An experimental off-campus training program for rehabilitation teachers of the visually impaired was cosponsored by Dominican College and the New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped. The goal was to provide personnel in rural areas of the state where the need was the greatest. A unique feature of the program was the use of on-site rehabilitation teachers as adjunct faculty. Over a three-year period, 25 certifiable rehabilitation teachers were trained at four sites.
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