Every child has characteristics, interests, abilities, and desires of his own. This is true of a child with a visual handicap whether the handicap is a mild one, correctable with glasses or treatment, or one as severe as blindness. A physical limitation, however, may adversely affect an individual's development, especially if proper help is not…

Information about developments in the field of education of visually handicapped children and about resources available to assist educators in their efforts to initiate, extend, and improve educational programs for these children appears in a wide variety of pamphlets and professional journals. An attempt is made in this bulletin to summarize…