It would be nice If all visually impaired persons would travel to a short-term residential center for training in all needed areas. Since this is not feasible, services must be provided by itinerant specialists. The suggestions outlined above are not offered as a panacea; they merely provide ways for personnel to cope with problems inherent in itinerant services. Along with these suggestions must come individual endurance and a willingness to serve clients in need, regardless of the location of these clients. In other words, suggestions are great, and they may indeed help, but the real variable in success of itinerant programs is the personal qualities of the staff who provide those services.
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