Abstract
The author discusses education and rehabilitation of the blind in Latin America today, with reference to how visually impaired persons were educated in the past, and what must be done to meet their needs in the future. She believes that the first objective is that of obtaining good statistics on the number of blind persons in a given area so that programs can be planned with an awareness of the needs of the visually impaired population. Other objectives include teacher training, providing schools with the necessary books and other equipment, and extending services for the blind to include special programs for the multiply handicapped.
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