Placement and Employment of the Visually Impaired: State of the Art and Identification of Unmet Needs

Abstract

Describes vocational rehabilitation and other federal legislation that has opened up jobs for the blind and specific employment areas that have attracted visually impaired persons over the past decade or so. Reports the results of two surveys conducted to determine unmet needs. Results include the importance of upgrading the placement aspects of rehabilitation; providing blind persons with real work skills; early career education programs.