Abstract
Interest in services for deaf-blind persons has been on the increase during the last 15 years. One result has been the creation of the National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults; another has been the laying of a solid groundwork in a great many agencies for the blind for the ongoing provision of services to the deaf-blind across the nation. These services are aimed at minimizing the limiting effects of the handicap through training and the use of sensory aids. More research is needed to develop better aids and to understand better the means of perception and conceptualization utilized by deaf-blind persons. The National Center plays an active role in training staff in services for the deaf-blind and in insuring that a diversity of such services are available to all who need them.
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