ville 6, Kentucky; Charles W. Allen, Pres.; special department to deal with the problems of F. E. Davis, Supt. the deaf-blind; cooperates with the Veterans Ad- ministration authorities charged with the rehabili- Serves the United States and Territories; managed tation of war-blinded service personnel, and with by Board of Trustees; maintained by annual ap- other Federal agencies working with the bUnd; propriation by Congress of $125,000 to supply awards scholarships; maintains reference and lend- embossed books and tangible apparatus to "promote ing library. the education of the blind", receipts from sales and Publishes four magazines Outloo\ for the Blind donations; 201 full-time, 59 part-time employees. and The Teachers Forum, Tal\ing Boof^ Topics, Prints in the braille system books and magazines The Braille Bool^ Review, Touch and Go; as well for the blind; publishes The Reader's Digest in as books and pamphlets relating to the blind, and both braille and Talking Book editions; manufac- an information service: A F B Bulletin. tures Talking Books and tangible apparatus; pub- Summer Camp: lishes books in large print for use in the education Rest-Haven, Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y. M. C. of visually handicapped children. Migel, Founder; a vacation center for blind girls and women (18-65) '^ho are in good health and Association of the Junior Leagues of America, who do not have the means to visit a paid summer Inc. (1921); The Waldorf Astoria, 305 Park resort; accommodates 30. Avenue, New York 22, New York; Mrs. Professional Training Courses: Lee L. Cornell, Administrator. Cooperates with Hampton Institute (Course for

Negro Teachers of the Blind) ; Michigan State The Association of Junior Leagues of America is Normal College (Education of the Deaf-Blind) made up of member Junior Leagues in the United University of Michigan (Courses for Workers with States, Canada, Mexico, and Hawaii. Elected rep- the Adult Blind) ; and University of Wisconsin resentatives from twelve geographically charted (Courses for Teachers of the Blind). regions and four officers comprise the Association For further information on these courses, see the Board of Directors. A staff of professional con- university or school in question. sultants is maintained to advise member Junior Leagues. American Foundation for Overseas Blind, In line with their policy of providing trained volunteer service in their own communities, a Inc. (Formerly, American Braille Press for number of Junior Leagues work with organiza- War and Civilian Blind, Inc.) (1915); tions and institutions serving the blind, with educa- 22 West 17th Street, New York 11, N. Y.; tional or informational projects aimed towards pre- Ziegler, Pres.; Robert Bar- William Jr., M. vention of blindness, and with rehabilitation work nett, Exec. Director. European Office: 14 for the blind. Rue Daru, Paris 8, France; George L, Raverat, European Director. Blinded Veterans Association, Inc. (1945); Serves any part of the world, more particularly 2438 1 8th Street, N.W. Washington, D. C;

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Thomas C. Hasbrook, Pres.; Lloyd H. radio service; white canes furnished without charge Greenwood, Exec. Director. to the verified blind west of the Mississippi River; braille paper at special prices to the blind in 11 Serves United States; managed by Board of Di- western states; free lending library. rectors; maintained by dues and contributions; 3 employees. Braille Poets Gviild (1946); Merrill A. May- Works for the social, psychological, and economic nard. Director, Taunton, Mass. rehabilitation of war-blinded veterans. Publishes the B.V.A. Bulletin. Dedicated to the interest of blind poets; publishes a quarterly braille magazine of poetry. Braille Circulating Library (1925); 704 West Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia; Miss Christian Association for the Blind, Inc. Louise Harrison McCraw, Director and (1929); 430 East 141st Street, New York, Librarian. New York; Miss Florence Clapsaddle, Sec.

Territory served unlimited; supported by volun- Territory served unlimited; maintained by voluntary offerings; i full-time employee. tary contributions; no paid worker. Lends upon request embossed editions of the Publishes and gives free to any blind person the devotional books of James H. McConkey and undenominational non-sectarian magazine The Christian novels, biography and missionary stories Lamp, published six times a year; free lending by other authors to readers in any part of the library. w^orld. Christian Record Benevolent Association, Inc. The Braille Club (1946); Alice Gilman, (1900); 3705 S. 48th Street, Lincoln 6, Sec.-Treas.; 14 Washington Place East, Nebraska; M. V. Campbell, Pres.; C. W. New York 3, N. Y. Degering, Manager-Editor; D. C. Duffield, Treas. A volunteer organization dedicated to the pro- morion of braille. Territory served unlimited; managed by Board of Directors; thirty-five part and full-time em- Braille Institute of America, Inc. (est. 1919; ployees and field representatives. inc. 1929); 741 North Vermont Avenue, Publishes the following journals in both braille grade one and a half and New York Point: The Los Angeles 27, California; Robert A. Christian Record, Bible Expositor, and Sabbath Odell, Pres.; J. Robert Atkinson, Vice- School Monthly, also The Children's Friend for Pres. and Managing Director; Dr. F. children in braille only; Bible correspondence Lyman Tibbitts, Sec. school; and free circulating library in braille. Serves the English-reading world; managed by Board of nine Trustees; maintained by voluntary The Christian Science Publishing Society contributions and bequests, and memberships; 40 (1898); I Norway Street, Boston 15, Massa- employees, 250 voluntary workers. chusetts. Prints books and magazines in braille and Moon Type; prints and distributes at cost or free to the Founded under a Deed of Trust given by Mary blind, The King James Version of the Bible in Baker Eddy, Discoverer and Founder of Christian braille, grade one and a half; and the Revised Science; territory served unlimited; under Board of Standard Version New Testament (copyright 1946) three Trustees and Manager; maintained by income in braille grade two; business guidance and referrals from publications. for the employable blind; social welfare department Publications for the blind: The Christian Science including counseling, orientation, information serv- Bible Lessons issued monthly; The Herald of Chris- ice, case work, low-cost housing unit; home teach- tian Science issued quarterly; one pamphlet Per- ing of embossed print and handicrafts; recrea- ception; does not publish but sells the Bible—all in tional and cultural classes in California at Los An- braille grade one and a half; Perception in Moon geles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ontario; free Type; Talking Book No. i and No. 2. National Agencies—Private

See Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker procedures designed to promote more complete and Eddy for additional Christian Science publications. accurate statistics of blindness; acts as consultant on matters relating to statistics of blindness.

Clear Type Publishing Committee, Inc. Delta Gamma Fraternity Project, Aid to the (1920); Pompton Lakes, New Jersey; Blind and Sight Conservation Mrs. Robert B. Irwin, Pres. (1936); Charles Tompkins, Sec, 1372 Balfour, Territory served unlimited; a non-profit corpora- Grosse Pointe 30, Mich. tion maintained by receipts from sales. Serves the United States and Canada; maintained Provides literature in large ink type for the use by voluntary contributions; no paid vi^orker. of persons with defective vision; specializes prin- Chapters work locally in the fields of sight con- cipally in school books. servation, prevention of blindness, personal aid to the bhnd, in most cases cooperating with estab- Clovemook Printing House for the Blind lished agencies for the blind. (1915); 6990 Hamilton Avenue, Cincin- $1500.00 annual project scholarship fund and nati 31, Ohio; Miss Florence B. Trader, $2000.00 revolving loan fund available to those Trustee and Exec. Director; Miss Effie C. seeking training in the fields of orthoptics, pre- Trader, Associate Director; Miss Anne M. school blind and partially-sighted children. Costello, Supt. Eastern Conference of Home Teachers Maintained by income from printing books and (1926); Miss Mary I. Curran, Pres. (1948), magazines; valuation of plant and equip- $75,000 104 Coburn Ave., Worcester, Mass.; Alfred ment; 29 employees. Allen, Sec. (1948), c/o American Founda- Publishes books and magazines in Braille. tion for the Blind, 15 West i6th Street, New York 11, N. Y. Committee on Literature for the Blind, Serves Eastern states; maintained by membership Protestant Episcopal Church (1927); 281 dues. Fourth Avenue, New York, New York; A conference group of active and retired home Rev. George Wieland, S.T.D., Director, teachers in the Eastern states, which through Dept.; Dr. Loaring-Clark, Home W. J. biennial meetings seeks to elevate the professional Sec, Committee on Literature for the standards and to extend the professional services of Blind. home teachers to the end that those who are served may look to the home teacher as a wise counselor Serves the United States and some foreign terri- and good friend ready at all times to aid in every tory; managed by Committee under direction of way possible in their problems of rehabilitation, Secretary; maintained by appropriation from Na- and in finding their true niche in society. tional Church and gifts. Publishes The Church Herald for the Blind Full Gospel Publishing Company for the (monthly) and other religious literature for the blind. Blind, Inc. (1925); 431 Delaney Street, Orlando, Florida; Miss Grace Allen, Pres.; Mrs. R. G. Shepherd, Sec Committee on Statistics of the Blind (1930); 15 West 1 6th Street, New York 11, New Territory served unlimited; managed by officials York; Ralph G. Hurlin, Ph.D., Chairman. of the company; maintained by voluntary contributions; 5 full-time employees. Sponsored jointly by the American Foundation Maintains a circulating library of religious books, for the Blind and the National Society for the some embossed by the organization and others Prevention of Blindness; expenses shared by the handcopied by volunteer transcribers; publishes sponsoring agencies. monthly religious magazine The Full Gospel Develops standard forms and classifications roi Monthly and tracts in braille; yearly bulletin in use in statistics of blindness; recommends standard inkprint.

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Gospel Association for the Blind, Inc. (1947); accident prevention. Also gives courses in poultry husbandry, 15-20 122nd Street, College Point, N. Y.; home economics, the Scriptures, braille shorthand, typewriting, and other business subjects; Bishop Ralph J. Montanus, Pres. in cooperation with the University of Chicago offers Serves United States; managed by Board of several college courses in braille and gives scholar- Directors; maintained by private funds; $2,000 ships for this work to deserving students; annual valuation of plant and equipment; no paid worker. enrollment 800 students. Publishes a monthly braille magazine Gospel Messenger. Hampton Institute, Course for Negro Teach- ers of the Blind (1942); Hampton, Va. Gospel Trumpet Company, Department for A six to nine-weeks summer course maintained the Blind 5th and Chestnut Streets, (1910); jointly by the American Foundation for the Blind Anderson, Indiana; W. Dale Oldham, and Hampton Institute; subjects include all general Pres.; Miss Grace DeFore, Manager, Dept. and special methods of teaching the blind. for the Blind. Address communications to: Dr. P. C. Potts, American Foundation for the Blind, 15 West Territory served unlimited; managed by Board i6th Street, New York 11, N. Y. of Directors; maintained by donations and subscriptions to magazines; $5,000 valuation of plant Hazel Hurst Foundation for the Blind, Inc. and equipment; 3 full-time, 7 part-time employees. Publishes three periodicals, Gospel Trumpet for (1939); 926 West Foothill Boulevard, the Blind and Sunday School Monthly both in Azusa, Calif.; Miss Hazel Hurst, Founder braille and Nevs^ York Point; Junior Sunday School and Pres.; Mr. George Colouris, Exec. Monthly in braille; conducts free lending library Manager. for the blind of embossed religious books. Serves the United States; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by voluntary contributions. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. (1942); 1458 Aims to aid in the rehabilitation of the blind Sutter Street, San Francisco, Calif.; Train- through training in the use of a guide dog, voca- ing School: San Rafael, Calif.; Mrs. tional guidance, and the placement of the employ- Theodore G, Swanson, Pres.; Earl F, able blind in industry. Reinke, Exec. Director.

Serves 11 Western states; managed by Board of Hope Printing Company for the Blind, Inc. Directors; maintained by memberships and con- (1929); 300 S. Gremps Street, Paw Paw, tributions; $200,000 valuation of plant and equip- Michigan; Mrs. W. H. Carl Ebeling, Pres.; ment; 12 employees. Miss Katharyn LaSor, Sec. Breeds, raises, and trains dogs to guide blind persons; no charge to the blind or to any Govern- Managed by Board of Directors; maintained by ment agency. free-will offerings; $6,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 3 full-time employees. The Hadley Correspondence School for the Prints and distributes Gospel Hterature for the blind in braille. Blind (1922); 620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois; E. V. L. Brown, M.D., Pres.; Dorrance C. Nygaard, Director. Howe Press of Perkins Institution (1882); 175 North Beacon Street, Watertown 72, Serves United States primarily, but has students Mass.; Edward J. Waterhouse, Manager. in many foreign countries; managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by voluntary contributions, Territory served unlimited; Braille Printing De- including Winnetka Community Chest. partment of Perkins Instimtion and Mass. School Offers tuition-free braille-textbook instruction by for the Blind, and managed by Trustees of that correspondence in reading and writing braille; institution; maintained by income from endow- academic courses including a complete high school ment; 21 full-time, 2 part-time employees. curriculum, short story writing, verse writing, and Prints all types of embossed books and reading

I I National Agencies—Private aids; manufactures braille slates, the Perkins brailler, Serves United States; managed by Board of Trus- shorthand braille-writers, proof presses, games, and tees; maintained by contributions from private in- other appliances. dividuals; $50,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 8 employees. International Guiding Eyes, Inc. (1948); 5501 Trains dogs as leaders for the blind, and aims Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood, Calif.; to coordinate blind person and leader dog during a minimum four-week instruction period. Joseph W. Jones, Sr., Pres; Captain L. A. Kremer, Trainer. Lion Braille Department P. O. Box Serves North America; managed by Board of Di- (1930); Orlando, Florida; E. P. rectors; maintained by voluntary contributions. 97, Uhl, Chair- Provides guide dogs as gifts to the blind. man, Braille Committee.

Territory served unlimited; sponsored by Orlando The Jewish Braille Institute of America, Inc. Lions Club; no paid worker. 1846 Harrison Avenue, New York (1931); Teaches braille by correspondence free to pupils Mrs. R. Wachtell, 53, New York; Samuel of all ages and conditions. Pres.; Leopold Dubov, Exec. Vice-Pres.

Serves the United States and overseas; managed Lions International, Activities for the Blind; by Board of Directors; maintained by voluntary McCormick Building, 332 South Michigan contributions. Avenue, Chicago 4, Illinois; Guy A. Edgar, Publishes The Jewish Braille Review, and The Asst. Sec. Braille Musician, distributed free to the Jewish and non-Jewish bhnd throughout the English-speaking Among club activities are: Publication of Uons world; maintains a free circulating Ubrary of braille Juvenile Braille Magazine, distributed free; supply- books of Jewish interest; works for the develop- ing of white canes to the blind (originated in the ment of Hebrew and Yiddish literature for the Peoria, Illinois Lions Club) ; the securing of the literary competitions blind; conducts international passage of white cane ordinances in many cities, for the blind of all faiths. also white cane legislation in many states; offering of braille courses by mail free to the blind in all John Milton Society, Inc. (1928); 156 Fifth states and foreign countries. (For full information Avenue, New York, New York; Miss write to Lions International Headquarters.) Helen Keller, LL.D., L.H.D., Pres.; Milton Other activities for the blind carried on by in- T. StaufFer, D.D., General Sec. dividual Lions Clubs are: Assistance in furnishing guide dogs; conducting Educational Weeks for Interdenominational, non-sectarian Protestant the Blind; furnishing braille literature to the blind, Church agency, sponsored by the Home Missions including subscriptions to the Reader's Digest, etc.; Council of N.A., the Foreign Missions Conference furnishing victrolas, braille slates, Banks' braille of N.A., and the International Council of Religious writers; assistance in securing instruction in various Education. trades and educational courses; cooperation in secur- A Christian world service to the blind; managed ing equipment for clinics and workshops for the by Board of Directors; maintained by voluntary blind; supplying blind workers with materials for donations. use in manufacturing their products and assistance Publishes religious monthlies and religious books in securing markets for their products; the conduct for the blind: John Milton Magazine for adults; of sales and exhibits of blind handicraft; estab- Discovery for children and John Milton Sunday lishment of bhnd persons in business, such as School Quarterly; general service to the blind, par- news and other stands; entertainment of blind per- ticularly in The Orient and the Near East. sons at parties, camping trips, picnics, auto tours,

etc.; sponsorship of reading periods at public li- Leader-Dog League for the Blind (1939); braries; provision of transportation to meetings, en- "5*9—Hammond"—Bmldrng;—©etreit—:26, tertainments, and other social functions. MiLliig^n"; Brucl~^^6ha4«iers, Pres.; Paul For information regarding local clubs, com-

Knowles, Field Director. municate with Lions International, Chicago, 111. National Agencies—Private

Matilda Ziegler Publishing Company for the Blind, Boston, Mass.; and the Catholic Digest for the Cathohc the Blind, Inc. (1907); Main Street, Monsey, Digest Co., St. Paul, Minnesota; Our Health for the National Transcribers Society New York; William Ziegler, Jr., Pres.; for the Blind, Palo Alto, Calif.; and the Catholic Howard M. Liechty, Vice-Pres. and Man. Review for the Xavier Society for the Blind, New Editor. York, N. Y. Serves the United States, Canada, and English- reading Wind in other countries; managed by Board National Council of Jewish Women (1893); of five Directors; maintained by funds suppHed by 1 819 Broadway, New York, New York; the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind; Mrs. Irving M. Engel, Pres.; Mrs. Elsie $35,000 approx. valuation of plant and equipment; Elfenbein, Exec. Director. 6 full-time, 14 part-time employees. Publishes in braille. Point New York and Moon A national organization of 88,000 Jewish women the Matilda Ziegler Magazine the Blind, Type for interested in a program of social betterment in the a free monthly publication sent to all blind persons fields of contemporary Jewish affairs, social welfare, desiring it; supplies at special discount prices type- social legislation, international relations and peace, writers, alarm clocks adapted for touch reading; and service to the foreign born; its 234 sections playing cards embossed in raised type, etc. throughout the country are encouraged to take part in programs of professional organizations in Michigan State Normal College, Education their communities working with the blind and to implement legislation for the handicapped. of the Deaf-Blind (1949); Ypsilanti, Mich.

A six-weeks course in methods of educating the National Council of State Executives for the deaf-blind with demonstrations with deaf-blind Blind; H. A. Wood, Sec, c/o North Caro- children; sponsored by Perkins Institution and American Foundation for the Blind. lina State Commission for the Blind, 403 Address communications to: F. E. Lord, Direc- Labor Bldg., Raleigh, N. C. tor, Horace E. Rackham School of Special Educa- The purpose of the Council is to express the tion, Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti, points of view of executives in work with the blind. Mich.

The National Federation of the Blind (1940); Mid-West Conference of Home Teachers; 2652 Shasta Road, Berkeley 8, Calif.; Dr. Miss Helen Vargo, Sec, 2812 South Tyler Jacobus tenBroek, Pres.; A. L. Archibald, Street, Little Rock, Ark. Exec Director. Serves midwestern states; maintained by member- Is composed of affiliated organizations of blind ship dues. people throughout Continental United States; controlled by duly elected delegates at national con- National Braille Press, Inc. (est. 1927; inc. ventions held annually; maintained by dues and 1929); 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, contributions; 2 employees. Massachusetts; Charles Boyden, Pres. and Studies and promotes legislation to improve Treas.; Francis B. lerardi, Man. Director. social and economic conditions among the blind.

Serves the United States and Canada; managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by private con- National Industries for the Blind, Inc. tributions; full-time, part-time employees; 9 9 9 (1938); 22 West 17th Street, New York 11, volunteers. New York; William Ziegler, Jr., Pres.; Publishes for free distribution the only weekly C. C. Kleber, Gen. Manager. newspaper The Weekly News and the only women's magazine Our Special for the bUnd in the United Founded by and affiliated with the American States and Canada; also the Home Teacher, a pro- Foundation for the BHnd to standardize and to fessional magazine for home teachers of the blind; promote the sale of blind-made products on a non- the Catholic Messenger for the Catholic Guild for profit basis, and to act as the allocating agency for

13 National Agencies—Private orders for blind-made products received from the Forsyth, Pres.; Rev. Dr. David J. Fant, Federal government. , ^ _ K/ i/\J General Sec.

Territory unlimited in serving the blind; man- National Society for the Blind, Inc. (1938); aged by Board of Managers; maintained by volun- Weodward Building, Washington 5, D. C; tary contributions. Miss Ada E. Pruitt, Exec. Director. Activities for the blind: Supplies books of the Serves United States; managed by Board of Direc- Bible in braille and in Talking Book form; help tors; maintained by sponsoring merchandise vending allowed according to need. machines, subscriptions, donations, and endowments. Path-Finder Project, Inc. (1936); 223 Eliot PubHshes factual information and produces mov- Street, Detroit, Mich.; Glenn S. Staines, ing picture film regarding placement work with Pres. and Training Director. the blind, and reports on all Federal legislation related to the blind; assists other agencies financially Serves United States and Canada; maintamed and otherwise in training and placing blind per- by private funds; 8 employees. sons on vending stands and in industry. Trains dogs as guides for the blind; occupational Therapy Classes in cooperation with Wayne Uni- National Society for the Prevention of Blind- versity. ness, Inc. (organized 1908; inc. 1918); 1790 Broadway, New York 19, New York; Royer-Greaves School for the Blind (1921); Mason H. Bigelow, Pres.; Dr. Franklin Paoli, Pennsylvania; Dr. Jessie Royer M. Foote, Exec. Director. Greaves, Prin.

Managed by Board of Directors—numbering from Territory served unlimited; maintained by public 30 to 75—one-third of whom are elected each year and private funds; 11 teachers; 19 other full-time to serve for a term of 3 years; maintained by employees; 53 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. voluntary contributions. Trains for social fitness the blind child who has Ascertains the causes of blindness and impair- an added handicap; separate department for younger ment of vision; advocates and promotes measures pupils. for the elimination of such causes; cooperates with the medical and other professions concerned di- The Seeing Eye, Inc. (1929); Morristown, rectly and indirectly with the protection and New Jersey; Henry A. Colgate, Pres.; preservation of sight; finances research in the blind- W. H. Ebeling, Exec. Vice-Pres. ing eye diseases. Serves the United States; managed by Board of National Transcribers Society for the Blind, 21 Directors; maintained by voluntary subscriptions Inc. (1920); 1691-1695 El Camino Real, in the form of annual memberships and con- Palo Alto, California; Mrs. Elsie L. Cooper, tributions. Rehabilitates selected blind men and women Exec. Sec. through the use of a dog guide; present annual Serves the United States and Canada; managed quota 188. by Board of Directors; maintained by private funds. Gives home employment to the blind through Service for the Blind, New York Chapter, the transcribing of books into braille; gives in- American Red Cross (1922); 315 Lexington struction in braille; maintains free circulating li- Ave., York Mrs. Jesse Ludwig, brary; publishes Our Health in braille; sponsors New 16; J. and maintains the Morning Glory Kindergarten, Chairman; Miss Dorothy S. Knight, Sec. boarding and teaching preschool blind children in Serves United States; maintained by private funds; age from 18 months to 6 years. 4 employees. Gives braille instruction to sighted volunteer New York Bible Society (1809); 5 East 48th transcribers; arranges for transcription and binding Street, New York 17, New York; James C. of special material needed by the blind; some press-

14 National Agencies—Frivate

brailling; maintains a braille student library; records by Board of five Trustees; maintained by income textbooks for blind college and high-school students from sale of publications. on the SoundScriber. Publications for the blind: the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, and other writings Society for Providing Evangelical Religious by the same author in braille, grade one and a half; Literature for the Blind (org. 1874 by Dr. Christian Healing and Seven Poems in Moon Type William B. Wait; inc. 1879); 450 Park and a Talking Book containing the preface and the Ave., York 22, York; William New New chapter on prayer of Science and Health. W. Battles, Pres.; Miss S. Ruth Barrett, See The Christian Science Publishing Society Sec. and Treas. for additional Christian Science publications.

Directed by Board of Managers; maintained by invested and legacies. contributions, funds University of Michigan, Courses for Workers For over forty years published in Line Letter and with the Adult Blind (1942); Michigan New York Point religious books and Sunday-school State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich. lessons; for over a decade, because of insufficient funds to do its own publishing, it has made the A six-weeks course for home teachers and other John Milton Society the channel of its services to workers with the adult blind sponsored by the the blind. American Foundation for the Blind; subjects offered include history and philosophy of work with the Swedenborg Foundation, Inc. (1850); 51 East blind, social work, causes of blindness, etc.; graduate 42d Street, New York, New York; Forster and undergraduate credits. W. Freeman, Pres.; Dr. John Sanford Peck, Address communications to American Founda- Rev. Arthur Wilde, Committee on Work tion for the Blind, 15 West i6th Street, New York II, N. Y. for the Blind.

Territory served unlimited; managed by Board of 16 Directors; maintained by income from University of Wisconsin, Courses for Teach- endowments. ers of the Blind; Madison 6, Wis. Publication and distribution of several of the theological, scientific and other works and writings Eight-weeks summer course offered in cooperation of Emanuel Swedenborg in braille and in Talking with the American Foundation for the Blind; sub- Book form. jects include all phases of teaching the blind; graduate and undergraduate credits. Address communications in regard to courses to Theosophical Book Association for the The Dr. P. C. Potts, American Foundation for the Blind, Inc. (191 8); Krotona, Ojai, Calif.; Blind, 15 West i6th Street, New York 11, N. Y.; Mrs. Flavia B. Snyder, Pres. and in regard to other details to Dr. Helen C.

Dawe, University of Wisconsin, Madison 6, Wis. Managed by Board of Directors; maintained by contributions from the Theosophical Society; $14,500 valuation of plant and equipment. Volunteers Service for the Blind, Inc. (1922); Maintains a free lending library of theosophical 332 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia 7, Pa.; books; publishes The Braille Star Theosophist. Mrs. Walter Price, Pres.; William L.

Cremers, Jr., Sec. Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Serves the English-speaking blind all over the Eddy (1912); I Norway Street, Boston 15, world; maintained by contributions; 5 employees, Massachusetts; Horace J. Carver, Publish- 450 volunteers. ers' Agent; Miss Marylyn V. Seaward, Promotes the welfare of the blind; braille hand- Braille Correspondent. transcribing, recordings of textbooks, etc. on Sound-

A Trust set up under the Will of Mary Baker Scriber and Audiograph discs and wire recording; Eddy in 1912; territory served unlimited; managed publishes braille edition of ]ac\ and fill.

15 Natio7ial Agencies—Private

Western Conference of Home Teachers of N. Y.; Rev. John H. Klocke, National the Aduh Blind (1946); Mrs. Juliet Bindt, Director. Pres., 2709 Derby Street, Berkeley 5, Calif. Serves the United States and Canada; managed Serves 11 Western states; managed by Board of by Board of Directors; maintained by voluntary Directors and annual conference; maintained by contributions; 6 full-time employees, one part-time dues. employee, and a group of volunteer helpers and The purpose of this conference is to promote braille transcribers. for home teachers of adult blind professional knowl- Publishes a bi-monthly magazine The Catholic edge and standards, and to promote facilities that Review in braille and standard books in all branches will aid them in their work. of literature; proof-reads and binds hand-transcribed books prepared by volunteer transcribers; circulates

Xavier Society for the Blind (1900, Inc. braille and Talking Books from its National Free 1904); 154 East 23rd Street, New York 10, Circulating Library.

16 Part II STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES For the Blind

And for the Prevention of BHndness

ALABAMA

Alabama Alumni and Workers Association South, Birmingham 6; J. R. Burns, Man- for the Blind (1917); Braxton Tatum, ager. Corres. Sec, School for the Blind, Alabama Serves Birmingham and Jefferson County; man- Talladega. aged by Board of Directors; maintained by public and private funds; $25,000 valuation of plant Alumni Association of the Alabama School for and equipment. the Blind; approx. 125 members; no paid worker. Conducts workshop. Workshop: 4244 3d Avenue, South, Birming- Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind; Adult — ham; 25 blind employees, 3 otherwise physically Blind Department Talladega; E. (1932); J. handicapped, 2 employees on supervisory force; Bryan, Pres. brooms, mops, sewing.

Serves state of Alabama; operates under Board Mobile Association for the Blind (1926); of Trustees and in cooperation with the State De- St. Michael Street, Mobile; Paul partment of Education; maintained by public and 500 private funds; 36 full-time employees. Brunson, Pres.; Mrs. Cornie Smith John- Promotes a program of home work with the adult son, Gen. Manager. blind; in so doing the school is serving the blind Serves city and county of Mobile; managed by as a buying, training and seUing agency; cooperates Board of Directors; maintained by funds from with Federal and state rehabilitation services; dis- Community, Chest and income from sales; $7,100 tributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book valuation of equipment and materials on hand; machines. 3 full-time, I part-time employees (exclusive of Workshop. workshop) Conducts workshop; home teaching; other welfare Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, School work for the blind of the community. for the Negro Blind (1892); Chaflfee Street, Workshop: 500 St. Michael Street, Mobile; mops, brooms, chair-caning; 20 employees. Talladega; J. E. Bryan, Pres,

Operates under Board of Trustees and in co- Vocational Rehabilitation Service; 416 Mon- operation with the Department of Education; main- roe Street, Montgomery; O. F. Wise, tained by state funds; 8 teachers; 8 other full-time employees. Supervisor. Provides for the education of the colored blind Designated agency to issue licenses to blind children of Alabama. persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, School rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- for White Blind (1867); South Street, LaFollette Act; authorized agency to conduct Busi- ness Enterprises Program for the Blind. Talladega; J, E. Bryan, Pres. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Operates under Board of Trustees and in cooperation with the Department of Education; main- Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) — tained by state funds; teachers; 26 other full-time 25 Maximum payable, not specified; application employees. should be made to the County Department of Pub- Provides for the education of the white blind lic Welfare. children of Alabama. Compulsory Education—

Jefferson County Association for the Blind School attendance is compulsory for blind (est. 1916; inc. 1924); 4244—^3d Avenue, children. 19 —

Arizona

Tax Exemption— exempt from sales tax on sales amounting to $1,000 or less per month. A blind person is exempt from poll tax if his taxable property does not exceed $500, and from Voting Privilege— property tax up to $2,000. Blind persons operating certain small stores or A blind person may be assisted at the polls by vending stands which are the property of the blind any person he may select except that no candidate person or of the Business Enterprise Program, are for election shall act as assistant

ALASKA

Distribution of govt-ow^ned Talking Book machines made by Seattie Public Library, Department for the Blind, Seattle, Washington.

ARIZONA

Arizona State School for the Deaf and the TVocational Rehabilitation Service; 106 S. 15th

Blind (1912); W. Speedway and Grande ) Ave., Phoenix; Harry V. Bene, Director; Avenue, Tucson; Edward W. Tillinghast, " T. E. Hartwig, Placement Officer for the Supt. and Prin. Blind.

Managed by Board of Directors appointed by the Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- Governor; maintained by state funds; 7 full-time, sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; 3 part-time teachers; 41 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- Provides for the education of the blind children tation of the blind under the Barden-La FoUette Act of Arizona.

Legislative Provisions for the Blind Division for the BUnd, State Department J Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Public Welfare (1946); 39 North Sixth Maximum payable, month; application Ave., Phoenix; Harry W. Hill, Commis- $70 per should be made to the County Office of the Depart- sioner; Mrs. Opal A. Risinger, Director. ment of Public Welfare. Serves state of Arizona; maintained by public funds; 6 employees. Compulsory Education— Maintains a register of the bUnd; conducts home School attendance is compulsory for blind chil- teaching; markets products made by blind workers; dren. trains and develops preschool blind children in their homes; administers aid to the needy blind; Voting Privilege— promotes prevention of blindness and restoration of sight program; distributing agency for govt.- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by owned Talking Book machines. two judges, not of the same political parties.

20 Arkansas ARKANSAS

SVAXt, Blind Women's Home, Inc. (1930); 1002 South Oak Street, Little Rock; Mrs.

Man. Director. Ph*->\e- $-ss^i Richard C. Butler, Pres.; Mrs. Emile Sec.-Treas. In cooperation with the Lions Clubs, Vocational Trebing, Founder and and RehabiUtation Division, and the State Dept. of Matron. Education operates business enterprise and vending Serves state of Arkansas; non-sectarian; managed stand programs for the blind. by Board of Directors; maintained by private funds; Adjustment Training Center: 2812 So. Tyler, $10,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 7 female Little Rock; offers vocational and social diagnosis blind residents. and adjustment training to newly bhnd and other Provides a home for white blind women. blind persons who can benefit from this service.

Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind; 1706 State Department of Public Welfare; 400 E. 9th Street, Little Rock; Dr. K. W. West Markham Street, Little Rock; Mrs. Cosgrove, Pres.; Rev. Jeff Smith, Supt. Henry Bethel, Commissioner; Marvin C.

Workshop; brooms, mops, towels, pillow cases, Crittenden, Director, Social Service Divi- aprons, cotton pick sacks, feed bags, rubber mats, sion. brushes. Home teaching and social services; distributing Talking Book machines. Arkansas School for the Blind (1859); 2600 agency for govt.-owned West Markham Street, Little Rock; L. L. Rehabilitation Division, State Lipe, Chairman, Board of Trustees; J. M. Vocational Woolly, M.S., Supt. Board of Vocational Education; Education Bldg., State Capitol, Little Rock; W. R. Operates under five man Board of Trustees with for the Blind. nominal State Dept. of Education supervision; Ooley, Supervisor, Services maintained by state funds; budget for fiscal $82,735 Designated agency to issue license to blind per- year ending June 16 teachers; 28 other full- 30, 1950; sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; time employees; pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. 115 authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- Provides for the education of white visually tation of the bhnd under the Barden-La Follette Act. handicapped children of Arkansas.

Legislative Provisions for the Blind Arkansas School for Colored BUnd and Deaf — (1889); 2ist and Madison Streets, Little Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Rock; L. L. Lipe, Chairman, Board of Maximum payable, not specified; application should be made to the County Department of Pub- Trustees; J. M. Woolly, M.S., Supt. lic Welfare. Operates under five-man Board of Trustees, with nominal State Department of Education supervision; Compulsory Education— maintained by state funds; $38,795 budget for fiscal School attendance is compulsory for blind chil- year ending June teachers of the blind; 30, 1950; 4 dren. 12 other full-time employees; 21 blind pupils enrolled Jan. I, 1950. Student's Aid (Higher Education) — Provides for the education of the colored blind Maximum payable, $750 per year; application children of Arkansas. should be made to the Superintendent, Arkansas School for the Blind. Arkansas State Association for the Blind (1920); Verne Bowers, Pres., DeWitt. Voting Privilege— Alumni Association of the Arkansas School for A blind person may be assisted at the polls by the Blind; approx. 130 members; maintains loan the judges in the primary election, and by two of funds; no paid worker. the judges in the general election. 21 California CALIFORNIA

Braille Classes—Long Beach Public Schools. Maintained by donations from member organizations; no paid worker. See Sight-Saving Classes—Long Beach Public Coordinates the work of all agencies in the state Schools. which seeks to help the blind; membership restricted to 40; about 30 of the members are blind delegates, Braille Classes—Los Angeles Public Schools. representing local organizations of blind persons, remaining members are state ofiBcials; meets semi- 2 centers; maintained by city and state funds. annually. Elementary: 6 teachers; 47 pupils enrolled March, 1950; Miss Ruth L. Farley, Principal, 3232 Univer- California School for the BUnd (i860); sity Ave., Los Angles 7. 3001 Secondary: 4 teachers; 28 pupils enrolled March, Derby Street, Berkeley; Berthold Lowen- 1950; Mrs. Estelle V. Hurst, Coordinator, 400 West feld, Ph.D., Supt. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles 15. Operates under State Department of Education; maintained by state funds; $244,925 budget for Braille Institute of America, Inc.; North 741 support, and $12,052 for readers for blind college Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles. students for fiscal year ending June, 1949; 16 full- time, part-time teachers; i director of advanced See Part I: National Agencies—Private. 7 studies; i field worker in charge of placement; 2 visiting teachers for preschool children; 41 full- Braille Institute Free Circulating Library time, 3 part-time employees; 165 children enrolled 721 North Vermont Avenue, Los (1933); March, 1950. Angeles 27; J. Robert Atkinson, Vice-Pres. Provides for the education of blind children of

and Managing Director, Braille Institute Cahfornia between the ages of 6 and 19; guidance of America, Inc.; Eleanor Syminton, of blind college students; visiting service for pre- Librarian. school children; department for the deaf-blind; day pupils and residential pupils are admitted. Operating expenses for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1949, $29,000; 4 full-time and 2 part-time em- California State Library, Books for the Blind ployees. Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature Section (1904); Sacramento 9; Miss Mabel and Talking Books in Southern California and R. Gillis, State Librarian; Mrs. Virginia S. Arizona; distributing Hbrary for the Library of Simpson, Supervising Blind Section Li-

Congress; free repair service to its borrowers of brarian. Talking Book machines. 6 employees, including 2 home teachers. Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, State and Talking Books in California and Nevada; dis- Department of Education; Sacramento 14; tributing library for the Library of Congress; dis- H. D. Hicker, Chief. tributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines in California and Nevada. Designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- California State Library, Home Teachers of tation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. the Blind (1913); Mrs. Juliet Bindt, 2709 Derby Street, Berkeley 5 (serves northern CaUfornia Council for the Blind (1934); 2421 California). Street, Woolsey Berkeley 5; Dr. Newel Under management of the California State Li- Perry, Pres., Lawrence Marcelino, 860 brary, Books for the Blind Section, Sacramento, Miss North Point Street, San Francisco, Corres. Mabel R. Gillis, State Librarian; expenses met from Sec. State Library Fund. 22 California

Instruction given the blind in their homes in Industrial Workshop for the Blind; 1020 raised type reading and writing, and typewriting. Santee Street, Los Angeles.

See Division of Special Schools and Services, Division of Special Schools and Services, Calif. State Dept. of Education. California State Department of Education; 515 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco 2; International Guiding Eyes, Inc.; Roy E. Simpson, Supt. of Public Instruc- 5501 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hollywood. tion; Dr. Herbert R. Stolz, Deputy Supt. in Charge o£ Special Schools and Services. See Part I: National Agencies—Private.

Serves state of California; operates under State Department of Education; maintained by state National Federation of the BHnd; 2652 funds. Shasta Road, Berkeley. Supervises educational facilities for blind chil- See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. dren; conducts and supervises 3 workshops and 2 field centers; state-wide home visiting service for blind adults; rehabilitation services. National Transcribers Society for the Blind, Inc.; 1691-1695 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Field Centers: 1218 Eye Street, Sacramento. See Part I: National Agencies—Private. 280 South Market Street, San Jose.

Workshops: Nursery School for Visually Handicapped Industrial Workshop for the Blind, 840 Santee Children (1938); 2531 Fifth Ave., Los Street, Los Angeles 15; 180 employees, mattresses, Angeles; Mrs. George W. Fenimore, Pres.; >,> brushes, baskets, mops, chair-caning, rugs, pillow ^Mrs. Bessje G. Hazard, Treas. ' /°/^/ ^-^^ cases, sleeping bags. Serves tKe western part of the United States; State Blind Shop, 1344 F. Street, San Diego; 50 managed by Board of Directors; maintained by pri- workers, 3 on supervisory force; rugs, wet mops. vate funds. A day and resident nursery school for visually Training Center for the Adult Blind, 3601 Tele- handicapped children. graph Ave., Oakland; 200 employees, 7 on supervisory force; brooms, sheets, pillow-cases, mailing bags; conducts a home for blind men and women. Recreation for the Blind, Inc. (1947); 995 Market Street, San Francisco 15; Miss Foothill Service Club for the Blind (1940, Bernece McCrary, Pres.; Miss Rose Res- Glen- Inc. 1946); 600 So. Verdugo Road, nick, Exec. Director. dale; John A. Hertz, Pres.; Harry A. Serves state of California; managed by Board of James, Exec. Sec. Directors; maintained by private funds; $70,000 Serves state of California; managed by Board of valuation of plant and equipment; 3 employees. Directors; maintained by private funds; $20,000 of Conducts a year-round camp for blind children plant and equipment; 2 employees, volunteer at "Enchanted Hills". workers. Educational and recreational activities; home visit- The San Francisco Association for the ing; craft classes. BUnd (Registered Trademark "Blindcraft") Guide Dogs for the Blind, 1458 Sutter (founded and opened 1902; inc. 1914); 1097 Street, San Francisco. Howard Street, San Francisco; Ruth A.

See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Quinan, Pres. and Gen. Manager.

Serves California; managed by Board of Directors; Hazel Hurst Foundation, Inc.; 926 West maintained by income from industries, member- Foothill Blvd., Azusa. ships, and private donations.

See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Provides remunerative employment for adult

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California blind in factory; conducts home teaching and place- Theosophical Book Association for the Blind; ment work; social and recreational activities. Krotona, Ojai. Factory: 1097 Howard Street, San Francisco 3; 75-100 employees; reed and rattan furniture, baskets, See Part I: National Agencies—Private. brooms, chair-caning, loom products, and miscellaneous handwork. Training Center for the Adult Blind; 3601 "Blindcraft" Salvage Department: main retail Telegraph Ave., Oakland. store for second-hand articles, 219 Seventh Street. See Division of Special Schools and Services, Calif. State Dept. of Education. The San Francisco Center for the Blind Legislative Provisions for the Blind (1943); 745 Buchanan Street, San Fran- cisco 2; Mrs. Edward T. Haas, Pres.; Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Morton E. Kenney, Exec. Director. Maximum payable, $85 per month; application should be made to the County Welfare Department Serves San Francisco Bay area; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by private funds; Compulsory Education— 4 employees. School attendance is compulsory for blind chil- Provides recreational and educational facilities for dren. the blind; conducts a referral agency; staff cooperates with other agencies in meeting the needs of the Student's Aid (Higher Education) blind. Maximum payable, $600 per year to students in stale university or state normal schools; application Sight-Saving Classes. should be made to trustees of the institution in which the student is enrolled. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—California. Voting Privilege—

A blind person may be assisted at the polls by State Blind Shop; 1344 F Street, San Diego. no more than two persons of his own selection, or See Division of Special Schools and Services, upon request by two of the officers of election, of California State Dept. of Education. different political parties.

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Colorado COLORADO

Adult Blind Home and Association for the and parts of Wyoming; lends books owned by the Blind (1913); 3289 Grove Street, Denver; library in Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and Texas; distributing library for Lester J. Barkhausen, Pres.; Mrs. Mildred the Library of Congress. Stiles, Sec; Miss Ida E. Wilson, Supt.

Serves state of Colorado; managed by Board of Division Services for the Blind, State Control; maintained by private funds; $20,100 of De- approximate cost of operation; $42,000 valuation partment of PubUc Welfare (1941); State of plant and equipment; 26 male, 10 female blind Capitol Annex, Denver; Earl M. Kouns, residents, Exec. Director; Mrs. Kathryn C. Bark- hausen, Director. Colorado Industries for the Blind (1941); Serves state of Colorado; maintained by public 100 West 7th Street, Denver; L. Bennett, J. funds; 6 staff and oflEce employees. Director. Maintains a registry of the blind; conducts home Serves state of Colorado; managed by Board of teaching; prevention of blindness program; cort- Directors appointed by the Governor; maintained sulting ophthalmologist passes on eligibility as to by public funds and income from sale of products. blindness for applicants for aid to the blind; dis- Conducts workshop and training center; desig- tributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book nated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to machines. operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation Sight-Saving Classes. of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Colorado.

Colorado School for Deaf and Blind (Dept. United Workers for the Blind of Colorado, for the Blind—1883); Colorado Springs; Inc. (1913); 1030 15th Street, Denver 2; Leo R. Gottlieb, Pres.; A. L. Brovi^n, Henry Taylor, Pres. Litt.D., Supt. Maintained by philanthropic donations and dues. Managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by Promotes the general welfare of the blind of the state funds; 17 teachers; 62 pupils enrolled Jan. i, state; member, National Federation of the Blind. 1950. Provides for the education of the blind children Legislative Provisions for the Blind of Colorado and Wyoming. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief)- - Colored Blind Association, Inc. (1928); 2759 Maximum payable, not specified; application Humboldt Street, Denver; Rev. Alvin C. should be made to the County Department of PubUc Welfare. Doues, Pres.; Miss Anne Wright, Supt. Compulsory Education— Serves state of Colorado; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by private funds. School attendance is compulsory for blind chil- Provides a home for the colored blind and aged. dren. Student's Aid (Higher Education) Denver Public Library, Books for the BUnd Maximum payable, $400 per year; application (1932); Municipal Service Center, 37th and should be made to the Board of Trustees of State York Streets, Denver; Malcolm G. Wyer, School for Deaf and Blind.

Librarian; Miss Mary Rider, Librarian, Voting Privilege— Books for the Blind. A blind person may be assisted at the polls by I full-time and 3 part-time employees. any one of the election judges or clerks, or any Lends govt-owned embossed literature and Talk- elector of the precinct to be selected by said dis- ing Books in Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, abled voter.

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Connecticut CONNECTICUT

Blind People's Association of Connecticut, Virgulto, Corres. Sec, 203 Lamberton Inc. (1913); Mrs. Peter A. Magen, Sec, 178 Street, New Haven 11. Chester Street, East Hartford 8. Maintained by dues and entertainments; no paid Maintained by dues and money from entertain- worker. ments. Social and recreational activities; sick benefit for Social and recreational acdvides. members.

Sight-Saving Classes. The Catholic Guild for the Blind of Hart- See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Connecticut. ford (1939); 214 Main Street, Hartford; Rev. Robert Shea, Director. J. State Board of Education of the BHnd (1893); Serves state of Connecticut; maintained by free 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford; Governor of its worker. will offerings of members; no paid State, Chairman; Stetson K. Ryan, Exec Founded to promote the spirimal and temporal Sec welfare of the blind irrespective of race and creed; volunteer group guides, readers, and friendly Serves state of Connecticut; independent agency visitors. maintained by state funds; $238,902 appropriation for fiscal year ending during 1950; also revolving sales fund; 50 staff and office employees. The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Maintains a register and works for the blind as (1893); 10 Holcomb Street, Hartford; follows: Educational advantages for children and Rockwell Harmon Potter, D.D., Pres.; adults; counseling for parents of preschool blind children; trades instruction for adults; placements; Frank Johns, Jr., Supt. home teaching; sales service; relief and assistance; A private corporation without stock, state aided; conservation of vision; prevention of blindness; maintained by public and private funds; 11 full- leisure time activities; publicity and information; time, part-time teachers; 19 other full-time em- 4 workshop maintained in cooperation with the Con- ployees; 58 pupils enrolled. necticut Institute for the Blind; distributing agency Provides for the education of the blind children for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated of Connecticut; accepts pupils from other states upon agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate tuition payment. vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette The Connecticut Institute for the Blind, De- Act. partment of Trades (1893); 170 Ridge Legislative Provisions for the Blind Road, Wethersfield; Rockwell Harmon Blind (Relief) Potter, D.D., Pres.; E. A. Chambers, Supt. Aid to the Needy Maximum payable, not specified; application Serves state of Connecticut and occasionally other should be made to local welfare officials of the states; managed by Board of Directors; maintained town of residence. by public and private funds; $157,750 valuation of Education— plant and equipment. Compulsory is compulsory for blind children. Provides a home and employment for blind men School attendance and women. Tax Exemption— Workshop: 170 Ridge Road, Wethersfield; 36 A blind person is exempt from property tax up employees, 4 on supervisory force; brooms, mats, to $3,000. mops, chair-caning. Voting Privilege— A blind person may be assisted at the polls by The New Haven Association of the Blind, two electors, one from each of the dominant parties Inc. (est. 1913; inc. 1929); Mrs. Jane appointed by the moderator. 26 —

Delaware

DELAWARE

Camp Lendis; Centreville. licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to admin- See The Delaware Commission for the Blind. ister vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Address communications to: Dr. Francis Cum- J. Barden-La Follette Act; authorized agency to con- 8th Street, Wilmington 22. mings, 305 West duct Business Enterprises Program for the Blind. Maintains Camp Landis, Centreville, a summer The Delaware Commission for the Blind camp for blind men, women and children of the (1908); 305-307 West 8th Street, Wilming- state. ton 22; Mrs. Irenee du Pont, Chairman; Workshop: 305-307 West 8th Street, Wilmington.

Francis J. Cummings, Ph.D., Exec. Sec. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Serves state of Delaware; state agency, maintained by public and private funds; 18 employees. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Supervises the education, training, and welfare of Maximum payable, $60 per month; application blind persons of the state; in charge of the educa- should be made to the Delaware Commission for tion of Delaware blind children in out-of-state the Blind. schools for the blind; operates a nursery school for blind children; retail store, sheltered workshop, Compulsory Education— pre- home industries for the blind; home teaching; School attendance is compulsory for blind childen. vention of blindness and restoration of vision pro- — gram; administers financial aid to the blind under Voting Privilege the Social Security Act; distributing agency for A blind person may be assisted at the polls by govt.-owned Talking Book machines; maintains any elector of his own selection or two electors small braille library; designated agency to issue if the nature of the disability requires more than one.

27 District of Columbia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Aid Association for the Blind of the District the blind information concerning existing agencies, and stimulates the of Columbia (est. 1897; inc. 1899); 3050 R development of new services as the need for services arises; Street, N.W., Washington; Mrs. Andrew such home teaching. Stewart, Pres.; George Macatee, Supt. District of Columbia Association of Workers Serves District of Columbia; non-sectarian; man- for the Blind (est. inc. Mrs. aged by Board of Directors; maintained by funds 1913; 1936); James Dobbs, Corres. Sec, 4210 Russell left for a home by the late Mrs. Annie Hurt; 9 male, 29 female blind residents. Ave., Mt. Rainer, Md.; Edmund L. Brown- Provides a home for the blind of the District ing, Jr., Treas., 2810—^27th Street, N.W., of Columbia. Washington 8.

Maintained by dues, private donations, and Braille Classes—^Washington, D. C, Public benefits; no paid worker. Schools. General welfare work for the blind of the Dis- trict; sickness benefit to needy blind; distributing 2 classes (i white and i colored) ; 2 teachers; 10 agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines. pupils enrolled, March, 1950; maintained by city funds. Dr. Hobart M. Corning, Supt., Franklin Admin- District of Columbia Rehabilitation Service, istration Building, Washington. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Federal Security Agency, Room 2540, Federal Se- Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind, curity Building, 3rd and Independence Inc. (1900); 1808 H Street, N.W., Washing- Ave., S.W., Washington 25; David Amato,

ton; John J. Coughlin, Manager. Chief.

Serves District of Columbia and nearby Maryland Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- and Virginia; managed by Board of Directors; main- sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; tained by public and private funds; $50,000 valua- authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- tion of plant and equipment; 5 employees (exclu- tation of the blind under the Barden-La FoUette Act. sive of viforkshop). Gives instruction, employment, and assistance to District of Columbia Society for the Preven- the adult blind; conducts workshop. tion of Blindness (1936); 839—17th Street, Workshop: 1808 H. Street, N.W., Washington; N.W., Washington; Mrs. Allen L. Vories, 8 employees, 3 on supervisory force; chair-caning and reseating. Pres.; Mrs. Hannah S. Norman, Exec. Director.

Department for the Blind of the Family Serv- Serves District of Columbia; managed by Board Trustees; supported by Community Federation; ice Association (1939); 1022—nth Street, of staff and N.W., Washington; Miss Margaret Hart- member. Council of Social Agencies; 2 ofiBce employees. son, Supervisor. The Society carries on an educational program Serves District of Columbia and suburban areas; for the prevention of blindness and restoration of managed by Board of the Family Service Associa- vision in the fields of education, health, industrial tion; maintained by Community Chest; 5 staff and safety and welfare. office employees. Offers case work and counseling service to the The Library of Congress, Division for the blind and visually handicapped of all ages, or to BHnd; Washington. their families, attempts to locate and study the

needs of newly blinded persons; makes available to See Part I: National Agencies—^Public. 28 —

District of Columbia

National Society for the Blind, Woodward Holland, Pres.; W. L. McDaniel, General • fildg., Washington. Manager. — See Part I: National Agencies Private. Serves District of Columbia; operated by committees of Board; self-supported; 19 staff and office Office of Education, Division of Elementary employees. and Secondary Schools; Federal Security Organized primarily to administer the business Agency, Washington. procedure required in the operation of refreshment stands in Federal and private buildings; cooperates See Part I: National Agencies—Public. w^ith the District of Columbia RehabiHtation Service on stands in Federal buildings licensed under the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Services Federal Act. for the Blind, Federal Security Agency, Provides industrial training in sheet metal shop, Washington. manufacturing insulated aluminum cabinets, sold

See Part I: National Agencies—Public. to dairies for distribution to retail trade for sani- tary storage of delivered products. Social Security Administration, Aid to the Blind; Washington. Legislative Provisions for the Blind

See Part I: National Agencies—Public. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief)

Maximum payable, not specified; application Veterans Administration; Washington. — should be made to the Board of Public Welfare, See Part I: National Agencies Public. Public Assistance Division. — Washington Society for the Blind (1938); Compulsory Education 2324 F Street, N.W., Washington; Dan School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

29 Florida FLORIDA

Braille Club of Palm Beach County, Inc. State Board of Education; maintained by state funds; budget for fiscal year ending during (est. 1936, inc. 1941); Howard Park, West $50,400 1950; teachers, other full-time employees; Palm Beach; Mrs. Anfia M. Lewis, Sec. 4 7 42 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. and Treas., 1500 Tuxedo Ave., West Palm Provides for the education of the colored blind Beach. children of Florida. A social club interested in all movements to aid the blind. Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (1885); St. Augustine; Hon. Frank M. The Florida Association of Workers for the Harris, Chairman of Board; C. J. Settles, Blind) Blind (Miami Lighthouse for the Ph.D., Pres. (1931); 601 S.W. 8th Ave., Miami 36; Operates under the Board of Control and the Dr. Bascom H. Palmer, Pres.; Miss Wini- State Board of Education; maintained by state fred Hastings, Exec. Sec. funds; $106,800 budget for fiscal year ending dur- Serves southeastern Florida; maintained by mem- ing 1950; 12 teachers, 56 other full-time employees; berships and donations. 89 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. A clearing house for all matters pertaining to the Provides for the education of the white blind blind; maintains a sheltered vv^orkshop and training children of Florida. center; case w^ork; prevention of blindness and restoration of sight activities. Full Gospel Publishing Company for the Miami. Workshop: 601 S. W. 8th Ave., Blind, Inc.; 431 Delaney Street, Orlando.

See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. Florida Council for the Blind (1941); 918 Tampa Street, Tampa 2; E. B. Brant, The Hillsborough County Association for the

. Chairman; Harry E. Simmons, Exec. Di- Blind (1940); 503 W. Piatt Street, Tampa; rector. J. Ciif!ord McDonald, Pres.; Miss Lucy Serves state of Florida; independent state agency; Dent Smith, Exec. Director. maintained by public funds, $350,000 state ap- Serves Hillsborough County; managed by a Board propriation for biennium 1950-1951; 60 staff and of Directors; maintained by Community Chest; office employees. home teaching and social service; training of pre- Under broad authority of the law, the Council is school blind children; recreational activities; responsible for a general program of prevention of 45 employees. blindness, restoration of sight, social adjustment, Workshop: Basket making, chair-caning, rug and home teaching; distributing agency for govt.- weaving, crocheting, mop making, sewing, assembly oM^ned Talking Book machines; designated agency work. to issue licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind Lion Braille Department; Orlando. under the Barden-La Follette Act. See Part I: National Agencies—Prfvate. Adjustment Training Center: Holly Hill, Daytona Beach; offers vocational and social diagnosis and Lions Industries of the Palm Beaches, Inc. adjustment training to the newly other blind and to (1946); 7810 South Dixie, West Pahn blind can this persons who benefit from service. Beach; Horace S. Miller, Pres.; Eric G. Bellander, Exec. Director. Florida School for the Colored Deaf and the Serves Palm Beach County and adjacent counties; Blind (1885); St. Augustine; Hon. Frank managed by Board of Directors; maintained by M. Harris, Chairman of Board; C. J. Lions Club and by private contributions; i em- Settles, Ph.D., Pres. ployee. Operates under the Board of Control and the Provides vocational training facilities for the

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Georgia

blind; employment for home-workers; recreational encourages the blind to adjust themselves to a facilities. sighted world and to develop their own initiative. Workshop: Ceramics, weaving, mops, rubber door Workshop: Howard Park, West Palm Beach. mats, etc. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Braille Workers for the Palm Beach County Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Blind, Inc 814 Briggs Street, West (1939); Maximum payable, not specified; application Mrs. Marie Stefle, Exec. Sec. Palm Beach; should be made to the District Welfare Board. Serves Palm Beach County; partly self-supporting, Tax Exemption— with contributions from Advisory Committee and A blind person is exempt from property tax up County. to $500. Active in everything pertaining to the rehabilita- Privilege— tion of the blind; specializing in crafts and indus- Voting tries for the blind; establishes centers where the A blind person may be assisted at the polls by blind may have the essentials for self-development; some person of his own selection.

GEORGIA

Atlanta Community Shop, Inc.; 59 Ormond and Talking Books in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida; distributing library for the Library Street, S.E., Atlanta; Norman Elsas, Pres. of Congress. Agency of Atlanta Community Fund. 28 employees, 2 on supervisory force; brooms, Metropolitan Adanta Association for Colored mops, whisk brooms. BUnd, Inc. (1944); 941 Sims Street, S.W.

Atlanta; P. J. Woods, Exec. Director. Braille Classes—Atlanta Public Schools. Maintained by private funds; 4 full-time, 4 part- I class; I full-time; 3 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; time workers. maintained by city funds. Provides educational and recreational training for Board of Education, Atlanta. blind and near-blind Negroes through centralized classes and visits to shut-ins and those who want special training; case work service; furnishes part- Georgia Academy for the Blind (1851); Ma- time occupation for the idle blind. con; J. W, Williams, Suptc

Operates under the State Board of Education. Sight-Saving Classes. Provides for the education separately of the white and colored blind children of Georgia. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Georgia.

Kriegshaber Memorial Library for the Blind Vocational Rehabilitation Service; State Office (Branch of the Atlanta Public Library) Building, Atlanta; Paul S. Barrett, Direc- (1936); 679 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta; tor; W. B. Gaines, Supervisor, Services for John C. Settelmayer, Director Atlanta Pub- the BHnd. He Library; John A. Kelley, Branch Li- brarian of the Kriegshaber Memorial Li- Distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking brary for the Blind. Book machines; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to conduct vending stands in Fed- I librarian, 3 assistants. eral building; authorized agency to administer voca- Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature tional rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-

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Hawaii

La FoUette Act; authorized agency to conduct Compulsory Education— Business Enterprises for the Blind. Program School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

Tax Exemption— Legislative Provisions for the Blind A blind person is exempted from the poll tax. Aid to the Needy Blind (ReHef)

Maximum payable, not specified; application Voting Privilege— should be made to the County Department of A blind person may be assisted at the polls by any Public Welfare. two managers of the election.

HAWAII

Diamond Head School for Deaf and Blind Work with the Blind: Conducts workshop; main- (1914); 3440 Leahi Avenue, Honolulu 56; tains register of the blind; coordinates all activities Bessie S. Holzinger, Prin. and programs in behalf of the blind; medical social work and social case work; investigates causes of Maintained by Territorial funds; 2 full-time, 3 blindness; distributing agency for govt.-owned part-time teachers; 3 other full-time employees; 13 Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue blind pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. licenses to blind persons to conduct vending stands Provides for the education of the blind children in Federal buildings; authorized agency to admin- of the Territory of Hawaii. ister vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. of Department for the Blind Library Hawaii, Conservation of Sight: Endeavors to establish and (1931); Honolulu; Miss Margaret New- maintain mutual relations with health organiza- man, Librarian; Miss Suzanne Starr, tions; vision testing program in all schools of terri-

Librarian, Dept. for the Blind. tory; medical follow-up of all children with defective vision; conducts courses at University of I full-time employee. Hawaii; assists in the establishment of sight-saving Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature classes. and Talking Books in the Territory of Hawaii; Workshop: Territorial Shop for the Adult distributing library for the Library of Congress. Blind, School and Palama Streets, Honolulu; 15 employees, 2 on supervisory force; brooms, mops, Oahu Association of the Adult Blind (1926); chair-caning, cocoanut door-mats. Ambrose K. Nawaa, Advisor, P.O. Box 2177, Honolulu. Territorial Shop for the Adult Blind; School Holds monthly meetings, and Lanakila Street*, Honolulu.

Sight-Saving Classes. Bureau of Sight Conservation f See Territorial See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^Hawaii. and Work with the Blind.

Territorial Bureau of Sight Conservation and Legislative Provisions jot the Blind

Work with the Blind (1935); Honolulu 2; Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Mrs. Grace C. Hamman, Territorial Di-l/ Maximum payable, not specified; application

rector, -' should be made to the county agent of the Depart- yjj.^ /V/z/ar S^-; Hc^^' • '^j ^M ment of Public Welfare. Serves Territory of Hawaii—County offices located at Kealakekua and Hilo, Hawaii; Wailuku, Maui; Compulsory Education— Lihue, Kauai; and Honolulu, Oahu; operates as a School attendance is compulsory for blind children. department of the Territorial government; maintained by public funds principally; 32 staff and Tax Exemption— office employees. A blind person is exempt from poll tax.

32 Idaho IDAHO

Bureau of Services for the Blind, Department Idaho State School for the Deaf and Blind of Public Assistance (1941); 205 S. Ninth (1906); Gooding; Maude Cocho Houston, Street, Boise; B. Child, Commissioner of Pres.; Burton W. Driggs, Supt. Public Assistance; Harold A. Taylor, Operates under State Board of Education; main- Supervisor Services for the Blind. tained by state funds; $96,260 budget for biennium

Serves state of Idaho. 1947-49; 8 teachers; 21 other full-time employees; Adjustment services and home instruction in 20 blind pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. braille, crafts, and general educational subjects; Provides for the education of the blind children sight conservation and restoration program; dis- of Idaho. tributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue licenses to Inter-State Association of the Blind. blind persons to conduct vending stands in Federal See Utah listing. buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- Legislative Provisions for the Blind

jf / J n of P^ /€aU'T^0'-a^KvD TO THE Needy Blind (Relief)— Maximum payable, not specified; application Idaho Progressive Society for the Blind should be made to the County Department of Pub- (1935); Miss Vonda Keller, Corres. Sec, lic Assistance. 490 D. Street, Idaho Falls. Compulsory Education— voluntary contributions Maintained by and dues; School attendance is compulsory for blind children. no paid worker. — Furthers the general welfare of the blind of the Voting Privilege state; promotes legislation in their behalf; 'issues A blind person may be assisted at the polls by any quarterly bulletin, "Dawn.". two of the judges, not of the same political party.

33 Illinois

ILLINOIS

Alturistic Club for Blind Women; Mrs. Ada The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind Jonas, Pres., 2002 S. Albany Ave., Chi- (1910); 3323 West Cermak Road, Chicago cago 23. 23, Branch Workshop: 217 S. Jefferson Street, Chicago 7; Paul M. Godehn, Chair- man of the Board; Alfred L. Severson, Association of Jewish Blind Miss (1932); Exec. Director. Rudi Weinberg, Sec, 1547 S. Trumbull Avenue, Chicago. Serves city of Chicago; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by private funds. Meetings held at the Jewish People's Institute, Operates two workshops, most of the work being 3500 Douglas Boulevard, Chicago; approx. 70 mem- contract work for private firms; recreational and bers, also associate and honorary members; no paid social work programs. worker. Adjustment Training Center: Offers vocational Social and recreational activities for members; and social diagnosis and adjustment training to meets monthly. newly bUnd and to other blind persons who can benefit by this service.

Blind Service Association, Inc. (1924); 127 Chicago Public Library, Department of Books North Dearborn Street, Chicago; Mrs. for the Blind (1894); 4536-44 Lincoln Ave- Gottfried D. Bernstein, Pres.; Miss Hen- nue, Chicago; Carl B. Roden, Librarian; rietta Goldman, Trustee. Edward M. Peterson, Chief, Department of Maintained by memberships, contributions and Books for the Blind. benefits. 4 full-time, 3 part-time employees. Secures employment for blind musicians; arranges Lends govt.-owned embossed literature and Talk- for sales of merchandise made by the blind; secures ing Books in northern Illinois and Wisconsin; lends free admissions to concerts, lectures, etc.; maintains books owned by the library, music, hand-copied reading rooms for blind students; transcribes books books and Moon Type in other states; distributing into braille; arranges for hospitalization, medical, library for the Library of Congress. and dental service, and relief; social and recreational activities, furnishes scholarships for blind students, provides guide dogs, etc. Chicago Woman's Aid, Committee on Sight- Saving and Assisting the Blind; Mrs. Julius Rosenbaum, Chairman, 32 W. Randolph Braille Classes Chicago Public Schools. — Street, Chicago.

9 classes; 11 teachers; maintained by city and Maintained by dues and donations; no paid state funds. worker. Miss Katherine Barrett, Director, Bureau of Phy- Provides eye glasses to poor school children; gives sically Handicapped Children, Board of Education, loans to blind persons to enable them to earn a live- 228 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago. lihood; helps blind persons to secure "Seeing Eye" dogs.

Braille Musical Club; Mrs. Richard Boehler, Division for the Blind, State Department of Pres., 649 W. Oakdale Ave., Chicago. Public Welfare (est. 1906 as private agency; 191 1 as state agency); 160 N. LaSalle Chicago Blind Tuner's Association; Herbert Street, Chicago i; Fred K. Hoehler, Di- Boree, Pres., 5614 W. Warwick Ave., rector, State Department of Public Wel- Chicago. fare; Raymond M. Dickinson, Supt.

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Serves state of Illinois; operates under State Approx. 300 members; no paid worker. Department of Public Welfare; maintained by pub- Has loan funds. lic funds. register blind; home teaching; Maintains a of the Illinois School for the Blind, Printing De- counseling service; training service for preschool partment (1892); Jacksonville; L. J. Flood, blind children and their parents; operates training Supt.; L. W. Rodenberg, Blind Services workshop and training center for the adult blind, Supt. offering social and personal adjustment, vocational and prevocational training; distributing agency for Maintained by the State Department of Public govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated Welfare; $100,000 valuation of plant and equip- agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate ment; 2 full-time employees. vending stands in Federal buildings. Transcribes and prints miscellaneous pamphlets, Workshop: 1924 Marshall Blvd., Chicago 23. books, music and maps for the School not otherwise available, and distributes at or below cost these Free Circulating Library for the Blind (1907) to interested outside purchasers; supplies braille material to the Division for the Blind; pubUshes c/o Illinois School for the Blind, Jackson- quarterly the Illinois Braille Messenger which is ville; Leo J. Flood, Supt.; Miss Frauncie edited jointly by all agencies working for the blind E. Moon, Braille Librarian. in Illinois; prints The Living Museum for the 2 full-time employees. lUinois State Museum. Lends govt.-ovi^ned and other embossed literature and Talking Books in southern Illinois and low^a; Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blind- distributing library for the Library of Congress. ness (1916); 203 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago; Russell Tyson, Pres.; Mrs. Ben The Hadley Correspondence School for the Humphries Gray, Exec. Sec. Blind; 620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka. Serves state of Illinois; managed by Board of See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Directors; maintained by private funds; 6 staff and oflBce employees. Illinois Industrial Home for the Blind (1894) Promotes legislation, studies and demonstrations Marshall Boulevard, 1900 Chicago; Joseph on prevention of blindness and conservation of

R, Herman, Supt. sight; is jointly responsible with the Chicago

Serves state of Illinois; operates under State De- Ophthalmological Society for the maintenance of partment of Public Welfare; maintained by state the Illinois Eye Bank. funds; $147,211.97 approx. valuation of plant and equipment. Lions International, Activities for the Blind; Provides a residence for blind men and women. McCormick Building, 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Illinois School for the Blind (1849); 658 See Part I: National Agencies—Private.

East State Street, Jacksonville; Leo J. Flood, Supt. Mary Bryant Home Association (1946); 107 Operates under State Department of Public Wel- E. Lawrence Ave., Springfield; Rev. F. G. fare; maintained state by funds; $454,649.50 budget Foster, Pres.; Edith G. Nowatski, Matron. for fiscal year ending during 1949; 32 teachers; 81 Serves state of Illinois; managed by Board of other full-time employees; 230 pupils enrolled Jan. Trustees; maintained by public and private funds; I, 1949. $46,000 approx. valuation of plant and equipment; Provides for the education of the blind children non-sectarian. of Illinois. Provides a home for 20 blind women.

Illinois School for the Blind, Alumni Asso- Sight-Saving Classes. ciation (1887); Illinois School for the Blind,

Jacksonville. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Illinois.

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llli7iois

Social and Mutual Advancement Association Vocational Rehabilitation Service; 700 E. of the Blind, Inc. (1900); 400 S. State Street, Adams Street, Springfield; Dr. E. C. Cline, Chicago i; Miss Alice Forrest, Sec, 10 10 State Supervisor. N. Keystone Ave., Chicago 51. Authorized agency to administer vocational re- Maintained by dues and yearly benefit; no paid habilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Fol- worker. lette Act. Social and recreational activities; promotion of sale of goods made by the blind; small loans to members, Legislative Provisions for the Blind etc. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Maximum payable, $65 per month; application United Order of True Sisters, Johanna No. 9, should be made to the County Department of Pub- Bureau for the Blind c/o (1927); lic Assistance (in Cook County to the Cook County Chicago Public Library, Chicago; Mrs. Bureau of Public Welfare). Richard Levy, Hon. Chairman; Mrs. Ed- Compulsory Education— ward Metzger, Corres. Sec, 5334 Kimbark Ave., Chicago. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

Maintained by voluntary donations and by Student's Aid (Higher Education)

Johanna No. 9, United Order of True Sisters; no Maximum payable, $500 per year; application paid worker. should be made to the Managing Officer of State Hand-transcribes books for the Chicago Public School for the Blind. Library, the Chicago Board of Education, and for — students in any part of the United States; puts Voting Privilege music into braille for students, teachers, and pro- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by a fessional musicians. relative or friend of his selection.

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hidiana INDIANA

Board of Industrial Aid and Vocational Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind, Rehabilitation for the Blind (1915); 536 St. Joseph County Branch or Optimist Club West 30th Street, Indianapolis i; J. W. (1918); Herman Wilson, Corres. Sec, 807 Hall, Pres.; Howard Patrem, Director. East Third Street, Mishawaka.

Serves state of Indiana; maintained by public Maintained by voluntary contributions; no paid funds; 30 staff and office employees. worker. Maintains register of the blind of the state; con- Promotes the general welfare of the blind and ducts home teaching, placement, home employment favorable legislation in their behalf; social activities. for women, shop training, and employment; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book Indiana School for the Blind machines; designated agency to issue licenses to (1847); 7725 College Avenue, blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal Indianapolis; Agnes D. buildings; authorized agency to administer voca- Morris, Pres.; Robert Lambert, Supt. tional rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- Operates under State Board of Education; main- La Follette Act. tained by state funds; 15 teachers, 28 other full- Workshop: 536 W. 30th Street, Indianapolis; 35 time employees; 115 pupils enrolled. employees, 2 on supervisory force; $75,000 valuation Provides for the education of the blind children of plant and equipment; brooms, rug weaving, chair of Indiana. caning.

Indiana School for the Blind, Evansville Association for the Blind; Evans- Alumni Asso- ciation (1897); c/o Indiana School ville; Fred N. Woodworth, Director. for the Blind. Promotes the general welfare of the blind of the Approx. community. 95 members; no paid worker.

Gospel Trumpet Company, Department for Indiana State Library, Service for the Blind the Blind; 5th and Chestnut Streets, Ander- (1905); 140 North Senate Avenue, Indian- son. apolis; Harold F. Brigham, Director; Elizabeth M. Wishard, Head, Service See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. for the Blind.

Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind, 2 full-time employees.

Fort Wayne Branch (1917); Rev. E. H. Lends govt-owned and other embossed literature Lane, Pres.; Mrs. John Fox, Corres. Sec, and Talking Books in Indiana; distributing library 665 Greenlaw Street, Fort Wayne. for the Library of Congress.

Fostered by the Fort Wayne College Club, and aflRliated with the Community Chest. Indianapolis Workers for the Blind (191 4); Social, recreational and vocational activities. 536 West 30th Street, Indianapolis; Mrs.

O. J. Pettijohn, Pres., 3135 Kenwood Ave., Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind, Indianapolis. Huntington Branch (1933); 511 N. Web- Maintained by membership dues; no paid worker. ster Ave., Huntington; Glenn E. Hiers, Social activities. Corres. Sec, 1212 Salamonie Avenue, Huntington. Marion County Workers for the Blind (1937) Maintained by public donations; no paid worker. 536 West 30th Street, Indianapolis; Mrs. Promotes the social, moral, cultural, and economic Ernestine Bitner, Sec, 510 W. 31st Street, welfare of the blind of the community. Indianapolis.

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Maintained by membership dues; no paid worker. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Promotes the general welfare of the blind of the Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) community. Maximum payable, $45 per month; application should be made to the County Department of Sight-Saving Classes. Public Welfare. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^Indiana. Compulsory Education—

Tippecanoe County Association of the Blind School attendance is compulsory for blind children. (1936); Lafayette; H. Leflorge, Corres. J. Student's Aid (Higher Education) Sec, 434 North Grant Street, West La- Maximum payable, not specified; application fayette. should be made to the executive officers of institu- Sponsored and maintained by the Lions Club in tion in which student is enrolled. cooperation with members of the association; no paid worker. Voting Privilege— Social and recreational activities; eye-corrective A blind person may be assisted at the polls by work. any person designated by the blind voter.

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Iowa IOWA

Iowa Home for Sightless Women (19 13); Mrs. Ada Tierman, Pres., 1401 8th Street, 1420 Pennsylvania Ave., Des Moines; Des Moines. Dring D. Needham, Pres.; Mrs. Arloine Serves Des Moines and vicinity; maintained by Lunt, Sec. membership dues.

Serves state of Iowa; managed by Board of Direc- Promotes the general welfare of the blind of the tors; maintained by public funds and income from community; social and recreational activities. endowment; 15 blind residents. A home for blind women. Sunmier School for Adults; Iowa School for the Blind, Vinton. Iowa School for the Blind 1002 (1862); G Address communications to: Mrs. Ethel Towne Avenue, Vinton; Henry C. ShuII, Pres.; Holmes, Director, Iowa State Commission for the D. W. Overbeay, Supt. Blind, State House, Des Moines. Offers courses to adult blind men and women in Operates under State Board of Education; main- braille reading and writing, mat making, leather tained by state funds; $264,000 budget for fiscal work, rug weaving, typing, basket making, poultry year ending during 1950; 25 teachers; 42 other full- raising; financed and conducted by the Iowa State time employees; 143 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Commission for the Blind. Provides for the education of the blind and partially sighted children of Iowa. Workshop for the Blind (1928); 1307 Leech Street, Sioux City; P. Hantla, Pres.; Iowa State Commission for the Blind J. (1925); Mrs. Guy Deuel, Supervisor. State House, Des Moines; Mrs. King Palmer, Pres.; Mrs. Ethel T. Holmes, Di- Serves city of Sioux City; managed by Board of rector. Directors of the Lions Club and Wall Street Mis- sion; maintained by public and private funds; $4,000 Serves state of Iowa; independent unit maintained approx. valuation of plant and equipment. by state funds; 8 staff and oflSce employees. Workshop: 315—6th Street, Sioux City; 36 em- Maintains register of the blind; furnishes home ployees, 4 on supervisory force; rugs, pillow-cases, work and helps dispose of products; gives vocational baskets, bath mats, wet mops, leather novelties. training at free summer school course for adults at the School for the Blind, Vinton; prevention of Legislative Provisions for the Blind blindness activities; home teaching; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons Maximum payable, not specified; application to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; should be made to the County Board of Social authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- Welfare. tation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette — Act; authorized agency to conduct Business Enter- Compulsory Education prises Program for the Blind. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

Student's Aid (Higher Education) Sight-Saving Classes. Maximum payable, not specified; application should be made to the State Board of Education. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Iowa. Voting Privilege—

Society for Promoting the Interests of the A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Blind in Des Moines and Vicinity (1918); two officers.

39 Kansas KANSAS

Association for the Conquest of Blindness Kansas State Association for the Blind (1921); (1936); 745 Central Ave., Kansas City; Miss Lillian Blagg, Record. Sec, St. Rose Donald Rixon, Pres.; Mrs. Eleanor A. Hospital, Great Bend. Wilson, Secretary, Board of Directors. Maintained by memberships and contributions; no Maintained by dues and money-raising activities. paid worker. Seeks to provide a place for any blind or partial Maintains a loan fund for business enterprises o£ blind person to work, also provide an outlet for sale members; active in prevention of blindness; works of products made in homes; recreational activities. for the welfare of the blind of the state.

Division of Services for the Blind, State Kansas State School for the Blind, Alumni of Social Welfare 801 Department (1937); Association (1888); Sonia Malko, Corres. Harrison Street, Topeka; Frank Long, Di- Sec, II South 7th Street, Kansas City. rector of Social Welfare; Harry E. Hayes, Approx. 150 members; no paid worker. Director, Services for the Blind. Each year holds Maxwell Memorial Award con-

Serves state of Kansas; maintained by public test for music, essay writing, etc. funds. Prevention of blindness program; restoration of Kansas State School for the Blind and Sight sight; rehabilitation of the blind through case work Saving Classes iioo State Avenue, supervision, consultation service, vocational train- (1867); ing, and sheltered employment; home teaching; Kansas City; Governor of Kansas, Pres.; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book Miss Olive I. Thompson, Supt. machines; designated agency to issue licenses to Operates under State Board of Regents; supported blind persons to conduct vending stands in Federal by state funds except for an annual $10 medical fee buildings; authorized agency administer voca- to paid by each student; 18 teachers; 33 other full-time tional rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- employees; approx. 95 pupils. La FoUette Act. Provides for the education of visually handi- Adjustment Training Center: 6th and McVicar, capped children of Kansas. Topeka; offers vocational and social diagnosis and adjustment training to new^ly blind and other blind Sight-Saving Classes. persons who can benefit from this service. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Kansas. Kansas Foundation for the Blind, Inc. (est. 1932; inc. 1933); 223 W. 3rd Street, Summer School for Adult Blind; Kansas Wichita; C. B. Kuhn, Pres.; Chas. W. State School for the Blind, Kansas City. Foote, Exec. Sec. Address communications to: Miss Olive I. Thomp- Serves central Kansas; managed by Board of Di- son, Supt., Kansas State School for the Blind, rectors; maintained by sale of blind-made products, Kansas City. Community Fund and private individuals; 5 staff Offers courses to adult blind men and women of and office employees. the state in braille, music, typing, dictaphone work, Conducts workshop; trains the blind for useful industrial arts, including home economics, chair- occupation; offers social and recreational activities. caning, journalism, upholstering, shoe repairing, Workshop: 223 West 3d Street, Wichita; 42 mattress making, etc. employees; brooms, pillow-cases, rugs, leather goods, ironing board covers, tea towels, upholstering, etc. Topeka Association of Blind for Service, Inc. (1921); 719 Buchanan Street, Topeka; Miss Kansas Industries for the Blind. Lovelia Hilty, Corres. Sec, 309 Van Buren See Division of Services for the Blind. Street, Topeka. 40 —

Kansas

Maintained by private subscriptions; no paid Compulsory Education— worker. School attendance is compulsory for blind children. ^ Social and recreational activities; gives instrucdon Student's in handcrafts and markets products. Aid (Higher Education)— Maximum payable, $360 per year; application Legislative Provtsions for the Blind should be made to the State Board of Regents.

Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Voting Privilege—

Maximum payable, not specified; application A blind person may be assisted at the polls by a should be made to the County Board of Social judge and clerk of election board of different Welfare. political parties.

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Kentucky KENTUCKY

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville. machines. Workshop: 2007 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville; See I: —Private. Part National Agencies 15 employees, 2 on supervisory force; brooms, mops, mop heads, broom bags. Kentucky School for the Blind, Colored De- Adjustment Training Center: Offers vocational and social diagnosis and adjustment training to partment (1884); 260 Haldeman Avenue, newly blind and other blind persons who can Louisville; S. Albert Phillips, Chairman of benefit from this service. Board; Paul J. Langan, Supt.

Operates under State Department of Education; Sight-Saving Association of Louisville, Inc. maintained by state funds; 4 teachers; 4 other full- Rt. Rev. Msgr. F. N. Pitt, Chair- time employees; approximate enrollment 20 pupils. (1936); Provides for the education of the colored blind man, 151 South Fifth Street, Louisville. children of Kentucky. Managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by grants from local Parent-Teachers Associations, gifts Kentucky School for the Blind, White De- from civic and luncheon clubs, and public subscriptions; no paid worker. partment (1842); 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Provides eye glasses on a free or part-pay basis Louisville; S. Albert Phillips, Chairman of for the children of indigent parents in the city of Board; Paul Langan, Supt. J. Louisville and Jefferson County; interprets the need Operates under State Department of Education; of eye-sight care among the children of the city maintained by state funds; 15 teachers; 35 other full- and county; coordinates the work of the various time employees; approximate enrollment 142 pupils. interested groups. Provides for the education of the white blind children of Kentucky. Sight-Saving Classes.

See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^Kentucky. Kentucky Society for the Blind (1945); 15 10 Heyburn Bldg., Louisville; Hickman

Baldree, Pres.; Edward D. White, Jr., Vocational Rehabilitation Service; State Cap- Gen. Manager. itol, Frankfort; W. Hickman Baldree, Director. Serves state of Kentucky; managed by Board of Directors; self-supporting agency; 4 employees. Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- Obtains locations for and set up refreshment sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; stands in public and private buildings and in- authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- dustrial plants. tion of the blind under the Barden-La FoUette Act.

Kentucky Workshop for Adult Blind (19 18); Legislative Provisions for the Blind 2001-7 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville; S. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Albert Phillips, Chairman of Board; Paul Maximum payable, not specified; application J. Langan, Supt. should be made to the county office of the Depart- Serves state of Kentucky; operates under State ment of Welfare. Department of Education; maintained by state Privilege— funds; 4 staff and office employees. Voting State-wide program of training and employment A blind person may be assisted at the polls by the for the adult blind in workshop; home teaching; clerk, in the presence of other officers of election.

42 Louisiana

LOUISIANA

Braille Classes—New Orleans Public Schools. Operates under State Board of Education; maintained by legislative appropriation; $131,453 budget I class; I teacher; pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; 5 for fiscal year ending during 1950; 16 teachers, 2 maintained by city and state funds. asst. teachers; 30 other full-time employees; 85 Miss Carmelite Janvier, Director of Special Serv- pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. ices, Supervisor, Carondelet Street, New Or- 703 Provides for the education of the white blind leans 13. children of Louisiana.

Division for the Blind and Sight Conserva- Louisiana State School for the Blind, Alunmi tion, Louisiana State Department of Public Association (1934); c/o Louisiana State Welfare Capitol Annex, Baton (1941); School for the Blind, Baton Rouge. Rouge; Lawrence E. Higgins, Commis- sioner of Public Welfare; H. B. Aycock, Approx. 90 members; no paid worker. Blind and Sight Conservation Director.

Serves state of Louisiana; maintained by public Louisiana State School for Negro Blind funds; 27 staff and ofEce employees, and 2 part-time (1922); Southern Branch P.O. Baton

medical consultants. Rouge; Dr. F. G. Clark, Supt.; Mrs. I. M. Maintains active register of blind in state; home Theus, Prin. teaching services; educational and promotional pro- Operates under State Board of Education; main- gram in sight conservation; consultation services tained by pubhc funds; budget for fiscal on all matters pertaining to the visually handi- $67,424.51 year 1949-1950; 15 staff and faculty members, in- capped and the conservation of sight; vocational cluding I visiting consultant; 51 pupils enrolled rehabilitation, vending stands and small business Jan. I, 1950. enterprises program; distributing agency for govt.- Provides for the education of the colored owned Talking Book machines; designated agency blind children of Louisiana. Children are admitted from to issue licenses to blind persons to operate vending the ages of 6 to 21; courses paralled to those of the stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to public schools are offered in addition to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind special vocations for the visually handicapped. under the Barden-La Follette Act.

Lighthouse for the Blind of New Orleans Louisiana State School for Negro Blind, (1919); 630 Camp Street, New Orleans; Alunmi Association (1932); c/o La. State E. T. Colton, Pres.; William E. Bartram, School for Negro Blind, Southern Branch Manager. P.O. Baton Rouge.

Serves city of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, Approx. 26 members; no paid worker. and neighboring states; managed by Board of Di- rectors; self-supporting; $210,000 valuation of plant and equipment. New Orleans Public Library, Department for the Blind Workshop: 630 Camp Street, New Orleans; 72 (1932); 2940 Canal Street, New employees, 5 on supervisory force; brooms, mops, Orleans; John Hall Jacobs, Librarian; Miss floor brushes, chair-caning, tennis racket restring- Anita H. McGinity, Supervisor; Miss ing, winding sisal clothes lines, rubber mats, mop- Carmel Kuebel, Assistant in Charge, heads, flat sewing. Work with the Blind.

I full-time, 3 part-time employees. Louisiana State School for the Blind (1852); Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature 1 1 20 Government Street, Baton Rouge; and Talking Books in Louisiana and Mississippi; Spencer Phillips, Supt.; W. C. Gill, Prin. distributing library for the Library of Congress.

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Louisiana

St. Beatrice Circle of St Margaret's Daugh- Home teaching; conducts workshop; 20 employees; brooms, mops, chairs; ters (1908); 7701 Belfast Street, New Or- cane home industries leans; Mrs. Robert F. Askew, Pres., Miss (novelties) Janey Marks, General Pres. Sight-Saving Classes. Maintained by dues and donations; no paid See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^Louisiana. worker.

Provides social and recreational activities and Legislative Provisions for the Blind friendly service to the blind. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Maximum payable, not specified; application Shreveport Association for the Blind (1927); should be made to the Parish Department of PubUc 1750 Claiborne Ave., Shreveport; Judge Welfare. Pres.; Mrs. Robt. J. O'Neal, Alberta B. Compulsory Education— Manager. Home, School attendance is compulsory for bUnd children.

Serves Caddo and Bossier Parishes; managed by Voting Privilege— Board of Directors; maintained by private funds; A blind person may be assisted at the polls by $100,000 valuation of plant and equipment. some person of his own choice.

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Maine MAINE

Androscoggin County Association for the Maine Institution for the Blind (1905); 189- Blind (1938); 108 Court Street, Auburn; 201 Park Avenue, Portland; Convers E. Arthur S. Cummings, Sr., Acting Pres.; Leach, Pres.; Wm. Lynch, Supt. Miss A. Lydia Whitehouse, Exec. Director. Serves state of Maine; managed by Board of Di- Serves Androscoggin County; managed by Board rectors; maintained by public and private funds;

of Directors; maintained by Community Chest; i $195,095 valuation of plant and equipment; 21 male staff and oflace employee. residents. Aims to keep a complete register of the blind and Provides a home for blind men and women; near-blind, to promote their welfare through train- conducts workshop. ing, education, social adjustment and recreation, Workshop: 189-199 Park Ave., Pordand; 25 and to prevent unnecessary blindness. employees, 6 on supervisory force; brooms, chair- caning.

Division of Services for the Blind, State De- Penobscot County Association for the Blind partment of Health and Welfare (1942); (1941); 60 Larkin Street, Bangor; Mrs. Augusta; David Stevens, H. Commis- Pearle Williams, Exec. Director. sioner; Mrs. Emily T. Murchie, Director. Serves Penobscot County; managed by Board of Serves state of Maine; maintained by public Directors; maintained by community funds; 3 em- funds; 8 employees. ployees.

Maintains a register of the blind; cooperates with Home teaching; supervision of home industries; other divisions within the Department and other social and recreational activities; prevention of blind- agencies in conservation of vision activities; provides ness activities. home teaching and other social services; offers consultation service to public and private agencies on Sight-Saving Classes. problems related to blindness; distributing agency See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Maine. for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate Legislative Provisions for the Blind vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. Maximum payable, $50 per month; application should be made to the State Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Aid to the Blind. Lookout Guild for the Blind (1935); Port- land; Mrs. Mabel Rowan, Corres. Sec, 90 Tax Exemption—

Portland Street, Portland 3. A blind resident receiving aid to the blind is exempt from poll tax and property tax up to $3,500. Maintained by membership dues; no paid worker. Works to improve the condition of the blind by Voting Privilege— providing them with opportunities for education, A blind person may be assisted at the polls by two employment, and recreation. of the election clerks not of the same political party.

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The Maryland School for the Blind, Alumni Conducts a representative agency of the state to which Association (1936); c/o Maryland School matters pertaining to the adult blind of the state are referred; for the Blind, Taylor Avenue, Overlea 6; promotes legislation for the welfare of the blind; carries out the various Lemont Hackett, Pres., 2910 Ellicott Drive, projects, both state and Federal, presented in the interests of Baltimore 16. the blind; rehabilitates and trains the adult blind Approx. 70 members; no paid worker. in cooperation with the Vocational Rehabilitation Division; prevention of blindness program; home teaching; conducts a workshop for the employment The Maryland School for the Blind, White of as many adult blind as the amount of work re- and Colored Departments Taylor (1853); ceived will warrant; distributing agency for govt.- Avenue, Overlea 6; B. Frank Newcomer, owned Talking Book machines; designated agency Pres,; Francis M. Andrews, Supt. to issue licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; designated agency to Private school, state aided, operating under a establish blind people in vending stands in State, self-perpetuating Board of Directors; maintained by city and county buildings under state law; dis- state funds, political subdivision and donations; tributor of white canes. $149,841 budget for fiscal year ending during 1950; Home Service Dept.: 567 clients, staff 9, ap- 32 teachers; 43 other full-time employees; 89 pupils propriation $23,850. in white department, 75 pupils in colored depart- Vending Stand Dept.: 25 stands, staff 5, appro- ment enrolled Jan. i, 1950. priation $6,360. Provides for the education of the white and Workshop: 601 North Fulton Avenue, Baltimore colored blind and colored deaf children of Mary- 17; approx. 100 employees; brooms, mops, chair- land and the District of Columbia. caning, pillow cases, leathercraft, mailing bags,

baskets, novelties, etc. Maryland Society for the Prevention of BUnd-

ness (1909); 411 Equitable Building, Balti- Sight-Saving Classes. more 2; Dr. Angus L. MacLean, Pres.; See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Maryland. Mrs, Edythe K, Moore, Exec. Sec.

Serves city and county of Baltimore, cooperating Vocational Rehabilitation Division; 1201 with counties in Maryland; maintained by Com- Mathieson Building, C. munity Fund and membership gifts; 3 staff em- Baltimore 2; R. ployees. Thompson, Director. Conducts a program of eye health education for Authorized agency to administer vocational re- prevention of blindness and conservation of vision. habilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Fol- lette Act. The Maryland Workshop for the BUnd

(1908); 601 North Fulton Avenue, Balti- Legislative Provisions for the Blind more 17; John G. Schilpp, Chairman; Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) William S. Ratchford, Sec. and Supt. Maximum payable, not specified; application Serves state of Maryland, including 23 counties should be made to the County Welfare Board. and city of Baltimore; managed by Board of five Compulsory Education—

Trustees, three of whom are appointed by the Gov- School attendance is compulsory for blind children. ernor of the State, and two by the Board of Direc- — tors of the Maryland School for the Blind; main- Voting Privilege tained by state appropriation of $53,000 for fiscal A blind person may be assisted at the polls by year ending June 1950, and contributions; $250,000 a member of his family whom he may select, or approx. valuation of property and equipment. by the two clerks of election. 46 Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS

Blind Handicraft Shop; 156 Newbury Street, England between the ages of 10 and 20 eligible, Boston; Mrs. Sarah M. Kibler, Manager. preference being given to girls from poor homes or without relatives. sale articles made by the Provides for the of A summer camp where visually handicapped girls Mass. Division of the Blind. blind; operated by the have the joys and healthful benefits of life in the open.

Boston Aid to the Blind, Inc. (1912); 295 The Catholic Guild for the BUnd inc. Huntington Ave., Boston 15; Mrs. James (1936, M. Berenson, Pres. 1947); 49 Franklin Street, Boston 10; Rev. Thomas Carroll, Director. Maintained by individual donations and member- J. ships; no paid worker. Serves Archdiocese of Boston; supervised by Provides financial aid and assistance; social and priest-director; maintained by memberships and recreational activities. gifts; II full-time employees, and 150 volunteers.

"Spiritual aid" (primarily for Catholics) : religious instruction for students at school for the blind; Boston Nursery for Blind Babies (1901); spiritual retreats for blind men, women, and high Avenue, and 120 147 South Huntington school boys and girls; publication of the Catholic Jamaica Parkway, Boston; Mrs. William Messenger for use in religious instruction courses.

W. Dunnell, Jr., Pres.; Miss Katharine "Material aid" (for all blind) : counseling and F. Fiske, R.N., Supt. guidance on general rehabilitation problems; emergency budget supplementation and other personal Serves New England largely, though a few pupils services; recreational activities; operation of two from other states are eligible if space permits; refreshment stands; publication of Listen, an ink- managed by Board of Directors; maintained by print bi-monthly newspaper intended to inform income from endowments; capacity: 25 resident the blind and educate the sighted. children. Residence for aged blind women: St. Raphael's Provides a home and residential nursery school Hall, Newton; accommodates 18. for visually handicapped pre-school children; gives medical care and treatment; field worker aids and The Christian Science Publishing Society; instructs parents in methods of training. I Norway Street, Boston.

Braille Poets Guild; Taunton. See Part I: National Agencies—Private.

See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Emmanuel Church Reading Circle (1930); 15 Newbury Street, Boston; Mrs, C. A. Cambridge Association for the Blind (1925); Hinkle, Chairman, 15 Newbury Street, 3 Church Street, Cambridge; Mrs. Henry Boston. Ganz, Pres., 79 Martin St., Cambridge. Maintained by volunteer contributions; no paid Maintained by dues and gifts; no paid worker- worker. Conducts reading circle for the blind; social One of the reading circles under the auspices activities. of the Mass. Association for Promoting the Interests of the Adult Blind. Camp Allen, Inc. (1932); Bedford (P. O. Reed's Ferry), New Hampshire; Selden Everett Friendly Circle for the Blind; Mrs. W. George, Sec, 261 Franklin Street, Eugene A. Wright, Chairman, 306 Wash- Boston. ington Ave., Chelsea.

A project of the Boston Kiwanis Club; capacity 30 Provides social and recreational activities for the to 50; blind or visually handicapped girls from New blind.

47 Massachusetts

The Friendly Circle (1935); Mrs. Bertrand The Ida F. Farrar Club (1914); 207 State E. Hubbell, Chairman, 185 Main Street, Street, Springfield; Arvid N. Holmberg, Maiden 48. Corres. Sec, 33 Gordon Street, Springfield.

A part of the Social Service Committee of the Under auspices of the Springfield Women's Club; Medford Council of Church Women; no paid no paid worker. worker. Social and recreational activities.

Social and recreational activities for the blind. Lincoln Circle (1935); Miss Mary Jane Lameroux, Corres. Sec, 180 Phillips Street, The Guiding Light Club (1940); Waltham; Hebronville. Mrs. John Light, Chairman, Committee for the Blind, 195 Waltham Street, West Sponsored by Attleboro Chapter D.A.R.; 22 mem- Newton. bers; no paid worker. Provides social and recreational activities for the Sponsored by Waltham Woman's Club; no paid blind. w^orker. Friendly visits and social activities for the benefit of the blind and the shut-ins; medical aid when The Loan and Aid Committee. necessary. See Massachusetts Association for Promoting THE Interests of the Adult Blind. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Course Education of the Blind 1 — (1921); Lowell Association for the Blind (1926); A.B., Acting Dean: Francis Keppel, 204 Middle Street, Lowell; Mrs. H. T. Graduate School o£ Education, Harvard Mather, Exec. Sec. University, Cambridge; Lecturers: Gabriel Maintained by Community Chest and special Farrell, Director, Perkins Institution, gifts. Samuel P. Hayes, Ph.D. Social and recreational activities; friendly as- Open to selected students of post-graduate rank; sistance. communications should be sent to Dr. Gabriel Farrell, Perkins Institution, Watertown, Mass. Lynn Association for the Blind, Inc. (1928); Maintained by tuition fees to Harvard University Mrs. C. S. Kenneally, Clerk, 8 Jackson and by aid from the Perkins Institution. Terrace, Lynn. Gives background on the problems of blindness by required reading and lectures, and practical ex- Maintained by interest from legacy and contribu- perience to teachers in training through teaching tions; no paid worker. and residence at Perkins Institution. Provides social and recreational activities and financial assistance to the blind of the community.

Howe Memorial Beneficiary Fund, Inc. (1943); 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston 15; Massachusetts Association for Promoting the Edward W. Jenkins, Pres.; Mrs. Elena C. Interests of the Adult Blind (1903); 41 Mt. Benotti, Sec. Vernon Street, Boston 18; Waldo C. Hodgdon, Pres.; Mrs. Muriel Court Staf- This succeeds the organization known as the feld. Exec Director. Howe Memorial Club; loans to blind persons; no paid worker. Serves state of Massachusetts; managed by Council of 24 members. Conducts the following activities: Howe Press of Perkins Institution; 549 East Summer Vacation Camp, Scituate; provides vaca- Fourth Street, Boston. tions for 150 blind men, 10 blind couples and See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. their children. 48 Massachusetts

WooLsoN House, 277 Harvard Street, Cambridge; a hand weaving, pewter articles, moccasins, aprons, home and club house for bHnd women. chair-caning, sewing, mat making. The Loan and Aid Committee; makes loans to Workshop for the Blind, 36 Eagle Street, Pitts- over 500 blind persons per year. field; 14 employees, i on supervisory force; brooms, chair-caning, tennis racket restringing, The Massachusetts Blind Men's Benefit As- rubber mats, baskets. i sociation (1913); 40 Prospect Street, Cam- Workshop for the Blind, 418 Second Street, Fall bridge; Francis X. Hanley, Corres. Sec; River; 11 employees, 2 on supervisory force; 55 Austin Street, Cambridge. brooms, chair-caning, tennis racket restringing.

Maintained by monthly dues; approx. 61 mem- Workshop for the Blind, 33 Highland Street, bers; part-time, paid workers. 3 Worcester; 6 employees, i on supervisory force; chair-caning, tennis racket restringing. The Massachusetts Council of Organizations Workshop for the Blind, 323 Middle Street, for the Blind (1940); Miss Rosanna D. Lowell; 6 employees, i on supervisory force; Thorndike, Sec, 133 Marlborough Street, chair-caning, tennis racket restringing; rubber Boston. mats.

Maintained by membership dues; no paid worker. Brings together all organizations actively inter- Memorial Homes for the Blind (1927); Whit- ested in some phase of promoting the welfare of comb Hall for Women, 51 Harvard Street, the blind throughout the state of Massachusetts. Worcester; Linwood M. Erskine, Pres.; Beulah C. Williams, Matron.

Massachusetts Division of the Blind (1906); Serves mainly state of Massachusetts; managed by

no Tremont Street, Boston; John J. Buck- Board of Directors and House Committee; main- ley, Acting Director. tained by private funds; $15,764 approx. cost of operation for year ending during 1949; $54,065 Serves state of Massachusetts; operated under valuation of plant and equipment; 13 female blind State Department of Education; maintained pub- by residents. lic funds; state appropriation for fiscal $1,280,505 Provides home for blind women. year ending June, 1950; 63 staff and oflBce employees. Maintains a register of the blind; promotes sight- National Braille Press, Inc.; 88 St. Stephen saving classes and prevention of blindness work; provides home teaching, vocational guidance and Street, Boston. training; finds employment in industry; develops See Part I: National Agencies—Private. home industries by loaning equipment and marketing products; conducts salesrooms; maintains work- The New England Home for Deaf Mutes shops; grants financial aid to needy blind; admin- (Aged, isters laws relating to the blind; distributing agency Blind or Infirm) (1901); 154 Water for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated Street, Danvers; J. Frederick Hussey, Pres.; agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate Miss Eleanor Price Ricker, Gen. Sec vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized Serves the New England States; non-sectarian; agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of managed by Board of Directors; $20,000 approx. the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. cost of operation; $73,465 valuation of plant; 2 Workshops: blind residents at an average. Provides a home for aged deaf, blind and mute Workshop for the Blind, 26 Lansdowne Street, men and women. Cambridge; 68 employees, 4 on supervisory force; brooms, mops, rugs, rubber mats, brushes, dusters. Perkins Institution Alumnae Association

Woolson House Industries, 48 Inman Street, (1885); Miss Eunice French, Corres. Sec, Cambridge; 21 employees, 2 on supervisory force; c/o Perkins Institution, Watertown 72. 49 Massachusetts

Approx. 175 members; no paid worker. Offers one year teacher training course coopera- Manages a loan fund for aid in higher education tively with the Harvard University Graduate School and in other helpful measures; stands ready to of Education. Additional information under Har- render any service required of it by Perkins In- vard Graduate School. stitution.

Reading Circle for the Blind (1914); 20 South Perkins Institution Alumni Association Sixth Street, New Bedford. (1887); Frank H. Greene, Corres. Sec, Maintained by voluntary contributions and c/o Perkins Institution, Watertown 72. benefits.

Approx. 200 members; no paid worker. Provides social and recreational activities and Stands ready to assist Perkins Institution in all welfare work to blind men and women of the

it seeks to accomplish. community.

Perkins Institution, Industrial Department Reading Circle of the Quincy Women's Club (1850); Donald Remick, Manager. (1929); Mrs. Mildred L. Shea, Chairman, Community Service, President's Lane, Workshop: 549 East Fourth Street, South Bos- Quincy. ton 27; 33 employees in workshop, 3 on supervisory force; mattresses, pillows and other articles of Maintained by Quincy Women's Club; no paid bedding, chair-caning, box springs, rush seatings. worker.

Provides social and recreational activities for the blind. Perkins Institution Library (1835); Water- town 72; Gabriel Farrell, Director; Nelson Coon, Librarian. St. Raphael's Hall; Newton.

5 full-time, I part-time employees. See The Catholic Guild for the Blind. Maintains a special reference library of "Blindiana" in inkprint; lends govt.-owned embossed literature Sight-Saving Classes. and Talking Books in the New England states, except Vermont and Connecticut; lends books owned See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Massa- by the library in all the New England States; dis- chusetts. tributing library for the Library of Congress.

Social Hour for the Blind (1937); Newton; Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School Mrs. Elmore I. MacPhie, Chairman, 48 for the Blind (inc. 1829); Watertown 72; Prince Street, West Newton. Reginald Fitz, M.D., Pres.; Gabriel Farrell, Maintained by contributions from churches, clubs, Director. and friends in the community, and by collections Managed by Board of 12 Trustees, 8 elected by at meetings; no paid worker. Corporation, the Governor; makes 4 appointed by Social and recreational activities for the blind of reports to the State Board of Education; maintained the community. by per capita payments by states or individuals and by private funds; $531,705 budget for operating Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker expenses for fiscal year ending during 1950; 64 Eddy; i teachers; 113 other full-time employees; 240 pupils Norway Street, Boston. enrolled Jan. i, 1950. See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. Provides for the education of the blind children of Massachusetts and other New England states; a Whitcomb Hall, Blind Women; 51 Harvard few private pay pupils admitted from other states; Street, Worcester. scholarships available upon application to the Di- rector. See Memorial Homes for the Blind.

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Woolson House; 277 Harvard Street, Cam Workers for the Colored Blind of Boston;

bridge. Mrs. A. J. Durbin, Sec, 32 Windsor Street, Boston. See Massachusetts Association for Promoting Interests of the Adult Blind. THE Provides social and recreational activities for the blind. Woolson House Industries; 48 Inman Street,

Cambridge. Legislative Provisions for the Blind See Massachusetts Division of the Blind. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Maximum payable, not specified in law; applica- Worcester County Association for the Blind tion should be made to Massachusetts Division of (1918); Mrs. Blanche Lewis, Sec, 141 the Blind. Spring Street, Shrewsbury. Compulsory Education— membership dues and contribu- Maintained by School attendance is compulsory for bUnd children. tions. — Visits the blind and gives temporary financial aid Voting Privilege to needy cases; conducts sewing class and disposes A blind person may be assisted at the polls by any of articles made by the blind for their benefit qualified voter whom he may designate.

51 Michigan

MICHIGAN

Braille Classes—Battle Creek Public Schools. and a limited number of handicapped persons in a sheltered workshop; offers social service facilities I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Sept. 1949; through case workers for adults; has pre-work train- maintained by city and state funds. ing course preparing blind people for general in- Mrs. Doris Klaussen, Ann Kellogg School, J. dustrial placement and vocational training for Battle Creek. specific jobs; supervises 10 stands operated by blind men and women in public buildings. Braille Classes—Dearborn Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 7 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; Detroit Society for the Prevention of Blind- maintained by district and state funds. ness, Inc. (1946); 923 Penobcot Building, Miss Gertrude Hasler, Teacher, Board of Educa- Detroit 26; Hon. Ned H. Smith, Pres.; tion, Dearborn. Miss Ernestine B, Davidson, Exec. Di- rector. Braille Classes—^Detroit Public Schools. Serves Metropolitan Detroit; managed by Board 6 classes; 8 teachers, i home teacher; pupils 46 of Directors; maintained by private funds; 2 em- schools, pupils teaching, i, in 19 on home Jan. 1950; ployees. maintained by city and state funds. Aims to educate the public towards better eye Miss Edith Cohoe, Supervisor, Stimson Ave- 453 health; acts as a referring agency to public and pri- Detroit i. nue, vate physicians and agencies.

Schools. Braille Classes—Grand Rapids Public Division of Services for the Blind, State De- of Social I class; I teacher; 6 pupils enrolled Sept. 1949; partment Welfare (1941); 230 N. maintained by city and state funds. Grand Ave., Lansing 4; W. J. Maxey, Di- Mrs. Fern Cutliff, Director, 145 College, S.E., rector; Paul G. Conlan, Supervisor. Grand Rapids 6. Serves state of Michigan; maintained by public funds; 20 staff and ofiice employees. Braille Schools. Classes—^Jackson Public Provides educational, recreational, medical, vocational rehabilitation services to adult blind, includ- See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Michigan. ing home teaching and home work supervision; supervises the administration of the Michigan Em- Detroit League of the Blind Miss (1919); ployment Institution for the Blind; designated Street, Ethel M. Barkley, Sec, 5647—15th agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate Detroit. vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the Maintained by dues and Community Fund; no blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. paid worker. Social and recreational activities for members. Grand Rapids Association for the Blind and Detroit League for the Handicapped, Inc. for Sight Conservation (1913); 338 Sheldon (1921); 535 West Jefferson Ave., Detroit Avenue, S.E., Grand Rapids 3; Philip W. 26; Mrs. Guy C. Smith, Pres.; Mrs. Nelson Buchen, Pres.; Mrs. Charlotte-Ann B. W. McCormick, Director. Breed, Exec. Sec.

Serves Metropolitan Detroit; managed by Board Serves Kent County, including Metropolitan of Trustees; maintained by Community Chest and Grand Rapids; managed by Board of Trustees; through the sale of articles made by the handi- maintained by Community Chest; 4 staff members. capped. Services include: home teaching and case work Gives employment to home-bound handicapped consultation to any person concerning problems re-

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lated to eye defects or blindness, orientation, braille, Sight-Saving Classes. typing and dictaphone operating, domestic arts, oc- See Part III: — cupational therapy, recreational events; county-wide Sight-Saving Classes Michigan. prevention of blindness program.

State Library for the Blind (1904); 924 Hope Printing Company for the Blind, Inc.; Houghton Avenue, Saginaw; Barne Chris- 300 S. Gremps Street, Paw Paw. tensen. Librarian. — See Part I: National Agencies Private. Maintained by state funds through the Michigan State Department of Social Welfare; 2 full-time Leader-Dog League for the BHnd, Detroit. employees, i part-time clerk. Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature See Part I: National Agencies—Private. and Talking Books in Michigan (except Wayne

County) ; distributing library for the Library of Congress; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talk- Michigan Employment Institution for the ing Book machines in Michigan (except Wayne Blind (1903); 924 Houghton Avenue, Sagi- County). naw; F. F. Fauri, Director, State Dept. of Social Welfare; Earl M. Taylor, Supt. and Bus. Manager. University of Michigan, Courses for Workers with the Adult Blind. Serves state of Michigan; operates under the supervision of the Division of Services for the Blind. See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Provides a program of training and opportunities for employment for selected adult blind which Wayne County Library, Department for the prepares them for employment in home industries, sheltered workshop or competitive industry. Blind (1919); 3661 Trumbull Avenue, Workshop: 924 Houghton Avenue, Saginaw; Detroit 8; Walter H. Kaiser, County Li- total number of blind employed, 60. brarian; Carl Christensen, Librarian for the Blind.

Michigan School for the Blind (1879); 1141 4 full-time employees. Lends govt.-owned embossed literature and Talk- North Pine Street, Lansing 6; Wallace J. Finch, Supt. ing Books in Wayne County; lends books owned by the library in any part of the country; distribut- Operates under State Board of Education; main- ing library for the Library of Congress; distributing tained by state funds; $260,262 budget for fiscal agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines in year ending during 1950 (budget figure includes Wayne County. $6,930 for deaf-blind program for current year) 30 teachers; 69 other full-time employees; 200 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Wayne University, Curriculums for Teachers Provides for the education of the blind and par- of Handicapped Children; 4841 Cass Ave- tially seeing children of Michigan. nue, Detroit.

Address communications to: John W. Tenny, Michigan State Normal College, Education General Adviser, Department of Special Education, of the Deaf-Blind. Wayne University. Maintained by Detroit Board of Education and See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Wayne County Board of Supervisors. Courses closely related to the teaching of the blind include anatomy and pathology of the eye, Path-Finder Project, Inc., 223 Eliot Street, Detroit. educational provisions for the blind, braille and problems in the education of the blind, typewriting, See Part I: National Agencies—Private. guidance and occupation information for the handi-

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Michigan capped, vocational rehabilitation, directed teaching Compulsory Education— in special classes, etc. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

Legislative Provisions for the Blind Voting Privilege— A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) a member of the voter's immediate family; or by Maximum payable, not specified; appUcation tw^o inspectors of election, the tw^o to be of differing should be made to the County Bureau of Social Aid. political parties.

54 Minnesota MINNESOTA

Braille Classes—Minneapolis Public Schools. and social diagnosis and adjustment training to newly blind and to other blind persons who can II classes (admitting braille and sight-saving benefit from this service. pupils); II full-time teachers, with assistance from other departments; 117 pupils enrolled; maintained by city and state funds. Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School Schools, N.E. Dr. Herbert B. Bruner, Supt. of 807 (1866); Faribault; J. C. Lysen, Supt. Broadway, MinneapoHs 13. Operates under Division of Public Institutions; maintained by state funds; $183,518.08 budget for Braille Classes—St. Cloud Public Schools. fiscal year ending June, 1949; 19 teachers; 49 other full-time employees; 120 pupils enrolled Jan. i, See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—St. Cloud 1950. Public Schools. Provides for the education of the blind and visually handicapped children of Minnesota; conducts a summer school for adults. Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind (1919); 312 West Superior Street, Duluth; Arthur Roberts, Pres. Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School, Alumni Association (1900); c/o Minnesota Serves Duluth; managed by Board of Directors; Braille Sight-Saving School, Faribault. maintained by Community Fund and receipts from and sales. Approx. 155 members; no paid worker. General welfare program for the blind; conducts workshop. Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School Workshop: Moore Memorial Building, 312 West Library, Faribault; Mrs. Mary Heenan Superior Street, Duluth; 10 employees, 2 on super- Librarian. visory force; rugs, baskets, woven hand-bags, fine Carey, weaving, chair-caning, tennis racket restringing, etc. 2 full-time employees. Lends govt.-owned embossed literature and Talk- ing Books in Minnesota, North and South Dakota; Minneapolis Society for the Blind, Inc. (est. lends books owned by the library in Minnesota, 1914; inc. 1917); 1936 Lyndale Ave., So., North and South Dakota, and eastern Montana; Minneapolis Robert L. Nash, Pres.; 5; distributing library for the Library of Congress. Byron M, Smith, Exec. Sec.

Serves city of Minneapolis; managed by Board of Minnesota Society for the Prevention of Directors; maintained by Community Chest; Blindness and Conservation of Vision $300,000 approx. valuation of plant and equipment; (1940); 610 Hamm Building, St. Paul 2; 29 staff members. Mrs. Leslie Gray, Exec. Sec. Provides counseling service, educational and year- round recreational programs, pre-vocational and Serves state of Minnesota; 2 staff employees. vocational training, salesmanship and workshop ex- Prevention of blindness activities. perience to blind persons; maintains retail and wholesale departments for marketing merchandise Minnesota State Council of Agencies for the made by shop workers as well as some home work- Blind (1920); Frank R. Johnson, Pres.; ers; home visiting program; camp for adults and Frank Johnson, Sec, c/o Minneapolis children; nursery school for preschool blind children. Society for the Blind, Minneapolis.

Workshop: 1936 Lyndale Ave., So., MinneapoHs 5; A voluntary council comprised of agency execu- 122 employees, 6 on supervisory force; brooms, tives and professional staff of every work for the mops, chair-caning, brushes, rugs, sewing, door- visually handicapped in the state plus members at mats, etc.; sub-contract department. large; maintained by membership dues; no paid Adjustment Training Center: Offers vocational worker.

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Correlates the activities for the blind and near- Sight-Saving Classes. blind throughout the state; promotes the welfare See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^Minnesota. of the blind; edits a braille state magazine; sponsors new activities; pioneers in new fields; works with Summer School for Adults; Minnesota Braille Lions Clubs. and Sight-Saving School, Faribault.

Address communications to Mr. C. Lysen, SupL Minnesota State Organization for the Blind, J. Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School, Fari- Inc. (1920); 1605 Eustis Street, St. Paul 8; bault. Richard P. Gustafson, Pres.; Philip Offers courses in braille, typewriting, orientation, Houghtelin, Sec. and indusd-ial arts during June and July.

Serves state of Minnesota; managed by Board of Directors; supported by income from board and Workshop for the BUnd (formerly St. Paul room at Home for the Blind, memberships and Workshop for the Visually Handicapped) private contributions; approx. cost of opera- $35,000 (1945); 509 Sibley Street, St. Paul i; tion during valuation of plant and 1949; $150,000 George E. Pearson, Supervisor. equipment; 35 residents, male and female, Jan. i, Serves St. Paul and vicinity; member agency 1950. of St. Paul Chest Maintains a home and recreational center for Community and Council. Provides training, employment, recreation blind men and women; operates nonprofit sales and other assistance to the blind service; works towards progressive legislation; pub- and other visually handicapped persons. lishes bi-monthly bulletin in braille and inkprint. Workshop: 509 Sibley Street, St. Paul.

Services for the Bhnd, State Division of Legislative Provisions for the Blind Social Welfare (1923); 117 University Ave., St. Paul; Jarle Leirfallom, Director, Divi- Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) sion of Social Welfare; C. Stanley Potter, Maximum payable, not specified; application Supervisor, Services for the Blind. should be made to the County Welfare Board.

Serves state of Minnesota; maintained by public Compulsory Education— funds. School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Home teaching services; consultative services to blind children and their parents; prevention of Student's Aid (Higher Education)— blindness program; financial aid to the blind Maximum payable, $300 per year; application administered through county welfare boards; dis- should be made to the Board of Directors of the tributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School. machines; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal Voting Privilege— buildings; authorized agency to administer voca- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by tional rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- two judges; or if he prefers, by any voter of the La FoUette Act same district.

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MISSISSIPPI

Division for the Blind, State Department of Approx. 70 members; no paid worker. Is accumulating it is Public Welfare (1928); Mississippi Build- a fund which hoped will grow until it will be possible to build a home for ing, Jackson; Mrs. D. W. McBryde, Di- blind girls. rector.

Serves state of Mississippi; operates under State Mississippi School for the BHnd (Colored Department of Public Welfare; maintained by public Department) (1950); Capers Ave., Jackson; funds; 3 staff and oflSce employees. Robert Chairman, Maintains a register of blind persons residing in Gandy, Board of Trus- the state; prevention of blindness program; main- tees; John W. Eakes, Supt. tains a bureau of information and industrial aid for Operates under Board of Trustees appointed by the blind; training and employment service; dis- the Governor; maintained by state funds; approx. tributing agency for govt.-ow^ned Talking Book 6 teachers; 3 other full-time employees. machines; designated agency to issue licenses to Provides for the education of colored blind chil- blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal dren of Mississippi. buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- La Follette Act; authorized agency to conduct Busi- Legislative Provisions the Blind ness Enterprises Program for the Blind. for Workshop (Mississippi Industries for the Blind) Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) 2501 North West Street, Jackson. Maximum payable, not specified; application should be made to the County Board of Public Mississippi School for the Blind Old (1848); Welfare. Canton Road, Jackson; Robert Gandy, Chairman, Board of Trustees; John W. Compulsory Education—

Eakes, Supt. School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Operates under Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor; maintained by state funds; approx. Tax Exemption— 15 teachers; 4 other full-time employees. A bUnd person is exempt from poll tax and pub- Provides for the education of the w^hite bhnd lic road tax. children of Mississippi.

Voting Privilege—

Mississippi School for the Blind, Alumni As- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by sociation (1918); c/o Mississippi School for one of the managers of the election or other the Blind, 1019 North State Street, Jackson. person of his own selection.

57 Missouri

MISSOURI

Adaline A. Ruenzi Radio Fund for the Blind Catherine Hale Home for BHnd Women (1929); Mrs. Lewis T. Apple, Pres., Denny (1914); 2918 Tracy, Kansas City. Road, Huntleigh, St. Louis County. See Kansas City Association for the Blind. Maintained by donations and memberships; no paid worker. The Cheer Club (19 18); 3882 Juniata Street, Non-sectarian organization for the welfare of the St. Louis. bUnd organized by Mrs. Gladys W. Goldberg Bass, for the purpose of supplying needy blind persons Maintained by monthly dues and benefit card with radios, and providing service to maintain all parties; no paid worker. radios of the needy blind in St. Louis and St. Louis Gives personal cheerful service to the poor, sick, County. and the blind, irrespective of creed or color.

Henry L. Wolfner Memorial Library for the Blind Girls Industrial Home (1877); 5235 BHnd, A Branch of the St. Louis Public Page Avenue, St. Louis 13; Mrs. David Library (1924); 3844 Olive Street, St. Schulz, Pres.; Mrs. W. L. Schnepel, Corres. Louis 8; Charles H. Compton, Librarian; Sec. Margaret M. McDonald, Branch Librarian. Serves state of Missouri; managed by board of 6 full-time employees. Directors; supported by income from bequests, dona- Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature tions, and benefits; 24 blind residents. and Talking Books in Missouri and Kansas; dis- Provides a home for blind women and girls of tributing library for the Library of Congress; fur- Missouri; non-sectarian. nishes clear-type books to five sight-conservation classes in St. Louis; provides quarters for recrea- Bureau for the Blind, Division of Welfare tional activities. (1915); State Office Building, Jefferson City; Proctor N. Carter, Director; Mrs. Industrial Aid for the Blind, Inc. (1933); 2533 Lee Johnston, Chief, Bureau for the Blind. Sullivan Avenue, St. Louis; Harry D.

Serves state of Missouri; maintained by public Gaines, Pres.; Leslie W. Ross, Man. Di- funds. rector. Conducts home teaching of the adult blind; Serves St. Louis City and County; managed by administers financial aid to the blind; prevention Board of Directors; maintained by income from of blindness program including glaucoma control; sales, memberships and voluntary contributions; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons member of Greater St. Louis Community Chest. to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; Provides training and employment for the blind authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- of St. Louis by conducting broom and mop shop, tation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act; and sewing room. authorized agency to conduct Business Enterprises Workshop: 2833 Sullivan Avenue, St. Louis; Program for the Blind. 121 blind employees, 19 sighted employees including administration; brooms, mops, pillow cases, and Carver League for the Blind (1948); c/o sewing, rugs, and rubber door-mats. Service Club for the Blind, Inc., 3844 Olive Street, St. Louis 8; Miss Adaline Ruenzi, Joplin Association for the Blind (1929); 2201 Pres.; Mrs. Audie Roberts, Sec. Empire Street, Joplin; A. H. Garner, Pres. Sponsored by Service Club for the Blind. Serves Joplin and vicinity; managed by Board of A social club for the Negro blind for their enter- Directors; maintained by Community Fund; $3,000 tainment and recreation, and to establish a boarding valuation of plant and equipment. home for the Negro blind. Home teaching.

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Kansas City Association for the Blind Serves St. Louis City and Sl Louis County; managed by Board of Directors; maintained income (1919); 1844 Broadway, Kansas City; by from endowment and Greater St. Louis William H. Crowe, Exec. Sec. Community Chest; 4 employees. Managed by Board of Directors; maintained by Conducts prevention of blindness program; serves funds from the Community Chest, sale of products, blind of the community through social case work and memberships. and recreational program; rehabilitation and em- Operates a workshop at 1844 Broadway, the ployment service; prevention of blindness program. Catherine Hale Home for BHnd Women at 2918 Tracy, and the Pilot Club for Colored Sightless at Service Club for the Blind, Inc. (1934); 3844 1325 East 1 8th; case work services for the blind Olive Street, St. Louis; Miss Adaline A. are provided at all three locations. Ruenzi, Pres.

Maintained by memberships, donations and sale Missouri School for the Blind (1851); 3815 of "Give Thanks for Sight" seals. Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis; Martin J. Provides social, educational and recreational ac- Collins, Pres.; Robert H. Thompson, Supt. tivities for the blind; gives emergency assistance; Operates under State Board of Education; main- administers to the sick; provides employment for the tained by state funds; 19 teachers; 37 other full- blind in their homes; supplies materials at cost; time employees; approximate enrollment 140 pupils. distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book Provides for the education of the blind children machines. of Missouri.

Sight-Saving Classes. Missouri School for the Blind, Alumnae Asso- See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Missouri. ciation (1910); % Missouri School for the Blind, St. Louis. Springfield Association for the Blind (1924); Approx. 194 members; no paid worker. 640 East Brower Street, Springfield; F. P. Maintains loan fund and has started scholarship Brewster, Jr., Pres.; Miss Mable Carklin, fund. Exec. Sec.

Serves south Missouri; managed by Board of Di- Northwest Missouri Association for the Blind rectors; maintained by Community Fund; $7,000 (1923); 307-309 South Fourth Street, St. valuation of plant and equipment; 3 employees (ex- Joseph; Lyman Fulkerson, Pres.; A. C. clusive of workshop). Christophersen, Manager. Home teaching; prevention of blindness. Workshop: East Brower Street, Springfield; Serves northwest Missouri; managed by Board of 640 Directors under sponsorship of the 12 Lions Clubs arts, crafts. of Northwest Missouri. Conducts workshop and other welfare activities. United Workers for the Blind of Missouri Workshop: Blind Products Broom Factory, 307 (1914); 3825 Flad Avenue, St. Louis; Mrs. South Fourth Street, St. Joseph; 15 employees, i on Viola W. Schroeer, Recording Sec. supervisory force; brooms, chair-caning. Maintained by dues; no paid worker. Social activities; sick, distress and death benefits Pilot Club for Colored Blind. to members; sponsors favorable legislation in behalf See Kansas City Association for the Blind. of the blind.

Legislative Provisions for the Blind St. Louis Society for the Blind (1911); 4749a McPherson Aid to the Needy Blind (Pension) Avenue, St. Louis; J. J. Frey, Pres.; Miss Mae Forhan, Exec. Sec. Maximum payable, $40 per month; application

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Montana should be made to the judge of probate court of Student's Aid (Higher Education) Blind, Division applicant's county, or Bureau for the Maximum payable, I300 per year; application of Welfare. should be made to the County Clerk.

Voting Privilege— Compulsory Education— A blind person may be assisted at the polls by the

School attendance is compulsory for blind children. judges of election.

MONTANA

Montana Association for the Blind (1946); Cromeenes, Supervisor Vocational Re- P.O. Box 921, Helena; Miss Lelia M. habilitation of the Blind; Harold C. Wil- Jensen, Sec.-Treas. liams, Supervisor, Home Industries for the Blind. Maintained by memberships and contributions; no paid worker. Serves state of Montana; maintained by public Works for the social and economic improvement funds. of every blind person in the state of Montana; Is empowered to supervise vending stands, pro- operates an annual five-week summer school for the vide for home teachers and aid the adult blind adult blind of Montana. in every way possible; distributing agency for govt.- Branch: owned Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate vending Gallatin Association for the Adult Blind and stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to Partial Sighted, Bozeman; Miss Louise Langohr, administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind Pres. under the Barden-La Follette Act; authorized agency to conduct Business Enterprises Program for the for the Blind Montana School Deaf and Blind. (1904); 3800—2d Avenue, N., Great Falls; H. H. Stanley, Sec. of Board; Glenn I. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Harris, Pres. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Operates under State Board of Education; main- Maximum payable, not specified; application tained by state funds; 4 teachers; 22 pupils enrolled should be made to the County Department of Pub- Sept. 20, 1949. lic Welfare. Provides for the education of the blind children of Montana. Compulsory Education—

School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Services for the Blind, State Department of Public Welfare (1943); 515 North Ewing Voting Privilege— Street, Helena; Nels C. Briggs, Administra- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by tor; Miss Ella Mae Wallace, Supervisor, two of the judges who shall represent different Services for the Blind; Sharon R. parties. 60 —

Nevada NEBRASKA

Christian Record Benevolent Association; Maintains register of the blind; home teaching; designated agency to issue licenses persons 3705 South 48th Street, Lincoln. to blind — to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; See Part I: National Agencies Private. authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. Nebraska School for the Blind (1875); loth Street and loth Avenue, Nebraska City; Legislative Provisions for the Blind Forrest Johnston, Chairman, Board of Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Control; W. C. McMillen, Supt. Maximum payable, $60 per month; application Operates under State Board of Control; main- should be made to the County Assistance Com- tained by state funds; 11 teachers; 18 other full-time mittee. employees; 61 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Compulsory Education— Provides for the education of the blind and blind- deaf children of Nebraska; distributing agency for School attendance is compulsory for blind children. govt.-owned Talking Book machines. Tax Exemption—

A blind person receiving aid to the blind is ex- Services for the Blind, State Board of Control empt from the poll tax. (1941); State Capitol Bldg., Lincoln; W. Voting Privilege— H. Diers, Chairman; Harry L. Hines, Di- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by rector, Services for the Blind. one judge and one clerk, each of different political Serves state of Nebraska; maintained by public parties, one of whom shall be of the voter's ovi^n funds. political party.

NEVADA

Vocational Rehabilitation Service; State Capi- Legislative Provisions for the Blind

tol, Carson City; Mrs. Marion G. Bowen, Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Supervisor. Maximum payable, $50 per month; application should be made to the Board of County Commis-

Authorized agency to administer vocational re- sioners. habilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Fol- Tax Exemption— lette Act. A blind resident is exempt from property tax up to $3,000, provided his total property within the The state of Nevada sends its blind children to state does not exceed $6,000. the schools for the blind in California and Utah. Voting Privilege— Distribution of govt.-owned Talking Book ma- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by any chines made by California State Library, Sacra- elector he may designate, other than an election mento, California. officer. 61 —

New Hampshire NEW HAMPSHIRE

Camp Allen, Inc.; Bedford (P. O. Reed's Serves state of New^ Hampshire; managed by Ferry). Board of Directors; maintained by contributions and bequests. See Massachusetts listing. Social service; employment through home industry and marketing of products; collaborates with Division of Blind Services, State Department State Department of Public Welfare in prevention of Public Welfare (1913); State House An- of blindness, conservation of sight, and public education. nex, Capitol Street, Concord; James J. Barry, Commissioner; Carl Camp, Super- visor of Blind Services. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Serves state of New Hampshire; maintained by pubHc funds; 9 staff and office employees. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Works to stimulate, direct, and effect the re- Maximum payable, not specified; application habilitation of the blind, their resumption of nor- should be made to the District Office of the State mal activities in a normal sphere of life; home Department of Public Welfare. teaching; provides for the education of the blind children of the state; prevention of blindness pro- Compulsory Education— gram and medical service; administers financial aid School attendance is compulsory for blind children. to the blind under the Social Security Act; distributing agency for govt.-ow^ned Talking Book — machines; designated agency to issue licenses to Tax Exemption blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal A blind person is exempt from property tax up buildings; authorized agency to administer voca- to $1,000, provided the total property owned by tional rehabilitation under the Barden-La Follette such blind person and his or her spouse does not Act. exceed the value of $5,000.

New Hampshire Association for the Blind Voting Privilege— (1933); 155^/4 N. Main Street, Concord; A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Herbert W. Rainie, Pres.; William Mc- any qualified voter in the same town or ward desig- Greal, Exec. Director. nated by the blind voter.

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NEW JERSEY

Braille Classes—Elizabeth Public Schools. Camp Happiness, New Jersey Blind Men's Association Summer Rehabilitation Home; 2 classes (combination braille and sight-saving); Leonardo. 2 teachers; 8 pupils (including sight-saving) enrolled Jan. 1950; maintained by city and state funds. Address communications to William J. Adickes, Director Dr. Kirk Seaton, of Guidance and Spe- Business Manager, c/o New Jersey Blind Men's cial Services, Board of Education, Elizabeth. Association, Room 424, 1060 Broad Street, Newark 2. A camp for blind men of New Jersey in good Braille Classes—Hackensack Public Schools. health, between the ages of 16 and 60.

I class; I teacher; 9 sight-saving, 2 braille pupils Lighthouse; Waretown. enrolled; maintained by city and state funds. Camp Mrs. Rose A. Kretzschmar, Teacher, School No. See New York Association for the Blind, 2, Union Street, Hackensack. New York, N. Y.

Braille Classes ^Jersey City Public Schools. — Clear Type Publishing Committee, Inc.;

1 class; I teacher; 5 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Pompton Lakes. maintained by city and state funds. See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. Vincent J. O'Shea, Asst. Supt. of Schools, Medical Center, Jersey City. Middlesex County Association of the Blind Braille Classes—Montclair Public Schools. (1935); Mrs. Frank Pardun, Corres. Sec, Highland Drive, Milltown. See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Montclair Public Schools. Sponsored by the New Brunswick Lions Club; maintained by membership dues; no paid worker. Braille Classes^-Newark Public Schools. Organized for the improvement and welfare of the blind sight conservation program. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 4 part-time teachers; maintained by city and state funds. Inc. Miss Clara Taylor, Supervising Head Teacher, New Jersey Blind Men's Association, Newton Street School, Newark. (1917); 1060 Broad Street, Newark; Robert W. Potter, Sec.

Braille Classes—Paterson Public Schools. Maintained by contributions and revenue from entertainments; no paid worker. I class; I teacher; 5 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; recrea- maintained by city and state funds. Promotes the general welfare of the blind; Miss Helen M. Campbell, Board of Education, tional activities; conducts summer camp for blind Paterson. men at Leonardo (see Camp Happiness).

Camden County Association of Workers for New Jersey State Commission for the Blind the Blind (1917); Y. M. C. A. Building, (1909); 1060 Broad Street, Newark 2; Ray- Broadway and Federal Streets, Camden; mond T. Parrot, Pres.; George F. Meyer, Miss Ethel M. Robinson, Corres. Sec, 122 Exec Director. French Avenue, Westmont. Serves state of New Jersey; operates under State Maintained by contributions and income from Department of Institutions and Agencies; main- investments; no paid worker. tained by public funds; 1186,936.80 state appropria- Social and recreational activities; provides tempo- tion for fiscal year ending during 1949; 71 staff and rary relief. office employees.

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New Jersey

Ameliorates the condition of the bhnd through Sight-Saving Classes. home teaching, marketing of products made by See Part III: Sight-Saving Classses—^New Jersey. bhnd people, providing employment through stand and factory placement and other means, by ar- State Council of New Jersey Organizations ranging for relief for needy blind persons, by financ- of the Blind 6015 Monroe Place, ing and directing the education of bhnd children (1943); York; Paul Sauerland, Sec. in local public school systems or in out-of-state West New residential schools, extending training and advise- Maintained by contributions from member or- ment to preschool blind children and their parents ganizations; no paid worker. and operating summer camp for blind children, by Gathers information for member groups on mat- conserving sight and preventing needless blindness ters affecting the blind; acts as a discussion group; and operating a mobile eye health unit for diagnosis seeks to inform the public of the needs and desires of critical eye conditions especially among blind of the blind. children; arranges for transcription of material into braille or for recording on plastic records; Trenton Association of the Blind (1931); distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Bodk E. State and Stockton Streets, Trenton; machines; designated agency to issue licenses to Edward Tremple, Corres. Sec, 841 Prospect blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal Street, Trenton. buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- Maintained by dues and funds from Community La FoUette Act. Chest; no paid worker. Social and recreational activities.

St. Joseph's Home and School for the Blind, Legislative Provisions for the Blind Inc. (est. 1890; inc. 1896); home and work- Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) shop, 531-539 Pavonia Avenue; school 249- Maximum payable, not specified; application 253 Baldwin Avenue, Jersey City; Sister M. should be made to the County Welfare Board. Gregory, Prin. Compulsory Education— Managed and maintained by the Sisters of St School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Joseph of Newark. Educates and trains blind children capable of Student's Aid (Higher Education) being taught; cares for the destitute blind; instructs Maximum payable, $500 per year; application blind men and women in industrial work by means should be made to the State Commissioner of Edu- of which they can help maintain themselves. cation.

Voting Privilege— The Seeing Eye, Inc.; Morristown. A blind person may be assisted at the polls by

See Part I: National Agencies—Private. some person of his own selection.

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New Mexico NEW MEXICO

Division of Services for the Blind, State De- Operates under State Department of Education; maintained by state funds and income from school partment of Public Welfare (1941); 408 full-time employees; Galisteo, Santa Fe; Murray A. Hintz, lands; 15 teachers; 30 90 pupils approx. enrollment. Director; H. J. Hebbeln, Supervisor. Provides for the education of the blind and Serves state of New Mexico; maintained by public partially blind children of New Mexico. funds; 6 staff and oflEce employees. Adult Training Center: Mark A. Shoesmith, Man- Maintains register of the blind; appoints a state ager; 3 teachers; 15 adults approx. enrollment. supervising ophthalmologist; w^orks in close cooperation with the New Mexico School for the

Blind and the Adult Training Center which is a - Legislative Provisions for the Blind unit under the administration of the school, the county health departments; home teaching; Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book Maximum payable, not specified; application machines; designated agency to issue licenses to should be made to the county public welfare oflBce. blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer voca- Compulsory Education— tional rehabihtation of the blind under the Barden- La Follette Act. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

Voting Privilege— New Mexico School for the Blind (1903); Alamogordo; James A. Clifford, Pres.; A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Neal F. Quimby, Ed.D., Supt. the two poll clerks.

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Neuo York NEW YORK

Albany Association of the Blind, Inc. (1908) Dr. Gabriel Alvarez, Pres.; Manuel C. 208 State Street, Albany; Charles D. Suarez, Exec. Director. Grover, Pres.; Elva Uszner, Manager. J. Maintained by quotas; no paid staff member. Serves Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Greene, Works for the welfare of the Latin-American and Schoharie Counties; managed by Board of Di- blind; disseminates information regarding modern rectors; maintained by private funds; $167,901 valu- developments of special interest to blind people in ation of plant and equipment. Spanish-speaking countries. Education and readjustment of adult blind; prevention of blindness; industrial training and employ- The Associated BUnd, Inc. (1938); 147 West ment; recreation; home visiting. 23rd Street, New York 11; R. Gilmore Workshop: 208 State Street, Albany; 23 employees, Wilson, Chairman; Irving M. Sells, Exec. 9 on supervisory force; 40 home vs^orkers; hand and Director; Mamet, Sec. machine sew^ing, rugs, baskets, stuffed animals, toys, Barney leather goods, chair-caning, etc. Maintained by pubUc subscriptions; 8 paid workers. American Bible Society, Department for the An organization of blind people with a general Blind; 450 Park Avenue, New York. program to meet the needs of the bHnd. Workshop and sales room. See Part I: National Agencies—Private.

Association for the Blind of Rochester, Inc. American Foundation for the Blind, Inc.; 15 (est. 1910; inc. 1914); 439 Monroe Avenue, West 1 6th Street, New York 11. Rochester 7; John F. Hafley, Pres.; Miss See Part I: National Agencies—Private. H. Frances Lewis, Supt.

Serves Rochester and Monroe County; managed American Foundation for Overseas Blind, by Board of Directors; maintained by endowment, Inc. 22 West 17th Street, New York 11. memberships and a grant from Community Chest; See Part I: National Agencies—Private. $100,000 valuation of plant and equipment, including workshop. workshop and salesroom; supports a American League of BUnd Music Teachers Conducts a recreational program, a nursery school for blind (1941); Charles J. Beetz, Pres., 370 Cornelia children, and otherwise promotes the general wel- Street, Brooklyn 27, New York. fare of the local blind. Maintained by membership fees; no paid worker. Aims to stimulate the interest of the sighted Association of the Junior Leagues of America, public in the bhnd teacher of music; and to pro- Inc.; The Waldorf Astoria, 305 Park Ave- mote his cause in all matters possible. nue, New York.

See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Anthonian Hall, Inc.; 10 1 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn 5; Miss Madeleine W. Smith, Pres. Blind Industrial Workers Association of New York State, Inc. (1921); 1072 Bergen Street, Non-sectarian residence for blind women, under Brooklyn; Dominic Dejohn, Pres.; Ray- Catholic auspices; rates adjusted according to in- Manager. come. mond J. Dinsmore, Industrial

Serves city of Brooklyn mainly; managed by Asociacion Hispano Americana Pro-Ciegos Board of Directors; maintained by volunteer con- (1933); 999 Pelham Parkway, New York; tributions; I employee (exclusive of workshop). 66 .

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An organization comprising the rank and file of reau for Education of Visually Handicapped, no the blind operated on a cooperative basis—all profits Livingston Street, Brooklyn 27. realized from goods manufactured in workshop are to the member workers. distributed The Braille Club, New York. Workshop: 1072 Bergen Street, Brooklyn; chair- caning. See Part I: National Agencies—Private.

Blind Players Club, Inc. (1914); Montebello The Brooklyn Association for Improving the Road, SufiEern; Miss Evalyn M. Griswold, Condition of the Poor (est. 1843; workshop Pres. est. 1912); 401 State Street, Brooklyn 17; Dr. Marcus C, Hankinson, Pres. Serves New York and New Jersey chiefly; non- Directors; main- sectarian; managed by Board of Serves Kings County; managed by Board of Di-' tained by voluntary contributions, income from en- rectors; maintained by private funds. tertainments, weaving, craft work. Affords training and employment for the blind; workshop for club members; Maintains home and recreational and educational facilities; social serv- care for blind summer camp and health and ice, and relief; sight conservation service. blind partially-sighted children and women. Workshops: 401 State Street, Brooklyn.

Blind Work Association, Inc. (about 1928); Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service (formerly 18 Court Street, Binghamton; George L. Brooklyn Bureau of Charities), Depart- Savory, Pres.; Mrs. Mary K. DeWitt, ment for the Handicapped (1914); 285 Managing Director. Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn 17; Mrs. Serves 6 Southern Tier counties; managed by Mary Child Draper, Pres. Board of Directors; maintained by private funds. Serves Borough of Brooklyn; managed by Board Works to improve the educational, industrial, of Directors; maintained by private funds; $25,000 social and economic condition of the blind of the valuation of equipment; 43 employees (exclusive of community; conducts workshop and homework workshops) program; sells blind-made products; prevention of Program of rehabilitation of blind women, handi- blindness; medical social service. capped men and women through medical social Workshop: 56 Water Street, Binghamton; 40 service, home teaching, and homework; gives work employees, 20 home workers, 5 on supervisory force; testing, training and employment in sheltered work- weaving, sewing, chair-caning, etc. shops, vocational counseling and recreational therapy. Bourne Workshop for Blind Men; 338 East Maintains Shelter Island Camp, Shelter Island, 35th Street, New York. a summer camp for blind women and handicapped young men and young women living in Brooklyn; See The New York Association for the Blind. accommodates 40. Workshop: 287 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn. Braille Classes—Buffalo Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 10 pupils approx. enrollment; Buffalo Association for the Blind (est. 1907; maintained by city and state funds. inc. 1908); 864 Delaware Ave., Buffalo 9; R. Pratt Krull, Assoc. Supt., Extension Education, Dr. Frederick O. Meyer, Pres.; Miss Pene- City Hall, Buffalo. 720 lope W. Crane, Exec. Sec.

Serves Erie County primarily; managed by Board Braille Classes New York Public Schools. — of Directors; maintained by Community Fund and 8 classes; 8 teachers; 106 pupils approx. enroll- private contributions; $125,000 valuation of plants ment; maintained by city, state and Federal funds. and equipment; 8 employees (exclusive of work-

Mrs. Dorothea di Pretoro, Acting Director, Bu- shop) .

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Neiv York

Conducts women's workshop, recreational activi- Assistance to the blind and their families to re-

ties; social service; evaluation and training center; adjust themselves to changed conditions in life; nursery school. employment through workshop, home industries, Workshop: i8o Goodell Street, Buffalo; brooms, etc.; sales out-let; prevention of blindness program, whisk and hearth brooms, chair-caning. including visions testing of preschool children. Workshop: 301 Court Street, Utica; 6 full-time, 2 part-time workers, 34 home workers; sewing, rug Catholic Centre for the Blind (Inc. 1914) ; 22 weaving, brooms, whisk brooms, chair-caning, rush East 71st Street, New York; Mrs. William work, door mats, leather and linen sets of all kinds. F. Cogswell, Pres.; Sr. M. Gerard, O.P., Sister Superior in Charge. Christian Association for the Blind, Inc.; 430 Managed by Board of Directors and under per- East 141st Street, New York. sonal supervision of the Sisters of St. Dominic of See — Blauvelt; maintained by annual subscriptions, dona- Part I: National Agencies ^Private. tions and benefits; some board paid by residents; 51 female blind residents Jan. i, 1950. Church Home for the Blind, Church Charity for working Provides a boarding home blind Foundation of Long Island (1896); 452 girls. Herkimer Street, Brooklyn 13; The Rt. Rev. James P. De Wolfe, S.T.D., D.D., Tlie Catholic Guild for the Blind (1945); 191 Pres.; E. Reid Caddy, Director; Sister Joralemon Street, Brooklyn 2; Most Rev. Anne, House Mother. Thomas E. Molloy, S.T.D., Pres.; Rev. Serves Brooklyn and Long Island; under the aus- Harold J. Martin, Diocesan Director. pices of the Episcopal Church of the Diocese of

Serves Diocese of Brooklyn and Long Island; Long Island; managed by Board of Managers; i managed by Board of Directors; maintained by male and 13 female blind residents January, 1950. memberships, donations, etc.; 4 full-time, i part- A private home for blind people of either sex, time employees. sixty years of age or over, residing in Brooklyn or Works for the fullfillment of the spiritual, ma- Long Island; applicants must be communicants of terial, educational, and social needs of blind per- a Christian church, and must transfer at least $1000 sons, and for the prevention of blindness; social property on entrance to be used for maintenance fee service; volunteer group of guides, readers, and until exhausted. friendly visitors; motor corps. Committee on Literature for the Blind, Prot- The Catholic Guild for the Blind, Inc. (1940) estant Episcopal Church; 281 Fourth Ave- 210 Franklin Street, Buffalo 2; Miss nue, New York. Patricia C. Rodgers, Exec. Sec. See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Maintained by voluntary subscriptions through

Catholic Charities of Buffalo; i employee, volun- 50 Committee on Statistics of the Blind; 15 West teer workers. i6th Street, New York. Endeavors to fullfil the educational, spiritual, material and physical needs of the blind. See Part I: National Agencies—^Private.

Elmira Association for the BUnd Central Association for the Blind, Inc. (1929) (1930); 717 Lake Street, Elmira; Mrs. Arnot Rath- 301 Court Street, Utica; Francisco Penber- J. bone, Pres.; Mrs. Eleanor thy, Pres.; Miss Helen C. McBride, Exec. G. Sbordon, Exec. Sec. Sec. Serves Chemung County; managed by Board of Serves Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida Counties; Directors; maintained by county funds and member- managed by Board of Directors; maintained by pri- ships; 2 employees (exclusive of workshop). vate funds and Community Chest. Workshop: 717 Lake Street, Elmira; 13 employees, 68 New York

2 blind home workers, 3 on supervisory force; chair- Industries for the BUnd of New York State, caning, weaving. Inc. (1946); 15 West i6th Street, New York 11; M. Roberta Townsend, Pres.; Glens Falls Association for the Blind (1935); C. C. Kleber, Gen. Manager. 65 Ridge Street, Glens Falls; Miss Edna Bassinger, Exec. Sec. A non-profit organization which acts as the allocating agency for orders for blind-made Serves Glens Falls; managed by Board of Di- products received from the State of New York. rectors; maintained by Community Chest. Provides home work; social service work; recreational activities. Jefferson County Association for the BHnd, Inc. (1919); 321 Prospect Street, Water- Greater New York Council of Agencies for town; Mrs. Wesley B. Graves, Pres.; Miss the Blind (1935); Miss Marian Held, Pres.; Nell M. Horton, Exec. Sec. Miss Ruth E. Wilcox, Sec.-Treas., c/o Serves Jefferson County; managed by Board of American Foundation for the Blind, 15 Directors; maintained by Community Chest and West 1 6th Street, New York 11. Jefferson County Board of Supervisors; 2 employees. Managed by the membership; maintained by dues Promotes the general welfare of the blind of the paid by all members in accordance with annual community; prevention of blindness program. budget of agencies; no paid worker. Provides opportunities for representatives of The Jevdsh Braille Institute of America, Inc.; agencies for the blind located in Greater New York 1846 Harrison Avenue, New York 53. to meet frequently and consider matters of com- — mon interest; through standing and special com- See Part \: National Agencies Private. mittees and in general discussions develops unity of thought and action on matters affecting the wel- John Milton Society, Inc.; 156 Fifth Avenue, the blind of the community; provides ma- fare of New York. chinery for cooperation among agencies for the

blind of Greater New York. See Part I: National Agencies—Private.

The Industrial Home for the Blind (1893); Kenwood Alumnae Braille Association (est. 520 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn; Henry S. 1919; inc. 1930); Albany; Miss Jean Brady, Conover, Pres.; Peter J. Salmon, Exec. Di- Exec. Sec, 29 Walter Street, Albany 4. rector. Maintained by membership dues and donations; Serves Kings and Queens Counties chiefly; gov- no paid worker; membership includes chiefly erned by Board of Trustees; maintained by volun- Albany, Troy, and Schenectady. tary contributions. Braille transcribing for the Xavier Society for the Provides complete rehabilitation service to blind Blind, New York City, and for individuals; social men regardless of race, color or creed; resident and rehgious activities for the blind; supports two home for blind men; medical department (clinic sight-saving classes. on premises) ; social service and home teaching for register of 1200 blind persons; vocational institute (an adjustment center for vocational diagnostic Lavelle School for the Blind (1909); East

; for blind (Light evaluation) workshop men Buoy 221 St Street and Paulding Avenue, New

Industries) ; work therapy and home industries for York; Hon. Joseph T. Ryan, Pres.; Sister multiple handicapped and age blind; business en- M. Richarda, O. P., Sister Supt. terprises program; placement; program for deaf- blind; Light Buoy Club (recreation center). Serves New York City and New York State below Workshops: 520 Gates Avenue and 1000 Atlantic Poughkeepsie; a private corporation receiving funds A.ve., Brooklyn; 170 clients; 18 on supervisory force; from State Department of Education; 12 teachers; brooms, mops, mop handles, woodworking prod- 17 other full-time employees; approx. 47 pupils en- ucts, rubber mats. rolled. 69 : ;

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Provides facilities for Catholic blind children to class teaching in many subjects, nursery school, secure an education adapted to their needs. music school, scholarships. Employment: Vocational guidance, part-time handcrafts. Bourne Workshop, Matilda Ziegler Publishing Company for the news-stand placement and supervision, industrial and commercial placements, craftshop, readers and Bind, Inc.; Main Street, Monsey. guide service. Recreation: Many-sided recreational Part I: National Agencies—Private. See activities for all ages, including dramatic and choral groups, clubs, tickets to entertainments, swimming, Munger Memorial Cottage; Cornwall. bowUng, dancing, social entertainments, summer vacations. See New York Association for the Blind. Residential Club House for Bhnd Men, 605 First Avenue, New York 16; accommodates 46. National Council of Jewish Women; 1819 Prints The Searchlight in braille, free world-wide Broadway, New York. distribution to children; also The Lighthouse Gleams in braille for adults. See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Summer Camps: River Lighthouse (Hardy Memorial Home), National Industries for the Blind, Inc.; 22 Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York; for blind adult 17th Street, York 11. West New residents of Greater New York (except Brooklyn).

See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Munger Memorial Cottage, Cornwall, for blind preschool children. Camp Lighthouse, Waretown, N. on Barnegat National Society for the Prevention of Blind- J., Bay for young adult residents of Greater New York; ness, Inc.; 1790 Broadway, New York 19. swimming, boating, sports. See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Vacations provided in two other camps.

Workshops New York Adult BHnd Aid Association, Inc. Bourne Workshop for Blind Men and Women, (1877); 1880 Broadway, New York; David 338 East 35th Street, New York 16; 84 blind em- Pitchersky, Pres. ployees Jan. I, 1947; brooms, mdps, toy sets, scarfs, Maintained by dues and contributions. crib blankets, pillow-cases. Sick benefits paid to members in accordance with .extent of illness; death benefits paid, amount de- New York Bible Society; 5 East 48th Street, termined by condition of treasury; aid to the blind New York. given so far as treasury will allow.

See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. The New York Association for the Blind (founded 1905; inc. 1906); iii E. 59th New York Guild for the Jewish BUnd (1914) Street, New York 22; Eli Whitney 1880 Broadway, New York 23; Joseph F. Debevoise, Pres.; Philip S. Piatt, Exec. Berlinger, Pres.; Mrs. S. E. Pollack, Ad- Director; Miss Marian Held, Director, ministrative Director. Direct Services. Serves Greater New York, New York State, and Serves the blind of all ages, regardless of race or other states as required; managed by Board of Di- creed, in Greater New York, except Brooklyn; man- rectors; maintained principally by private funds. aged by Board of Directors; maintained by private Social Service Department: Case work service and funds; over 100 employees (exclusive of workshops). consultation for bhnd and partially sighted in- 28 services are rendered to the blind, in the fields dividuals and their families; vocational employment of adjustment, training, employment and recreation. help; home teaching, and orientation instruction. Adjustment: social case work, medical social service, Home: The only home for the Jewish blind in home visiting (also to hospitals and institutions), the United States, serving the entire country; com- prevention work, relief, clothing, special devices, plete maintenance, medical and eye care, occupa- 'Talking Books, braille library. Training: Home and tional therapy; located in Yonkers. 70 New York

Recreation and Educational Center: Supervised special recordings in any state; distributing library classes and recreational groups; large braille library for the Library of Congress. and reading rooms; readers provided; sports and other activities. New York State Commission for the Blind, Sheltered Workshop: Vocational training and A Bureau under the State Department of employment for the blind and partially sighted; Social Welfare (1913); 205 East 42d Street, approx, no blind w^orkers; textiles (weaving), New York 17; Robert T. Lansdale, Com- stuffed toys, metalcraft, pillow-cases, etc. missioner; Grace S. Harper, Director; Ruth B. McCoy, Asst. Director; Herbert The New York Institute for the Education of R. Brown, Director, Vocational Rehabili- the Blind (founded 1831; opened 1832); tation of the Blind, 112 State Street, Pelham Parkway, New York 999 67; Albany. Waker Earle, Pres.; Merle E. Frampton, Ph.D., LL.D., Litt.D., Prin. Serves state of New York; maintained by public funds; 105 staff and oflEce employees and a part- Operates under State Department of Education; time ophthalmologist. maintained by public funds and income from in- Provides for registration of the blind and manda- vestments; 63 teachers; 33 other full-time employees; tory reporting of blindness (Laws of 1945) ; classi- pupils enrolled i, 190 Jan. 1950. fication of blindness under legal definition; cer- Provides for the physical, mental, and moral edu- tification of applicants under Public Assistance to the cation of the blind and the deaf-blind from 3-21 Blind; program for special services to the blind; pre- in New York City, Westchester, Putnam, Rock- vention of blindness. Field service covers: education land, Suffolk, and Nassau Counties, and from other in eye conditions and medical social case work, home states and countries by special arrangement. teaching, training and development of preschool blind children in their homes, industrial instruction New York Institute for the Education of and supervision of home workers, vocational re- habiUtation; concession stand operation; sale of the Blind, Alumni Association (1924); products of blind workers; distributing agency for Theodore Tafener, Corres. Sec, 999 Pelham govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated Parkway, New York 67. agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate Approx. 175 members; no paid worker. vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized Loan fund for students. agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, Alumni Fund, Inc. (1933); 999 New York State Federation of Workers for Pelham Parkway, New York 67; H. the Blind, Inc. (est. 1914; inc. 1930); W. Chester Swezey, Pres.; M. E. Frampton, Stanley Wartenberg, Pres., iii E. 59th Sec. Street, New York; Mrs. Elizabeth R.

Revolving loan fund for graduates. Locke, Sec, 425 James Street, Syracuse,

Maintained by memberships; no paid worker. New York Public Library, Library for the A conference of agencies for the blind in the state Blind (1895); 137 West 25th Street, New of New York and lay blind people to discuss mat- York; Ralph A. Beals, Director; Mrs. ters of mutual concern in the field of work for the Mildred C. Skinner, Branch Librarian. blind; associate members with sight; meets annually.

Maintained by funds from city, endowment fund, New York State Library, Library for the and individual contributions; 7 full-time employees. Lends govt.-owned embossed literature and Talk- Blind (1896); Washington Avenue, Al- ing Books in Greater New York, Long Island, Con- bany; Charles F. Gosnell, Librarian; Mrs. necticut, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; lends Margaret E. L, Halm, Librarian for the books owned by the library, braille music and Blind.

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4 full-time, i part-time employees. River Lighthouse (Hardy Memorial Home) Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature Cornwall-on-Hudson. and Talking Books in New York State, other than See York Association Greater New York City and Long Island, and in The New for the Blind. Address communications to: Miss Vermont; distributing library for the Library of Marian Held, Congress. % New York Association for the Blind, iii East 59th Street, New York 22.

New York State School for the Blind (1865); Service for the Blind, New York Chapter, Batavia; Eber L. Palmer, Supt. American Red Cross (1922); 315 Lexing- Operates under State Department of Education; ton Ave., New York 16. maintained by state funds; $314,425 budget for See Part I: National Agencies—Private. fiscal year ending during 1951; 22 teachers; 51 other full-time employees; approx. 150 pupils enrolled.

Provides for the instruction of the educable blind Shelter Island Camp, Shelter Island, L. I. children of New York State exclusive of the See Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service, Depart- counties of New York, Kings, Queens, Nassau, Suf- ment for the Handicapped, Schermerhorn folk, Richmond, Westchester, Putnam, and Rock- 285 Street, Brooklyn land. 17.

New York State School for the Blind, Alumni Sight-Saving Classes.

Association, Inc. (191 8); Agnes Hamilton, See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^New York. Sec, 119 East 29th Street, New York. Society for Providing Evangelical ReHgious Approx. 400 members. Literature for the Blind; 156 Fifth Avenue, New York. The Palestine Lighthouse (1928) ; 2109 Broad- way, New York; Mrs. Joseph H. Cohen, See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Pres.; Mrs. Leah Piza Weil, Sec. The Society for the ReUef of the Destitute Managed by Board of Directors; maintained by BHnd of the City of York and Its memberships and contributions. New Vicinity Maintains the Institute for the BHnd in Jeru- (1869); 2641 Grand Concourse, salem, Palestine, a residential school for children New York; John Brooks, Treas. and community center for adults; the only Jewish Serves the city of New York; non-sectarian; man- institute for the blind in the Near East. aged by Board of Trustees; maintained by private funds; $133,000 approx. cost of operation. Queensboro Home for the Blind, Inc. (1920); Provides a home and workshop for blind men and women. 1 15-12—95th Avenue, Richmond Hill; Mrs. Arthur P. Schoonmaker, Pres. Southwestern Tier Association for the Blind Territory served unlimited; managed by Board (1928); 335 E. Third Street, Jamestown; of Directors; maintained by private funds; $12,000 Arvid E. Anderson, Pres.; Mrs. James R. approx. annual cost of operation; $43,000 valuation Johnson, Exec. Sec. of plant and equipment; 15 female blind residents. A non-sectarian home for blind women. Serves Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany Counties; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by county funds. Rest-Haven (inc. 1922; opened 1923); Mon- Investigates all cases of blindness in territory, and roe, Orange County. maintains register; prevention of bHndness pro- See Part I: National Agencies—Private. gram; provides home employment and a sales or- (American Foundation for the Blind.) ganization plan. 72 . ——

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Swedenborg Foundation, Inc.; 51 East 42d Vacation Camp and Dormitory for the Blind; Street, New York. 32 West 74th Street, New York 23, N. Y.; Mrs. Selma Koch, Pres.; A. Alfred Zim- Part I: National Agencies—^Private. See mermann. Exec. Director.

Managed by Board of Directors; maintained by Syracuse Association of Workers for the private funds; $50,000 annual operating expenses Blind (1919); 425 James Street, Syracuse; for dormitory only; 7 employees. Douglas Drummond, Pres; Elizabeth R. Operates dormitory for independent working Locke, Exec. Sec. blind men; summer camp at Rye, N. Y., for blind people of all ages, accommodates 60; nonsectarian. Serves Onondaga County; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by Community Fund and Xavier Society for the Blind; 154 East 23rd other private resources; $35,000 valuation of plant Street, New York 10. and equipment; 7 employees (exclusive of work shop) See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Conducts workshop; carries on social service program, home teaching. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Workshop: 425 James Street, Syracuse; 28 employees, on supervisory force; chair-caning, toys, 3 Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) sewing, shop-aprons, etc. Maximum payable, not specified; application should be made to the County Department of Teachers College, Columbia University, De- Social Welfare. partment of Special Education (1935); 525 Compulsory Education— West 1 20th Street, New York 27. School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Address communications to: Prof. W. B. Feather- stone, Head of Department of Special Education. Student's Aid (Higher Education) Courses dealing specifically with the blind include Maximum payable, $500 per year; application special methods of teaching the blind; current prob- should be made to the administrative authorities o£ lems in the welfare and rehabilitation of the blind; the institution in which student is enrolled. technique of braille reading and writing; advanced Privilege— braille; Grade III braille; the eyes and eye condi- Voting tions; observation and student teaching; case work A blind person may be assisted at the polls by two- and guidance of exceptional individuals; psychologi- election oflScers, not of same political faith (may be cal aspects of blindness; orientation to programs of same pohtical faith at primaries), or father, and problems relating to the education and care mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, or child, as of handicapped children. he may select.

73 North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA

Asheville Lions Workshop for the Blind; Serves Forsyth and surrounding counties; self- Asheville; G. G. Morgan, Manager. supporting agency controlled by N.C. State Com- mission for the Blind, from which equipment and Serves Buncombe County; sponsored by Asheville other services are received; building furnished by Lions Club in cooperation with the N. C. State Lions Club; 10 employees, 2 on staff; mattresses, Commission for the Blind, which furnishes equip- box springs, chair-caning, carded merchandise, in- ment and pays tuition for trainees; 15 employees, 2 cluding handkerchiefs, fuse plugs, and clip pocket on supervisory force; mattress making, upholster- combs. ing, chair-caning.

Lions Club Workshop for the Blind (1936); Charlotte Workshop for the Blind (1934); 104 S. Maple Street, Durham; V. J. Ash-

1702 North Brevard Street, Charlotte; J. L. baugh, President. Parker, Supt. Serves Durham County and surrounding coun- Sponsored by Charlotte Lions Club in coopera- ties; maintained and managed by Lions Club; State tion with the N. C. State Commission for the Blind; Commission for the Blind furnishes equipment and $50,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 16 blind pays tuition for trainees and renders other services; employees; 4 on supervisory or office force. 18 employees, i on supervisory force; mattresses. Pillow-cases, mops, handkerchiefs, towels, etc. Mecklenburg County Association for the Durham County Association for the Blind Blind, Inc. (1934); 121 E. 3rd Street, Char- (1933); 510 Memorial Street, Durham; lotte; W. Frank Brownlee, Pres.; Mrs. Lois

Howard E. Jensen, Pres.; V. J. Ashbaugh, Silver Petrowski, Exec. Sec. Exec. Officer. Serves Mecklenburg County; managed by Board Serves Durham County; managed by Board of of Directors; maintained by Community Fund, Directors; maintained by Community Fund; i part- Lions Club, and private contributions. time worker. Prevention of blindness program; case work and Supplements work of other social agencies in home teaching; vocational training and placement securing for the bUnd the maximum of service in private industry; recreational activities. available from community resources; provides cost of medical and surgical treatment for needy cases; North Carolina Association of Workers for prevention of blindness work. the BHnd (1909); Miss Nettie Ruth Floyd, Corres. Sec, Fair Mont. Guilford Industries for the BUnd (1933); 920 West Lee Street, Greensboro; O. D. Approx. 250 members; no paid worker. Nelson, Chairman of Board; H. L. Hosley, Alumni Association of the North Carolina School fund; recrea- Supt. for the Deaf and the Blind; has loan tional activities. Serves Guilford County; managed by Board of Directors; self-supporting except for small state con- North Carolina State Commission for the tribution; $134,000 valuation of plant, stock and equipment. Blind (1935); Warren Building, Raleigh; Cathey, Chairman; H. A. Workshop: 920 West Lee Street, Greensboro; 45 Judge Sam M. employees; i supt., 2 foremen; brooms, mops, mop- Wood, Exec. Sec. handles, rubber-link mats, chair-caning. Serves state of North Carolina; maintained by public funds; $281,335 state funds annually for re- Industries for the Blind, Inc. (1937); 1010-12 habilitation, prevention, and services; $300,000 state

N. Liberty Street, Winston Salem; K. J. funds annually for blind aid; 22 state office em- Bargiol, Manager. ployees. 74 —

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Maintains survey and register of the blind; pre- State School for the Blind and the Deaf, vention of blindness program; administers aid to White Department (1845); Avent Ferry needy blind through county v/elfare departments, Road, Raleigh; Ben R. Roberts, Pres., and with them provides 32 especially trained blind Board of Directors; Egbert N. Peeler, Supt. case workers who also teach occupational therapy crafts; arranges for training and employment of the Operates under Board of Directors appointed by blind; establishes and operates workshops in co- the Governor; maintained by state funds; 31 teach-

operation with local groups (now 5 in state) ; recrea- ers; 46 other full-time employees; approximate en- tional activities; trains preschool blind children and rollment, 179 pupils. their parents; distributing agency for govt.-owned Provides for the education of the white blind Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue children of North Carolina. licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to admin- Legislative Provisions for the Blind iter vocational aid to the blind under the Barden- La Follette Act. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Adjustment Training Center: Butner; offers voca- Maximimi payable, not specified (Federal maxi- tional and social diagnosis and adjustment training mum); appUcation should be made to the Coimty to newly blind and to other blind persons who can Commissioner or County Welfare Department benefit from this service. Compulsory Education—

Sight-Saving Classes. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^North Caro- Student's Aid (Higher Education) —

Maximum payable, $200 per year; application should be made to the Board of Directors of the State School for the Blind and the Deaf, State School for the Blind.

Colored Department (1869); Route No. 2, Tax Exemption— Raleigh; Ben R. Roberts, Pres., Board of A blind person is Directors; Egbert N, Peeler, Supt. permitted an income tax exemption of $1000 in addition to all other exemp- Operates under the Board of Directors appointed tions allowed by law. by the Governor; maintained by state funds; 16 teachers; 18 other full-time employees; approximate Voting Privilege— enrollment, 112 pupils. A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Provides for the education of the colored blind any one of the markers or assistants, or, if he prefers, children of North Carolina. by a member of his family.

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North Dakota Association for the Blind Executive Officer and Director, Division of (1936); Lorge E. Gotto, Corres. Sec, Box Vocational Rehabilitation; Kermit T. 238, Moorhead. Piltingsrud, Counselor for the Blind.

Maintained by membership dues; no paid worker. Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- Promotes the general welfare of the bUnd of the sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; state; conventions held bi-annually. authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-La FoUette Act North Dakota State School for the Blind

(1908); Bathgate; Herbert D. Jeffrey, Supt. Legislative Provisions for the Blind

Operates under State Board of Administration; Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) maintained by state general fund and by interest Maximum payable, not specified; application and income fund; $141,031.16 budget for biennium should be made to the County Welfare Board. beginning July i, 1949; 7 teachers; 11 other full- time employees; 30 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Compulsory Education— Provides for the education of the blind children School attendance is compulsory for blind children. of North Dakota; distributing agency for govL- owned Talking Book machines. Voting Privilege—

A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Vocational Rehabilitation Service; University a person of his own selection, or by the two judges Station, Grand Forks; Edward Erickson, of election.

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Ohio OHIO

Braille Classes—Cincinnati Public Schools. Endeavors to prevent blindness; promotes the interests of the blind; assists with the adjustment of I class; I teacher; 13 pupils approx. enrollment; individuals to the handicap of blindness through maintained by city and state funds. case work; provides recreational opportunities; aims Miss Selma Mergentheimer, Teacher, Sands to find remunerative employment for blind persons School, Cincinnati 14. and refers orders to independent workers; conducts workshop. Braille Classes Cleveland Public Schools. A "Vacation Home and Farm School" was ac- 3 classes; 3 full-time classroom teachers, i part- quired in 1949 for the double purpose of providing

time visiting teacher, i full-time and i part-time a vacation resort and a training school for blind music teachers, 21 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; persons desirous of learning dairy management, maintained by city and state funds. poultry or small animal husbandry; approx. valua- Miss Olive S. Peck, Supervisor, Board of Educa- tion of buildings, grounds and equipment, $60,000; tion, Cleveland. recreational facilities for residents of Hamilton Co.; farm school open to any blind person sponsored by a rehabilitation agency. Braille Classes—Youngstown PubUc Schools. Workshop: 1548 Central Parkway, Cincinnati 10; I class; I classroom teacher, i music teacher (paid 21 employees; brooms, mops, brushes, chair-caning. by Lions' Club), student readers; 10 pupils enrolled

I, maintained by city and state funds. Jan. 1950; Cincinnati Library Society for the Blind Miss Marguerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of (1901); 6990 Hamilton Avenue, Mt. Education, Cleveland. Healthy, Cincinnati 31; Miss Florence B. Trader, Director; Miss Ethel Price, Li- The Canton Philamatheon Society for the brarian. Blind (1924); 716 Cleveland Ave,, S.W., Canton; William Ashton, Pres. Supported by the Cincinnati Public Library and by private subscriptions; 3 full-time employees. Maintained income roomers. Lions Club, by from Lends govt.-owned and other embossed litera- sales tax redemption and other benefit projects. ture and Talking Books in southern Ohio, Ken- Home for blind persons and a meeting place for tucky, and Tennessee; distributing library for the club and social activities. Handcrafts. Library of Congress; arranges for weekly readings by volunteers at Public Library, and instruction in Center for the Sightless (1938); 330 Third reading, writing and hand-work; social and recrea- Street, Elyria; Mrs. R, E, Potter, Pres.; tional activities. Miss Mildred Baugh, Director of Activities for the Blind. Cleveland Public Library, Library for the Blind N.E., Serves Lorain County; maintained by Community (1903); 325 Superior Avenue, Chests of Elyria, Lorain, Amherst, Avon Lake, and Cleveland 14; Clarence S. Metcalf, Direc- Oberlin; 3 employees. tor; Mrs. Louise C. Roberts, Librarian for Conducts workshop and gives services to the the Blind. blind; recreational activities. 4 full-time employees. Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature Cincinnati Association for the Blind (1910); and Talking Books in northern Ohio; distributing 1548 Central Parkway, Cincinnati 10; Wm. library for the Library of Congress. Beiser, Pres.; Calvin S. Glover, Exec. Sec.

Serves Hamilton County; managed by Board of The Cleveland Society for the Blind (est. Trustees; maintained by Community Fund; $125,000 1906; inc. 1909); 2275 East 55th Street, approx. valuation of plant and equipment; 9 em- Cleveland 3; Carl N. Osborne, Pres.; Allan ployees (exclusive of workshop). W. Sherman, Director.

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Serves Greater Cleveland; managed by Board of employment is given to a limited number of blind 40 Trustees; maintained by Community Fund, in- men in chair-caning, casual part-time work for come from endowment and sale of products; $117,- blind persons who have no special skills. 500 valuation of plant and equipment, including vi^orkshop; 26 employees (exclusive of workshop). Division of Social Administration; Oak Complete rehabilitation service for the adult blind; Street at 9th, recreation program, including a summer camp, Columbus 15; Robert B. Canary, Chief; Highbrook Lodge, Chardon, accommodating 30; J. W. Davis, Exec. As- case work service, health and family problems; sistant, Services for the Blind. volunteer committees. Ohio Commission for the Blind (1908) Ad- Workshop: 2275 East 55th Street, Cleveland; 100 visory to Division; Walter Schmitt, Pres. employees; brooms, brushes, chair-caning, woven Serves state of Ohio; is a part of the Department articles, hand and machine sewed articles; operates of Public Welfare; maintained by public funds; contract department doing tag wiring and string- 67 staff and office employees. ing, folding and enclosing advertising matter, simple Prevention of bUndness program; instruction and assembling, used especially for basic training of the employment of the adult bhnd in workshops and newly blinded and serving for older persons not factories or at home; conducts trades training de- suitable for outside employment; assists in securing partment offering instruction in broom, brush and suitable outside employment for capable blind men mop making, chair-caning, etc., at headquarters, and women; supervises 18 concession stands, em- and home instruction for "guild" employment ploying 30 blind persons. through visiting teachers; coordination of county assistance to state rehabilitation program; distribut- Clovernook Home for the Blind (1903); 6990 ing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; Miss Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati 31; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons Florence B. Trader, Trustee and Exec. Di- to operate vending stands in Federal buildings and rector; Miss Effie C. Trader, Assoc. Di- to establish and maintain all public concessions for rector. the blind; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of die blind under the Barden- Serves Ohio principally; non-sectarian; managed La Follette Act. by Trustees and Advisory Board; maintained by donations and endowment fund; $150,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 40 female blind resi- Goodw^ill Industries of Dayton, Inc., Rehabili- dents. tation for the Blind (1944); 201 West 5th Provides a home for blind women; conducts Street, Dayton 2; Robert E. Watkins, Exec. weaving and printing shops. Director. Workshop: Rear of Home, 6990 Hamilton Ave- Serves City of Dayton and surrounding counties; nue, Cincinnati 31; 45 employees; rug weaving and managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by Com- other articles; braille printing. munity Chest and private contributions. Orientation and prevocational training program; Clovernook Printing House for the BHnd; employs 200 people including 35 permanently em- 6990 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati 31. ployed blind; 4 on supervisory force.

See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Adjustment Training Center: 5th and Wilkinson Streets, Dayton; offers vocational and social diagnosis and adjustment training to newly blind and Columbus Association for the Blind (org. other blind persons who can benefit from this 1927 by Mrs. Frances Robbins, inc. 1940); service. 221 E. Mound Street, Columbus 15; Harry C. Eader, Pres.; Miss Mary E. O'Brien, Exec. Director. Highbrook Lodge; Chardon.

Serves Columbus and Franklin Co.; provides See The Cleveland Society for the Blind. recreational activities, counseling, and incidental Address communications to: Allan W. Sherman, personal services to the blind and partially blind; 2275 East 55th Street, Cleveland 3. 78 ——

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Ohio State School for the Blind (1837); 660 the needy blind; provides recreational opportunities. Workshop: Michigan Street, Toledo; em- East Main Street, Columbus 15; Dr. 718 9 ployees, 2 on supervisory force; rugs, chair-caning, Clyde Hissong, Supt. of Public Instruction; tags and assembly of advertising. W. G. Scarberry, Supt.

Operates under State Department of Education; Youngstown Society for the Blind and Dis- maintained by state funds; $213,237 annual budget abled (1920); 629 Bryson Street, Youngs- for 23 teachers; 50 other full-time employees; 1949; town; Mrs. F. E. Miller, Pres.; Miss Mabel 213 pupils enrolled 1949. Welch, Exec. Sec. Provides for the education of the blind children of Ohio. Serves city of Youngstown; managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by Community Chest; 2 em- Samuel W. Bell Home for Sightless Working- ployees. Maintians a center for social and educational men (1925); 1515 Elm Street, Cincinnati; activities; provides optical care for all school chil- Hon. Charles S. Bell, Pres.; Miss Goldie dren; sponsors braille transcribing group; serves Sigmund, Sec. approx. 400 blind. Managed by Board of Trustees. Provides blind men with the comforts of a real Legislative Provisions for the Blind home at nominal cost, and promotes the interests Aid to the Needy Blind (ReUef) of the blind of the community. Maximum payable, $55 per month; application should be made to the Board of County Commis- Sight-Saving Classes. sioners.

Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Ohio. See Compulsory Education—

School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Toledo Society for the Blind (1923); 718 Student's Aid (Higher Education) Michigan Street, Toledo; Edward E. Evans, Pres.; Mrs. Linda S. Clark, Exec. Sec. Maximum payable, not specified; application should be made to the State Supt. of Public In- Serves city of Toledo and surrounding territory; struction. managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by in- — come from Trust Fund, Community Fund, and Voting Privilege Toledo Lions' Club; $26,000 valuation of plant and A blind person may be assisted at the polls by equipment; 3 employees (exclusive of workshop). a near relative, or by two judges of elections belong- Conducts workshop; carries on case work; helps ing to different political parties.

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Oklahoma OKLAHOMA

Consolidated Negro Institute (1908); Taft; Aubra Hurt, Supervisor, Services for the Jonathan W. Giles, Supt. Blind.

Provides for the education of the colored deaf, Home teaching; distributing agency for govt.- blind, and orphans. owned Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue hcenses to blind persons to conduct vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to Oklahoma Library Commission (1920); State administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind Capitol, Oklahoma City; Mrs. R. Dale, J. under the Barden-La Follette Act. Sec; Mrs. Elsie D. Hand, Braille Librarian.

2 employees, Braille Department. Tulsa Association for the Blind; 5410 E. Lends govt.-owned embossed literature and Talk- Admiral Boulevard, Tulsa 4; Fred C. ing Books in Oklahoma and Arkansas; lends books Hansen, Director. owned by the library in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Conducts workshop; brooms; In- Kansas, parts of Texas, and New Mexico; distribut- Broomtown dustries. ing library for the Library of Congress.

Oklahoma School for the Blind (1908); Legislative Provisions for the Blind Muskogee; V. R. Carter, Supt. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief)

Operates under State Board of Education; main- Maximum payable, not specified; application tained by state funds; 20 teachers; 32 other full- should be made to the County Department of Pub- time employees; 95 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. lic Welfare. Provides for the education of the blind children Compulsory Education— of Oklahoma. School attendance is compulsory for blind childrea

Services for the Blind, Vocational RehabiUta- Voting Privilege—

tion Division, State Board of Vocational A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Education; 708 Midwest Building, Okla- two of the election judges not of the same political homa City 2; Voyle C. Scurlock, Director; party.

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Oregon OREGON

Library Association of Portland (1926); 801 Workshop: 8435 N.E. Glisan Street, Portland; 45 S. W. Tenth Avenue, Portland; Miss Nell employees, 4 on supervisory force; brooms, mops, Avery Unger, Librarian; Mrs. Edna L. baskets, rugs, door mats, chair-caning, etc. Williams, In Charge of Work with the Blind. Oregon State School for the Blind (1872); Church and Mission Streets, Salem; Gov- 2 part-time employees. ernor of State, Chairman Ex-Officio; Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature Walter R. Dry, Supt. and Talking Books in Oregon and Idaho; distributing library for the Library of Congress. Operates under State Board of Control; $192,004 budget for biennium ending June, 1949; 11 teachers; 21 other full-time employees; pupils enrolled Oregon Commission for the Blind and Pre- 57 Jan. I, 1950. vention of Blindness (1937, amended 1949); Provides for the education of the visually handi- •&435—N,-EL.^Glisan-Str€et7 Portland *^;/y- ^'^^^•^'^^^^^'^^^ capped children of Oregon. Cecil W. Jones, Chairman.

Serves state of Oregon; two members of the Com- Sight-Saving Classes. mission are appointed by the Governor and five See Part IH: Sight-Saving Classes—Oregon. members, w^ho are state department heads, are designated by statutes; maintained by state funds; Legislative Provisions $313,906 state appropriation for biennium ending for the Blind

June, 195 ; 46 staff and office employees. 1 Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Conducts programs of prevention of blindness and Maximum payable, not specified; application restoration of sight; home teaching; home indus- should be made to the County Public Welfare tries; rehabiUtation services; supervises readers' Commission. fund; cooperates w^ith various national agencies in rendering special services; operates the Oregon Serv- Compulsory Education— ice Center for the Blind; distributing agency for School attendance is compulsory for blind children. govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate Student's Aid (Higher Education) vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized Maximum payable, $500 per year; application agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of should be made to the State Board of Control. the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind: Voting Privilege— Office at 220 Governor Building, 2nd Ave. at Stark A bUnd person may be assisted at the polls by Street, Portland 16; Clifford A. Stocker, Director. both judges or a judge and a clerk.

81 Pennsylvania

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Blair County Foundation for the Blind Dis- and Talking Books in western half of Pennsylvania and West Virginia; distributing library tributors, Inc. (1949); 1000-2 Green Ave., for the Library of Congress. Altoona; Chalmers L. Merritts, Pres.; J. Harry Auen, Sec. Chapin Memorial Home for Aged Blind Serves Blair County; managed by Board of Di- (1908); 6713 Woodland Avenue, Philadel- rectors; maintained by Altoona Community Chest, phia; Mrs. Frank Williams, Supervising Altoona Lions Club, and Altoona Mirror; i em- Manager. ployee. Prevention of blindness program; home indus- Serves state of Pennsylvania; managed by Board tries; placement. of Trustees and Board of Managers; $100,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 6 male, 19 female The Blind Relief Fund of Philadelphia, Inc. blind residents Jan. 1950. Provides a home for blind men and women. (founded 1909; inc. 1934); 616 Wither- spoon Building, 1319 Walnut Street, Philadelphia; Mrs. R. Kerr Kennedy The Free Library of Philadelphia (1898); (Isabel W.), Founder and Pres.; Mrs. Logan Square, Philadelphia 3 ; Franklin H. Winifred G. McCormack, Sec. Price, Librarian; Charles Gallozzi, Head, "Books for The Blind." Serves Philadelphia County; managed by Board of 14 Directors; maintained by voluntary contributions II full-time employees. and income from small endovv^ment; i half-time, 2 Lends govt.-owned embossed literature and Talk- full-time employees. ing Books in eastern half of Pennsylvania, including Gives coal, groceries, clothing, loans without Harrisburg, Delaware and New Jersey; lends books interest and other financial aid to the needy blind; owned by the library outside of territory; distribut- provides annual outings and summer vacations; free ing library for the Library of Congress; depository glasses on prescription, artificial eyes; half-rate rail- for the Pa. Home Teaching Society, and cooperates way certificates, reduced Greyhound bus certificates, with the Council for the Blind in securing teachers and general welfare aid, regardless of race, color, for blind readers. creed, or nationality. The Friedlander Union, Inc. (org. 1871; inc. Lancaster Camp Irving, Inc., Home for the Blind 1884); 3750 Avenue, West Philadelphia Miss A. Catherine Kline, (1946); 435 Coleman, Johnstown; John A. 4; Conway, Pres.; Robert Brown, Chairman, Exec. Sec. Board of Directors. Maintained by income from investments and by membership dues; no paid worker. Serves state of Pennsylvania; managed by Board The Union was organized because the blind were of Directors; maintained by private funds; $15,000 excluded from most benefit societies, and admits as valuation of plant and equipment; 2 employees. beneficiaries adult blind persons only of both sexes A nonprofit home for the blind. and without distinction as to color, residing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and pays Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Library for sick and death benefits. the Blind (1907); 4400 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh 13; Ralph Munn, Director; Miss Home for Aged and Infirm Deaf (1902); Mary I. Grace, Librarian, Library for the 9549 Milnor Street, Philadelphia; Peter R. Blind. Graves, Pres.; Charles A. Kepp, Supt.

3 full-time employees. Serves state of Pennsylvania; under the auspices Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature of the Pa. Society for Advancement of the Deaf; 82 Fennsylvania

managed by Committee on Home Management; Overbrook School for the Blind, Courses for approx. cost maintained by private funds; $31,720.68 Workers with the Adult Bhnd (1922); of operation during 1948; $114,993.24 valuation of Address communications to: J. G. Cauff- plant and equipment; 4 male, 7 female blind resi- man, Principal, 64th Street and Malvern dents, January, 1950. Ave., Philadelphia 31. Provides a home for aged and infirm deaf and deaf-blind. A five year course offered by the Overbrook School for the Blind in cooperation with the School of Education University Pennsylvania, leading Lancaster County Blind Men's Club (1931); of to a degree of B.S., and with professional prepara- Lancaster; Melvin G. Huber, Corres. Sec, tion as home teachers or as vocational counselors. Neffsville, Lancaster County. Students may enter either as freshmen, as 3rd Maintained by dues; no paid worker. year students, or as graduate students. Course in- Works for the vi^elfare of the blind of the com- cludes academic subjects, crafts, and supervised field munity. work in an agency for the blind. The Pennsylvania School of Social Work and Bryn Mawr College, School of Social Economy cooperates in the prepara- Lutheran Mission for the Blind (1928); tion of students in the field of social service. In this 1228 Spruce Street, Philadelphia 7; Rev. particular area the graduate student makes applica- G. H. Bechtold, D.D., Exec. Sec. tion to the school in which he is interested. Serves eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by appro- Pennsylvania Association for the BUnd, Inc. priation from the Lutheran Ministerium of Penn- (est. 1910; inc. 1912); 1607 N. Second sylvania and by private contributions. Street, Harrisburg; Dr. L. E. Nightengale, Provides Lutheran publications in braille; renders Pres.; Philip N. Harrison, Exec. Sec. and service to Lutheran blind. Editor, The Seer.

Overbrook School for the Blind (founded Serves Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; managed by Board of Trustees and Exec. Committee (three 1832; opened 1833; inc. 1834); 64th Street trustees from each of the 30 branches and 12 trus- and Malvern Avenue, Philadelphia 31; tees-at-large; maintained by private funds; 23 em- Josef G. Cauffman, Prin. ployees. A private institution satisfying the requirements Supervises and administers the activities of 30 of the State Department of Public Instruction, Spe- branches for the prevention and conquest of blind- cial Education; maintained by state and private ness; publishes The Seer in braille and inkprint. funds; 48 teachers; 103 other full-time employees; 256 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Provides for the education of the blind children Armstrong-Indiana Branch; 49 North 6th of Pennsylvania chiefly, but admits a few pupils Street, Indiana; William R. Kelley, Exec. from other states; kindergarten through high school; Director. college preparatory course; also industrial and voca- Workshop. tional preparation.

Pennsylvania Association for the BUnd, Overbrook School for the Blind, Alumnae Beaver County Branch (1947); 1803 7th Association (1906); c/o Overbrook School — Ave., Beaver Falls; C. Brainerd Metheny, for the Blind, Philadelphia 31. Pres.; Wm. H. Murray, Jr., Exec. Director. Approx. 150 members; no paid worker. Serves Beaver Co.; managed by Board of Di- rectors; maintained by public and private funds; Overbrook School for the Blind, Alumni $20,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 7 em- Association; c/o Overbrook School for the ployees. BUnd, Philadelphia 31. Home visiting and case work service; prevention 8j Pennsylvania

of blindness; recreational activities; sheltered work- Street, Johnstown; W. K. McHenry, Pres,; shop; 10 workers; chair-caning; sewing. Mrs, Helen Fox Willett, Exec. Director.

Serves Cambria County; managed by Board of Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Directors; maintained by state funds and Commu- Berks County Branch 34-36 No. (1929); nity Chest; 20 employees. Reider, 8th Street, Reading; Edw. A. Prevention of blindness program; furnishes in- Pres.; Mrs. Henry R. Christman, Exec, struction and employment to blind people in pro- Director. fessions and industries, in business enterprises, and in their own homes and special workshops; super- Serves Berks County; managed by Board of Di- vises, standardizes and markets blind-made prod^ rectors; maintained by state and private funds and ucts; secures relief for the needy blind; recreational Community Chest. activities. Rehabilitation and training of adult blind; sheltered workshop; home teaching and occupational therapy; recreational and educational activities; pre- Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., vention of blindness program; placement, industrial Carbon-Monroe County Branch (1945); and vending stand; case and consultant service to 37 Broadway, Mauch Chunk; Frank E. individual or inter agency. Vandenbord, Exec. Director.

Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Bedford Branch (1948); 215 West Pitt Chester County Branch; 163 West Lincoln Street, Bedford; Edmund L. Flynn, Pres.; Highway, Coatesville; Reginald D. Henry, Gerel E. Croft, Exec. Director. Exec. Director. Serves Somerset, Bedford, Fulton counties; managed by Board of Directors; maintained by public Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., and private funds; $1,000 valuation of plant and Delaware County Branch (1941); 114 E. equipment; 4 employees. 9th Street, Chester; Michael Cariola, Exec. Prevention of blindness; workshop, chair-caning, Director. rugs; 3 workers. Serves Delaware County; managed by Board of Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Directors; maintained by state and private funds; 4 employees. Bucks County Branch (1945); 171 South Prevention of blindness; home teaching and social Main Street, Doylestown; A. William service, workshop. Lohler, Exec. Director.

Bristol Division, 1000 Beaver Street, Bristol. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Erie County Branch (1938); 1320 G. Daniel Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Baldwin Building, Erie; Richard Wright,

Butler County Branch (1931); iii West Pres. ; Miss Mary R. Limberg, Acting Exec. New Castle Street, Butler; C. A. Snyder, Director. Pres.; Miss Helen C. McCloskey, Exec. Serves Erie County; managed by Board of Direc- Director. tors; maintained by State funds and Community Serves Buder County; managed by Board of Di- Fund; 2 staff and office employees. rectors, Prevention of blindness program rehabilitation. Prevention of blindness program; renders friendly personal service; home employment. Pennsylvania Association for the BHnd, Inc., Fayette County Branch; 51 N. Mt. Vernon Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Ave., Uniontown; Mrs. Ruth Strickler, Cambria County Branch (1927); 728 Wood Executive Director. 84 Tennsylvania

Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Serves Lawrence County; managed by Board of Directors; private funds; Hazleton Branch; 226 5^ West Broad Street, maintained by $8,000 Hazleton; Harold W. Heeremans, Execu- valuation of plant and equipment; 4 employees. Prevention of blindness program. tive Director. Workshop; 6 workers; rubber door-mats, chair- caning. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Juniata Foundation Branch; So. Main and Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., W. Hale Streets, Lewistown; Carl Shoe- Lehigh County Branch (1928); 713 Linden maker, Exec. Director. Street, Allentown; Dr. W. C. Masonheimer, Serves Juniata, Huntington, and Mifflin Counties. Pres.; G. E. Ward, Exec. Director. Home teaching; training and employment center; Serves Lehigh County; managed by Board of Di- sale of blind-made articles. rectors; maintained by state and private funds; 3 employees (exclusive of workshop). Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Prevention of blindness program; placement; Lackawanna Branch 226-228 (1913); conducts workshop. Adams Ave., Scranton; James R. Gilligan, Workshop: 713 Linden Street, Allentown; 2 em- Pres.; Stipp, Exec. Director. Peter Jr., ployees, I on supervisory force; rubber mats, stools, reed and willow work, brushes, leather work, chair- Serves Lackawanna County; managed by Board caning, rush bottom work; rugs, needlecraft. of Directors; maintained by state funds and Com- munity Fund; 6 employees (exclusive of workshop). Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Conducts workshop; prevention of blindness pro- Lower Susquehanna Branch; 32 North gram; recreational activities; home teaching. Third Street, Sunbury; Mrs. Laura F. Workshop: 228 Adams Ave., Scranton; 8 em- Smith, Executive Director. ployees, I on supervisory force; mops, brushes, chair- caning, carpets and rugs, etc. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Mercer County Branch East Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., (1947); 149 State, Sharon; R. S. Arthur, Pres.; George Lancaster County Branch (1927); W. Wal- Heim, Exec. Director. nut and Mary Streets, Lancaster; Dr. L. E. W. Nightengale, Pres.; Miss Eliza S. Paine, Serves Mercer Co.; managed by Board of Direc- Exec. Director. tors; maintained by private funds; 6 employees. Home teaching and remedial e^^e care service; Serves Lancaster County; managed by Board of small workshop, chair caning. Directors; maintained by state funds and Commu- nity Fund. Conducts workshop and training center; helps the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., blind to help themselves by teaching them handi- Montgomery County Branch; 11 06 West crafts; prevention of blindness and eye medical care Main Street, Norristown; William E. program, home teaching. Reiff, Executive Director. Workshop: W. Walnut and Mary Streets, Lancaster; maintained private 19 employees, 3 on supervisory force; baskets, chair- Serves Montgomery Co.; by caning, wood carving, rubber mats, sewing, etc., funds; 4 staff employees. sub-contract work. Rehabilitation and readjustment of the blind; vocational training; sales program; prevention of blind-

Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., ness.

Lawrence Co. Branch (1947); -p-Vz South Beaver Street, New Castle; Harry F. Pennsylvania Association for the BUnd, Inc., Zeigler, Pres.; Frank D. RaflFaele, Exec. Northampton County Branch (1928); 129 Director. East Broad Street, Bethlehem; Clifford F. 85 .

Pennsylvania

Frey, Pres. Miss Gladys Comstock, Exec. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Director. Tri-County Branch (1923); 2336 North Third Street, Harrisburg; Mrs. Ross Jen- Serves Northampton County; managed by Board nings, Pres.; Miss Nance Pugh, Exec. of Directors; maintained by state and private funds and Community Fund. Director. Sheltered vi^orkshop; home work employment; Serves Dauphin and Perry Counties and part of home teaching; sale of blind-made products; recrea- Cumberland County; managed by Board of Direc- tional activities; prevention of blindness program. tors; maintained by Community Chest and small Workshop: 129 East Broad Street, Bethlehem; 35 state allotment and from sale of blind-made .articles; workers; i employee on supervisory force; rugs, $58,000 valuation of plant and equipment; 4 em- baskets, chair-caning, sewing, leather work, etc. ployees (exclusive of workshop). Adjustment Training Center: Offers vocational Conducts workshop; furnishes instruction and em- and social diagnosis and adjustment training to ployment for blind people in professions and indus- newly blind and other blind persons who can tries among the seeing, in business enterprises of benefit from this service. their own, and in work in their homes; supervises, standardizes and markets blind-made products; pre- Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., vention of blindness and conservation of vision program. Philadelphia Branch (1927); 1221 Race Workshop: 2336 N. Second Street, Harrisburg, Street, Philadelphia 7; Mrs. J. Harvey Gor- 7 employees, 10 home workers, i on supervisory don, Chairman; Ruth F. Sargent, Exec. force; chair-caning, rug weaving, machine sewing. Director. ^0 s^ipk C-/ u v

Serves city of Philadelphia; managed by Board Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., of Directors; maintained by state and private funds; Upper Susquehanna Branch; 1246 Vine 5 employees. Ave., WilHamsport; Miss Stella Plants, Operates a home work department and a factory Executive Director. with a sewing unit, chair-caning, and rubber mat Serves Lycoming, Sullivan and Tioga counties; departments; retail sales program; allocates piano maintained by private funds. tuning orders, and helps people find living quarters; teaching and personal counseling; voca- 80 workers. Home tional training and employment; sight conservation. Workshop. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Pittsburgh Branch 308-16 South (1910); Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Craig Street, Pittsburgh; Edward Crump, Venango County Branch (1927); 406 West Jr., Chairman; Walter R. Sherman, Exec. ist St., Oil City; J. V. Frampton, Chair- Director. man; J. B. Mohler, Exec. Director. Serves Pittsburgh and Allegheny County; man- Serves Venango County; managed by Board of aged by of Directors; Board 25 maintained by state, Directors; maintained by state and private funds and municipal funds and Community Fund. and Community Fund; 2 employees (exclusive of Prevention of blindness and conservation of vision workshop) program; social case work; furnishes instruction and Prevention of blindness and conservation of vision employment for blind people in professions and in- program; provides training in handwork, reading dustries among the seeing, in their business own and writing braille, typewriting; placement work; enterprises, in their homes; conducts sheltered a sales of blind-made products; recreational activities. workshop; supervises, standardizes and markets products; stand and placement program; recrea- Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., tional activities. Washington County Branch N. Workshop: 308-16 South Craig Street, Pittsburgh; (1947); 254 125 blind employees, 30 sighted; brooms, brushes, Main St., Washington; Robert E. Hum- mops, needlework and rubber mats; 40 home mell, Pres.; W. Donald Ames, Exec. Di- workers. rector. 86 Fennsylvania

Serves state of Pennsylvania and near-by states; Serves Washington Co.; managed by Board of non-denominational; managed by Board of Women Directors; maintained by private funds; $20,000 Managers; maintained by endowment and dona- valuation of plant and equipment; 5 employees. tions; $40,327.56 approx. cost of operation; $138,600 Rehabilitadon of the blind; prevention of blind- valuation of plant and equipment. ness; workshop; 14 workers. A home for blind women.

Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Pennsylvania Retreat for Blind Mutes and Westmoreland County Branch; East 35 Aged and Infirm Blind Persons (1882); Otterman Street, Greensburg; Mr. Carl E. 3518 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia; J. Bruggeman, Executive Director. Henry Scattergood, Pres.; R. Earl Barrett, Supt. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Inc., Serves state of Pennsylvania; managed by Board Wilkes-Barre Branch (1918); 35 East of Directors; maintained by private funds. Union Street, Wilkes-Barre; Edward E. A legal body to hold certain funds which were Exec. Eyerman, Jr., Pres.; Ellen Gibbons, collected for the particular purpose of paying the Director. board of certain old and incapacitated blind men

Serves Wyoming Valley Community Chest terri- in the workshop of the Pa. Working Home for tory; managed by Board of Directors; maintained Blind Men. When elected to the Retreat, they those this by city funds and Community Chest Fund; $28,400 cease to work. Only who have earned valuation of plant and equipment; 6 employees privilege by long years of work in the Pa. Work- (exclusive of workshop). ing Home for Blind Men are admitted to the Conducts workshop; prevention of blindness pro- Retreat. gram; general social service to the blind. Workshop: 35 East Union Street, Wilkes-Barre. Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, Inc. (1874); 36th Street and Lancaster Scatter- The Pennsylvania Federation of the Blind, Avenue, Philadelphia; J. Henry Pres.; R. Earl Barrett, Supt. Inc. (est. 1934; inc. 1936); 5137 Spruce good, Beyer, Street, Philadelphia 39; Fred O. Serves state of Pennsylvania; managed by Board Pres.; Mrs. Florence Plenty, Corres. Sec. of Managers; aided by state and city appropriation; $400,000 approx. cost of operation; $270,000 valua- Maintained by membership dues; registered with tion of plant and equipment; 59 male residents Jan. State Department of Welfare; i part-time employee. I, 1950. Social and recreational activities; works for legis- Provides a home and employment for blind men; lation in behalf of the blind; publishes We, the residents pay 6 dollars per week for board. Blind in inkprint and braille. Workshop: 36th Street and Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia; 136 blind, 16 sighted employees; Society The Pennsylvania Home Teaching brooms, whisk and toy brooms, cotton and chenille and Free Circidating Library for the Blind rugs, mops, chair-caning, rubber mats. (1882); 721 Land Title Bldg., Philadelphia Adjustment Training Center: Offers vocational 10; Burton Chance, M.D., Pres.; Mrs. and social diagnosis and adjustment training to Burton A. Heisley, Sec.-Treas. newly blind and other blind persons who can benefit from this service. Embossed books belonging to the Society are de- posited in the Free Library of Philadelphia, and are Philadelphia Committee for Prevention of circulated among blind readers in Pennsylvania and Blindness, Inc. Chestnut adjoining states. (1936); 1831 Street, Philadelphia; Robert F. Irwin, Jr., Pres.; Miss Evelyn M. Carpenter, Director. The Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind

Women (1868); 3827 Powelton Avenue, Serves city of Philadelphia and suburban towns; Philadelphia; Mrs. Jay B. Rudolphy, Pres. maintained by voluntary contributions; provides 87 Pennsylvania

own budget; 4 staff and office employees. teaching); approximate enrollment 36 pupils. Works for better legislative control of certain Provides for the education and training of Cath- causes of blindness; integrates prevention of blind- olic blind children. ness with programs administered by local health and social agencies; carries on a vigorous program Sight-Saving Classes. for restoring sight to those persons who are not irrevocably blind; teaches principles of prevention See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^Pennsyl- of blindness in colleges, schools of nursing, and schools of social work; publishes and distributes pertinent literature; holds institutes for professional State Council for the Blind (created 1925; and lay groups. opened 1926); 550 Education Building, Harrisburg; '©:-E: Day, Chief. ej Philadelphia Lighthouse of the Blind (1942); Serves state of Pennsylvania; operates under State 1 126 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia 33; Department of Welfare; maintained by public funds; Allyn Bradford, Pres.; M. David Treat- $575,000 state appropriation for biennium ending Exec. Director. man, May, 1951; 75 staff and office employees. Works for the improvement of the condition of Serves adult blind of Philadelphia; managed by the blind and the prevention of blindness; cooperates Board of Directors; maintained by private funds; with state and local agencies in alleviating the con- 3 employees. dition of blind persons and persons of impaired Promotes the welfare of the blind, socially, economically, and vocationally; furnishes material vision, in extending and improving the education, training, and placement of the blind, in at cost and sells merchandise made by the blind; and promot- their recreational activities. ing personal, economic, social, and civic well- being, and in providing means for the restoration Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal City Mis- of vision and the prevention of unnecessary blind- sion, Church Work Among the Blind ness; collects information regarding blind persons in the state, including the cause of their blindness (1903); 225 South Third Street, Philadel- and the possibilities of restoration of vision; super- phia; The Rt. Rev. Oliver J. Hart, S.T.D., vises a state program of vending stands; deals di- Bishop of Pennsylvania, Pres.; Rev. James rectiy in placement of the blind; engages direcdy in M. Collins, D.D., Exec. Director. rendition of ophthalmologic services to indigents not Serves the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania; exceeding $250 per case; home teaching; advisory maintained by annual appropriation from the service for families of preschool bUnd children; Diocese. distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated Carries on friendly visiting among blind mem- agency to issue licenses to blind bers of the Episcopal Church, and others; employs persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized a blind visitor and teacher; furnishes guides for agency to administer vocational rehabilitation those unable otherwise to attend church; cooperates of the blind under the Barden- with other agencies working among persons who La Follette Act. are blind. Torrance House Association, Boarding Home for BUnd Western Royer-Greaves School for the Blind; Paoli. Women (1927); 946 Avenue, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Mary E. Mul- See Part I: National Agencies—^Private. hattan, Pres.

Serves western Pennsylvania; non-sectarian; man- Saint Mary's Institute for the Blind (1923); aged by Board of Directors; maintained by member- Lansdale Avenue, Lansdale; His Eminence, ships and donations; $20,000 valuation of house and Denis Cardinal Dougherty, Pres.; Sister M. equipment; 9 female blind residents. Benignus, Superior. Provides a home for blind women and endeavors Serves archdiocese of Philadelphia; maintained by to promote the physical, social and intellectual wel- private funds; 10 sisters (5 of whom are engaged in fare of blind women of western Pennsylvania. 88 —

Vennsylvama

Vacation for the Blind, Inc. (1948); So. Main Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, and W. Hale Streets, Lewistown; Lewis H. Alumni Association- (1921); c/o Western Headings, Pres.; Carl L. Shoemaker, Co- Pennsylvania School for Blind, Pittsburgh. ordinator. Approx. 200 members; no paid worker. Serves state of Pennsylvania; managed by Board Maintains scholarship fund. of Directors; maintained by Lions Clubs and other private sources; $25,000 valuation of plant and Wilhamsport Sightless Home (about 1923); equipment; 10 part-time employees. 1246 Vine Ave., Williamsport; Wesley 28-room vacation lodge for one or two-week Leonard, Supt. periods; sponsorship fee $21.00 per week for 1950. Maintained by private funds; 18 residents. V^ictory Relief Association for Blind Men Chair-caning, crocheting, knitting, broom making. 10 blind workers. (formerly Mutual Relief Association for Blind Men); 3518 Lancaster Ave., Phila- delphia; Anthony Masso, Sec. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Maintained by dues; no paid worker. Aid to the Needy Blind (Pension) Provides sick and death benefits to members. Maximum payable, $40 per month if income under $1116 per year. If income over |iii6, an Volunteers Service for the Blind, Inc., 1415 amount sufficient when taken together with all other Locust Street, Philadelphia. resources to make total income of $1596 per year; application should be made to the County Board of See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Assistance.

Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind Compulsory Education— (inc. 1888; opened 1890); 201 Bellefield School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Avenue, Pittsburgh; Wilfrid Murtland, Student's Aid (Higher Education)— Pres.; B. S. Joice, Supt. Maximum payable, $500 per year; application Operates under State Department of Public In- should be made to the State Department of Public struction, Bureau of Special Education; maintained Instruction. by state funds and income from special funds; — 23 teachers; 42 other full-time employees; 142 pupils Voting Privilege enrolled Jan. i, 1950. A blind person may be assisted at the polls by a Provides for the education of the blind children registered elector of the election district selected of western Pennsylvania. by the voter.

89 Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO

Institute for Blind Children (1920); Avenida Vocational Institute for Adult Blind (1938); Fernandez Juncos, Santurce; Mrs. Mercedes Avenida Las Palmas, Santurce; Mrs. Eva Carmona de Verdiales, Directress. Dueiio, Director.

Operates under Division of Public Welfare of the Maintained by funds from the Insular Govern- Department of Health; maintained by public funds; ment. 70 pupils enrolled January 1950. Conducts workshop and printing shop; provides Provides for the education of the blind children academic, musical and industrial training for blind of Puerto Rico; distributing agency for govt.-owned adults; has a training center for bUnd adults for the Talking Book machines. Vocational Rehabilitation Service; has been certified for training veterans as provided by P. L. 346; social and recreational activities. Insular Home for the Adult Blind (1905); Leon Street, Ponce; Rafael Alfonso, Insti- Vocational Rehabilitation Service; Depart- tutional Director. ment of Education, Insular Board of Voca- tional Education, San Juan; Manuel Serves Island of Puerto Rico; operated by the Hernandez, Director. Insular Government; $100,000 valuation of plant and equipment; approx. no blind residents. Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- Provides a home for the adult indigent blind and sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; blind children under 7 years of age for Puerto Rico; authorized agency to administer vocational re- academic and vocational training; social and recrea- habilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Fol- tional activities. lette Act.

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Rhode Island

RHODE ISLAND

Bureau for the Blind (1930); 40 Fountain conducts home teaching and social case work; free Street, Providence; Edward P. Reidy, medical service; recreational program; free vaca- State Director of Social Welfare; Mrs. tions to fifty blind persons each year and other personal services; loans of Talking Books and free Leonore Young Gay, Administrator. radio repairs; provides hearing aids for deaf-blind; Serves state of Rhode Island; operates under State volunteer program. Department of Social Welfare; maintained by public Operates two sheltered workshops, one for men, funds; 20 staff and office employees. one for women; placement service, home industries, Maintains register of the blind of the state; sales service. restoration of vision and social adjustment service; home teaching; placement and sales service; recom- Sight-Saving Classes. mends to Director of Education plans for education of blind children of the state at Perkins Institution See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Rhode and other schools, and for blind babies needing Island. special care; recreational activities; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; Legislative Provisions for the Blind designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- Maximum payable, not specified; application tation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. should be made to the State Department of Social Welfare, Division of Public Assistance. Rhode Island Association for the Blind Student's Aid (Higher Education) (1923); 39-49 Arcade Building, Provi- specified; application dence 3; Mrs. Rush Sturges, Pres.; Albert Maximum payable, not N. Sherberg, Exec. Sec. should be made to the Director of Social Welfare. Privilege— Serves state of Rhode Island; managed by Board Voting of Directors; maintained by private funds; $500,000 A blind person may be assisted at the polls by two valuation of property. of the supervisors, one a democrat and the other Maintains a register of the blind of the state; a republican.

91 South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA

Association of the Blind of South Carolina Maintains register of the blind; home teaching; (1920); East Confederate Avenue, Colum- prevention of blindness program; home industries; bia; Rev. H. A. McCullough, D.D., Chair- maintains training center. (^See Association of the

Blind of South Carolina) ; distributing agency for man; J. M. Denny, Exec. Director. govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated Serves state of South Carolina; managed by Board agency for issuing licenses to blind persons to oper- of Directors ; maintained by funds from sale of prod- ate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized ucts manufactured, with grants from state and agency to administer vocational rehabilitation under county, and income from Training School; $75,000 the Barden-La Follette Act. valuation of plant and equipment. Operates training school for the blind through the cooperation of the State Dept. of Public Welfare South Carolina School for the Deaf and the and Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the State Blind (Dept. for the Blind est. 1855) Dept. of Education; conducts workshop. Spartanburg; Laurens Walker, Supt. Workshop: East Confederate Avenue, Columbia; Board appointed by the Governor; maintained by 27 employees (in addition to 7 trainees) ; 4 em- state funds; appropriation for deaf and ployees on supervisory force; mattresses, rugs, $263,900 blind departments (white and colored) for fiscal brooms, mops, mats, leather articles, sewing. year ending during 1950; 12 teachers; 58 pupils en-

rolled Jan. I, 1950. Charleston County Association for the Blind Provides for the education of the white blind (1936); Old Citadel, King Street, Charles- children of South Carolina. ton 29; Mrs. Henry Muller, Pres.; Mrs. Caroline W. Stoertz, Exec. Sec. South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Serves Charleston County; managed by Board of BUnd, Colored Department; Spartanburg; Directors; maintained by Communty funds; 3 employees. Laurens Walker, Supt. Prevention of blindness program; restoration of Board appointed by the Governor; maintained by sight; rehabilitation of the blind through case work state funds; 2 teachers; 3 other full-time employees. supervision; consultation service; training, home Provides for the education of the colored blind and shop industries; salesroom. children of South Carolina. Conducts workshop; 9 employees; chair-caning, rug and hand-loom weaving, metal craft, etc. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Division for the Blind, State Department of Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) — Public Welfare (1937); Wade Hampton Maximum payable, not specified; application Office Building, Columbia; Walter F. should be made to the County Department of Public Going, Chairman, Advisory Council for the Welfare. Blind; Mrs. Anne B. Owings, Chief. — Serves state of South Carolina; operates under Voting Privilege State Department of Public Welfare; maintained by No legal provision, customary for managers to public funds; 20 staff and ofiBce employees. assist

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South Dakota SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota Association of Workers for the Serves state of South Dakota; maintained by state Blind (1928); Gary; Howard Hansen, funds. Employment Pres.; Priscilla Grieff, Sec.-Treas. and placement program; home teaching; prevention of bhndness and conservation Maintained by membership dues; approx. mem- 45 of sight; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talk- bers; no paid worker. ing Book machines; designated agency to issue Promotes the general welfare of the blind of the licenses to blind people to operate vending stands state. in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette South Dakota School for the Blind (1900); Act. Gary; Hon. E. M, Mumford, Pres. Board of Regents of Education; S, Van Voorhis, Legislative Provisions for the Blind M.A., Supt. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief)

Operates under Board of Regents of Education; Maximum payable not specified (Federal maxi- maintained by state funds and State Endowment mum) ; application should be made to the County or fund; $52,000 budget for fiscal year 1949-1950; 8 District Branch OflSce of State Department of Social teachers; 14 other full-time employees; 35 pupils Security. enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Compulsory Education— Provides for the education of the blind children and some older blind persons of South Dakota. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

Voting Privilege—

South Dakota Service to the Blind; Pierre; A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Robert L. Moe, Director. any person whom he may select.

93 Tennessee

TENNESSEE

Division of Services to the Blind, State De- Tennessee Association for the BUnd (1941);

partment of Public Welfare (1943); J. O. Nashville; Bertha Dixon, Sec. McMahan, Commissioner of Welfare, State Maintained by assessments of members; no paid Office Building; E. C. Morgan, Director, worker. 202 YMCA Building, Nashville. Promotes the general welfare of the bhnd of the state; meets weekly. Serves state of Tennessee; maintained by public funds. Vocational adjustment of blind persons, including Tennessee School for the Blind (1844); 86 employment in regular industry, independent busi- Hermitage Avenue, Nashville; P. B. ness, sheltered workshops or home industry; pre- Stephens, Supt. vention of blindness program; home teaching; Operates under State Education; designated agency to issue licenses to blind persons Department of maintained state appropriation; budget to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; by $170,000 for colored for fiscal year authorized agency to administer vocational rehabili- white and departments 20 white, 6 colored teachers; other tation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. 1949-1950; 50 full-time employees; 167 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Provides for education of white and colored Home for Blind Girls (founded 1900; opened blind children from grades i through 12; room, Forrest Ave., Nashville; Mrs. 1903); 1309 board, laundry, tuition, books, and health care fur- C. D. Campbell, Pres. Board of Managers; nished by the school; parents provide clothing,

Mrs, A. J. Howington, Matron. transportation, and incidental expenses.

Under auspices of the Fear Not Circle of King's Daughters; managed by Board of Directors; main- Tennessee School for the Blind, Alumni As- tained by state and private funds. sociation (1919); Ed. Wakefield, Corres. Provides a home for blind girls and women. Sec, 41 10 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville.

Approx. 225 members; no paid worker. Memphis Workshop for the Blind; St. 346 Maintains small loan fund. Paul Street, Memphis; J. W. Hill, Asst. Supt. Legislative Provisions for the Blind Operates under Division of Services to the Blind, Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) — State Department of Public Welfare. Maximum payable, $50 per month; application should be made to the regional or unit office of the Nashville Workshop for the Blind (1917); State Department of Public Welfare. 42nd Street and Charlotte Avenue, Nash- ville; L. G. CHnton, Supt. Compulsory Education—

School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Operates under Division of Services to the Blind, State Department of Public Welfare; distributing Tax Exemption— agency for govt.-owned Talking Book machines; blind person is exempt from the poll tax. 100 employees; 6 on supervisory force; brooms and A mops. Voting Privilege—

A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Sight-Saving Classes. the officer holding the election; or, if he is totally See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Tennessee. blind, by any person of his own selection.

94 Texas

TEXAS

Blind, Deaf and Orphan School (1887); sion for the Blind; 2 employees (exclusive of work-

shop) . Austin; J. D. Martin, Supt. Home teaching. Operates under State Board for Hospitals and Workshop: 428 South Lake Street, Fort Worth; Special maintained state funds; Schools; by $250,000 35 employees, 2 on supervisory force; rugs, mops, budget for fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 1951; 28 baskets, chair-caning, crocheting, pillow cases, etc. teachers; 37 other full-time employees; 202 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. the Blind Provides for the education of the colored blind Harris Comity Association for children of Texas. (1936); 1658 Westheimir Road, Houston 6; Tom H. Elliott, Pres.; E. E. Clark, Exec. Director. Dallas County Association for the Blind Serves Harris County; managed by Board of (1940); 4306 Capitol Ave., Dallas; N. G. Directors; maintained by state and Community Landrum, Pres.; Lloyd Speakman, Exec. 15 Chest funds; some services contributed by State Director. Commission for the Blind; 5 employees (exclusive Serves Dallas County; managed by Board of Di- of workshop). rectors; maintained by Community Chest; $33,000 Workshop: 1658 Westheimir Road, Houston; 20 valuation of plant and equipment; 7 employees ex- employees, 10 home workers, 2 on supervisory force; clusive of w^orkshop; i home teacher. mops, pillow cases, woven rugs, pot holders, table Works for the employment and rehabilitation of mats, special sewing and assembly work, and chair- the blind; prevention of blindness program; recre- caning. ational activities. Negro Division: 1019 Dowling Street, Houston 3; Workshop: 4306 Capitol Avenue; 30 employees; organized 1947; operates under special advisory pillow-cases, place mats, chair-caning, rug weaving, Board of 18 members; Division Director, Mrs. Ray other types of weaving, basketry, rubber mats, Wilson with 4 sighted assistants, 19 regular workers; mops, mopheads. 5 trainees, 17 part-time trainees; rubber mats, chair- caning, loom rug weaving, potholders, place mats, aprons, dresses, misc. sewing, and leather goods. El Paso County Association for the Blind (1934); County Court House, El Paso; McLennan County Association for the Blind Mrs. Gus A. Straus, Director. (1944); 301 Washington, Waco; Mrs. Serves city and county of El Paso; a Community Sammie K. Rankin, Home Teacher and Chest project; supervised and partially maintained Exec. Director; Leif Jensen, Supervisor. by State Commission for the Blind. Conducts workshop; prevention of blindness pro- Serves McLennan County; managed by Board of gram; instruction in crafts, braille, typing. Directors; maintained by state funds (40%) and Workshop: County Court House, El Paso; 12 Community Chest (60%); 2 employees. employees, 2 on supervisory force; mops, rugs, mats, Promotes the general welfare of the blind of the chair-caning, sewing, etc. county; conducts workshop; 10 blind workers; woodwork, rubber mats, and weaving.

Fort Worth-Tarrant County Association for the Blind; 428 South Lake St., Fort Worth; San Antonio Association for the Blind San Fernando Ave., San H. C. Hildebrandt, Pres.; Mrs. M. J. (1934); 2307 Guthrie, Bus. Manager. Antonio; Barney Jadowsky, Pres.; P. J. John, Exec. Manager. Serves city of Fort Worth and Tarrant County; managed by Board of Trustees; maintained by Serves city of San Antonio and Bexar County; Community Chest; supervised by State Commis- managed by Board of Directors; maintained by

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Chest funds; blind teacher em- Community home Texas School for the Blind (1856); West 45th State Commission for the BHnd. ployed by Street, Austin; W. E. Allen, Supt. General social service, including eye examinations, Operates under State Board for Hospitals and medical treatment and glasses; recreational activi- Special Schools; maintained by state funds; 28 ties; placement of the blind in private industry; teachers; other full-time employees; 200 pupils vocational training. 50 enrolled. Workshop: 2307 San Fernando Ave., San Antonio; Provides for the education of the white blind brooms, mops, pillow-cases, rugs, mats, baskets, children of Texas. chair-caning, metal rakes, etc.

Texas School for the Blind, Ex-Students As- State Commission for the Blind (1931); Land sociation; c/o Texas School for the Blind, Office Building, Austin; Walter Buckner, Austin. Chairman, Advisory Board; Lon Alsup, Alumni Association of the Texas School for the Exec. Sec. Blind; approx. 100 members; no paid worker.

Serves state of Texas; Commission composed of six members appointed by the Governor; main- Travis County Association for the Blind tained by public funds; 57 staff and office em- (1934); 2101 Fredericksburg, Austin; ployees; three district ofl&ces: Dallas, Houston, Harry D. Pruitt, Pres.; Mrs. Chas. O. Tyler. Weber, Director; Chas. O. Weber, Man- Maintains register of the blind of the state; ager. conducts home teaching; cooperates with 7 Light- Serves Travis County; managed by Board of Di- houses for the Blind in the state, contributing some rectors; maintained by Community Fund; em- supervision and partial maintenance; provides eye 5 ployees; partially maintained by State Commission medical social work for needy blind of the state; for the Blind. distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book Home teaching; vocational training; pre-voca- machines; designated agency for issuing licenses to"" tional training school-dormitory facilities; conducts blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal workshop; weaving, chair-caning, sewing, mops, buildings; authorized agency to administer voca- belts, bath mats, novelties. tional rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- La Follette Act; authorized agency to conduct Busi- Legislative Provisions jar the Blind ness Enterprises Program for the Blind. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Maximum payable, not specified; application Texas Library and Historical Commission, should be made to the area or county office of the State Library; Capitol Station, Austin; State Department of Public Welfare. Francis H. Henshaw, State Librarian; Miss Tax Exemption— Adele Mitchell, Loan and General Refer- ence Librarian. A blind person is exempt from poll tax. — Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature Voting Privilege and Talking Books in state of Texas; distributing A blind person may be assisted at the polls by library for the Library of Congress. two judges of election.

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Books for the Blind, Free Public Library A social and service organization; five chapters: Salt Lake City, (1908); 167 Motor Ave., Salt Lake City; Provo, Ogden, Logan, and chapters Ethel E. Holmes, Librarian; Doris Whit- at large. tier, Supervisor. Utah Commission for the Adult Blind Lends govt.-owned and other embossed literature (1919); 309 East First South Street, Salt and Talking Books in Utah and Wyoming; dis- Lake City 2; Dr. E. Allen Bateman, Pres.; tributing library for the Library of Congress. Murray B. Allen, Exec. Sec.

Col. Andrew S. Rowan Reading Room for Serves state of Utah; managed by State Dept. of the BUnd; Murray B. Allen Center for Public Instruction; maintained by state funds; the Blind, 309 East First South Street, $42,500 appropriation for fiscal year ending during staff and office employees. Salt Lake City; Marguerite F. Knapp, 1950; 24 Maintains the Murray B. Allen Center for the Supervisor. BUnd housing a workshop, recreational hall, and Maintained by Community Chest and private class rooms for crafts, braille, and typing; training contributions; 2 part-time employees. center; gives home instruction; distributing agency Arranges for reading groups at the Reading for govt.-owned Talking Book machines. Room, and other related activities. Workshop: 309 East First South Street, Salt Lake City 2; 16 employees, 2 on supervisory force; Salt Lake City Lions Club; 1359 Michigan $340,000 valuation of plant and equipment; brooms, Ave., Salt Lake City; Miss Claire Morten- rubber mats, rugs, reed work, mops. son, Pres. Utah School for the Blind (1896); 20th Street Maintains mountain summer camp for bhnd per- and Monroe Avenue, Ogden; Dr. E. Allen sons in cooperation vv'ith other Lions Clubs; recrea- Bateman, Pres.; E. Nelson, Supt. tional activities; distributes white canes; makes cash Boyd contributions to the Commission for the BHnd for Managed by the State Board of Education, ap- emergency purposes; supervises Lions Lee Lovinger pointed by general election; maintained by state Fund to transport blind persons to obtain guide funds; 7 teachers; approx. 35 pupils. dogs. Provides for the education of the blind children of Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada. Society for the Aid of the Sighdess (1913); 47 East South Temple Street, Salt Lake Vocational Rehabilitation Service; State Capi- City i; Bishop Joseph L. Wirthlin, Sec. tol Building, Salt Lake City; L. B. Harmon, and Treas. Director.

Maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of 3 staff members. Latter-day Saints. Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- Issues monthly magazine The Messenger and sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; church doctrine in braille; 2 home teachers (mis- authorized agency to administer vocational re- sionaries) visits blind and deaf-blind of state and habilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Fol- gives instruction in braille, typewriting, and handi- lette Act; authorized agency to conduct Business crafts. Enterprises Program for the Blind.

Legislative Provisions the Blind Utah Association for the Blind (1921); for East First South Street, Salt City 309 Lake Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) 2; A, E. Brooks, Pres.; Charles L. Gibson, Maximum payable, not specified; application Acting Sec. should be made to the County Department of Public Maintained by membership dues; no paid worker. Welfare.

97 Virgin Islands

Compulsory Education— to the valuation of $2,000 and personal property tax to the valuation of $300. School attendance is compulsory for blind children. Voting Privilege— Exemptions— Tax A blind person may be assisted at the polls by Blind persons exempt from real property tax any qualified elector of his own selection.

VERMONT

Camp Wapanacki; Hardwick. Vermont Association for the Blind (19 14); Congress Street, St. Albans; Mrs. Samuel Address communications to: Dr. Merle E. Framp- 59 Cannon, Exec. Sec, 29 Gore Street, ton, 999 Pelham Parkway, New York, New York. Maintained by New York Institute for the Educa- Burlington. tion of the Blind. Maintained by private contributions; 2 paid Any blind child between the ages of 3 and 21 workers. years eligible; tuition free, fee for transportation; Defrays expense in cases of medical service for medical examination and case records required with prevention of blindness or restoration of sight; acts application; accommodates 100; boys in July; girls as information and service center for matters af- in August. fecting the blind; works in cooperation with Divi- sion of Services for the Blind, State Dept. of Division of Services for the Blind, Depart- Social Welfare. ment of Social Welfare (law enacted 1927; first appropriation 1929); 128 State Street, Montpelier; W, Arthur Simpson, Com- Legislative Provisions for the Blind missioner; Miss Virginia Cole, Director. Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) — Serves state of Vermont; operates under State Maximum payable, not specified; application Department of Social Welfare; maintained by public should be made to the State Department of Public funds; 4 staff and 2 office employees. Welfare, Division of Child Welfare and Blind Maintains register of the blind; home teaching; Assistance. provides for the education of blind children; distributing agency for government-owned Talking Compulsory Education— Book machines; designated agency to issue licenses is for blind children. to blind persons to operate vending stands in Fed- School attendance compulsory eral buildings; authorized agency to administer voca- Voting Privilege— tional rehabilitadon of the blind under the Barden- La Follette Act; authorized agency to conduct Busi- A blind person may be assisted at the polls by ness Enterprises Program for the Blind. two assisting clerks.

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Distributing agencies for govt.-owned Talking Book machines: Superintendent of Public Welfare.

Christiansted, St. Croix.

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Virginia VIRGINIA

Braille Circulating Library; 704 West Grace authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind Street, Richmond. under the Barden-La Follette Act. Workshop: Virginia Workshop for the Blind, I: National Agencies—Private. See Part 1 102 Monticello Road, Charlottesville; 45 employees, 6 on supervisory force, i sales agent; $125,000 valua- Sight-Saving Classes. tion of plant and equipment; brooms, mattresses. — Training center for Negroes: 508 St. James Street, See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes Virginia. Richmond.

Virginia Alumni Association for the Blind The Virginia School for the Deaf and the (1937)5 Hugh Scott, Sec, c/o Virginia Blind (1839); Staunton; Lt. Col. Curry School for the Deaf and the Blind, Staun- Carter, Pres. Board of Visitors; Jos. E. ton. Healy, Supt.

Alumni Association of the Virginia School for Operates under a Board of Visitors appointed by the Deaf and the Bhnd; approx. 200 members; no the Governor; maintained by state funds; $795,730 paid vi'orker. budget for departments for deaf and blind for fiscal biennium 1950-1952; 22 teachers; 123 blind pupils

enrolled i, Virginia Association of Workers for the Jan. 1950. Provides for the education of the white blind Blind, Inc. (1919); 3007 Parkwood Avenue, children of Virginia. Richmond 21; Miss Eleanor M. Ingram, Sec. Virginia State School (1908); Pear Avenue, Maintained by membership dues and private dona- Newport News (P.O. Hampton); William tions; managed by Board of Directors. M. Whitehead, Supt. Works to promote the best interests of the blind Operates under State Board of Education; main- along any and all lines. tained by state funds; $50,000 budget for fiscal year ending during 1947; 9 teachers; 60 blind pupils Virginia Commission for the Blind (1922); enrolled February, 1947. office, salesroom, training center for Provides for the education of the colored blind women, 3003 Parkwood Avenue, Rich- children of Virginia. mond; workshop and trade training school for white and colored men, 1102 Monticello Legislative Provisions for the Blind

Road, Charlottesville; training centers for Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) men and women in Lynchburg, Norfolk, Maximum payable, not specified (not to exceed Newport News and Hampton; A. Fleet Federal maximum) ; application should be made to Dillard, Chairman; L. L. Watts, Exec. the local Board of Public Welfare. Sec. Compulsory Education— Serves state of Virginia; managed by Board of School attendance is compulsory for blind children. seven members, one appointed each year by the Governor; maintained by public funds; 34 staff and Tax Exemption— office employees. A blind person is permitted an income tax ex- Conducts workshop and helps the blind to get emption of $1000 in addition to all other exemp- employment; home teaching; prevention of blind- tions allowed by law. ness program; distributing agency for govt.-owned — Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue Voting Privilege licenses to blind persons to operate vending stands A blind person may be assisted at the polls by in Federal buildings; supervises administration of one of the judges of election designated by the Title X under the Federal Social Security Act; other judges.

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Washington WASHINGTON

Division for the Blind, State Department of Seattle Social Center for the Blind. Social Security (1937); Social Security See Lighthouse for the Blind. Building, Olympia; Neal Tourtellotte, Chairman, State Advisory Committee; Sight-Saving Classes. Mrs. Gwen Hardin, Supervisor. 5^1? Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Washington. Serves state of Washington; maintained by pubHc funds; 20 staff and office employees. Vocational aid and training (training center, Spokane Foundation for the Blind, Inc. 104 i2th Street, Seattle, and home industries) (1942); Lyle Von Erichsen, Pres. and Mgr., blindness program; home teaching; prevention of N. 5105 Market, Spokane. public assistance to needy blind individuals; distributing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book Maintained by pubhc subscription. machines; designated agency to issue licenses to Owns and operates "West Haven", a summer blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal camp for the blind at Newman Lake. buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden- University of Washington, Training Course La Follette Act. for Home Teachers; Seattle, Washington.

Offers a three-point program for the training of Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (1918); 131 home teachers: first, selected subjects in the summer Elliot West, Seattle; Mrs. George T. quarter for the home teacher who is already on Myers, Pres.; Office Miss Ruth Froude, the job; second, a minimum two-year curriculum Manager. leading to certification for the person unable to complete a college career; third, an A.B. degree in Serves Seattle especially, with small amount of General Studies for home teachers of the blind. service throughout western Washington; managed Communications should be addressed to Mrs. by Board of Trustees; maintained by income from Gwen Hardin, Division for the Blind, State Depart- sales and Seattle Community Chest; $24,400 valua- ment of Social Security, Olympia. tion of plant and equipment; two welfare workers. Conducts workshop; gives instruction in braille and music; aids in finding employment; social and Washington State Association of the Blind recreational activities. (1935); Lyle Von Erichsen, Pres., N. 5105 Seattle Social Center for the BHnd: 604 University Market Street, Spokane 14; Willard W. Street, Seattle; Conrad B. Rheiner, Director. Goard, Sec, 3964 Dayton Ave., Seattle 3. Workshop: 131 ElUot West, Seattle; 31 employees, 2 on supervisory force; brooms, brushes, chair- A state association composed of the following caning. county associations of the blind:

Chelen County Association of the Blind Seattle Public Library, Library for the Blind King County Association of the Blind (1919); 731 North 35th Street, Seattle 3; Kitittas County Association of the Blind John S. Richards, Librarian; Mrs. Fanny Pierce County Association of the Blind R. Howley, Head, Division for the Blind. Snohomish County Association of the Blind 2 full-time employees; i part-time page. Spokane Association of the Blind Lends govt-owned and other embossed literature Washington Protective Association of the and Talking Books in Washington, Montana, and Blind (Seattle) Alaska; distributing library for the Library of Con- gress; cooperates with home teachers; distributing Whatcom County Association of the Blind agency for Talking Book machines in Alaska. Yakima County Association of the Blind 100 ——

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Promotes the social and economic welfare of the Legislative Provisions for the Blind blind and works for favorable legislation in behalf Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) of the blind. Maximum payable, not specified; applicaaon should be made to the County Welfare Department Washington State School for the Blind (est. Minimum payable, an amount which "shall be, 1886 as part of Wash. School for Defective together with all other income and resources of the Youths; est. as independent school, 1913); recipient, not less than sixty dollars ($60.00) per 2214 East 13th Street, Vancouver; Mrs. month. Marion H. Grew, Supt. Compulsory Education— Operates under State Department of Public In- School attendance is compulsory for blind children. stitutions, with educational policies supervised by State Department of Education; maintained by state Student's Aid (Higher Education) funds; 13 teachers; 29 other full-time employees; 65 payable, per year; application pupils enrolled. Maximum $250 should be to the State Board of Education. Provides for the education of the blind children made of Washington. Voting Privilege—

A blind person may be assisted at the polls by West Haven; Newman Lake. his or her spouse or any near relative who is also See Spokane Foundation for the Blind. a registered voter, or an election officer.

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WEST VIRGINIA

Division for Prevention of Blindness, State Operates under State Board of Education; maintained by state funds; for Department of Public Assistance (1940); $62,300 appropriation deaf and blind fiscal Charleston; Robert F. Roth, Director; departments for year ending June 30, 1950; 7 full-time, part-time teachers; 8 other Mrs, Julia Fry Kerr, Chief. 3 full-time employees; 15 blind pupils. Gives pertinent information and advice to blind Provides for the education of the colored blind persons; prevention of blindness program; distribut- children of West Virginia on the elementary, machines. ing agency for govt.-owned Talking Book secondary and vocational levels.

The Seeing Hand Association for the Blind West Virginia Schools for Deaf and Blind Market St., Wheeling; Mrs. (1935); 737 (1870); Romney; Stanley R. Harris, Supt.; Hugh Briar Scott, Pres.; Mrs. D. A. Mc- Selden W. Brannon, Prin., Dept. for Blind. Kee, Sec. Operates under State Board of Education; main- Serves Ohio County; managed by General Com- tained by state funds; 17 teachers; 14 other full- mittee; maintained by Community Fund and private time employees; 71 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. funds. Provides for the education of the white blind Educational and vocational guidance to the blind children of West Virginia. carried on by volunteers and part-time case worker.

Vocational Rehabilitation Service; Capital West Virginia Schools for Deaf and Blind, City Building, Charleston; F. Ray Power, Alumni Association (1931); c/o West Vir- Director. ginia Schools for Deaf and Blind, Romney.

Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- Approx. 100 members; no paid worker. sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational re- Legislative Provisions for the Blind habilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Fol- lette Act; authorized agency to conduct Business Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief) Enterprises Program for the Blind. Maximum payable, not specified; application Adjustment Training Center: Romney; offers should be made to the District Director of Public vocational and social diagnosis and adjustment train- Assistance. ing to newly blind and other blind persons who Compulsory Education— can benefit from this service. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

West Virginia Schools for Colored Deaf and Voting Privilege— Blind (1926); Institute; E. A. BolHng, A blind person may be assisted at the polls by the Supt. poll clerks.

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WISCONSIN

Badger Association of the Blind, Inc. (1920); Industrial and commercial service: Wisconsin 912 North Hawley Road, Milwaukee; Miss Workshop for the Blind; 2385 N. Lake Drive, Mil- waukee 11; sheltered employment for and Pearl Holzknecht, Sec. men women; purchasing and distributing agency for Maintained by membership dues, donations and homework program. income from endowments. Promotes the general welfare of the bUnd of the state; conducts home. Sight-Saving Classes.

See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—^Wisconsin. Braille Classes—Milwaukee Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 5 pupils enrolled Feb., 1950; Summer School for Adults, Wisconsin School maintained by city and state funds. Miss Carrie B. Levy, Supervisor, School Board for the Visually Handicapped; Janesville. OflBce, nil N. Tenth Street, Milwaukee. Address communications to: Division for Adult Blind, 2385 N. Lake Drive, Milwaukee 11. Milwaukee Public Library, Braille and Talk- Offers courses to adult blind men and women in ing Book Dept., 717 W. Wells Street, braille reading and writing, typewriting, and industrial subjects, including home economics. Milwaukee 3; Richard E. Krug, City Li- brarian; Miss Carol Fortmann, Librarian for the Blind. University of Wisconsin, Courses for Teach- I employee. ers of the Blind. Lends embossed literature and Talking Books in See Part I: National Agencies—Private. Wisconsin,

Services to the Blind, State Department of Wisconsin School for the Visually Handi- Public Welfare, Division of Public As- capped (1850); 1900 West State Street, sistance; John W. Tramburg, Director, Janesville; R. E. Long, Supt. State Dept. of Public Welfare, State Capi- Operates under State Department of Public In- tol, Madison 2; George M. Keith, Director, struction; maintained by state funds; $182,508.07 Division of Public Assistance, South 315 budget for fiscal year ending during 1949; 21 Carroll Street, Madison 2; E. F. Costigan, teachers; 51 other full-time employees; 157 pupils Acting Supervisor, Services to the Blind; enrolled Jan. i, 1950. 2385 North Lake Drive, Milwaukee 11. Provides for the education of visually handicapped children of Wisconsin. Serves State of Wisconsin; operates under State Department of Public Welfare; maintained by public funds. Wisconsin School for the Visually Handi- Rehabilitation and social case service: Vocational capped, Alunmi Association (1897); c/o guidance and placement; complete register of the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handi- blind; teaching; home summer school for the adult capped, Janesville. blind in cooperation with the Department of Public Instruction at Wisconsin School for the Visually Approx. 185 members; maintains a loan fund; Handicapped, Janesville; distributing agency for no paid worker. govt.-owned Talking Book machines; designated agency to issue licenses to blind people operate to Wisconsin Workshop for the Blind; 2385 vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized N. Lake Drive, Milwaukee 11. agency to administer vocational rehabilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Follette Act. See Services to the Blind.

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Legislative Provisions for the Blind Student's Aid (Higher Education) Maximum payable, $400 per year; application Aid to the Needy Blind (Relief)- ,

,, . ,, -r , ,. . should be made to the Superintendent of State Maximum payable, not specined; application c k 1 f rh Rl' H should be made to the County Department of Public Welfare. Voting Privilege—

A blind person may be assisted at the polls by any Compulsory Education person chosen by him from among the legal voters School attendance is compulsory for blind children. of the county.

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Vocational Rehabilitation Service; Capitol Education of deaf and blind children by home Building, Cheyenne; Paul Albright, tutoring or education in out-of-state schools for the deaf and blind; rehabilitation of the Supervisor; Mabel E. Hinds, Asst. Super- adult blind through employment, home industries, and market- visor, in charge of services to the blind. ing of articles; home teaching; distributing agency Designated agency to issue licenses to blind per- for govt.-owned Talking Book machines. sons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings; authorized agency to administer vocational re- Legislative habilitation of the blind under the Barden-La Fol- Provisions for the Blind lette Act; authorized agency to conduct Business Aid to the Needy Blind (Rehef) Enterprises Program for the Blind. Maximum payable, not specified; application should be made to County Department of Public Wyoming State Division for Deaf and Blind Welfare. (1929); Capitol Building, Cheyenne; Miss Mabel E. Hinds, Director, Division for Deaf Compulsory Education— and Blind. School attendance is compulsory for blind children.

Serves state of Wyoming; operates under State Voting Privilege— Department of Education; maintained by $47,020 biennial appropriation of state funds with estimated A blind person may be assisted at the polls by two Land Income fund of 1 12,000 biennially; 3 staff and of the election officers, who shall not be members office employees. of the same political party.

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Association Canadienne-Frangaise des Aveu- lie grants, and private subscription; $60,000 budget gles, Inc. (founded 1926; inc. 1927); 900 for fiscal year ending during 1950; 32 staff and office employees. Beaubien Street East, Montreal 10, Quebec; Registration of the blind; social service and ad- J. Emery Phaneuf, C.R., Pres.; G. M. ministration of concessions; home teaching; knitting Casaubon, General Manager, A.P.A., C.S.C. class, salesroom and home workers departments; Workis for the amelioration of the condition of employment in Institute offices and factories, in the adult blind in the Province of Quebec; operates sales stands and cafeterias, and in general industry; workshop for more than 100 blind workers. operation of a local library and administration of library service from the central Ubrary in cooperation with National Library and Braille Classes—Winnipeg, Man. Public Publishing Depart- ment of the Institute; operation of three residences Schools. for the blind; social and recreational activities; 2 classes; 2 full-time, i part-time music teachers; prevention of blindness service, including educa- 21 pupils enrolled January, 1947; maintained by the tion, arrangement for eye examinations and treat- Provincial Dept. of Education. ment, and provision of glasses. Esther Hinds, Miss A. Supervisor, Winnipeg Pub- Workshop: 995 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, lic Schools, Winnipeg, Man. Manitoba; 138 blind employees, 6 on supervisory force; brooms, whisks, dresses, uniforms, smocks, The Canadian National Institute for the aprons, etc. Blind (1918); 186 Beverley Street, Toronto 2B, Ontario; L. M. Wood, Esq., Pres,; The Canadian National Institute for the E. A. Baker, Managing Director. Blind, Library and PubUshing Department (1918); 64 Baldwin Street, Toronto 2B, Serves Canada and Newfoundland; managed by Ontario; R. W. Beath, Chief Librarian. National Council, members of which serve without remuneration and are elected annually; maintained Organized as Canadian Free Library for the by contributions from the general public and gov- Blind 1906; became Canadian National Library for ernment grants. the Bhnd in 1917; amalgamated with Canadian Maintains register of the blind of Canada; pub- National Institute for the Blind 1919; 7 employees. lishes and distributes to bHnd people throughout Lends embossed literature and Talking Books in Dominion inkprint quarterly. National News of Canada, lends embossed books only to British West the Blind; supervises and co-ordinates the work of Indies; publishes monthly from October through all Divisions of the Institute in Canada; preven- July and distributes free The Courier in braille to tion of blindness program; develops helpful relation- Canadian and British American bUnd readers only, ships with Dominion Government departments and two monthly supplements, "Hither and Yon" and all welfare organizations with national or semi- "For the Housewife"; prints school textbooks and national scope; maintains uniform standards of other titles of purely Canadian interests; braille service for blind persons and for the prevention of catalogs of braille books and music distributed free blindness; authorized by the Dominion Govern- to patrons of the Library. ment to train and rehabilitate war-blinded. The Canadian National Institute for the The Canadian National Institute for the BUnd, Maritime Division (1919); 172 Blind, Central Western Division (1919); Almon Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia; H. C. 995 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Murphy, Esq., Pres.; F. H, Flinn, Supt. C. A. Melvin, Esq., Chairman of Board; Serves Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, S. Evans, Supt. J. and Prince Edward Island; operates in cooperation Serves Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan; with Provincial Department of Health; maintained operates as a private organization supported by pub- by public and private funds. 106 . :

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Registration of the blind; home teaching; admin- the Institute; development of social and recreational istration of Hbrary service in cooperation with the clubs; prevention of blindness, including education, National Library and Publishing Department of arrangements for eye examinations, and treatment, the Institute; salesroom and home workers depart- and provision of glasses. ments; employment on Institute staff, in sales stands Workshops and cafeterias, and in general industry; social service, Ontario Industrial Department for Men, 1076 supplementary or emergency relief and administra- Queen Street, East, Toronto 8; brooms, whisks, tion of concessions; development of social and brushes, mops, baskets, and furniture. recreational activities; prevention of blindness serv- Ontario Industrial Department for Women, 64

ice, including education, operation of institute Baldwin Street, Toronto 2-B; aprons, smocks, and owned eye clinics, and provision of glasses. dresses. Occupational Shop, 64 Baldwin Street, Toronto 2B; contract work, including assembly of fuse plugs, The Canadian National Institute for the cartons, packaging, folding, etc. and manufacture 1-5 Blind, Newfoundland Division (1933); of rubber mats. Military Road, St. John's, Newfoundland;

Hon. W. S. Monroe, Chairman; J. W. The Canadian National Institute for the Gillespie, Supt. Blind, Quebec Division (1930); 1425 Cres- maintained Serves Newfoundland and Labrador; cent Street, Montreal, Quebec; John T. by public and private funds; $20,000 Government Hackett, K.C., Chairman; J. A. Godin, grant for fiscal year; 15 employees (exclusive of Acting Supt. workshop) Registration of the blind; social service; emer- Serves Province of Quebec; operates under De- gency reUef; home teaching, salesroom and home partment of Youth and Welfare; maintained by workers departments; employment in Institute private and public funds; 75 staff and office em- broom factory; canteen and industrial placement; ployees. development of social and recreational activities; Registration of the blind; home teaching; sales- prevention of blindness service, including education, room and home workers service; employment of arrangements for eye examinations and treatment, bUnd men and women on Institute staff, in sales and provision of glasses; hostel accommodation; stands and cafeterias, and in general industry; ad- nursery for preschool blind children. ministration of library service in cooperation with Workshops: 1-5 Military Road and Thomas and central library of Institute; maintenance of social George Streets, St. John's, Newfoundland; 75 em- welfare services, including emergency relief and ployees, I on supervisory force; brooms, whisks, administration of concessions; prevention of blind- mops, mattresses, etc. ness, including eye treatment and provision of glasses.

The Canadian National Institute for the The Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Ontario Division (1919); 186 Beverley Street, Toronto 2-B, Ontario; L. Bhnd, Western Division (1919); iioi M. Wood, Esq., Pres. Broadway West, Vancouver, British Columbia; E. W. Lamprey, Esq., Chair- Serves Province of Ontario; maintained by public man; M. C. Robinson, Supt., and National and private funds. Director, Western Canada. Registration of the blind; social service, supplementary or emergency relief, loans, grants, adminis- Serves Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta; tration of concessions; home teaching and field work operates under British Columbia Provincial Secre- covering entire Province; salesroom and home tary's Department and Alberta Department of workers departments; employment in Institute of- Education; maintained by public and private funds; fices and factories, in sales stands and cafeterias, income excluding capital and reserves, $119,058.25; and in general industry; residences; retail stores; 60 staff and office employees. administration of library service in cooperation with Registration; social service, supplementary or the National Library and Publishing Department of emergency relief, administration of concessions;

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home teaching; salesroom and home workers de- Montreal Association for the Blind School partments; administration of Hbrary service in co- (1912); 7010 Sherbrooke Street West, operation with National Library and Pubhshing Montreal, Quebec; J. T. Heggie, M.A., Prin. Department of the Institute; employment in Insdmte offices and factories, in sales stands and cafeterias, Serves Province of Quebec and other Provinces and in general industry; residences; wholesale dis- where no school exists; maintained by public and tributing depot for concession stand operation; de- private funds; 3 teachers; 3 other full-time em- velopment of social and recreational activities; pre- ployees. vention of blindness service, including education, Provides for the education of blind children. arrangements for eye examinations and treatment, Approximate enrollment 20 pupils. and provision of glasses. Accommodation for 18 resident aged blind per- Workshop: iioi West Broadway, Vancouver; ii sons who are provided with some recreational and employees, 3 on supervisory force; baskets, trays, occupational activities. bassinettes, rubber mats. Broom Factory: iioi West Broadway, Vancouver; Nazareth Institute for the Blind (1861); II employees, i on supervisory force; household and 1460 Chemin Cote St. Michel, Montreal, factory brooms. Quebec; Sister Annette Desilets, Superior.

Serves Province of Quebec; managed by Sisters

of Charity (Grey Nuns) ; maintained by Provincial Halifax School for the Blmd (inc. 1867); contribution for each pupil of the Province; 18 Morris Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia; teachers (-Sisters and layhelpers) ; 13 other full-time Donald Mclnnes, K.C., Pres.; C. R. K. employees; 132 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950. Allen, Supt. Provides a school for apt blind pupils.

A private corporation subsidized by Provincial Nazareth Institute for the Blind, Alumni As- and municipal funds; $104,637.63 budget for fiscal sociation c/o Nazareth Institute year ending during 1949; 21 teachers; 36 other full- (1933); for time employees; 178 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950. the Blind, Montreal, Quebec. Provides for the education of the blind children of the Maritime Provinces of Canada and of New- Ontario Industrial Department for Men; foundland. 1076 Queen Street, E., Toronto, Ontario.

See The Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Ontario Division. Montreal Association for the Blind, Inc. (est. 1908; inc. 1910); 6980 Sherbrooke Ontario Industrial Department for Women; Street West, Montreal, Quebec; Gilbert 64 Baldwin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Layton, Gen. Manager and Sec; T. R. Fenton, Manager. See The Canadian National Institute for the Blind, Ontario Division. Serves Province of Quebec; managed by Board of Management; maintained by public and private Ontario School for the Blind (1872); Brant- funds; $223,780 valuation of plant and equipment; ford, Ontario; H. Vallentyne, Supt, 10 employees (exclusive of workshop). J. Provides outside services to English-speaking blind, Operates under the Ontario Department of Educa- including braille reading and writing; library tion; maintained by public funds; $168,900 budget service, handicrafts, relief, clothing, radios, social for fiscal year ending during 1950; 20 teachers; and' recreational activities; street car and theatre 36 other full-time employees; 192 pupils enrolled passes, etc. September, 1949. Workshop: 6980 Sherbrooke Street West, Mon- Provides for the education of the blind children of treal; 43 employees, 3 on supervisory force; brooms, the Provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, brushes, mops, chair-caning, baskets. and Alberta. 108 Canada

Ontario School for the Blind, Alumni As- tained by pubUc funds; 3 teachers of the bUnd; 27 blind and partially bUnd pupils enrolled October, sociation (1918); c/o Ontario School for the Blind, Brantford, Ontario. 1949. Provides for the education of the blind children Approx. 170 members; no paid worker. of British Columbia.

Ottawa Association for the Blind; W. Irwin Sight-Saving Classes. Haskett, Pres,, 53 Queen Street, Ottawa; See Part III: Sight-Saving Classes—Canada. Wm. L. Best, Treas., 63 Sparks Street, Ottawa. Societe Amicale des Aveugles (1933); 4651 Serves the city of Ottawa; managed by Board of St. Denis, Montreal; M. Jean C. Lallemand, Directors. Pres.; Henri A. Meilleur, Director Ad- Endowment Fund, distributed in the interests of ministrator. bUnd citizens.

Serves Province of Quebec; managed by Board School for the Deaf and the Blind (1922); of Directors; maintained by private funds with some 4100 W. 4th Ave., Vancouver, British county support; $100,000 valuation of plant and equipment; employees. Columbia; C. E. MacDonald, LL.B., B.S., 15 Home teaching; recreational activities; financial L.L.D., Supt. help to blind in distress; training of the blind to Operates under Department of Education; main- salesmanship and sale of blind-made products.

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Part III SIGHT-SAVING CLASSES

In the United States and Canada

CALIFORNIA New Haven Public Schools.

3 classes; 3 teachers; maintained by city funds; Long Beach Public Schools. Albert A. Pilvelis, Supervisor, c/o Board of Educa- classes; teachers (braille and sight-saving); 3 4 tion, 169 Church Street, New Haven. maintained by city and state funds; Miss June Giddings, Asst. Supervisor of Special Education, Board of Education, Long Beach. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Los Angeles Public Schools. Washington Public Schools. 16 centers; 16 teachers; 224 pupils enrolled Jan., 5 classes (3 white and 2 colored) ; 5 teachers; maintained city, county and state funds; 1947; by maintained by city funds; Dr. Hobart M. Corning, Miss Frances Blend, Principal, 3232 University Ave., Superintendent of Schools, Franklin Administration Los Angeles 7. Building, Washington.

Pasadena Public Schools. 3 classes; 3 teachers; 36 pupils enrolled Jan. i, FLORIDA 1950; maintained by state funds; C. W. Hippler, Director, Child Welfare, 351 S. Hudson Ave., Miami Public Schools. Pasadena 5. 4 classes; 4 teachers; Mrs. Laura Sutter, Board of Public Instruction, Miami. San Diego Public Schools.

classes; teachers; 26 pupils enrolled January, 3 3 Tampa Public Schools. 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Dr. R. 2 classes (2 white, i Negro); 40 pupils enrolled. Barbour, Director of Guidance Bureau. Board of Public Instruction, Tampa. San Francisco Public Schools. 7 classes; 7 teachers; 80 pupils enrolled January, West Palm Beach PubUc Schools. 1947; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. 1 class; Board of Education; West Palm Beach. Katharine Sutter, Director, c/o Board of Education, Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. GEORGIA COLORADO Atlanta Public Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 16 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Denver Public Schools. maintained by city funds; Supt. of Schools, Board

I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled January, 1950; of Education, Atlanta. maintained by city funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Denver. HAWAII CONNECTICUT Hilo, Hawaii Public Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by county and Bridgeport Public Schools. Territorial funds; W. Tate Robinson, Director, Division of Health Education, P. O. Box 2360, I class; I teacher; maintained by city funds; Honolulu. Joseph E. Jeffery, Supt. of Schools, Board of Educa- tion, Bridgeport. Honolulu, Oahu Public Schools.

Hartford Public Schools. 3 classes; 3 teachers; maintained by city, county

I class; I teacher; maintained by city funds; and Territorial funds; W. Tate Robinson, Director, Thomas F. Carberry, Asst. Supt. of Schools, 249 Division of Health Education, P. O. Box 2360, High Street, Hartford. Honolulu.

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Kahului, Maui Public Schools. Cicero Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; maintained by county and I class; I teacher; 9 pupils enrolled March, 1950; Territorial funds; W. Tate Robinson, Director, maintained by state funds; Miss Lorraine Halpin, Division of Health Education, P. O. Box 2360, Teacher, Supervisor, Burnham School, i8th and Honolulu. 59th Avenue, Cicero.

Community School District No. 2, Coles- ILLINOIS Cumberland Counties.

Alton Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 8 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; maintained by school district funds and state fund; I class; 2 teachers; Miss Etta Starkey, Sight-Saving L. L. Krantz, Supt. of Schools, Box 159, Mattoon. Teacher, Humboldt School, Alton. Danville Public Schools. Schools. Aurora Public I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; maintained city I class; I teacher; 18 pupils; maintained by city by and state funds; c/o Board of Education, and state funds; Dr. John W. Gates, Supt. of Danville. Schools, Board of Education, Aurora. Decatur PubUc Schools.

Bloomington Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 9 pupils enrolled February, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss maintained state funds; I class; I teacher; by Wilma Schneider, Teacher, Washington School, Miss Margaret Kinsella, Teacher, Bloomington. Decatur.

Blue Island Public Schools. East Peoria Public Schools.

I class pupils. Board of Education, East I class; I teacher; maintained by state funds; Miss 15 Florence Armin, 8139 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Peoria.

Elgin PubUc Schools. CentraHa PubUc Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained in part by state I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state funds; c/o Board of Education, Elgin. funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Cen- traHa. Elmhurst Public Schools.

Children enrolled in sight-saving classes in Villa Champaign Public Schools. Park, and tuition paid by Elmhurst Board of Edu- cation. I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; E. H. Mellon, Evanston PubUc Schools. Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Champaign, I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled March, 1950; maintained cooperatively by District 25 and by Chicago Public Schools. state funds; O. N. Chute, Supt. of Schools, 1323 57 classes; 57 teachers; 500 pupils enrolled Febru- Hinman Avenue, Evanston. ary, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Katherine Barrett, Director, Bureau of Physically Freeport Public Schools. Handicapped Children, Board of Education, Chi- I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled March, cago. 1950; maintained by state funds; c/o John W. Henney School, Freeport. Chicago Heights Public Schools. Schools. I class; I teacher; 11 pupils enrolled February, Harrisburg PubUc

1950; maintained by city and state funds; Ben A. I class; I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1947; Sylla, Supt. of Schools, i6th Street and Chicago maintained by state funds; Winifred Morris, Super- Road, Chicago Heights. visor, Board of Education, Harrisburg. 114 Sight-Saving Classes

Illinois School for the Blind. Rockford Public Schools.

3 classes; maintained by state funds; R. W. Wool- 2 classes; 2 teachers; 23 pupils enrolled January, ston, Supt., Illinois School for the Blind, 658 East 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Jessie M. State Street, Jacksonville. Summers, Prin. of Special Education, 319 South Madison Street, Rockford. Joliet Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 11 pupils enrolled January, Springfield Public Schools. city state funds; Mrs. 1950; maintained by and I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Marcita Ley, Supervisor, 153 S. Ottawa Street, Joliet. funds; c/o Board of Education, Springfield.

La Grange Public Schools. Sterling Public Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by state funds; Miss 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Elaine E. Crockett, Teacher, Cossit Avenue School, funds; Henry Beach, Supervisor, Wallace School, La Grange. Sterling.

La Salle Public Schools. Villa Park Public Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 26 pupils enrolled March, funds; Mrs. Margaret Hanley, Supervisor, 328 Mar- 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained largely by state funds; F. Clark, quette Street, La Salle. 1950; J. Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Villa Park. Mt. Vernon Public Schools. Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Waukegan PubUc funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Mt. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Vernon. funds; Miss Dora Rasmussen, Teacher, 1504 Glen Flora Avenue, Waukegan. Murphysboro Public Schools.

I class; II pupils enrolled. Board of Education, Waukegan Township High School.

Murphysboro. I class; I teacher; maintained by township and state funds; Miss Kathleen Heaton, Teacher, 234 Oak Park Elementary Schools. N. Elmwood Ave., Waukegan. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state funds; Bertrand L. Smith, Supt. Schools, 122 of West Frankfort Public Schools. Forest Ave., Oak Park. I class; 14 pupils enrolled. Board of Education, Ottawa Public Schools. West Frankfort.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Josephine H. Spangler, Ck)lumbus INDIANA School, Ottawa. East Chicago Public Schools. Peoria Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled; maintained 3 classes; 3 teachers; 45 pupils enrolled February, by city and state funds; Dr. J. S. Niblick, Supervisor, maintained by city and state funds; c/o 1950; 712 East Columbus Drive, East Chicago. Board of Education, Peoria.

Evansville Public Schools. Quincy Public Schools. I class; 7 pupils enrolled. Board of Education, 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Evansville. funds; Miss Mildred Turnbull, Teacher, Webster School, Quincy. Gary Public Schools.

Rock Island PubUc Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state classes; of 2 2 teachers; maintained by city and state funds; Dr. Matrie J. Bullard, Director, Board funds; c/o Board of Education, Rock Island. Education, 524 Garfield Street, Gary. 115 Sight-Saving Classes

Indianapolis Public Schools. MAINE 5 classes; 5 teachers; 63 pupils enrolled January, Portland Public Schools. 1947; maintained by city and state funds; Miss I class; I teacher; Jeanette Riker, Director of Special Education, 150 maintained by city funds; A. Everett Strout, Principal, North Meridian Street, Indianapolis. Nathan Clifford School, 180 Falmouth Street, Pordand. South Bend Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Nell Cullar, Teacher, Board of Educa- MARYLAND tion, South Bend. Baltimore Public Schools. IOWA 7 classes; 7 teachers; 88 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city funds; Dr. Olive A. Whil- din. Des Moines Public Schools. Supervisor, Administration Building, 3 East 25th Street, Baltimore 18. I class; I teacher; maintained by city funds; Arthur S. Hill, Director of Pupil Adjustment, 629 3rd Street, Des Moines. MASSACHUSETTS Iowa School for the Blind. Boston Public Schools. 4 classes; 4 teachers; maintained by state funds; classes; teachers; maintained by city and D. W. Overbeay, Supt., 1002 G. Ave., Vinton. 17 17 state funds; Director of School Hygiene, Boston,

KANSAS Cambridge Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Kansas State School for the Blind and Sight funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, Saving Classes. Boston. Sight conservation instruction for those with sufficient vision to read large print; Miss Olive I. Chelsea Public Schools. Thompson, Supt. Kansas State School for the Blind, 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Kansas City. funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, Boston. Wichita Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled January, 1950; Fall River Public Schools. maintained by Board of Education; Miss Nelle R. 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city and state Oldham, Instructor. funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, Boston. KENTUCKY Framingham Public Schools.

Louisville Public Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 8 classes; 8 teachers; 109 pupils enrolled January, funds; Division of the Bhnd, no Tremont Street, 1950; maintained by city funds with a state subsidy Boston, for excess cost of teachers' salaries; Miss Mary May Wyman, c/o Board of Education, Louisville. Lowell Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state LOUISIANA funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, Boston. New Orleans Public Schools. 9 classes; 9 teachers; 98 pupils enrolled January, Lynn Public Schools. 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Carmelite Janvier, Director of Special Services, Su- funds; Division of the Blind,' no Tremont Street, pervisor, 703 Carondelet Street, New Orleans 13. Boston,

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Medford Public Schools. Benton Harbor Public Schools.

1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and state funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Benton Boston. Harbor.

New Bedford Public Schools. Dearborn Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; pupils enrolled i, 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city and state 24 Jan. maintained by district and state funds; funds; Division of the BHnd, no Tremont Street, 1950; Mrs. Boston. Patricia Stetler, Miss Janet Olson, Teachers, Board of Education, Dearborn.

Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School Detroit Public Schools. for the Blind. 29 classes; 29 teachers; 394 pupils enrolled Jan- Sight conservation instruction for those with suf- uary, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; ficient vision to read large print; Dr. Gabriel Far- Miss Edith Cohoe, Supervisor, 453 Stimson Avenue, rell, Director, Perkins Institution, Watertown. Detroit.

Quincy Public Schools. Escanaba Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 1 class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, maintained by city and state funds; John A. Lem- Boston. mer, Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Escanaba.

Salem Public Schools. Ferndale Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 3 classes; 3 teachers; 35 pupils enrolled Jan. funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Alfred Boston. W. Wiitanen, Director of Special Education, Taft School, Ferndale.

Somerville Public Schools. Flint PubUc Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 2 classes; 2 teachers; 30 pupils enrolled Sept. 1949; funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Cleo Popp, Boston. Chairman of Special Education, Flint Public Schools.

Watertown Public Schools. Grand Rapids Public Schools. 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and stale 4 classes; 5 teachers; 56 pupils enrolled Sept. 1949; funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Fern Boston. Cutliff, Director of Special Education, 143 Bost-

wick Ave., N.E., Grand Rapids 3. Worcester Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city and state Hamtramck Public Schools. funds; Division of the Blind, no Tremont Street, 1 class; I teacher; 7 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Boston. maintained by city funds, state fund; Mary Trufant, Teacher, Pulaski School, Hamtramck. MICHIGAN Highland Park Public Schools. Battle Creek Public Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 25 pupils enrolled January, I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Doris Mildred O. Foster and Miss Marguerite Encroe,

Klaussen, Prin., Ann J. Kellogg School, Batde Creek. Teachers, Liberty School, Highland Park. 117 Sight-Saving Classes

Jackson Public Schools. Minneapolis Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; 5 braille, 11 sight-saving 8 classes (admitting sight-saving and braille pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city pupils) ; 8 teachers with assistance from other de- and state funds; Miss Violet H. Foster, Director of partments; 81 pupils enrolled; maintained by city Special Education, 132 W. Washington, Jackson. and state funds; Prudence Outright, Asst. Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, 305 City Hall, Kalamazoo Public Schools. Minneapolis.

2 classes; i teacher; 16 pupils enrolled Jan. i, Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving SchooL 1950; maintained by city funds and state funds;

Supervisor D. J. Heathcote, Board of Education, Sight conservation instruction for those with suf-

Kalamazoo. ficient vision to read large print; J. C. Lysen, Supt., Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School, Faribault. Michigan School for the Blind. St. Cloud Public Schools. Sight conservation instruction for those with sufficient vision to read large print; Wallace J. Finch, 1 class; I teacher; 10 braille and sight-saving Supt., School for the Blind, Lansing. pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Freda Schowalter, Teacher, St. Saginaw Public Schools. Cloud.

I class; I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled Sept. 1949; St. Paul Public Schools. maintained by city and state funds; Miss Nelle

Haley, Director of Elementary Education, 544 6 classes; 6 teachers; 61 pupils enrolled Jan. i, Millard, Saginaw. 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Lettisha Henderson, Supervisor, 727 Court House, Ypsilanti Public Schools. St. Paul.

I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Virginia Public Schools. maintained by city and state funds; F. E. Lord,

Director, Horace H. Rackham School, Michigan 2 classes; 2 teachers; 13 pupils enrolled Jan. i, State Normal College, Ypsilanti. 1950; maintained by city funds and state funds; Regina Tarr, Hazel M. Goard, Teachers, Virginia.

MINNESOTA Winona Public Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by state funds; Mrs. Chisholm Public Schools. Marjorie Stewart, Supervisor, Central Junior High School, Winona. 1 class; I teacher; 16 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by state and local funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Chisholm. MISSOURI Coleraine Independent School District No. 2. Joplin Public Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Vivian Franti, Supervisor, Coleraine. 1 class; I teacher; 16 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Thelma Duluth Public Schools. McReynolds, Teacher, Columbia School, F and Sar- geant Ave., Joplin. 3 classes; 3 teachers; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Olive M. Prine, Supervisor, 226 North Kansas City Public Schools. 1st Avenue East, Duluth 5. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 24 pupils enrolled Jan. i, Hibbing Public Schools. 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Mary I class; 2 teachers; 26 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Parker, Teacher, Ladd School, 3640 Benton, Kansas maintained by state funds; Karl F. Nolte, Super- City; Mrs. Norvella Thompson, Teacher Summer visor, Hibbing Public Schools, Hibbing. School, 2121 Charlotte, Kansas City. 118 Sight-Saving Classes

Missouri School for the Blind. Montclair Public Schools.

Sight conservation instruction for those with 1 class; I teacher; 9 braille and sight-saving sufficient vision to read large print; Robert H. pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city and Thompson, Supt., Missouri School for the Blind, state funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education,

St. Louis. Montclair.

St. Louis Public Schools. Newark Public Schools.

3 classes white pupils, 2 classes colored pupils; 4 classes; 4 full-time and i part-time teachers; maintained by city funds; Miss Lucy C. Elliott, maintained by city and state funds; Miss Clara Taylor, Supervisor, 911 Locust Street, St. Louis. Supervising Head Teacher, Newton Street School, Newark 3. MONTANA Paterson Public Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 22 pupils enrolled Jan. i,

Montana School for the Deaf and Blind. 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Louis J. Schmerber, Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Sight conservation instruction for those with suf- Paterson. ficient vision to read large print; Glenn I. Harris, Pres., Montana School for the Blind, Great Falls. Trenton Public Schools.

I class; 9 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; 2 students NEW HAMPSHIRE enrolled in regular high-school. Board of Educa- tion, Trenton. Manchester Public Schools. I class; Dr. Augusta M. Nichols, Asst. Supt. NEW MEXICO

New Mexico School for the Blind.

NEW JERSEY Sight conservation instruction for those with sufficient vision to read large print; Dr. Neal F. Camden Public Schools. Quimby, Supt., New Mexico School for the Blind. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 19 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Camden. NEW YORK

Elizabeth Public Schools. Albany Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; 8 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 3 classes; 3 teachers; maintained by city and state 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Dr. Kirk funds; Miss Nora P. FitzGerald, Supervisor of In- Seaton, Director of Guidance and Special Services, struction for Special Classes, Albany. Board of Education, Elizabeth. Albany (Parochial School).

Hackensack Public Schools. I class.

1 class; I teacher; 2 braille and 8 sight-saving Amityville Public Schools. pupils enrolled Jan., 1947; maintained by city funds and state fund; Mrs. Rose Averill Kretzschmar, I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Teacher, Board of Education, Hackensack. maintained by city funds; Fred B. Paynter, Super- vising Principal, Board of Education, Amityville. Jersey City Public Schools. Amsterdam Public Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 36 pupils enrolled March,

1950; maintained by city and state funds; Vincent I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state

J. O'Shea, Asst. Supt. of Schools, Medical Center, funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Am- Jersey City. sterdam.

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Auburn Public Schools. Lackawanna Public Schools.

3 classes (visually handicapped and orthopedic) I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 48 pupils enrolled; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Helen M. Greene, Teacher, 1389 South funds; Dr. Charles G. Hetherington, Supt. of Park Avenue, Lackawanna. Schools, Board of Education, Auburn. New York City Public Schools.

Binghamton Public Schools. 112 classes; 112 teachers; maintained by city 2 classes; 2 full-time teachers; maintained by djty funds with state aid; Mrs. Dorothea D. Pretoro, and state funds; Mrs. Marion Downs, Head Teacher, Acting Director, Bureau for Education of Visually Daniel Dickinson School, Binghamton. Handicapped, no Livingston Street, Brooklyn.

BufEalo Public Schools. Newburgh Public Schools.

6 classes; 6 teachers; maintained by city and I class (for the physically handicapped and sight- state funds; R. Pratt Krull, Assoc. Supt., Extension saving); I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled January, 1950; Education, 720 City Hall, Buffalo. maintained by the Newburgh Board of Education;

Snyder J. Gage, Supt. of Schools, Newburgh. East Aurora Public Schools. Niagara Falls PubUc Schools. I class (for physically handicapped children) ; i teacher; maintained by city and state funds; W. L. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state Bumgardner, Supt of Schools, Board of Education, funds; Harold W. Herkimer, Director of Health East Aurora. and Physical Education, Board of Education, Niagara Falls. Endicott Public Schools. Poughkeepsie Public Schools. I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Endi- 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and state cott funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Pough- keepsie. Floral Park Public Schools. Rochester Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 11 pupils enrolled March, 1950; maintained by town, county and state funds; O. 2 classes; 2 teachers; 30 pupils enrolled January, Wendell Davis, Principal, John Lewis Childs School, 1950; 10 pupils adjusted in high school programs; Floral Park. maintained by city and state funds; Herman R. Goldberg, Director, Department of Special Educa- Ithaca Public Schools. tion, Rochester.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city funds; William L. Gragg, Asst Supt., Ithaca. Schenectady Public Schools. 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city and statt

Jamestown Public Schools. funds; Harry J. Linton, Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Schenectady. I class; I teacher; 9 pupils enrolled March, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Luella A. Spooner, Supervisor, Ashville. Syracuse Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city funds; Johnson City Public Schools. Adelbert M. Northrop, Prin., Percy M. Hughes School, Syracuse. 1 class; I teacher; maintained by city funds; H. B. Eccleston, Supt of Schools, Board of Education, Johnson City. Troy (Parochial School).

I class, Kenmore Public Schools.

2 classes; i teacher; maintained by city funds; Utica Public Schools.

J. E. Demorest, Supervisor of Secondary Education, I class; Miss Veronica Whelley, Teacher, John F. Kenmore. Hughes School, Utica. 120 Sight-Savijig Classes

Yonkers Public Schools. Canton PubUc Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city, with I class; I teacher and full-time reader; 29 pupils some state aid; Mrs. Dorothy W. Confos, Principal, enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city and state School No. 9, Fairview Street, Yonkers. funds; Miss Marguerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland.

NORTH CAROLINA Chillicothe PubUc Schools.

Greensboro Public Schools. I class (crippled and sight-saving); i teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and 1 class; I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; state funds; Mrs. Delia A. GriflSth Loviner, Super- maintained by state funds and Greensboro Kiwanis visor, State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Club; Mrs. Josephine Jenkins, Central School, Greensboro. Cincinnati Public Schools.

Winston-Salem Public Schools. 6 classes; 6 teachers; 87 pupils enrolled Sept., 2 classes; 2 teachers; Board of Education, 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Winston-Salem. Delia Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of Education, Columbus.

NORTH DAKOTA Cleveland Public Schools.

North Dakota State School for the Blind. 16 classes; 16 regular classroom teachers; 2 part- time visiting teachers; i assistant supervisor; i part- Sight conservation instruction for those with suf- time music teacher; 263 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; ficient vision to read large print; Herbert D. Jeffrey, maintained by city and state funds; Miss Olive S. Supt., Bathgate. Peck, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland.

OHIO Cleveland Heights Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; i half-time reader; pupils Akron Public Schools. 34 enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state 2 classes; 2 teachers; 40 pupils enrolled Jan. i, funds; Miss Marguerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss of Education, Cleveland. Marguerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Educa- tion, Cleveland. Columbus Public Schools.

AlUance Public Schools. 3 classes; 3 teachers; 40 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia I class; I teacher; 16 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of maintained by city and state funds; Miss Mar- Education, Columbus. guerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland. Dayton Public Schools.

Ashtabula Public Schools. 3 classes; 3 teachers; 36 pupils enrolled Sept., maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. I class; I teacher; student readers; 15 pupils 1949; Delia Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board Dept. of Education, Columbus. of Education, Cleveland. Dennison Public Schools. Barberton Public Schools. I class (crippled and sight-saving); i teacher;

I class; I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; 16 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite and state funds; Mrs. Delia A. Griffith Loviner, Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland. Supervisor, State Dept. of Education, Columbus.

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East Cleveland Public Schools. Marion Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; i6 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; I class; I teacher; 9 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite maintained by state funds; Miss Marguerite Kastrup, Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland. Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland.

Fremont Public Schools. Martins Ferry Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 9 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; I class; I teacher; 18 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite maintained by city and state funds; Miss Mar- Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland. guerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland. Hamilton Public Schools. Middletown Public Schools. 3 classes; 3 teachers; 35 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; Delia Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia Dept. of Education, Columbus. Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Hillsboro Public Schools. Newark Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia Education, Columbus. Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Ironton Public Schools. Norwalk Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia I class; I teacher; 9 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite Education, Columbus. Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland.

Lima Public Schools. Oak Harbor Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 21 pupils, Jan. i, 1950; main- I class; I teacher; 14 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; tained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite maintained by city and state funds; Miss Mar- Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleve- guerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, land. Cleveland.

Lorain Public Schools. Portsmouth Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 11 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland. Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Mansfield Public Schools. Sandusky PubUc Schools. I class; I teacher; 11 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite 1 class; I teacher; 13 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleve- maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite land. Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland.

Marietta Public Schools. Springfield Pubhc Schools.

I class; I teacher; 10 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; 2 classes; 2 teachers; 18 pupils enrolled Sept., maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of Educa- Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of tion, Columbus. Education, Columbus.

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Steubenville Public Schools. Erie Public Schools.

1 class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; 4 classes (i for mentally handicapped partially maintained by city and state funds; Miss Marguerite sighted); 4 teachers; maintained by city and state Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, Cleveland. funds; Miss Gertrude A. Barber, Supervisor of Special Education, Administration Annex, 3rd and Toledo Public Schools. French Streets, Erie. 6 classes; 6 teachers; 66 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Mar- Hazleton Public Schools. guerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Education, 2 classes; 2 teachers; Board of Education, Cleveland. Hazleton.

Warren Public Schools. Kingston Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; 36 pupils enrolled Sept., I class; I teacher; maintained by city and state 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Miss funds; Supt. of Schools, Board of Education, Kings- Marguerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Educa- ton. tion, Cleveland. Lancaster Public Schools.

Youngstown Public Schools. 1 class. 3 classes; 3 teachers; 50 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; Miss Overbrook School for the Blind. Marguerite Kastrup, Supervisor, Board of Educa- Sight conservation instruction for those with suf- tion, Cleveland. ficient vision to read large print; Josef G. Caufifman, Prin., Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia. Zanesville Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 16 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; Philadelphia Public Schools. maintained by city and state funds; Mrs. Delia 12 classes; 12 teachers; 146 pupils enrolled Jan- Griffith Loviner, Acting Supervisor, State Dept. of uary, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Education, Columbus. Dr. Gladys G. Ide, Director, Mrs. Ida P. Cohen, Supervisor, c/o Division of Special Education, Ad- ministration Building, 21st Street at the Parkway, OREGON Philadelphia.

Oregon State School for the Blind. Pittsburgh Public Schools. classes; maintained by state funds; Walter R. 4 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city and state Dry, Supt., Oregon State School for the Blind, funds; L. M. Smith, M.D., Director of School Health Church and Mission Streets, Salem. Service, Administration Building, Pittsburgh.

Portland Public Schools. Reading Public Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city, county 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by city and state and state funds; Dr. V. D. Bain, Director, School funds; Lorenzo Zeugner, in Charge, Special Classes, Administradon Building, N.E. 6th and Clackamas Streets, Portland. Reading Public Schools, Reading.

Scranton Public Schools.

PENNSYLVANIA 2 classes; 15 pupils. Board of Education, Scranton.

AUentown Public Schools. Wilkes-Barre Public Schools.

2 classes; 2 teachers; Board of Education, Allen- 2 classes (i elementary and i high school); town. 2 teachers; 20 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1947; maintained by city funds; Miss Beatrice Ruttenberg, Bethlehem Public Schools. Straus School and Miss Ann Jones, Elmer Meyers I class; I teacher; Board of Education, Bethlehem. High School, Teachers.

123 Sight-Saving Classes

RHODE ISLAND Houston Public Schools.

Providence Public Schools. 2 classes; 2 teachers; maintained by funds from independent school district and state funds; Miss 2 classes; 2 teachers; pupils enrolled March, 29 Sadie Aaron, Psychologist, 1500 Louisiana Street, 1950; maintained by city funds; George O'Brien, J. Houston. Asst. Supt., 20 Summer Street, Providence.

SOUTH CAROLINA UTAH

Charleston Public Schools. Utah School for the Blind.

1 class; I teacher; Board of Education, Charleston. Sight conservation instruction for those vi^ith, sufficient vision to read large print; Boyd E. Nelson, Supt., Utah School for the Blind, Ogden. TENNESSEE

Chattanooga Public Schools. VIRGINIA 2 classes; 2 teachers; 31 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city funds and state funds; State Arlington County Schools. Dept. of Education, 321—7th Ave., North, Nashville, I class; I teacher; class limited to twelve; main- Davidson County Public Schools. tained by county funds, the Lions Clubs, and the Virginia Commission for the Blind; Mrs. Hazel I class; I teacher; 5 pupils enrolled; maintained B. Watts, Supervisor, 3003 Parkwood Ave., Rich- by county and state funds; State Dept. of Educa- mond. tion.

Knoxville Public Schools. Norfolk Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 15 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by city and state funds; State Dept. of maintained by city funds and Virginia Commission Education, 321 —7th Ave., North, Nashville. for the Blind; Mrs. Hazel B. Watts, Supervisor, 3003 Parkwood Avenue, Richmond. Maury County Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 8 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; Richmond Public Schools. maintained by county and state funds; State Dept. 4 classes; 4 teachers; 48 pupils enrolled Jan. i, of Education, 321—7th Ave. North, Nashville. 1950; maintained by city funds and Virginia Com- Memphis Public Schools. mission for the Blind; Mrs. Hazel B. Watts, Super- visor, 3003 Parkwood Avenue, Richmond. 1 class; I teacher; 28 pupils enrolled Sept., 1949; maintained by city and state funds; State Dept. of Education, 321—7th Ave. North, Nashville. Roanoke Public Schools. 3 classes; 3 teachers; 36 pupils enrolled Jan. i, Nashville Public Schools. 1950; maintained by city funds and Virginia Com- 2 classes; 2 teachers; 40 pupils enrolled Sept., mission for the Blind; Mrs. Hazel B. Watts, Super- 1949; maintained by city and state funds; State Dept. visor, 3003 Parkwood Avenue, Richmond. of Education, 321—7th Ave. North, Nashville. Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind.

TEXAS I class; I teacher; 20 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1950; maintained by state funds; W. T. Heisler, Principal, Dallas Independent School District. Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, I class; I teacher; Board of Education, Dallas. Staunton. 124 Sight-Saving Classes

WASHINGTON Oshkosh Public Schools.

Seattle Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Kenneth R. 5 classes; 5 teachers; maintained by regular school Mangan, Supervisor, c/o State Department of Pub- funds; Roy T. Howard, Director of Special Edu- lic Instruction, Madison 2. cation, Seattle Public Schools. Stevens Point PubUc Schools. Spokane Public Schools. I class; I teacher; 14 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; I class; I teacher; maintained by city, county and maintained by city and state funds; Kenneth R. state funds; Mrs. Amy S. Toth, Teacher, Bancroft Mangan, Supervisor, c/o State Dept. of Public In- School, Spokane. struction, Madison 2.

Tacoma Public Schools. Superior Public Schools.

I class; I teacher; 7 pupils enrolled Feb., 1950; I class; I teacher; 9 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; maintained by city, state, and county funds; Carl H. maintained by city and state funds; Kenneth R. Ferguson, Adm. Asst. Guidance and Special Serv- Mangan, Supervisor, c/o State Dept. of Public In- ices, Central School Building, Tacoma. struction, Madison 2.

WISCONSIN CANADA

Eau Claire Public Schools. Calgary, Alberta PubUc Schools.

I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; I class; I teacher; maintained by city funds; Miss maintained by city and state funds; Kenneth R. E. Leak, Supervisor, 916— ist Street, N.W., Calgary. Mangan, Supervisor, c/o State Dept. of Public In- struction, Madison 2. Edmonton, Alberta PubUc Schools.

I class; I teacher; maintained by city and Pro- Green Bay Public Schools. vincial funds; Public School Board, Civic Block, Edmonton. I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; maintained by city and state funds; Kenneth R. Hamilton, Ontario Public Schools. Mangan, Supervisor, c/o State Dept. of Public In- struction, Madison 2. I class; I teacher; 12 pupils enrolled; maintained by local funds; R. A. Riddell, Director of Elemen- Kenosha PubUc Schools. tary Education, Hamilton.

I class; I teacher; 11 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; London, Ontario PubUc Schools. maintained by city and state funds; Kenneth R. I class; I teacher; pupils enrolled Mangan, Supervisor, c/o State Dept. of Public In- 9 Jan., 1950; maintained city funds Provincial grants; struction, Madison 2. by and Miss Mary E. Abbott, Supervisor, Empress Ave. Madison PubUc Schools. Public School, London.

I class; I teacher; 11 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; Montreal, Quebec PubUc Schools. maintained by state funds; Kenneth R. Mangan, I class; I teacher; maintained by city and Pro- Supervisor, c/o State Dept. of Pubhc Instruction, vincial funds; H. C. Darragh, Chief Education Madison 2. J. Officer, The Montreal Protestant Control School Board, Montreal. Milwaukee PubHc Schools.

4 classes; 4 teachers; 65 pupils enrolled Jan., 1950; Ottawa, Ontario PubUc Schools.

maintained by city and state funds; Kenneth R. I class; I teacher; maintained by public school Mangan, Supervisor, c/o State Dept. of Public funds; Dr. Florence Dunlop, Supervisor, 330 Gil- Instruction, Madison 2. mour Street, Ottawa.

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Toronto, Ontario Public Schools. Winnipeg, Manitoba Public Schools.

4 classes; 4 teachers; 44 pupils enrolled January, i class; i teacher; 7 pupils enrolled Jan. i, 1947; 1950; maintained by city and Provincial funds; C. maintained by city and Provincial funds; Miss C. Goldring, Director of Education, Board of Edu- Esther A. Hinds, Supervisor of Auxiliary Classes, cation, Toronto. 30 Rosewarne Ave., Winnipeg.

Courses of Preparation for Teachers and Vancouver, British Columbia Public Schools. Supervisors of Partially Seeing Children.

3 classes; 3 teachers; approx. 45 pupils enrolled; For information apply to the National Society for maintained by the Board of School Trustees, 590 the Prevention of Blindness, 1790 Broadway, New

Hamilton Street, Vancouver. York 19, New York.

126 Part IV SELECTED LISTS OF AGENCIES BY FUNCTION

Agencies Authorized to Administer Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind (Barden-La Follette Act)

ALABAMA MARYLAND Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Montgomery. Vocational RehabiUtation Division, Baltimore 2. ARIZONA MASSACHUSETTS Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Phoenix. Massachusetts Division of the Blind, Boston. ARKANSAS MICHIGAN Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Little Rock. Division of Services for the Blind, Lansing. CALIFORNIA MINNESOTA Services for Blind, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Sacramento. the St Paul. COLORADO MISSISSIPPI Division for the Blind, Jackson. Colorado Industries for the Blind, Denver. CONNECTICUT MISSOURI Bureau for the Blind, Jefferson City. State Board of Education of the Blind, Hartford. MONTANA DELAWARE Services for the BHnd, Helena. Delaware Commission for the Blind, Wilmington. NEBRASKA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Services for the Blind, Lincoln. District of Columbia Rehabilitation Service, Wash- NEVADA ington 25. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Carson City. FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE Florida Council for the Blind, Tampa. Division of Blind Services, Concord. GEORGIA NEW JERSEY Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Atlanta. New Jersey State Commission for the Blind, Newark HAWAII NEW MEXICO Territorial Bureau of Sight Conservation and Work Division of Services for the Blind, Santa Fe. with the Blind, Honolulu. IDAHO NEW YORK New York State Commission for the Blind, Division Bureau of Services for the BUnd, Boise. of Vocational Rehabilitation, Albany. ILLINOIS NORTH CAROLINA Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Springfield. North Carolina State Commission for the Blind, INDIANA Raleigh. Board of Industrial Aid and Vocational Rehabilita- NORTH DAKOTA tion for the Blind, Indianapolis. Vocational RehabiUtation Service, Grand Forks. IOWA OHIO Iowa State Commission for the Blind, Des Moines. Division of Social Administration, Columbus. KANSAS OKLAHOMA Division of Services for the Blind, Topeka. Services for the Blind, Vocational Rehabilitation KENTUCKY Division, Oklahoma City. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Frankfort. OREGON LOUISIANA Oregon Commission for the Blind and Prevention Division for the Blind and Sight Conservation, of Blindness, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Baton Rouge. Portland. MAINE PENNSYLVANIA Division of Services for the Blind, Augusta. State Council for the Blind, Harrisburg. 129 Selected Lists of Agencies PUERTO RICO VERMONT Vocational Rehabilitation Service, San Juan. Division of Services for the Blind, Montpelier. RHODE ISLAND VIRGINIA Bureau for the Blind, Providence. Virginia Commission for the Blind, Richmond. SOUTH CAROLINA Division for the Blind, Columbia. WASHINGTON SOUTH DAKOTA Division for the Blind, Olympia. South Dakota Service to the Blind, Pierre. WEST VIRGINIA TENNESSEE Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Charleston. Division of Services to the Blind, Nashville. WISCONSIN TEXAS Services to the Blind, Milwaukee. State Commission for the Blind, Austin. UTAH WYOMING Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Salt Lake City. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Cheyenne,

130 Agencies Designated to Issue Licenses to Blind Persons to Operate Vending Stands in Federal Buildings

ALABAMA MASSACHUSETTS Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Montgomery. Massachusetts Division of the BHnd, Boston. ARIZONA MICHIGAN Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Phoenix. Division of Services for the Blind, Lansing. ARKANSAS MINNESOTA

Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Little Rock. Services for the BHnd, St. Paul. CALIFORNIA MISSISSIPPI Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Sacramento. Division for the Blind, Jackson. COLORADO MISSOURI Colorado Industries for the Blind, Denver. Bureau for the Blind, Jefferson City. CONNECTICUT MONTANA State Board of Education of the Blind, Hartford. Services for the Blind, Helena. DELAWARE NEBRASKA Delaware Commission for the Blind, Wilmington. Services for the Blind, Lincoln. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NEW HAMPSHIRE District of Columbia Rehabilitation Service, Wash- Division of Blind Services, Concord. ington 25. NEW JERSEY FLORIDA New Jersey State Commission for the BHnd, Newark. Florida Council for the Blind, Tampa. NEW MEXICO GEORGIA Division of Services for the Blind, Santa Fe. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Atlanta. NEW YORK HAWAII New York State Commission for the BHnd, New Territorial Bureau of Sight Conservation and Work York. with the Blind, Honolulu. NORTH CAROLINA IDAHO North Carolina State Commission for the Blind, Bureau of Services for the Blind, Boise. Raleigh. ILLINOIS NORTH DAKOTA Division for the Blind, Chicago. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Grand Forks. INDIANA OHIO Division of Social Administration, Columbus. Board of Industrial Aid and Vocational Rehabili- tation for the Blind, Indianapolis. OKLAHOMA IOWA Services for the BHnd, Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Oklahoma City. Iowa State Commission for the Blind, Des Moines. KANSAS OREGON Oregon Commission for the Blind and Prevention Division of Services for the Blind, Topeka. of BHndness, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, KENTUCKY Portland. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Frankfort. PENNSYLVANIA LOUISIANA State Council for the Blind, Harrisburg. Division for the Blind and Sight Conservation, PUERTO RICO Baton Rouge. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, San Juan. MAINE RHODE ISLAND Division of Services for the Blind, Augusta. Bureau for the BHnd, Providence. MARYLAND SOUTH CAROLINA Maryland Workshop for the Blind, Baltimore. Division for the Blind, Columbia.

131 Selected Lists of Agencies SOUTH DAKOTA VIRGINIA South Dakota Service to the Blind, Pierre. Virginia Commission for the Blind, Richmond. TENNESSEE WASHINGTON Division of Services for the Blind, Nashville. Division for the Blind, Olympia. TEXAS WEST VIRGINIA State Commission for the Blind, Austin. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Charleston. UTAH WISCONSIN Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Salt Lake City. Services to the Blind, Milwaukee. VERMONT WYOMING Division of Services for the Blind, MontpeUer. Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Cheyenne.

Braille Classes in Public Schools CALIFORNIA MINNESOTA Long Beach, Los Angeles. Minneapolis, St. Cloud. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NEW JERSEY Washington. Elizabeth, Hackensack, Jersey City, Montclair, GEORGIA Newark, Paterson. Atlanta. NEW YORK Buffalo, New York. ILLINOIS OHIO Chicago. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Youngstown. LOUISIANA WISCONSIN New Orleans. Milwaukee. MICHIGAN CANADA Battle Creek, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Jackson. Winnipeg, Man.

Camps and Vacation Homes CALIFORNIA NEW YORK Recreation for the Blind, San Francisco. Blind Players Club, Suflern. DELAWARE Munger Memorial Cottage, Cornwall. Rest-Haven, Monroe. Camp Landis, Centreville. River Lighthouse, Cornwall-on-Hudson. MASSACHUSETTS Shelter Island Camp, Shelter Island, L. I. Vacation Camp, Rye. Summer Vacation Camp, Mass. Assoc, for Promot- ing the Interests of the Blind, Scituate. OHIO Highbrook Lodge, Chardon. NEW HAMPSHIRE UTAH Camp Allen, Bedford. Salt Lake City Lions Club, Summer Camp, Salt Lake City. NEW JERSEY Camp Happiness, Leonardo. VERMONT Hardwick. Camp Lighthouse, Waretown. Camp Wapanacki, New Jersey Commission for the Blind, Summer WASHINGTON Camp for Blind Children. West Haven, Newman Lake.

City, District and State-Wide Private Agencies ALABAMA CALIFORNIA Jefferson County Association for the Blind, Bir- Foothill Service Club for the Blind, Glendale. mingham. San Francisco Association for the Blind, San Fran- Mobile Association for the Blind, Mobile. cisco. ARKANSAS San Francisco Center for the Blind, San Francisco. Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind, Little Rock. Selected Lists of Agencies DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MISSOURI Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind, Wash- Industrial Aid for the Blind, St Louis. ington. Joplin Association for the Blind, Joplin. Department for the Blind of the Family Service Kansas City Association for the Blind, Kansas City. Association, Washington. Northwest Missouri Association for the Blind, Sl Washington Society for the Blind, Washington. Joseph. FLORIDA St Louis Society for the Blind, St. Louis. The Florida Association of Workers for the Blind, Service Club for the Blind, St. Louis. Miami. Springfield Association for the Blind, Springfield. Hillsborough County Association for the Blind, NEW HAMPSHIRE Tampa. New Hampshire Association for the BHnd, Concord. Lions Industries of The Palm Beaches, Inc., West NEW YORK Palm Beach. Albany Association of the Blind, Albany. Palm Beach County Braille Workers for the Blind, Association for the BUnd of Rochester, Rochester. West Palm Beach. BUnd Players Club, Suffern. GEORGIA BHnd Work Association, Inc., Binghamton. Brooklyn Metropolitan Atlanta Association for Colored Blind, Association for Improving the Condition Atlanta. of the Poor, Brooklyn. Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service, Department for ILLINOIS the Handicapped, Brooklyn. Blind Service Association, Chicago. Buffalo Association for the Blind, Buffalo. The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, Chicago. Central Association for the Blind, Utica. INDIANA Elmira Association for the Blind, Elmira. Evansville Association for the Blind, Evansville. Glens Falls Association for the Blind, Glens Falls. KANSAS Industrial Home for the Blind, Brooklyn. Association for the Conquest of Blindness, Jefferson County Association for the BUnd, Water. Kansas City. town. Kansas Foundation for the Blind, Inc. New York Association for the Blind, New York. KENTUCKY New York Guild for the Jewish Blind, New York. Southwestern Tier Association for the Blind, James- Kentucky Society for the Blind, Louisville. town. LOUISIANA Syracuse Association of Workers for the Blind, Lighthouse for the Blind of New Orleans, New Syracuse. Orleans. NORTH CAROLINA Shreveport Association for the Blind, ShreveporL Durham County Association for the Blind, Durham. MAINE Guilford County Association for the Blind, Greens- Androscoggin County Association for the Blind, boro. Auburn. Mecklenburg County Association for the Blind, Penobscot County Association for the Blind, Bangor. Charlotte. MASSACHUSETTS OHIO Catholic Guild for the Blind, Boston. Center for the Sightless, Elyria. Cincinnati Association for the Welfare of the Blind, Massachusetts Association for Promoting the Inter- Cincinnati. ests of the Adult Blind, Boston. The Cleveland Society for the Blind, Cleveland. MICHIGAN Columbus Association for the Blind, Columbus. Detroit League for the Handicapped, Detroit. Toledo Society for the Blind, Toledo. Grand Rapids Association for the Blind and for Youngstown Society for the Blind and Disabled, Sight-Conservation, Grand Rapids. Youngstown. MINNESOTA PENNSYLVANIA Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind, Duluth. Blair County Foundation, Altoona. Minneapolis Society for the Blind, Minneapolis. Blind Relief Fund of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. Workshop for the Blind, St. Paul. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, Harrisburg. 133 Selected Lists of Agencies

Armstrong-Indiana Branch, Indiana. Charleston County Association for the Blind, Beaver County Branch, Beaver Falls. Charleston. Berks County Branch, Reading. TEXAS Bedford Branch, Bedford. Dallas County Association for the Blind, Dallas. Bucks County Branch, Doylestovi^n. El Paso County Association for the BHnd, El Paso. Butler County Branch, Butler. Fort Worth-Tarrant County Association Cambria County Branch, Johnstown. for the Blind, Fort Worth. Carbon-Monroe County Branch, Mauch Chunk. Harris County Association for the Blind, Houston. Chester County Branch, Coatesville. McLennan County Association for the BHnd, Waco. Delaware County Branch, Chester. San Antonio Association for the Blind, San Antonio. Erie County Branch, Erie. Travis County Association for the Blind, Austin. Fayette County Branch, Uniontown. Hazleton Branch, Hazleton. UTAH Juniata Foundation Branch, Lewistown. Society for the Aid of the Sightless, Salt Lake City. Lackawanna Branch, Scranton. VERMONT Lancaster County Branch, Lancaster. Vermont Association for the Blind, St. Albans. Lawrence County Branch, New Castle. Lehigh County Branch, AUentown. VIRGINIA Lower Susquehanna Branch, Sunbury. Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind, Mercer County Branch, Sharon. Richmond. Montgomery County Branch, Norristown. WASHINGTON Northampton County Branch, Bethlehem. Lighthouse for the Blind, Seattle. Philadelphia Branch, Philadelphia. Spokane Foundation for the Blind, Spokane. Pittsburgh Branch, Pittsburgh. Tri-County Branch, Harrisburg. WEST VIRGINIA Upper Susquehanna Branch, Williamsport. The Seeing Hand Association, Wheeling. Venango County Branch, Oil City. Washington County Branch, Washington. CANADA Canadian National Institute for Blind, Westmoreland County Branch, Greensburg. the Toronto, Ont. Wilkes-Barre Branch, Wilkes-Barre. Central Western Division, Winnipeg, Man. Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Cir- Maritime Division, Halifax, N. S. culating Library for the Blind, Philadelphia. Newfoundland Division, St. John's, Nwf. Philadelphia Lighthouse for the Blind, Philadelphia. Ontario Division, Toronto, Ont. ISLAND RHODE Quebec Division, Montreal, Que. Rhode Island Association for the Blind, Providence. Western Division, Vancouver, B. C. SOUTH CAROLINA Montreal Association for the BUnd, Montreal, Que. Association of the Blind of South Carolina, Ottawa Association for the Blind, Ottawa, Ont. Columbia. Societe Amicale des Aveugles, Montreal, Que.

Distributing Agencies for Government-Owned Talking Book Machines ALABAMA CALIFORNIA Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Adult Blind California State Library, Sacramento. Dept., Talladega. COLORADO ALASAKA Division of Services for the Blind, Denver. Seatde Public Library, Department for the Blind, CONNECTICUT Seattle, Wash. State Board of Education of the Blind, Hartford. DELAWARE ARIZONA Delaware Commission for the Blind, Wilmington. Division for the Blind, Phoenix. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARKANSAS District of Columbia Association of Workers for jState Department of Public Welfare, Little Rock. the Blind, Washington. .

Selected Lists of Agencies FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE Florida Council for the Blind, Tampa. Division of Blind Services, Concord. GEORGIA NEW JERSEY Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Atlanta. New Jersey State Commission for the Blind, Newark. HAWAII NEW MEXICO Territorial Bureau of Sight Conservation and Work Division of Services for the Blind, Santa Fe. with the Bhnd, Honolulu. NEW YORK IDAHO New York State Commission for the Blind, New Bureau of Services for the Blind, Boise. York. ILLINOIS NORTH CAROLINA Division for the Blind, Chicago. North Carolina Commission for the Blind, Raleigh. INDIANA NORTH DAKOTA Board of Industrial Aid and Vocational Rehabili- North Dakota State School for the Blind, Bathgate. tation for the Blind, Indianapolis. OHIO IOWA Division of Social Administration, Columbus. low^a State Commission for the Blind, Des Moines. OKLAHOMA KANSAS Services for the Blind, Vocational Rehabilitation Division of Services for the Blind, Topeka. Division, Oklahoma City. KENTUCKY OREGON Kentucky Workshop for Adult Blind, Louisville. Oregon Commission for the Blind and Prevention LOUISIANA of Blindness, Portland. Division for the Blind and Sight Conservation, PENNSYLVANIA Baton Rouge. State Council for the Blind, Harrisburg. MAINE PUERTO RICO Division of Services for the Blind, Augusta. Institute for Bhnd Children, Santurce. MARYLAND RHODE ISLAND Maryland Workshop for the Blind, Baltimore. Bureau for the Blind, Providence.

MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH CAROLINA i Massachusetts Division of the Blind, Boston. Division for the Blind, Columbia. MICHIGAN SOUTH DAKOTA State Library for the Blind, Saginaw ( except Wayne South Dakota Service to the Blind, Pierre. County) TENNESSEE Wayne County Library, Detroit (for Wayne Nashville Workshop for the Blind, Nashville. County). MINNESOTA TEXAS State Commission for the Blind, Austin. Services for the Blind, St. Paul. MISSISSIPPI UTAH Utah Commission for the Adult Blind, Salt Lake Division for the Blind, Jackson. City. MISSOURI VERMONT Service Club for the Blind, Inc., St. Louis. Division of Services for the Blind, Montpelier. MONTANA VIRGIN ISLANDS Services for the Blind, State Dept. of Public Wel- Superintendent of Public Welfare, Christiansted, fare, Helena. St. Croix. NEBRASKA VIRGINIA Nebraska School for the Blind, Nebraska City. Virginia Commission for the Blind, Richmond. NEVADA WASHINGTON California State Library, Sacramento. Division for the Blind, Olympia. .

Selected Lists of Agencies WEST VIRGINIA WYOMING Division for Prevention of Blindness, Charleston. Wyoming State Division for the Deaf and BUnd, WISCONSIN Cheyenne. Services to the BUnd, Milw^aukee.

Homes for the Adult Blind ARKANSAS NEW YORK Blind Women's Home, Little Rock. Anthonian Hall, Brooklyn (Women). CALIFORNIA Blind Players Club, Suflern (Women). Training Center for the Adult Blind, Oakland. Catholic Centre for the Blind, New York (Women). COLORADO Church Home for the Blind, Brooklyn. Industrial Home for the Blind, Brooklyn (Men). Adult Blind Home and Association for the Blind, Denver. New York Association for the Blind, New York (Men). Colored Blind Association, Denver. Queensboro Home for the Blind, Richmond Hill CONNECTICUT (Women) Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Department of Society for the Relief of the Destitute Blind of the Trades, Wethersfield. City of New York and Its Vicinity, New York. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Vacation Camp and Dormitory for the Blind, New Aid Association for the Blind, Washington. York. ILLINOIS OHIO Illinois Industrial Home for the Blind, Chicago. Canton Philamatheon Society for the Blind, Canton. Mary Bryant Home Association, Springfield. Clovernook Home for the Blind, Mt. Healthy IOWA (Women). Iowa Home for Sightless Women, Des Moines. Samuel W. Bell Home for Sightiess Workingmen, MAINE Cincinnati. Maine Institution for the Blind, Portland. PENNSYLVANIA MASSACHUSETTS Chapin Memorial Home for Aged Blind, Philadel- phia. Nevi^ England Home for Deaf Mutes (Aged, Blind for Infirm Deaf, Philadelphia. and Infirm), Danvers. Home Aged and Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind Women, St. Raphael's Hall, New^ton. Whitcomb Hall, Worcester (Women). Philadelphia. Woolson House, Cambridge (Women). Pennsylvania Retreat for Blind Mutes and Aged and MICHIGAN Infirm Blind Persons, Philadelphia (Men). Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind, Philadelphia. Saginaw. Torrance House Association, Home for Blind MINNESOTA Women, Pittsburgh. Minnesota State Organization of the Blind, St. Paul. Williamsport Sightless Home, Williamsport. MISSOURI PUERTO RICO BHnd Girls Industrial Home, St. Louis. Insular Home for the Adult Blind, Ponce. Catherine Hale Home for Blind Women, Kansas TENNESSEE City. Home for Blind Girls, Nashville. NEW JERSEY WISCONSIN Sl Joseph's Home for the Blind, Jersey City. Badger Association of the Blind, Milwaukee.

Libraries for the Blind

CALIFORNIA National Transcribers Society for the Blind, Palo *Braille Institute Free Circulating Library, Los Alto. Angeles. COLORADO •California State Library, Books for the Blind Sec- *Denver Public Library, Books for the Blind, tion, Sacramento. Denver. 136 Selected Lists of Agencies

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA •New York Public Library, Library for the Blind, •Library of Congress, Division for the Blind, New York. Washington. •New York State Library, Library for the Blind, FLORIDA Albany. Full Gospel Publishing Company for the Blind, Service for the Blind, New York Chapter, American Orlando. Red Cross, New York. Xavier Society for the Blind, New York. GEORGIA OHIO •Kriegshaber Memorial Library, Atlanta •Cincinnati Library Society for the Blind, Cin- HAWAII cinnati. •Library of Hawaii, Department for the Blind, •Cleveland Public Library, Library for the Blind, Honolulu. Cleveland. ILLINOIS OKLAHOMA •Chicago Public Library, Department of Books for •Oklahoma Library Commission, Oklahoma City. the Blind, Chicago. •Free Circulating Library for the Blind, Jackson- OREGON Portland, Portiand. ville. •Library Association of INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA Gospel Trumpet Company, Anderson. •Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Library for the •Indiana State Library, Service for the Blind, Blind, Pittsburgh. Indianapolis. •Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. LOUISIANA TEXAS •New Orleans Public Library, Department for the •Texas Library and Historical Commission, State Blind, New Orleans. Library, Austin. MASSACHUSETTS UTAH •Perkins Institution Library, Watertown. Books for the Blind, Free Public Library, Salt Lake MICHIGAN City. •State Library for the Blind, Saginaw. VIRGINIA •Wayne County Library for the Blind, Detroit. Braille Circulating Library, Richmond. MINNESOTA WASHINGTON Library for the Blind, •Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School Library, •Seattle Public Library, Faribault. Seatde. MISSOURI WISCONSIN Talking •Henry L. Wolfner Memorial Library for the Milwaukee Public Library, Braille and Blind, St. Louis. Book Department, Milwaukee. NEBRASKA CANADA Blind, Library Christian Record Benevolent Association, Lincoln. Canadian National Institute for the PubUshing Department, Toronto, Ont. NEW YORK and Jewish Braille Institute of America, New York. •Distributing Libraries for the Library of Congress.

Nursery Schools for Blind Babies CALIFORNIA MINNESOTA National Transcribers Society for the Blind, Palo Minneapolis Society for the Blind, Minneapolis. Alto. NEW YORK Nursery School for Visually Handicapped Children, Association of the Blind of Rochester. Los Angeles. Buffalo Association for the Blind, Buffalo. MASSACHUSETTS New York Association for the Blind, New York. Boston Nursery for Blind Babies, Boston.

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Prevention of Blindness Organizations NATIONAL MICHIGAN National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Detroit Society for the Prevention of Blindness, New York, N. Y. Detroit. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District of Columbia Society for the Prevention of MINNESOTA Blindness, Washington. Minnesota Society for the Prevention of Blindness ILLINOIS and Conservation of Vision, St. Paul. Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Chicago. PENNSYLVANIA MARYLAND Philadelphia Committee for Prevention of Blind- Maryland Society for the Prevention of Blindness, ness, Philadelphia. Baltimore.

Printing and Publishing Concerns CALIFORNIA NEW JERSEY Braille Institute of America, Los Angeles. Clear Type Publishing Committee, Pompton Lakes. Theosophical Book Association, Ojai. NEW YORK FLORIDA American Bible Society, New York. Full Gospel Publishing Company for the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind, New York. Orlando. American Foundation for Overseas Blind, New York. ILLINOIS Christian Association for the Blind, New York. Illinois School for the Blind Printing Department, Committee on Literature for the Blind, Protestant Jacksonville. Episcopal Church, New York. INDIANA Jewish Braille Institute of America, New York. Gospel Trumpet Company, Anderson. John Milton Society, New York. KENTUCKY Matilda Ziegler Publishing Company for the Blind, American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville. Monsey. MASSACHUSETTS New York Bible Society, New York. Swedenborg Foundation, New York. Christian Science Publishing Society, Boston. Xavier Society for the Blind, New York. How^e Press of Perkins Institution, South Boston. OHIO National Braille Press, Boston. Clovernook Printing House for the Blind, Mt. Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, Healthy. Boston. PENNSYLVANIA MICHIGAN Lutheran Mission for the Blind, Philadelphia. Hope Printing Company for the Blind, Paw Paw. CANADA NEBRASKA Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library Christian Record Benevolent Association, Lincoln. and Publishing Department, Toronto, Ont.

Professional Training Courses

Hampton Institute, Course for Negro Teachers of University of Michigan, Courses for Workers with the Blind, Hampton, Va. the Adult Blind, Ypsilanti, Mich. Harvard Graduate School of Education, Course in University of Washington Training Course for the Education of the Blind, Cambridge, Mass. Home Teachers, Seattle, Wash. (in cooperation with Perkins Institution). University of Wisconsin, Courses for Teachers of Michigan State Normal College, Education of the the Blind, Madison, Wis. Deaf-Blind, Ypsilanti, Mich. Wayne University, Curriculums for Teachers of Overbrook School for the Blind, Courses for Work- Handicapped Children, Detroit^ Mich. ers with the Adult Blind, Overbrook, Pa. Teachers College, Columbia University, Department For information on training courses for sight-saving class teachers and supervisors, apply to the National of Special Education, New York, N. Y. Society for the Prevention of Blindness. 138 Selected Lists of Agencies

Religious Organizations

American Bible Society, New York, N. Y. Hope Printing Company for the Blind, Paw Paw, Association of Jewish Blind, Chicago, Illinois. Michigan. Catholic Centre for the Blind, New York, N. Y. Jewish Braille Institute of America, New York, Catholic Guild for the Blind, Boston, Mass. N. Y. Catholic Guild for the Blind, Brooklyn, N. Y. John Milton Society, New York, N. Y. Catholic Guild for the Blind, Buffalo, N. Y. Lutheran Mission for the Blind, Philadelphia, Pa. National Council of Jewish CathoHc Guild for the Blind, Hartford, Conn. Women, New York, N. Y. Christian Association for the Blind, New York, New York Bible Society, New York, N. Y. N. Y. Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal City Mission, Christian Record Benevolent Association, Lincoln, Church Work Among the Blind, Philadelphia. Nebraska. St. Beatrice Circle of St. Margaret's Daughters, New Christian Science Publishing Society, Boston, Mass. Orleans, La. for the Blind, Protestant Committee on Literature Society for Providing Evangelical Religious Litera- York, N. Y. Episcopal Church, New ture for the Blind, New York, N. Y. Full Gospel Publishing Company for the BHnd, Swedenborg Foundation, New York, N. Y. Orlando, Florida. Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, Gospel Association for the Blind, New York, N. Y. Boston, Mass. Gospel Trumpet Company, Anderson, Indiana. Xavier Society for the Blind, New York, N. Y,

Residential Schools for Blind Children ALABAMA HAWAII Alabama Instimte for Deaf and Blind, School for Diamond Head School for Deaf and Blind, White Blind, Talladega. Honolulu. Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, School for IDAHO Negro Blind, Talladega. Idaho State School for the Deaf and Blind, Good- ARIZONA ing. Arizona State School for the Deaf and the BHnd, ILLINOIS Tucson. Illinois School for the Blind, Jacksonville. ARKANSAS INDIANA Arkansas School for the Blind, Litde Rock. Indiana School for the Blind, Indianapolis. Arkansas School for the Colored Blind and Deaf, IOWA Little Rock. Iowa School for the Blind, Vinton. CALIFORNIA KANSAS CaHfornia School for the Blind, Berkeley. Kansas State School for the Blind and Sight-Saving COLORADO Classes, Kansas City. Colorado School for Deaf and Blind, Colorado KENTUCKY Springs. Kentucky School for the Blind, White Department, CONNECTICUT Louisville. Kentucky School for the Blind, Colored Depart- Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Hartford. ment, Louisville. FLORIDA LOUISIANA Florida School for the Colored Deaf and the Blind, Louisiana State School for Negro Blind, Baton St. Augustine. Rouge. Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, St. Louisiana State School for the Blind, Baton Rouge. Augustine. MARYLAND GEORGIA Maryland School for the Blind, White and Colored Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon. Departments, Baltimore. Selected Lists of Agencies

MASSACHUSETTS Royer-Greaves School for the Blind, Paoli. Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for St. Mary's Institute for the Blind, Lansdale.

the Blind, Watertown. Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, Pitts- burgh. MICHIGAN Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing. PUERTO RICO MINNESOTA Institute for BUnd Children, Santurce. Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School, Fari- bault. SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind, MISSISSIPPI Spartanburg. Mississippi School for the Blind, Jackson. South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind, Blind, Colored Depart- Mississippi School for the Colored Department, Spartanburg. ment, Jackson. SOUTH MISSOURI DAKOTA South Dakota School for the Blind, Gary. Missouri School for the Blind, St. Louis. MONTANA TENNESSEE Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, Great Falls. Tennessee School for the BUnd, Nashville.

NEBRASKA TEXAS Nebraska School for the Blind, Nebraska City. Blind, Deaf and Orphan School, Austin. NEW JERSEY Texas School for the Blind, Austin. St. Joseph's Home and School for the Blind, Jersey City. UTAH NEW MEXICO Utah School for the Blind, Ogden. New Mexico School for the Blind, Alamogordo. VIRGINIA NEW YORK Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Staun- Lavelle School for the Blind, New York. ton. New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, Virginia State School (Colored), Newport News. New York. New York State School for the Blind, Batavia. WASHINGTON Washington State NORTH CAROLINA School for the Blind, Vancouver. State School for the Blind and Deaf, Colored De- WEST VIRGINIA partment, Raleigh. West Virginia Schools for Colored Deaf and Blind, State School for the Blind and Deaf, White Depart- Institute. ment, Raleigh. West Virginia Schools for Deaf and Blind, Romney. NORTH DAKOTA North Dakota State School for the Blind, Bathgate. WISCONSIN OHIO Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped, Ohio State School for the Blind, Columbus. Janesville. OKLAHOMA Consolidated Negro Institute, Taft. CANADA Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee. Halifax School for the Blind, Halifax, N. S. OREGON Montreal Association for the Blind, Montreal, Que. Oregon State School for the Blind, Salem. Nazareth Institute for the Blind, Montreal, Que. PENNSYLVANIA Ontario School for the Blind, Brantford, Ont. Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia. School for the Deaf and the Blind, Vancouver, B. C.

140 Selected Lists of Agencies

State Agencies ALABAMA MARYLAND Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Adult Blind Maryland Workshop for the Blind, Baltimore. Department, Talladega. MASSACHUSETTS ARIZONA Massachusetts Division of the Blind, Boston. Division for the Blind, Phoenix. MICHIGAN ARKANSAS Division of Services for the Blind, Lansing. State Department of Public Welfare, Litde Rock. MINNESOTA CALIFORNIA Services for the Blind, St. Paul. California State Library, Sacramento. MISSISSIPPI Division of Special Schools and Services, San Division for the Blind, Jackson. Francisco. MISSOURI COLORADO Bureau for the Blind, Jefferson City. Colorado Industries for the Blind, Denver. MONTANA Division of Services for the Blind, Denver. Services for the Blind, Helena. CONNECTICUT NEBRASKA State Board of Education of the Blind, Hartford. Services for the Blind, Lincoln. DELAWARE NEW HAMPSHIRE Delaware Commission for the Blind, Wilmington. Division of Blind Services, Concord. FLORIDA Florida Council for the Blind, Tampa. NEW JERSEY New Jersey State Commission for the Blind, Newark. HAWAII Territorial Bureau of Sight Conservation and Work NEW MEXICO with the Blind, Honolulu. Division of Services for the Blind, Santa Fe. IDAHO NEW YORK Bureau of Services for the Blind, Boise. New York State Commission for the Blind, New York. ILLINOIS Division for the Blind, Chicago. NORTH CAROLINA INDIANA North Carolina State Commission for the Blind, Raleigh. Board of Industrial Aid and Vocational Rehabilita- tion for the BHnd, Indianapolis. OHIO IOWA Division of Social Administration, Columbus. Iowa State Commission for the Blind, Des Moines. OKLAHOMA KANSAS Services for the Blind, Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Division of Services for the Blind, Topeka. Oklahoma City. KENTUCKY OREGON for the Blind and Prevention Kentucky Workshop for Adult Blind, Louisville. Oregon Commission of Blindness, Portiand. LOUISIANA Division for the Blind and Sight Conservation, PENNSYLVANIA Baton Rouge. State Council for the Blind, Harrisburg. MAINE RHODE ISLAND Division of Services for the Blind, Augusta. Bureau for the Blind, Providence. 141 Selected Lists of Agencies SOUTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA Division for the Blind, Columbia. Virginia Commission for the Blind, Richmond. SOUTH DAKOTA WASHINGTON South Dakota Service to the Blind, Pierre. Division for the Blind, Olympia. TENNESSEE Division of Services to the Blind, Nashville. WEST VIRGINIA TEXAS Division for Prevention of Blindness, Charleston. State Commission for the Blind, Austin. WISCONSIN UTAH Services to the Blind, Milwaukee. Utah Commission for the Adult Blind, Salt Lake City. WYOMING VERMONT Wyoming State Division for Deaf and Blind, Division of Services for the Blind, Montpelier. Cheyenne.

Workshops for the Blind ALABAMA GEORGIA Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Talladega. Atlanta Community Shop, Atlanta. Jefferson County Association for the Blind, Birming- HAWAII ham. Territorial Bureau of Sight Conservation and Work Mobile Association for the Blind, Mobile. with the Blind, Honolulu. ARKANSAS ILLINOIS Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind, Little Rock. Chicago Lighthouse for the BUnd, Chicago. CALIFORNIA Illinois Industrial Home for the Blind, Chicago. Industrial Workshop for the Blind, Los Angeles. INDIANA San Francisco Association for the Blind, San Board of Industrial Aid and Vocational Rehabilita- Francisco. tion for the Blind, Indianapolis. State Blind Shop, San Diego. Training Center for Adult Blind, Oakland. IOWA Workshop COLORADO for the Blind, Sioux City. Colorado Industries for the Blind, Denver. KANSAS Kansas CONNECTICUT Foundation for the Blind, Wichita. Kansas Industreis for the Blind, Topeka. Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Department of Trades, Wethersfield. KENTUCKY DELAWARE Kentucky Workshop for Adult Blind, Louisville. Delaware Commission for the Blind, Wilmington. LOUISIANA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Lighthouse for the Blind of New Orleans, New Orleans. Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind, Wash- Shreveport Association for the Blind, Shreveport. ington. FLORIDA MAINE Maine Florida Association of Workers for the Blind, Institution for the Blind, Portland. Miami. MARYLAND Hillsborough County Association for the Blind, Maryland Workshop Tampa. for the Blind, Baltimore. Lions Industries of the Palm Beaches, Inc., West MASSACHUSETTS Palm Beach. Massachusetts Division of the Blind, Boston. Palm Beach County Braille Workers for the Blind, Perkins Institution, Industrial Department, South Palm Beach. Boston. 142 Selected Lists of Agencies MICHIGAN The Cleveland Society for the Blind, Cleveland. Detroit League for the Handicapped, Detroit. Clovernook Home for the Blind, Mt. Healthy. Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind, Columbus Association for the Blind, Columbus. Saginaw. Division of Social Administration, Columbus. Goodwill Industries of Dayton, Dayton. MINNESOTA Toledo Society for the Blind, Toledo. Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind, Duluth. Minneapohs Society for the Blind, Minneapolis. OKLAHOMA Workshop for the Blind, St. Paul. Tulsa Association for the Blind, Tulsa. MISSISSIPPI Industries for the Blind, Jackson. OREGON MISSOURI Oregon Commission for the Blind and Prevention of Blindness, Portland. Industrial Aid for the Blind, St. Louis. Association for the Blind, Joplin. Joplin PENNSYLVANIA Kansas City Association for the Blind, Kansas City. Pennsylvania Association for the Blind Northwest Missouri Association for the Blind, St. Armstrong-Indiana Branch, Indiana. Joseph. Bedford Branch, Bedford. Springfield Association for the Blind, Springfield. Berks County Branch, Reading. NEW JERSEY Cambria County Branch, Johnstown. St. Joseph's Home for the Blind, Jersey City. Delaware County Branch, Chester. NEW YORK Juniata Foundation Branch, Lewistown. Lackawanna County Branch, Scranton. Albany Association of the Blind, Albany. Lancaster County Branch, Lancaster. The Associated Blind, New York. Lawrence County Branch, New Castle. Association for the Blind of Rochester, Rochester. Lehigh County Branch, Allentown. Blind Industrial Workers Association of New York Mercer County Branch, Sharon. State, Brooklyn. Northampton County Branch, Bethlehem. Blind Players Club, SuflFern. Philadelphia Branch, Philadelphia. Blind Work Association, Binghamton. Pittsburgh Branch, Pittsburgh. Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition Tri-County Branch, Harrisburg. of the Poor, Brooklyn. Upper Susquehanna Branch, Williamsport. Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service, Department for Venango County Branch, Oil City. the Handicapped, Brooklyn. Washington County Branch, Washington. Buffalo Association for the Blind, Buffalo. Wilkes-Barre Branch, Wilkes-Barre. Central Association for the Blind, Utica. Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, Phila- Elmira Association for the Blind, Elmira. delphia, Industrial Home for the Blind, Brooklyn. New York Association for the Blind, New York. PUERTO RICO New York Guild for the Jewish Blind, New York. Vocational Institute for Adult Blind, Santurce. Society for the Relief of the Destitute Blind of the

City of New York and its Vicinity, New York. Syracuse Association of Workers for the Blind, RHODE ISLAND Syracuse. Rhode Island Association for the Blind, Providence. NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA Asheville Lions Workshop, Asheville. Association of the Blind of South Carolina, Colum- Charlotte Workshop for the Blind, Charlotte. bia. Guilford Industries for the Blind, Greensboro. Charleston County Association for the Blind, Industries for the Blind, Inc., Winston-Salem. Charleston. Lions Club Workshop for the Blind, Durham. OHIO TENNESSEE Center for the Sightless, Elyria. Memphis Workshop for the Blind, Memphis. Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati. Nashville Workshop for the Blind, Nashville. Selected Lists of Agencies TEXAS WASHINGTON Dallas County Association for the Blind, Dallas. Division for the Blind, Training Center, Seatde. El Paso County Association for the Blind, El Paso. Lighthouse for the Blind, Seattle. Fort Worth-Tarrant County Association for the BUnd, Fordi Wordi. WISCONSIN Harris County Association for the Blind, Houston. McLennan County Association for the Blind, Waco. Wisconsin Workshop for the Blind, Milwaukee. San Antonio Association for the BHnd, San An- tonio. CANADA Travis County Association for the Blind, Austin. Canadian National Institute for the Blind UTAH Central Western Division, Winnipeg, Man. Utah Commission for the Adult Blind, Salt Lake Nevvrfoundland Division, Sl John's, Nw^f. _ City. Ontario Division, Toronto, Ont. VIRGINIA Western Division, Vancouver, B. C. Virginia Workshop for the Blind, Charlottesville. Montreal Association for the Blind, Montreal, Que.

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Adaline A. Ruenzi Radio Fund for the Blind, 58 Boston Nursery for Blind Babies, 47 Adult Blind Home and Association for the Blind, Bourne Workshop for Blind Men. See The New York Denver, 25 Association for the Blind. Agencies Authorized to Administer Vocational Rehabili- Braille Circulating Library, Richmond, 9 tation of the Blind, 129 Braille Classes in Public Schools, 132 Agencies Designated to Issue Licences to Blind Persons The Braille Club, 9 to Operate Vending Stands in Federal Building, 131 Braille Club of Palm Beach, 30 Aid Association for the Blind, 28 Braille Institute Free Circulating Library, 3, 22 Alabama Alumni and Workers Association for the Braille Institute of America, 9 Blind, 19 Braille Musical Club, 34 Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, 19 Braille Poets Guild, 9 Albany Association of the Blind, 66 Brooklyn Association for Improving the Condition of the Altruistic Club for Blind Women, 34 Poor, 67 American Association of Instructors of the Blind, 7 Brooklyn Bureau of Social Service, Dept. for the Handi- American Association of Workers for the Blind, 7 capped, 67 American Bible Society, 7 Buffalo Association for the Blind, 67 American Brotherhood for the Blind, 7 Buffalo Public Schools—Braille Classes, 67 American Foundation for the Blind, 7 Bureau for the Blind, Jefferson City, 58 American Foundation for Overeas Blind, 8 Bureau for the Blind, Providence, 91 American League of Blind Music Teachers, 66 Bureau of Services for the Blind, Boise, 33 American Printing House for the Blind, 8 Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Sacramento, 22 Androscoggin County Association for the Blind, 45 Anthonian Hall, 66 California Council for the Blind, 22 Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind, 20 California School for the Blind, 22 Arkansas Enterprises for the Blind, 21 California State Library, 3, 22 Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind, 21 California State Library, Home Teachers of the Blind, 22 Arkansas School for the Blind, 21 Cambridge Association for the Blind, 47 Arkansas School for the Colored Blind, 21 Camden County Association of Workers for the Blind, 63 Arkansas State Association for the Blind, 21 Camp Allen, 47 Asheville Lions Workshop for the Blind, 74 Camp Happiness, 63 Asociacion Hispano Americana Pro-Ciegos, 66 Camp Irving, Inc., Home for the Blind, 82 Associated Blind, New York 66 Camp Landis, 27 Association Canadienne-Francaise des Aveugles, 106 Camp Lighthouse, 63 Association for the Blind of Rochester, 66 Camp Wapanacki, 98 Association for the Conquest of Blindness, Kansas City, 40 Camps and Vacation Homes, 132 Association of Jewish Blind, Chicago, 34 Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 106; Central Association of the Blind of South Carolina, 92 Western Division, 106; Library and Publishing De- Association of the Junior Leagues of America, 8 partment, 106; Maritime Division, 106; Newfoundland Atlanta Community Shop, 31 Division, 107; Ontario Division, 107; Quebec Division, Atlanta Public Schools—Braille Classes, 31 107; Western Division, 107 Canton Philamatheon Society for the Blind, 77 Badger Association of the Blind, 103 Carnegie Library of Atlanta. See Kriegshaber Memorial Batrie Creek Public Schools—Braille Classes, 52 Library. Blair County Foundation for the Blind Distributors, 82 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 3, 82 Blind, Deaf and Orphan School, 95 Carver League for the Blind, 58 Blind Girls Industrial Home, 58 Catherine Hale Home for Blind Women, 58 Blind Handicraft Shop, Boston, 47 Catholic Centre for the Blind, 68 Blind Industrial Workers Association of New York Catholic Guild for the Blind, Boston, 47 State, 66 Catholic Guild for the Blind, Brooklyn, 68 Blind People's Association of Connecticut, 26 Catholic Guild for the Blind, Buffalo, 68 Blind Players Club, 67 Catholic Guild for the Blind, Hartford, 26 Blind Relief Fund of Philadelphia, 82 Center for the Sightless, Elyria, 77 Blind Service Association, Chicago, 34 Central Association for the Blind, 68 Blind Women's Home, Little Rock, 21 Chapin Memorial Home for Aged Blind, 82 Blind Work Association, Binghamton, 67 Charleston County Association for the Blind, 92 Blinded Veterans Association, 8 Charlotte Workshop for the Blind, 74 Board of Industrial Aid and Vocational Rehabilitation for Cheer Club, 58 the Blind, Indianapolis, 37 Chicago Blind Tuner's Association, 34 Books for the Blind, Free Public Library, 97 Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind, 34 Boston Aid for the Blind, 47 Chicago Public Library, 3, 34 H5 11

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Chicago Public Schools—Braille Classes, 34 Division of Services for the Blind, Nashville, 94 Chicago Woman's Aid, Committee on Sight-Saving and Division of Services for the Blind, Santa Fe, 65 Assisting the Blind, 34 Division of Services for the Blind, Topeka, 40 Christian Association for the Blind, 9 Division of Social Administration, Columbus, 78 Christian Record Benevolent Association, 9 Division of Special Schools and Services, San Fran- Christian Science Publishing Society, 9 cisco, 24 Church Home for the Blind, 68 Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind, 55 Cincinnati Association for the Blind, 77 Durham County Association for the Blind, 74 Cincinnati Library Society for the Blind, 3, 77 Eastern Conference of Home Teachers, 10 Cincinnati Public Schools—Braille Classes, 77 Elizabeth City, District and State-wide Agencies, 132 Public Schools—Braille Classes, 63 Clear Type Publishing Committee, 10 Elmira Association for the Blind, 68 El Paso County Association for the Blind, Cleveland Public Library, 3, 77 95 Emmanual Reading Circle, Cleveland Public Schools—Braille Classes, 77 47 Evansville Association for the Blind, Cleveland Society for the Blind, 77 37 Everett Friendly Clovernook Home for the Blind, 78 Circle, 47 Clovernook Printing House for the Blind, 10 Florida Association of Workers for the Blind, 30 Col. Andrew S. Rowan Reading Room for the Blind, Florida Council for the Blind, 30 Salt Lake City, 97 Florida School for the Colored Deaf and the Blind, 30 Colorado Industries for the Blind, 25 Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, 30 Colorado School for Deaf and Blind, 25 Foothill Service Club for the Blind, 23 Colored Blind Association, Denver, 25 Fort Worth-Tarrant County Association for the Blind, 95 Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the Blind, 28 Free Circulating Library for the Blind, Jacksonville, 3, 35 Columbus Association for the Blind, 78 Free Library of Philadelphia, 3, 82 Committee on Literature for the Blind, Protestant Epis- Friedlander Union, 82 copal Church, 10 Friendly Circle, Medford, 48 Committee on Statistics of the Blind, 10 Full Gospel Publishing Company for the Blind, 10 Connecticut Institute for the Blind, 26 Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Dept. of Trades, 26 Georgia Academy for the Blind, 31 Consolidated Negro Institute, 80 Glens Falls Association for the Blind, 69 Correspondence school for the blind. See Hadley Cor- Goodwill Industries of Dayton, 78 respondence School for the Blind. Gospel Association for the Blind, 11 Gospel Trumpet Company, 11 Dallas County Association for the Blind, 95 Grand Rapids Association for the Blind and for Sight Delaware Commission for the Blind, 27 Conservation, 52 Delta Gamma Fraternity Project, 10 Grand Rapids Public Schools—Braille Classes, 52 Denver Public Library, 3, 25 Greater New York Council of Agencies for the Blind, 69 for the Blind of the Family Service As- Department Guide Dogs for the Blind, 1 sociation, Washington, 28 Guiding Light Club, 48 Detroit League for the Handicapped, 52 Guilford Industries for the Blind, 74 Detroit League of the Blind, 52 Detroit Public Schools—Braille Classes, 52 Hackensack Public Schools—Braille Classes, 63 Detroit Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 52 Hadley Correspondence School for the Blind, ii Diamond Head School for Deaf and Blind, 32 Halifax School for the Blind, 108 Distributing Agencies for Government-Owned Talking Hampton Institute, Course for Negro Teachers of the Book Machines, 134 Blind, II Distributing Libraries for the Library of Congress, 3 Hardy Memorial Home. See River Lighthouse. District of Columbia Association of Workers for the Harris County Association for the Blind, 95 Blind, 28 Harvard Graduate School, Course, the Education of the District of Columbia Rehabilitation Service, Washing- Blind, 48 ton, 28 Hazel Hurst Foundation, 1 District of Columbia Society for the Prevention of Blind- Henry L. Wolfner Memorial Library for the Blind, 3, 58 ness, 28 Highbrook Lodge, 78 Division for Prevention of Blindness, Charleston, 102 Hillsborough County Association for the Blind, 30 Division for the Blind, Chicago, 34 Home for Aged and Infirm Deaf, Philadelphia, 82 Division for the Blind, Columbia, 92 Home for Blind Girls, Nashville, 94 Division for the Blind, Jackson, 57 Home for the Destitute Blind. See The Society for the Division for the Blind, Olympia, 100 Relief of the Destitute Blind of the City of New York Division for the Blind, Phoenix, 20 and Its Vicinity. Division for the Blind and Sight-Conservation, Baton Homes for the Adult Blind, 135 Rouge, 43 Hope Printing Company for the Blind, ix Division of Blind Services, Concord, 62 Howe Memorial Beneficiary Fund, 48 Division of Services for the Blind, Augusta, 45 Howe Press of Perkins Institution, 11 Division of Services for the Blind, Denver, 25 The Ida F. Farrar Club, 48 Division of Services for the Blind, Lansing, 52 Idaho Progressive Society for the Blind, 33 Division of Services for the Blind, Montpelier, 98 Idaho State School for the Deaf and Blind, 33 146 Index

Illinois Industrial Home for the Blind, 35 Los Angeles Public Schools—Braille Classes, 22 Illinois School for the Blind, 35 Louisiana State School for the Blind, 43 Illinois School for the Blind, Alumni Association, 35 Louisiana State School for the Blind, Alumni Associa- Illinois School for the Blind, Printing Department, 35 tion, 43 Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 35 Louisiana State School for the Negro Blind, 43 Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind; Fort Louisiana State School for the Negro Blind, Alumni Wayne Branch, 37; Huntington Branch, 37; St. Joseph Association, 43 County Branch or Optimist Club, 37 Lowell Association for the Blind, 48 Indiana School for the Blind, 37 Lutheran Mission for the Blind, 83 Indiana School for the Blind, Alumni Association, 37 Lynn Association for the Blind, 48 Indiana State Library, 3, 37 Indianapolis Workers for the Blind, 37 MacLennan County Association for the Blind, Waco, 95 Industrial Aid for the Blind, St. Louis, 58 Maine Institution for the Blind, 45 Industrial Home for the Blind, Brooklyn, 69 Marion County Workers for the Blind, 37 Industries for the Blind of New York State, 69 Mary Bryant Home Association, 35 Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, 74 Maryland School for the Blind, 46 Institute for Blind Children, Puerto Rico, 90 Maryland School for the Blind, Alumni Association, 46 Insular Home for the Adult Blind, Puerto Rico, 90 Maryland Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 46 International Guiding Eyes, 12 Maryland Workshop for the Blind, 46 Inter-State Association of the Blind, 97 Massachusetts Association for Promoting the Interests of Iowa Home for Sightless Women, 39 the Adult Blind, 48 Iowa School for the Blind, 39 Massachusetts Blind Men's Benefit Association, 49 Iowa State Commission for the Blind, 39 Massachusetts Council of Organizations for the Blind, 49 Massachusetts Division of the Blind, 49 Jackson Public Schools—Braille Classes, 118 Matilda Ziegler Publishing Company for the Blind, 13 Jefferson County Association for the Blind, Alabama, 19 Mecklenburg County Association for the Blind, 74 Jefferson County Association for the Blind, New York, 69 Memorial Homes for the Blind, 49 Jersey City Public Schools—Braille Classes, 63 Memphis Workshop for the Blind, 94 Jewish Braille Institute of America, 12 MetropoHtan Atlanta Association for Colored Blind, 31 John Milton Society, 12 Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind, 53 Joplin Association for the Blind, 58 Michigan School for the Blind, 53 Junior Leagues of America. See Association of the Michigan State Normal College, 13 Junior Leagues of America. Middlesex County Association for the Blind, 63 Mid-West Conference of Home Teachers, 13 Kansas City Association for the Blind, 59 Milwaukee Public Library, 103 Kansas Foundation for the Blind, Inc., 40 Milwaukee Public Schools—Braille Classes, 103 Kansas State Asosciation for the Blind, 40 Minneapolis Public Schools—Braille Classes, 55 Kansas State School for the Blind, 40 Minneapolis Society for the Blind, 55 Kansas State School for the Blind, Alumni Associa- Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School, 55 tion, 40 Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School, Alumni As- Kentucky School for the Blind, 42 sociation, 55 Kentucky Society for the Blind, 42 Minnesota Braille and Sight-Saving School Library, 3, 55 Kentucky Workshop for Adult Blind, 42 Minnesota Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 55 Kenwood Alumnae Braille Association, 69 Minnesota State Council of Agencies for the Blind, 55 Knoxville Association for the Blind, 93 Minnesota State Organization of the Blind, 56 Kriegshaber Memorial Library for the Blind, 3, 31 Mississippi School for the Blind, 57 Mississippi School for the Blind, Alumni Association, 57 Lancaster County Blind Men's Club, 83 Missouri School for the Blind, 59 Lavelle School for the Blind, 69 Missouri School for the Blind, Alumnae Association, 59 Leader Dog League for the Blind, 12 Mobile Association for the Blind, 19 Library Association of Portland, 3, 81 Montana Association for the Blind, 60 Libraries for the Blind, 136 Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, 60 Library of Congress: Distributing Libraries, 3; Division Montclair Public Schools—Braille Classes, 120 for Blind, i Montreal Association for the Blind, 108 Library of Hawaii, Department for the Blind, 3, 32 Montreal Association for the Blind School, 108 Lighthouse for the Blind, Seattle, 100 Lighthouse for the Blind of New Orleans, 43 Nashville Workshop for the Blind, 94 Lincoln Circle, 48 National Braille Press, 13 Lion Braille Department, Orlando, 12 National Council of Jewish Women, 13 Lions Club Workshop for the Blind, Durham, 74 National Council of State Executives, 13 Lions Industries of the Palm Beaches, 30 National Federation of the Blind, 13 Lions International, 12 National Industries for the Blind, 13 Loan and Aid Committee. See Massachusetts Association National Society for the Blind, 14 for Promoting the Interests of the Adult Blind. National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, 14 Long Beach Public Schools—Braille Classes, 113 National Transcribers Society for the Blind, 14 Lookout Guild for the Blind, 45 Nazareth Institute for the Blind, io8 H7 Index

Nazareth Institute for the Blind, Alumni Association, io8 Path-Finder Project, Inc., 14 Nebraska School for the Blind, 6i Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, 83; Armstrong- New England Home for Deaf Mutes (Aged, Blind or Indiana Branch, 83; Beaver County Branch, 83; Berks Infirm), 49 County Branch, 84; Bedford Branch, 84; Bucks County New Hampshire Association for the Blind, 62 Branch, 84; Butler County Branch, 84; Cambria New Haven Association of the Blind, 26 County Branch, 84; Carbon-Monroe County Branch, New Jersey Blind Men's Association, 63 84; Chester County Branch, 84; Delaware County New Jersey State Commission for the Blind, 63 Branch, 84; Erie County Branch, 84; Fayette County New Mexico School for the Blind, 65 Branch, 84; Hazleton Branch, 85; Juniata Foundation New Orleans Public Library, 3, 43 Branch, 85; Lackawanna Branch, 85; Lancaster New Orleans Public Schools—Braille Classes, 43 County Branch, 85; Lawrence County Branch, 85; New York Adult Blind Aid Association, 70 Lehigh County Branch, 85; Lower Susquehanna New York Association for the Blind, 70 Branch, 85; Mercer County Branch, 85; Montgomery New York Bible Society, 14 County Branch, 85; Northampton County Branch, 85; New York Guild for the Jewish Blind, 70 Philadelphia Branch, 86; Pittsburgh Branch, 86; Tri- New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, 71 County Branch, 86; Upper Susquehanna Branch, 86; New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, Venango County Branch, 86; Washington County Alumni Association, 71 Branch, 86; Westmoreland County Branch, 87; New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, Wilkes-Barre Branch, 87 Alumni Fund, Inc., 71 Pennsylvania Federation of the Blind, 87 New York Public Library, 3, 71 Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulat- New York Public Schools—Braille Classes, 67 ing Library for the Blind, 87 New York State Commission for the Blind, 71 Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind Women, 87 New York State Department of Social Welfare, 71 Pennsylvania Retreat for Blind Mutes and Aged and New York State Federation of Workers for the Blind, 71 Infirm Blind Persons, 87 New York State Library, 3, 71 Pennsylvania Working Home for Blind Men, 87 New York State School for the Blind, 72 Penobscot County Association for the Blind, 45 New York State School for the Blind, Alumni Associa- Perkins Institution Alumnae Association, 49 tion, 72 Perkins Institution Alumni Association, 50 Newark Public Schools—Braille Classes, 63 Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the North Carolina Association of Workers for the Blind, 74 Blind, 50 North Carolina State Commission for the Blind, 74 Perkins Institution, Industrial Department, 50 North Dakota Association for the Blind, 76 Perkins Institution Library, 3, 50 North Dakota State School for the Blind, 76 Philadelphia Committee for Prevention of Blindness, 87 Northwest Missouri Association for the Blind, 59 Philadelphia Lighthouse for the Blind, 88 Nursery School for Visually Handicapped Children, Los Philadelphia Protestant Episcopal City Mission, Church Angeles, 23 Work Among the Blind, 88 Nursery Schools for Blind Babies, 137 Pilot Club for Colored Blind, 59 Prevention of Blindness Organizations, 138 Oahu Association for the Adult Blind, 32 Printing and Publishing Concerns, 138 Office of Education, Division of Elementary and Second- Professional Training Courses, 138 ary Schools, 4 Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Services for the Queensboro Home for the Blind, 72 Blind, 4 Ohio State School for the Blind, 79 Reading Circle for the Blind, New Bedford, 50 Oklahoma Library Commission, 3, 80 Reading Circle of the Quincy Women's Club, 50 Oklahoma School for the Blind, 80 Recreation for the Blind, 23 Ontario Industrial Department for Men. See Canadian Religious Organizations, 139 National Institute for the Blind, Ontario Division. Residential Schools for Blind Children, 139 Ontario Industrial Department for Women. See Canadian Rhode Island Association for the Blind, 91 National Institute for the Blind, Ontario Division. River Lighthouse, 71, 72 • Ontario School for the Blind, 108 Royer-Greaves School for the Blind, 14 Ontario School for the Blind, Alumni Association, 108 Ruenzi (Adaline A.) Radio Fund for the Blind. See Optimist Club. See Indiana Association for Workers for Adaline A. Ruenzi Radio Fund for the Blind. the Blind, St. Joseph County Branch. Oregon Commission for the Blind, 81 St. Beatrice Circle of St. Margaret's Daughters, 44 Oregon State School for the Blind, 81 St. Cloud Public Schools—Braille Classes, 119 Ottawa Association for the Blind, 109 St. Joseph's Home for the Blind, Jersey City, 64 Overbrook School for the Blind, 83 St. Louis Public Library. See Henry L. Wolfner Memo- Overbrook School for the Blind, Alumnae Association, 83 rial Library for the Blind. Overbrook School for the Blind, Alumni Association, 83 St. Louis Society for the Blind, 59 Overbrook School for the Blind, Courses for Workers Saint Mary's Institute for the Blind, 88 with the Adult Blind, 83 Salt Lake City Lions Club, Salt Lake City, 97 Palestine Lighthouse, 72 Samuel W. Bell Home, 79 Palm Beach County Braille Workers for the Blind, 31 San Antonio Association for the Blind, 95 Paterson Public Schools—Braille Classes, 63 San Francisco Association for the Blind, 23

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San Francisco Center for the Blind, 23 Texas Library and Historical Commission, State Li- School for the Deaf and die Blind, Vancouver, B. C, 109 brary, 3, 96 Schools for Blind Children, 139 Texas School for the Blind, 96 Seatde Public Library, 3, 100 Texas School for the Blind, Ex-Students Association, 96 Seeing Eye, 14 Theosophical Book Association for the Blind, 15 Seeing Hand, Ohio County Association for the Blind, 102 Tippecanoe County Association of the Blind, 38 Service Club for the Blind, 59 Toledo Society for the Blind, 79 Service for the Blind, American Red Cross, New York Topeka Association of Blind for Service, 40 Chapter, 14 Torrance House Association, Home for Blind Women, 88 Service for the Blind, Helena, 60 Training Center for Adult Blind, 24 Services for the Blind, Lincoln, 61 Travis County Association for the Blind, 96 Services for the Bhnd, Oklahoma City, 80 Trenton Association of the Blind, 64 Services for the Blind, Phoenix, 20 Trustees Under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy, 15 Services for the Blind, St. Paul, 56 Tulsa Association for the Blind, 80 Services to the Blind, Milw^aukee, 103 Shelter Island Camp, Shelter Island, 72 United Order of True Sisters, Chicago, 36 Shreveport Association for the Blind, 44 United Workers for the Blind of Colorado, 25 Sight-Saving Association of Louisville, 42 United Workers for the Blind of Missouri, 59 Sight-Saving Classes, Canada, 126 University of Michigan, Courses for Workers with the Sight-Saving Classes, U.S., 113 Adult Blind, 15 Social and Mutual Advancement Association of the University of Washington, Training Course for Home Blind, 36 Teachers, 100 Social Hour for the Blind, Newton, 50 University of Wisconsin, Courses for Teachers of the Social Security Administration, Aid to the Blind, 5 Blind, 15 Society for Promoting the Interests of the Blind in Des Utah Association for the Blind, 97 Moines and Vicinity, 39 Utah Commission for the Adult Blind, 97 Society for Providing Evangelical Religious Literature Utah School for the Blind, 97 for the Blind, 15 Society for the Aid of the Sightless, Salt Lake City, 97 Vacation Camp and Dormitory for the Blind, 73 Society for the Relief of the Destitute Blind of the City Vacation for the Blind, 89 of New York and Its Vicinity, 72 Vermont Association for the Blind, 98 South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind, 92 Veterans Administration, 6 South Dakota Association of Workers for the Blind, 93 Victory Relief Association for Blind Men, Philadelphia, 89 South Dakota School for the Blind, 93 Virginia Alumni Association for the Blind, 99 South Dakota Service to the Blind, Pierre, 93 Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind, 99 Southwestern Tier Association for the Blind, 72 Virginia Commission for the Blind, 99 Spokane Foundation for the Blind, Inc., 100 Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, 99 Springfield Association for the Blind, Mo., 59 Virginia State School for Colored Deaf and Blind Chil- Stand Licensing Agencies, 131 dren, 99 State Agencies, 141 Vocational Institute for Adult Blind, Puerto Rico, 90 State Board of Education of the Blind, Hartford, 26 Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Baltimore, 46 State Commission for the Blind, Austin, 96 Vocational Rehabilitation Division, Litde Rock, 21 State Council for the Blind, Harrisburg, 88 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Atlanta, 31 State Council of New Jersey Organizations for the Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Carson City, 6i Blind, 64 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Charleston, 102 State Department of Public Welfare, Little Rock, 21 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Cheyenne, 105 State Library for the Blind, Saginaw, 3, 53 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Frankfort, 42 State School for the Blind and the Deaf, Raleigh, 75 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Grand Forks, 76 Summer School for Adult Blind, Kansas City, 40 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Little Rock, 21 Summer School for Adults, Faribault, 56 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Montgomery, 19 Summer School for Adults, Janesville, 103 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Oklahoma City, 80 Summer School for Adults, Vinton, 39 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Phoenix, 20 Swedenborg Foundation, 15 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Salt Lake City, 97 Syracuse Association of Workers for the Blind, 73 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, San Juan, 90 Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Springfield, 36 Talking Book Machines Distributing Agencies, 134 Volunteers Service for the Blind, 15 Teachers College, Columbia University, 73 Teachers' Training Courses. See Professional Training Washington, D. C.—Public Schools—Braille Classes, 28 Courses. Washington Protective Association of the Blind, loi Tennessee Association for the Blind, 94 Washington Society for the Blind, 29 Tennessee School for the Blind, 94 Washington State Association of the Blind, loi Tennessee School for the Blind, Alumni Association, 94 Washington State School for the Blind, loi Territorial Bureau of Sight Conservation and Work with Wayne County Library, Department for the Blind, 3, 53 the Blind, 32 Wayne University, Curriculums for Teachers of Handi- Territorial Shop for the Adult Blind. See Territorial Bu- capped Children, 53 reau of Sight Conservation and Work with the Blind. West Haven, loi 149 Index

West Virginia Schools for Colored Deaf and Blind, Woolson House. See Massachusetts Association for Pro- 102 moting the Interests of the Adult Blind. West Virginia Schools for Deaf and Blind, 102 Woolson House Industries. See Massachusetts Division of West Virginia Schools for Deaf and Blind, Alumni As- the Blind. sociation, 102 Worcester County Association for the Blind, 51 Western Conference of Home Teachers of Adult Blind, 16 Workers for the Colored Blind of Boston, 51 Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, 89 Workshop for the Blind, St. Paul, 56 Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, Alumni As- Workshop for the Blind, Sioux City, 39 sociation, 89 Workshops for the Blind, 142 Whitcomb Hall. See Memorial Homes for the Blind. Wyoming State Division for Deaf and Blind, 105 Williamsport Sightless Home, 89 Winnipeg, Man.—Braille Classes, 106 Xavier Society for the Blind, 16 Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped, 103 Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped, Alumni Youngstown Public Schools—Braille Classes, 77 Association, 104 Youngstown Society for the Blind and Disabled, 79 Wisconsin Workshop for the Blind, Milwaukee, 103 Wolfner (Henry L.) Memorial Library for the Blind. Ziegler Magazine. See Matilda Ziegler Publishing Com- See Henry L. Wolfner Memorial Library for the Blind. pany for the Blind.

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