Abstract
In its first three years of operation, approximately one fourth of the specialized agencies for the blind, and a number of community school systems throughout the United States listed vacancies with PRS. It is known that at least 15 per cent of the vacancies listed were filled as a result of referrals made by PRS, including six executive director positions.
Eight hundred and twenty-nine individuals registered with PRS in this time. Registrations were stimulated by regular advertising in various professional publications and by other sources. About one-third of the persons who registered on the practitioner-supervisory level were blind, including a number of teachers for whom there is little demand according to the job orders placed with PRS.
Employers have been generally reluctant or unable to offer salaries which would be likely to induce high quality persons with good experience to come into the field of blindness.
The Advisory Committee of PRS placed high priority on the educational role of PRS in generally improving personnel standards, practices and salary levels.* It is planned that greater attention will be given to these broad areas of professional manpower needs.
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