A BILL TO AMEND THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ACT
TO EXTEND AND EXPAND THE AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS
TO STATES FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES, TO AUTHORIZE
ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A
NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS,
AND TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR MIGRANTS

RALPH W, YARBOROUGH, Texas
HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., New Jersey GEORGE MURPHY, California
CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts

JACOB K. JAVITS, New York

PETER H. DOMINICK, Colorado

ROBERT W. BARCLAY, Professional Staff Member
ROY H. MILLENSON, Minority Clerk

CONTENTS

S. 1618_.

Reports from:

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare...

Bureau of the Budget__

STATEMENTS

Nagle, John, chief, Washington office, National Federation of the Blind...

National Rehabilitation Association, prepared statement.

Salmon, Dr. Peter J., administrative vice president, the Industral Home

for the Blind_

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Biographical sketch of

Prepared statement_ __

Prepared statement...

Schloss, Irvin P., legislative analyst. American Foundation for the Blind,

Inc., Washington, D.C., prepared statement_ _ .

Prepared statement.

Smithdas, Robert J., associate director, Services for Deaf-Blind, Industrial

Home for the Blind, Brooklyn, N.Y., prepared statement_

Switzer, Mary E., Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department

of Health, Education, and Welfare, accompanied by Joseph V. Hunt,

Associate Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation; Dr. James Garrett,

Associate Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation; Russell J. N.

Dean, Assistant Commissioner of Vocational Rehabilitation; and Dr.

Douglas McFarland, Chief, Division of Services for the Blind, Vocational

Rehabilitation Administration, Department of Health, Education, and

Welfare.

Attachment A.

Attachment B.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Letter from John C. Harmon, Jr., director, special services and general

counsel, Goodwill Industries of America, to Senator Hill, dated (Aug. 11,

1967)__

Progress report, prepared by the Industrial Home for the Blind.

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