The initiation of programs in sex education and family life in schools and agencies serving blind persons requires that consideration be given during the program planning stage to identification of developmental needs. Selected factors in the physical, mental, emotional, and social developmental process are described and related to certain aspects of program planning. The influence of variables related to blindness itself and to characteristics of the individual and/or his environment are discussed as they may be related to the needs and characteristics of any one individual blind person.
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